18:20 Kempton

Monday 19 February 2018

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Off time: 18:20 | Winning time: 1m 25.00s

(4)

Palawan¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: J A Osborne| OR: 67| D

12/1

Not won for well over two years now and profile is increasingly patchy. Well-handicapped if staging any sort of revival but most recent effort when mid-division over 1m at Chelmsford was underwhelming.

Form: 76467-5

(11)

Smugglers Creek²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jamie Gormley⁽⁵⁾| T: I Jardine| OR: 65| D

4/1

Claimed by current yard for €20,000 after a winning a 7f AW claiming maiden in Ireland last year. Hasn't quite kicked on, though decent effort when third from a 2lb higher mark last time. Respected despite tough draw.

Form: 7215-03

(7)

Vincenzo Coccotti¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: H Crouch| T: K O Cunningham-Brown| OR: 64| D

14/1

Four-time winner who was better than this handicap rating in the past but hasn't fired in either start over this trip on the AW this winter. Others look more persuasive right now.

Form: 6337-80

(13)

Ubla^p³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 63| C| D

16/1

Winless on turf but has three AW wins to his credit, having scored over 7f at Lingfield on his penultimate start. Couldn't back that form up over 1m there last time but respected back over this distance.

Form: 34351-6

(1)

Connemera Queen²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Winston| T: J Butler| OR: 63| D

9/2

Redcar maiden winner for a different yard in 2016 and has gone close on occasions off higher marks since. Ran well when close up from a poor draw over C&D in the autumn so worth a look from stall 1 now.

Form: 65247-7

(12)

Multitask¹⁶³

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: G & J Moore| OR: 63| CD

12/1

Prolific winner on the AW, including over this C&D but his recent form has left plenty to be desired (has finished stone last in his last five races). Work to do from outside draw.

Form: 000700-

(10)

Mezmaar²⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 9-3| J: R Havlin| T: M D I Usher| OR: 61| CD

9/2

Dual C&D winner from higher marks and hasn't had that much racing for his age. For all that his losing sequence is building up, he has proved competitive in his last two starts and has been dropped a further 3lb.

Form: 0340-35

(3)

Magic Pass²⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Keniry| T: R J Smith| OR: 60

50/1

Glimmers of promise in three AW maidens for Andrew Balding early last year but gave the impression something was amiss on his handicap debut at Goodwood in May and hasn't been sighted since. Returns for a new yard.

Form: 6430-

(5)

Frozen Lake⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Fran Berry| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 58| D

8/1

Lone win came way back in 2015 for John Oxx in Ireland. Hasn't been beaten far off higher marks on occasions since, though yet to really fire in three runs for this yard. More needed.

Form: 6/4698-0

(14)

Termsnconditions^v⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 58

16/1

Dual 6f winner at Lingfield who was attempting 7f for the first time when denied a clear run there last time out, ultimately finishing a close-up sixth. Worth another chance, though stall 14 tempers enthusiasm here.

Form: 578526-

(2)

License To Thrill²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Dow| OR: 58

16/1

Maiden who hadn't really disgraced himself in six previous AW starts, prior to a poor effort over 1m here last time. Mark is starting to come down but will probably need to fall further before he finds a race.

Form: 95/355-0

(6)

Mr Mac^h,t²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: P Hedger| OR: 58| CD

8/1

Finally obliged at the eighth attempt when winning over this C&D in December from a 3lb lower mark. Below that form over 1m since but has to be worth a look now returning to 7f.

Form: 0014-60

(8)

Ballesteros⁷⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-13| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: R Ingram| OR: 57

33/1

Regular sprint winner on turf for other trainers and was picked up by this yard for £7,000 after winning a weak Windsor claimer (6f, soft) in the autumn. Two modest AW efforts have followed, stamina query to answer over 7f.

Form: 423108-

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(9)

Mansfield³⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: M Wigham J: F Norton

Forecasts

Smugglers Creek (4/1), Mansfield (4/1), Mezmaar (9/2), Connemera Queen (9/2), Frozen Lake (8/1), Mr Mac (8/1), Palawan (12/1), Multitask (12/1), Vincenzo Coccotti (14/1), License To Thrill (16/1), Termsnconditions (16/1), Ubla (16/1), Ballesteros (33/1), Magic Pass (50/1)

This looks an open contest considering that some of the leading form contenders, Smugglers Creek, Ubla and Termsnconditions have been done no favours by the draw. On the flip-side, CONNEMERA QUEEN has got a favourable inside box and has to enter the equation on the pick of her AW form this winter, most notably when defying stall 14 to finish close-up over this C&D from a higher mark. Mr Mac commands respect returning to his optimum trip whilst Mezmaar's mark has now slipped to interesting levels.