17:00 Kempton

Saturday 30 March 2019

All13:3514:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Matchbook Casino Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 33.43s

(8)

Archimento¹⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: W J Knight| OR: 84| CD

11/1

C&D winner in October and was far from disgraced off this 7b higher mark back at this venue later that month. Worthy of consideration on his seasonal reappearance.

Form: 521314-

(10)

Al Kout¹⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: H Main| OR: 84

10/1

Plenty of good form last season, but most of it was over longer distances. On a career-high mark and drop to this distance may not be ideal.

Form: 632220-

(2)

Panko¹³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: A M Hales| OR: 84| D

33/1

Won a couple of middle-distance handicaps on turf last summer after which he was held off higher marks. Should be happy back on the Flat after failing to impress over hurdles.

Form: 6/31144-

(1)

Ilhabela Fact³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: K T O'Neill| T: A W Carroll| OR: 82| CD

15/8

Has registered all four successes at this venue and is on a hat-trick after a couple of wins last month. Has to cope with a 6lb higher mark than last time., but is so good at this track that he has to go on the short list.

Form: 31-7211

(7)

Flintrock²⁹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Joshua Bryan⁽³⁾| T: A M Balding| OR: 81| D

7/1

Won a Bath novice race in May, but has not been sighted since finishing down the field at Haydock the following month. Market check required as he makes his handicap/AW debut.

Form: 317-

(9)

Temur Khan²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: George Downing| T: A W Carroll| OR: 81| D

20/1

Maiden and handicap wins over 1m4f at Southwell before finding 1m6f too far at Chelmsford earlier this month. Unexposed at this distance and enters calculations.

Form: 592-114

(6)

Glan Y Gors^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: D Thompson| OR: 79| D

14/1

Three wins from four starts at Newcastle earlier this year and has finished runner-up on last two runs at that venue and Lingfield. In great heart, but has to cope with highest rating so far.

Form: 115122

(4)

Nylon Speed^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: David Probert| T: A King| OR: 78| CD

9/4

Back to winning ways when scoring over C&D earlier this month. Up 3lb to career-high mark, but is in good heart and looks sure to go well again for last year's winning stable.

Form: 3/1-1431

(11)

Running Cloud^v⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: Louis Steward| T: A King| OR: 77

14/1

Well held in a handicap and two hurdle races for this yard since joining current trainer from Eve Johnson Houghton's stable. Returns to the Flat off high-enough mark and trainer looks to have stronger representative in Nylon Speed.

Form: 557234-

Non-Runners

(5)

Valentino Dancer³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: O Murphy J: Non Runner

(3)

Corinthian⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 6

T: D Shaw J: J P Sullivan

Forecasts

Ilhabela Fact (15/8), Nylon Speed (9/4), Flintrock (7/1), Valentino Dancer (7/1), Al Kout (10/1), Archimento (11/1), Running Cloud (14/1), Glan Y Gors (14/1), Temur Khan (20/1), Panko (33/1), Corinthian (50/1)

Nylon Speed looks the stronger of his stable's two runners, while the consistent Glan Y Gors and Archimento have strong claims and are not dismissed lightly. Cases can also be made for Flintrock, Valentino Dancer and Temur Khan, but such is the excellent course form of ILHABELA FACT that he is selected to add to his tally.