16:15 Kempton

Wednesday 9 January 2019

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talkSPORT Handicap

Off time: 16:16 | Winning time: 1m 26.47s

(12)

Whatdoesnotkillyou¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: P J McDonald| T: J Mackie| OR: 50

8/1

Best effort to date when seventh of 11 here in September, but that form doesn't amount to a great deal, and he's been soundly beaten before and since. Has left Lisa Williamson.

Form: 070-

(9)

Makofitwhatyouwill¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 50

18/1

Runner-up in a 7f handicap at Newcastle in November off 1lb higher, and although he's not repeated that since, he can be forgiven his latest run, and won't need to improve to take a hand.

Form: 705279-

(6)

Admirable Art³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: A W Carroll| OR: 50| D

5/2

Has dropped a long way in the weights, and clear signs of a revival when front-running third under this rider at Wolverhampton last time. Eased again in the weights for that excellent effort, and will be hard to beat if building on it as expected.

Form: 544683-

(2)

Father Mckenzie²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 50

11/4

Not firing on all cylinders of late, and ran badly when tried in blinkers at Southwell in November. Fared a little better without headgear last time, but needs to bounce back fully to hold a serious chance.

Form: 785509-

(5)

Shifting Star^t,v³⁶

Age: 14| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 49| CD

25/1

Veteran who won at Brighton in May and retains his enthusiasm, but hasn't shown his usual spark in a while, and is easy enough to oppose on recent evidence.

Form: 449900-

(1)

Star Attraction¹⁶⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁵⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 48

8/1

Largely well beaten for David Menuisier, but fared a bit better when fifth of 9 at Wolverhampton on final start for that yard. Hood she wore there missing on debut for new yard now.

Form: 4/79085-

(8)

Cool Echo^p⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 48

8/1

Better on turf that AW, but running well enough at present, and has made the frame on her last three starts in handicap company.More required to win, but shouldn't be far away.

Form: 220344-

(10)

Fairway To Heaven^p,t²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽⁵⁾| T: Paul George| OR: 46| CD

14/1

Early days for new yard, and has run respectably on both starts without quite finding his best form. On the other hand, he's on a lengthy losing run stretching back over 30 outings, and clearly isn't one for the mortgage.

Form: 630034-

(7)

Be Bold^b¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Rebecca Bastiman| OR: 46| D

10/1

Not easy to predict, but wins in his turn, and while he's better on turf, he's entitled to be in the mix on the pick of his form in this sphere.

Form: 653366-

Non-Runners

(14)

My Girl Maisie⁴³

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: R C Guest J: Fran Berry

(4)

Jai Hanuman³⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: M Wigham J: Non Runner

(11)

Harbour Patrol²

Weight: 9-3| Age: 7

T: Rebecca Bastiman J: Non Runner

(13)

Give Em A Clump³⁵

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: P D Evans J: Gina Mangan

(3)

Harlequin Rose⁸³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 5

T: P R Chamings J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Admirable Art (5/2), Father Mckenzie (11/4), Jai Hanuman (9/2), Harlequin Rose (7/1), Cool Echo (8/1), Star Attraction (8/1), Whatdoesnotkillyou (8/1), Be Bold (10/1), Harbour Patrol (12/1), Fairway To Heaven (14/1), Makofitwhatyouwill (18/1), Shifting Star (25/1), My Girl Maisie (25/1), Give Em A Clump (50/1)

ADMIRABLE ART is the one to beat based on his back-to-form effort at Wolverhampton, and his chance is enhanced by a few defections. Cool Echo and Fairway To Heaven shouldn't be too far away, while support for My Girl Maisie would make her of interest.