Red has rosy future
02/05/2006 - 10:41:20Red Somerset looks to have a bright future after boosting the Wood Ditton form with a brave display in division one of the RUK Evening Racing Call 08700 50 69 47 Maiden Stakes at Kempton.
After finishing third at Newmarket, Richard Hannon’s charge was always handy and went for home on entering the straight.
Market rival Cousteau (6-4 favourite and fifth in the Craven) came with a strong late run but could not get past the Jimmy Fortune-ridden winner, who held on by a short head.
Hannon said of the 7-4 winner: “If Cousteau had gone with us he would have won.
“Mine is a big baby and a playboy. After that he is going to go up in the world. It will have done him no end of good. I think a mile is his mark and there should be plenty of opportunities for him now.”
The second division was a bit of a scrappy affair owing to Ahlawy unseating Ashley Hamblett early on.
But 4-1 joint-favourite Steppe Dancer survived the trouble to win by a length and a quarter from Armada.
Bird Over emerged victorious in a nail-biting finish to the Feltham Fillies’ Handicap.
Three horses were locked together inside the final furlong but Bird Over and Seb Sanders found most to win by half a length from the dead-heaters Ashes and Sahara Silk.
Ralph Beckett’s daughter of Bold Edge was winning the sixth race of her career for her owner-breeders Julia and Robert Langford, and the trainer said: “She’s tough. There are not many who win half a dozen.”
Namid Reprobate was dropped back to seven furlongs in the Day Time, Night Time, Great Time Handicap and the move paid off.
The Paul Cole-trained colt repelled Lunar Express in the final furlong to score as 3-1 favourite and clinch a 35-1 double for jockey Shane Kelly, who had earlier won on Dinner Date.
Cole said: “This one has early speed, which was handy, as they went a good gallop. He is a straightforward little horse, which is a rare commodity these days.”
Dinner Date, who finished second at Yarmouth last month, went one better in the RUK Evening Racing Package For £60 Handicap.
The chestnut colt came off the home bend full of running to mow down his rivals and score by a length and a quarter at 8-1.
Trainer Tom Keddy said: “He was bought to go jumping and took to this surface nicely.
“I’d like to bring him back here again and then he should go hurdling in about July. He could be a good prospect as he has been schooling well over timber at home.”
Frankie Dettori started the day on a winning note when he booted Mubaashir home in the EBF Maiden Stakes.
Ed Dunlop’s newcomer showed plenty of spirit to get the better of 4-9 favourite Benchmark by a short head in a desperate finish.
Robin Trevor-Jones, Dunlop’s travelling head lad, said: “Ours did everything right and looked a proper two-year-old before the race.
“Considering the second had had experience, that was a good performance.”
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