KEMPTON PARK 15:10

All 8 ran. Fences: 18. Race Distance Adjustment: +79 yds

Time: 6m 15.5s Closing Sectional: (2.5f): 40.5s (95.2%)

Overrounds: Industry SP 113%, Betfair SP 100.3%

On the weak side for a 0-140, more so with the pair at the top of the market underperforming, Brandon Hill flagging at the end, after forcing a good gallop.

BLAMEITALONMYROOTS (IRE) showed she doesn't need extreme conditions, so long as there's a compensating gallop to bring her stamina into play, exactly what happened here, outpaced after 4 out but fighting her way back, grinding to the front from the last; from a ratings perspective it was a recovery rather than an improvement, off the same mark as for her last win, but long distances are an inviting option.

GEVREY CHAMBERTIN (FR) no predicting him these days, but in the right frame of mind here and almost cashed in on his reduced mark, not a sign of his darker side this time, overhauled on the run-in but breaking Brandon Hill before then, prominent right through, a rare show of enthusiasm by him, just as likely to turn it in next time.

UPSWING (IRE) shows his form infrequently nowadays, a break and cheekpieces coinciding with this upturn, though it was also an easier race than he had been contesting, jumping tentatively and still stopping short of mounting a challenge, flat out 4 out but gathering momentum in the home straight, until the last where enough seemed enough for him.

BRANDON HILL (IRE) had put a lot into Newbury, and those exertions - more than the 6 lb rise - might have caught up with him by the end of this, forcefully ridden again and little left once headed (approaching 2 out), the result on paper an unfair reflection of the way he went for a long way.

VYTA DU ROC (FR) won a Grade 2 around this time last year, but he's never got going this campaign, seeming to have some flaw in his make-up, headgear and/or returning to marathon trips possible remedies, his application not looking what it should be here, even if the trip was a minimum, a clumsy jump at the tenth (one of several) knocking his rhythm, uncomfortable thereafter, only hanging onto the principals.

CLOUDY BOB (IRE) made a move to chase the leaders after 4 out, but that was as good as it got for him, in a better class of handicap than he needs to face, his ability gradually on the wane.

RHAPANDO was effectively having his first race back from a long absence (brought down early last month), so allowances have to be made, not that he showed much, making a few mistakes out the back and done with by 5 out.

GORSKY ISLAND is clearly hard to train these days, making another comeback here, after 14 months out, but the handicapper has given him a chance and his performance wasn't near so bad as pulling up would suggest, going comfortably (in mid-field) for a fair way, a mistake 5 out the beginning of the end for him, excusably tiring.