20:55 Kempton

Wednesday 11 July 2018

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32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 20:58 | Winning time: 1m 11.06s

(9)

Little Palaver^b²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 80| CD

5/1

Has looked well-handicapped for a while, but now into a grade where he is comfortable and on a track that suits.

Form: 06-5474

(11)

Pennsylvania Dutch²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

12/1

Had a nasty incident in the stalls last year and he has been awkward leaving the gate a few times lately. More than capable from this sort of mark in this company and yard are rediscovering their form.

Form: 8-38370

(3)

King Of Rooks¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Fran Berry| T: H Spiller| OR: 80| D

33/1

Placed in the Norfolk and the Molecomb for Richard Hannon. Clearly developed issues in the latter half of 2016 and recent performances do not suggest they have been resolved.

Form: 08/8-970

(7)

Cappananty Con^h²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 80| D

9/1

Triple AW winner will be happier back on turf, but he is yet to make the first three from marks above 77.

Form: 0418-84

(1)

Blazed¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Bentley| T: E F Vaughan| OR: 77

11/4

Can be a bit awkward leaving the stalls and that removes the advantage of her ideal draw. Good third to the useful Sparkalot here in January, however he would make more appeal in a smaller field.

Form: 24-3382

(10)

Always Amazing^p²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 77| D

20/1

Beat two subsequent winners on debut and then made the frame in a class 2 handicap at Newmarket. Something looked amiss next time but his reappearance should be upgraded having been snatched up early. A 3lb drop looks generous.

Form: 139-4

(8)

Signore Piccolo^h²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: D Loughnane| OR: 77| D

14/1

Makes his AW debut on his 48th appearance. He is not easy to win with, but he has only twice failed to make the first four from marks below 80.

Form: 603-544

(6)

Operative²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: E De Giles| OR: 75| D

10/1

Back down to a workable mark and a more suitable trip after two runs over 7f. Tackles this surface for the first time, but champion jockey has won on him before to make the booking all the more significant.

Form: 19-0275

(5)

Van Gerwen⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K T O'Neill| T: J L Eyre| OR: 74| D

16/1

Consistency is not a strong point but soft ground and Pontefract bring out the best in him. Has one good AW run on his CV but the other three were woeful.

Form: 10-8020

(12)

Young John³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Nicola Currie⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy| OR: 74| D

50/1

Well below his best in three starts for his current yard and very hard to make a solid case out for him given that he's not beaten a single horse to the finish line this season.

Form: 95300-0

(4)

Han Solo Berger³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: T P Queally| T: C F Wall| OR: 79| D

9/2

Won two from four for Keith Dalgleish but well held on both starts for this yard. Dropped to a handy mark and reverts to sprinting so worth a market check.

Form: 3141-89

(2)

Fantasy Keeper²⁴⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Appleby| OR: 72| D

5/1

Fairly weighted and won under today's booked rider after a break last year. Well drawn to take advantage of the cutaway and produce his customary late dash.

Form: 328722-

Forecasts

Blazed (11/4), Han Solo Berger (9/2), Fantasy Keeper (5/1), Little Palaver (5/1), Cappananty Con (9/1), Operative (10/1), Pennsylvania Dutch (12/1), Signore Piccolo (14/1), Van Gerwen (16/1), Always Amazing (20/1), King Of Rooks (33/1), Young John (50/1)

ALWAYS AMAZING, Operative, Signore Piccolo and Fantasy Keeper make most appeal. The latter gained his sole success under this rider and following a break. The selection looks well handicapped on his early form and there were excuses for him last time, but even so the handicapper has dropped him 3lb and his proven AW form makes him preferable to Operative and Signore Piccolo.