15:45 Kempton

Monday 28 January 2019

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Matchbook Best Value Exchange Handicap Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 23.12s

Buachaill Beag¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J E Moore| T: M G Rimell| OR: 100

9/1

Promising 22L fourth in a 2m event at Plumpton (soft) when making his handicap debut earlier this month. Shapes as if this step up in distance will suit and remains open to improvement.

Form: R/27F54

King Cool^p⁶⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Joshua Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 100

9/2

Decent 15L fifth in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (good) in November on his return and ran a fair race at Southwell (3m, good) when eighth subsequently. Likely to find a few too good once more however. Also engaged 16:00 Fontwell Sunday.

Form: 532-158

Why Lie⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Stan Sheppard⁽³⁾| T: A Phillips| OR: 100| D

22/1

Winner of a point-to-point from 13 starts and showed promise over hurdles at Worcester (2m4f, good) last June. Pulled up on soft ground at Southwell last month when returning from a break and steps up in trip on handicap debut.

Form: FP-547P

Illtellmema³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: M G Nolan| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 99

7/2

Point-to-point winner on soft ground in January last year. Not gone on from promising second on hurdling debut and finished a well held fourth over an extended 2m5f at Fontwell (soft) on her most recent outing.

Form: 23F-P84

Gentleman Moore^h²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: Thomas Garner| T: Miss N L-Beavis| OR: 96

50/1

Selling handicap hurdle winner over an extended 2m2f at Stratford (good) in September 2016. Had just two starts since and pulled up on debut for this yard earlier this month on return from well over two years of the track.

Form: U8P16/P

Stonemadforspeed^p¹⁹

Age: 11| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Teal⁽⁵⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 95| D

11/1

Decent third in a 3m1f handicap hurdle at Huntingdon (good) in November. Well held in two subsequent outings however but market support would be interesting down in trip off a mark 10lb lower than for his most recent victory.

Form: 525307

Elite Garde³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: T Scudamore| T: P R Webber| OR: 94

7/2

Promising fourth in a heavy ground bumper at Warwick in March last year. Struggled since and market support would be notable stepping up in distance on his first start in handicap company.

Form: 40-079

Sisania²⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: T J O'Brien| T: Miss S Smith| OR: 80

7/1

Debuted for this yard with a fair fourth in a handicap hurdle over an extended 2m5f at Fontwell (good) in April last year. Interesting to see how she fares on her seasonal debut.

Form: 544904-

Mr Magill^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Ben Godfrey⁽⁷⁾| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 75

5/1

14 race maiden under all codes but put in his best effort over hurdles to date when beaten 9L into fifth in a 2m1f handicap contest at Exeter (good-to-soft) recently. Worth a check in the market.

Form: P0-8P05

Forecasts

Elite Garde (7/2), Illtellmema (7/2), King Cool (9/2), Mr Magill (5/1), Sisania (7/1), Buachaill Beag (9/1), Stonemadforspeed (11/1), Why Lie (22/1), Gentleman Moore (50/1)

Top weight BUACHAILL BEAG should appreciate this step up in distance and as such he is taken to register his first victory at the tenth time of asking. The selection ran a decent race on handicap debut and he can see off Sisania who is making her seasonal debut while third place can go to maiden Mr Magill who is stepping up in trip.