19:45 Kempton

Wednesday 10 July 2019

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Off time: 19:46 | Winning time: 3m 28.29s

(9)

Paddy A^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: Ian Williams| OR: 75| C

12/1

Former course winner, hasn't been happening for him recently but pick of form would leave him well-placed and cheekpieces return here.

Form: 233-P58

(4)

Le Torrent¹⁰⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 73| CD

11/1

Scored over C&D in February for previous handler and has an excellent strike-rate on the Flat, back from a break and makes debut for Emma Lavelle. Should go well.

Form: 110-187

(11)

Gavlar^v³⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight| OR: 73| CD

16/1

Three-time C&D winner who tends to reserve his best stuff for this place. Has slipped to a workable mark and needs respecting back around here as such.

Form: 87-8753

(14)

Sea Of Mystery^p¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 73

50/1

Below-par effort at Carlisle on stable bow, this former Dan Skelton inmate has a bit to prove currently and may be best watched here.

Form: 25224/0

(10)

Conkering Hero^v²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Tuite| OR: 72| CD

25/1

Another former C&D winner in the line-up with a question against him on recent form, though the booking of Oisin Murphy can be taken as a positive here. Betting check called for.

Form: 4308-87

(5)

Encryption⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: S Donohoe| T: D M Simcock| OR: 72

7/1

May well have needed the run at Newbury on reappearance and could quickly leave that behind now upped in distance from 1m4f again. Can go well for Jamie Spencer.

Form: 9/5212-0

(2)

Atomic Jack²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Currie| T: George Baker| OR: 69| CD

5/2

Previous C&D winner, comes here off the back of a win at Lingfield over extended 2m last time out, raised 3lb however and finds himself in tougher company now; he'll have to improve.

Form: 122571

(7)

True North^p²⁷⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Ryan Tate| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 69| BF

8/1

Needs to eke out some more for this longer trip, coming back from a nine-month layoff. Entitled to need the outing, unless market vibes are suggesting otherwise.

Form: 134432-

(13)

Blazon^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: S De Sousa| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 69| CD

4/1

Multiple C&D winner, finished fourth here last month having been held up, with the winner having slipped the field. No surprise should he have a hand in the finish now.

Form: 5-11154

(6)

Cacophonous¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier| OR: 68

11/2

Remains a maiden but showed himself in a decent light last time at Lingfield when staying on well having run very wide on the home turn; there could well be more under the bonnet now upped in distance.

Form: 584-483

(12)

Continuum^v⁵⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 8-13| J: Charles Bishop| T: P Hedger| OR: 67

50/1

Now a 10-year-old and form ordinary over jumps and on the Flat, comes back from a short break here and others make more obvious appeal.

Form: 6398-2P

(8)

Ardamir¹⁷⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 8-12| J: Liam Jones| T: Mrs L J Mongan| OR: 66

50/1

Runner-up effort on Lingfield's AW in December was over this trip and would make him a player, but both runs the following month were rather disappointing and so returns from a break with it all to prove once more.

Form: 22692-0

(3)

High Command^b⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: B Barr| OR: 62

50/1

No win since 2016, signs of temperament when down to run over hurdles on stable bow recently (refused to race) and makes little appeal after that episode.

Form: 664225

Non-Runners

(1)

Akavit⁸

Weight: 8-8| Age: 7

T: E De Giles J: Jane Elliott

Forecasts

Atomic Jack (5/2), Blazon (4/1), Cacophonous (11/2), Encryption (7/1), True North (8/1), Akavit (10/1), Le Torrent (11/1), Paddy A (12/1), Gavlar (16/1), Conkering Hero (25/1), Continuum (50/1), Sea Of Mystery (50/1), Ardamir (50/1), High Command (50/1)

C&D-winning form is plentiful here, with Le Torrent, Conkering Hero, Gavlar, Atomic Jack and Blazon all having tasted success in the past. The last-named was perhaps unfortunate in how the race played out last time and may give Silvestre De Sousa a good spin now, while the others all have some form of a claim. A chance though is taken with CACOPHONOUS to break the maiden tag. He came home well at Lingfield last time and might well improve upped to this journey, ensuring he's worth a try in a wide open event.