Perhaps being a touch optimistic about the quality of the five furlong nursery at Kempton last Wednesday to suppose that there were three future winners lurking among the placed horses but that is the conclusion I have come to. The race didn't seem to be run at a false pace and the first half-dozen or so were finishing strongly.
The first for the notebook is the charmingly-named WELEASE BWIAN (owner a Monty Python fan?). He looks a well-built gelding but this was his first sign of ability, that coinciding with his first run on an artificial surface. His trainer, Stuart Williams, has a much better winning percentage with his all-weather runners.
On this occasion Welease Bwian was always in touch and looked to have a chance one out but even though he kept on well he couldn't get to the winner, finishing second. Looks sure to win races over the winter, perhaps over a touch further. Doesn't have any engagements at the moment.
Just behind, in third, was the favourite, MOUNT McLEOD , not too exposed, this was her sixth run overall and only her second on an artificial surface. She was probably made favourite on the strength of a staying-on second to Guava, over six furlongs, at Nottingham on her previous outing. She was slowly away here and was always playing catch-up, she made significant headway up the rail over one out and finished well.
Five furlongs looks too sharp and when running over six or perhaps even seven furlongs handicaps should come her way. She has an entry in a five furlong handicap at Wolverhampton on Friday.
The last of my trio from the race is FINALIST,she was having only her fourth outing and her first in a handicap. Last seen out in a Class 2 race at Windsor in June, where she was out of her depth, she probably needed the run and almost certainly in need of a longer trip. She missed the break and was taken off her feet early on, she was still last with two to run, she then made rapid headway, was switched left and then right and stayed on very strongly. No near at hand engagements.
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