20:15 Kempton

Saturday 18 February 2017

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Off time: 20:16 | Winning time: 1m 39.32s

(2)

Tibibit¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: R Kingscote| T: H Tett| OR: 71

10/3

Maiden but has improved to finish a close second on both of his previous two starts. Looks to be improving and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get off the mark.

Form: 4-52

(9)

Cosmic Ray^h¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J L Eyre| OR: 65

12/1

Has struggled ever since leaving Andrew Balding's in 2015, and looks set to play a minor role once again here, despite a quickly sinking handicap mark.

Form: 667214

(4)

Adventure Zone^p¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: M Harley| T: L Carter| OR: 64

16/1

Dismissed any concerns about his liking for Polytrack with a win at Lingfield in August, but has since switched yards and has performed poorly in two races so far for his new trainer.

Form: 65591

(3)

Tee It Up Tommo¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: D Steele| OR: 63

11/2

Hasn't won since July 2014 but ran a nice race over C&D last month, and looks to be a player if building on that.

Form: 6-41237

(7)

Bloodsweatandtears³⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: G Baker| T: W J Knight| OR: 61

7/1

Five time winner including at Brighton in September but has failed to repeat that form since, including when beaten 10L at Lingfield last time out.

Form: 335-933

(8)

Swot^p⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: R A Teal| OR: 60

5/2

Sole win came in a Lingfield maiden in August 2015, but has been finishing just in behind the winners recently and is on a workable handicap mark.

Form: 699382

(5)

Haabis^t,v²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: G Peckham| OR: 59

16/1

Ran well in two maidens but form from handicaps is far from encouraging and it's likely his mark is going to have to drop a fair bit more before he's in with a chance in a race like this.

Form: 00-7893

(1)

Arcanista^b,e/s1¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 57

13/2

Inconsistent sort who is 0/18 but has nearly broken his maiden on several occasions and could go close again off a low weight and with a change of headgear.

Form: 042904

Non-Runners

(6)

Music Major¹⁴

Weight: 9-8| Age: 4

T: M J Attwater J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Swot (5/2), Tibibit (10/3), Music Major (9/2), Tee It Up Tommo (11/2), Arcanista (13/2), Bloodsweatandtears (7/1), Cosmic Ray (12/1), Adventure Zone (16/1), Haabis (16/1)

TIBIBIT looks to be a horse with plenty of improvement in him, and this looks like a good opportunity to get off the mark at the fifth time of asking, having been only narrowly denied on his last two starts in maidens. He can overcome the threat of Swot, who is unlucky not to have won a race since the summer of 2015, and Tee It Up Tommo, who can build on a good fourth over C&D last month. 1. Tibibit 2. Swot 3. Tee It Up Tommo