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Will be interesting to see if the winners take up the invite, sell the horse to the US or in the case of Juddmonte, Shadwell and possibly Coolmore owned runners are just sent to their American trainers
I hope the rules over the $100,000 bonus are crystal clear.
1. Win the race
2. Ship to KY
3. Scratch the morning of the race.Jobs a good un Jeremy
The trip has been used just a handful of times at Kempton. Campanologist won a less valuable similar race last year and Gary Moore’s Herschel won a nursery over it earlier in the winter.
The race itself looks very difficult but well up to the standard they deserve given the cash on offer.
I fancy the takings on the gate will be well south of the bonus.
I heard an army of Septics were planning to come over, Deep Impacto style, until they saw clips of Kempton and assumed that racing there took place behind closed doors due to our soccer hooligans.
Looks a good contest in its own right with lots of unexposed 3yos.
Im going to nominate Mastery from the Mark Johnston yard, winner of a 1m Maiden at Nottingham in October then 3rd in a Conditions race at the Champs Meeting at Newmarket, has a good draw in 13 which will be right on the inside and with this race being over 1m1f on the inner track a good break will be vital because it is only 1f to the turn unlike Churchill where it is 2f.
Last week it was the Irish invasion at Cheltenham now it is the Americans coming over to pack the stands at Kempton and knock back the Best Bitter while launching into the new title track "My old Kempton home".
Its a tricky little race, you need class and a dirt pedigree with enough stamina too get ten furlongs. If you take a turf horse their you are wasting your time shipping too Kentucky.
They will face a lighting fast dirt track, crazy crowd anda race run at a savage gallop against match fit openents who have raced over a dirt course.
Ok heres my tuppenth worth.
MARKKYG, he has a proper dirt pedigree with enough stamina too get him home and he has a touch of class. He is the one I would take on profile alone.
The winner will maybe not have won a race on sand before, but it will be a dirt operator.
Turf horses have no chance.
Eight of this field have been tipped in the selections box.
Some turf winners.
Look for the fastest times on Polytrack & start from there.Shampagne 93 8f
Haashed 90 8f
Deposer 84 6f
Talking hands 83 8f
Close Alliance 79 8f
Keeptheboatafloat 79 6f
Spring of fame 79 7f.I would concentrate on these, but Shampagne(TOP) looks good tho is trading at 19.5 on BF.
I would expect Haashed to come to the four
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