19:15 Kempton

Wednesday 22 February 2017

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32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.29s

(8)

Oriental Relation^v¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: P Mulrennan| T: J G Given| OR: 84

8/1

Likes to get on with things and there aren't an abundance of front runners in this line-up, has been in fair form of late and should give this a decent shot.

Form: 390311

(5)

Steelriver⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: T D Barron| OR: 84

3/1

Given a break after turning in two decent efforts in rapid succession early in the New Year, previous C&D winner merits respect if turning up in the same mood now freshened up.

Form: 235927

(9)

Under Siege^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S C Williams| OR: 82

7/1

Entitled to have needed the run here earlier this month, fitter now and has a decent record on AW and previously gone close over C&D.

Form: 441-723

(11)

Plucky Dip^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: J Ryan| OR: 80

6/1

Best form on AW is some time ago, recent efforts suggest he prefers it around Chelmsford to here and remains high enough in the ratings to merit looking elsewhere.

Form: 843661

(2)

Florencio^h,t⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: George Wood⁽⁵⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 80

5/1

Briefly threatened over C&D last month before effort tapered off in the final furlong, couple of pounds lower this time and isn't completely written off.

Form: 8556-51

(1)

Excellent George^t⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Aaron Jones⁽³⁾| T: S C Williams| OR: 80

8/1

Out of sorts when last seen at Chelmsford in October, others make more appeal on the back of a break.

Form: 680-627

(7)

Parkour^b⁶⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: M Botti| OR: 80

12/1

Dual winner last winter for Jeremy Noseda before joining current trainer. Fair runner-up at Chelmsford last month but ran a shocker when trailing home last of 13 two weeks later and has to prove all is well after that reverse.

Form: 6520-43

(10)

Salvatore Fury^v¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 79

33/1

Previous C&D winner isn't one to set your watch by, recent efforts have been just fair though didn't enjoy much luck in running over this trip round here most recently and ran on at the finish.

Form: 676206

(6)

Major Crispies^b²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: D A Parkes⁽⁵⁾| T: J Gask| OR: 77

16/1

Losing streak is now out to 20 and has run poorly on previous two attempts this C&D, trainer is in fine fettle however so may have some kind of hope.

Form: 0-00601

(3)

He's My Cracker⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: C G Cox| OR: 76

11/2

Still lightly raced on the AW and ran a decent race at Southwell in December when last seen, fading late on over 7f, drops in trip now and merits some respect.

Form: 3483-80

Non-Runners

(4)

Vimy Ridge¹²

Weight: 8-12| Age: 5

T: A Bailey J: Josephine Gordon

Forecasts

Steelriver (3/1), Florencio (5/1), He's My Cracker (11/2), Plucky Dip (6/1), Under Siege (7/1), Excellent George (8/1), Oriental Relation (8/1), Vimy Ridge (10/1), Parkour (12/1), Major Crispies (16/1), Salvatore Fury (33/1)

This is a fairly motley crew in terms of recent form but Vimy Ridge ran well for a long way over C&D on Saturday and can go close again if replicating that effort. Plucky Dip is respected but appears to prefer Chelmsford while the inconsistent Salvatore Fury didn't enjoy a lot of luck in running on his most recent outing. Steelriver put up a pair of solid efforts in quick succession last month and is given a chance to go well once more off a short break but the front running ORIENTAL RELATION might be able to snare this prize by showing them a clean pair of heels. With no obvious competition for the driver's seat, he may be hard to catch. He's My Cracker is another interesting candidate on his previous run at Southwell now dropping in trip. 1. Oriental Relation 2. Steelriver 3. He's My Cracker