20:05 Kempton

Wednesday 9 August 2017

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32Red.com Casino Handicap

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 1m 26.53s

(8)

Tobrave^h²⁸⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 75

6/1

Form of his three maiden has worked out well enough but worrying he has been off so long. Rider 4-12 for the stable so worth a check in the market to gauge his wellbeing.

Form: 304-

(11)

Sheikspear¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: E De Giles| OR: 75

7/1

Made all to score over 6f at Chepstow and placed on slower ground under a penalty next time. Has gone well over C&D previously so one to consider.

Form: 424-913

(2)

Red Gunner²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: D O'Meara| OR: 73| D

8/1

Good second for William Haggas at Newcastle in January but poor on all three starts for current handler. Needs to improve considerably at a time when the yard are struggling for winners.

Form: 76-2986

(13)

Desert Grey^t1²³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 73

14/1

Best effort came when chasing home Me Too Nagasaki over C&D in December. Well beaten next time and has since moved to a new yard. Tongue-tie fitted on return but has his work cut out against fitter rivals and from a poor draw.

Form: 78420-

(12)

Narjes^h²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 71| BF

14/1

Claims on her narrow defeat at Wolverhampton in May which has worked out well. Hard to forgive a dismal effort last time though and interesting to see if the market indicates better is expected.

Form: 63-29

(10)

Diable d'Or^v1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Edward Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 71

11/1

Getting little help from the handicapper and has a wide draw to overcome too. Hard to fancy at present and cheekpieces are replaced by a visor.

Form: 074455

(1)

Mudallel³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 70

4/1

Good second on racecourse debut at Newmarket last summer and he has been fancied to open his account on each run this year. Possible excuses on account of soft ground and an inadequate trip for his three performances this term and the handicapper has eased him in the weights. Could be a contender with the stable in better form.

Form: 2-544

(3)

Milburn Jack^v1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 69

7/1

Performances have been getting worse and trainer now opts for a visor. Trainer and rider are 18-91 around here but otherwise hard to be positive about his prospects.

Form: 7-45059

(4)

Seprani^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Botti| OR: 68

11/1

Opened her account at the 11th time of asking in a weak Lingfield handicap over 6f. Effective at this trip but has more to do off a 7lb higher mark in better company.

Form: 25-3331

(5)

Lonely The Brave¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 68

16/1

Generally poor this term but the handicapper is making his tasks easier. Quicker conditions here may help arrest the current slide in form so worth checking for a market move.

Form: 30-9746

(7)

Know The Truth³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Mr Michael Coles⁽⁷⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 67

33/1

Fair fourth off this mark here in June before finishing last of 13 in similar grade at Newbury. Found little under pressure and others look more likely.

Form: 68740

(6)

Miss Anticipation²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Patrick Pilley⁽⁵⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 66

16/1

Produced her best effort yet to chase home Sheikspear at Chepstow. Gets a 4lb pull with just a neck to find and dangerous to rule out on that showing.

Form: 0340-02

Non-Runners

(9)

Debonaire David⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: S W Kelly

Forecasts

Mudallel (4/1), Tobrave (6/1), Sheikspear (7/1), Milburn Jack (7/1), Red Gunner (8/1), Debonaire David (8/1), Seprani (11/1), Diable d'Or (11/1), Narjes (14/1), Desert Grey (14/1), Lonely The Brave (16/1), Miss Anticipation (16/1), Know The Truth (33/1)

A few of these have points to prove and the market ought to be informative. Seprani needs to improve in order to follow up her Lingfield success and Red Gunner has gone backwards of late. Narjes needs to show her last run was all wrong and Sheikspear faces a stiff task to confirm Chepstow form with Miss Anticpation. DEBONAIRE DAVID makes a quick reappearance after finishing fourth at Newmarket on Friday behind a couple of well-handicapped rivals. Both his wins have come on AW tracks and he looks ready for this step up in distance. Mudallel is feared on his juvenile form and now that he gets to race under optimum conditions for the first time this year.