20:00 Kempton

Tuesday 22 October 2019

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32Red.com Handicap

Off time: 20:03 | Winning time: 2m 33.82s

(14)

Fairy Tale⁵⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 87

20/1

Beaten a neck by The Pinto Kid on GB/stable debut over C&D in June; has mainly tackled stronger opposition since (Class 3), including over further (at 1m6f) without remotely threatening to deliver the goods.

Form: 002826

(1)

Al Kout⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: H Main| OR: 84| CD

7/1

Made most, keeping on steadily when winning by ½L over C&D (same mark) in March; also finished runner-up over 2m here in July; badly out of form in three subsequent turf starts and that's a major concern.

Form: 972067

(4)

Pirate King¹¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes| OR: 83| D

11/4

An emphatic 8L winner of a Doncaster maiden (1m4f, good to firm) for Harry Dunlop in June 2018; twice placed during a light campaign this season; switches to the AW on debut for Charlie Fellowes off a 115-day absence.

Form: 146-343

(6)

Bear Valley^t⁴⁹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Raul Da Silva| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 82

66/1

Grabbed the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Ocean Of Love in the shadow of the post when winning for Charlie Mann at Chelmsford (1m6f) in March; no joy since, including on debut for Amy Murphy at Sandown in June.

Form: 8/21588-

(2)

All Yours²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-9| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Curran| OR: 81| CD

5/1

Rejuvenated by Sean Curran; was beaten just a neck by the rapidly improving Paths Of Glory at Ffos Las (1m4f maiden) three starts back; justified favouritism by the narrowest of margins over C&D four weeks ago; 3lb higher.

Form: 4/231

(12)

My Boy Sepoy³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Jason Watson| T: S C Williams| OR: 80

25/1

Hasn't raced on the AW since February 2018; 4-14 on turf since, including when scoring from a 2lb lower mark over 1m2f at Sandown (good) in August; stamina reserves are surely questionable at 1m4f.

Form: 661938

(3)

Maquisard²³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: M Madgwick| OR: 80| D

66/1

Competitive in 2m handicap hurdles earlier in the year (from a mark north of 120); however, has been well beaten on all four Flat starts (1m3f-2m) since June and is difficult to consider as a threat as a result.

Form: 22-9978

(10)

C'Est No Mour^v¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: P Hedger| OR: 78| D

12/1

Was winning for the third time on the downs at Epsom (1m4f, good) in August; slowly away and held up off the pace before running on strongly to finish in excess of 4L fourth to Regal Director (Singing Sheriff second) over C&D latest; chance.

Form: 236134

(13)

Sophosc³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Tuite| OR: 83

20/1

Twice a winner on the AW from just five starts (1m, Chelmsford & Lingfield); wasn't beaten far over 1m2f when third to Secret Art on his penultimate start; stamina reserves an obvious concern at 1m4f.

Form: 124936

(11)

Arabist⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 81| D

9/4

Made his mark when landing the odds (8-15f) from stablemate Swift Wing in a 1m3½f Haydock maiden (soft); switches to handicapping on what is considered to be a very fair mark (81) judged on earlier form with the St.Leger winner Logician.

Form: 521

(9)

City Tour²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Mrs L Richards| OR: 77

11/1

Left Mark Johnston for £30,000 in July; placed on three of his four starts for Lydia Richards, including when twice runner-up at this track (1m-1m3f); 2lb higher than when a fast finishing second to a stablemate of Singing Sheriff three weeks ago.

Form: 546232

(7)

Fearless Warrior^h1⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 76| CWS

11/1

Boasts an unbeaten record on the AW (1-1) after winning a 1m2f novice for Ralph Beckett here last September; has had wind surgery since finishing weakly on debut for Eve Johnson Houghton at Newmarket (1m2f) in August; newly hooded.

Form: 2-33633

Non-Runners

(8)

El Borracho¹³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: S Dow J: Levi Williams

(5)

Singing Sheriff¹³

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: E Walker J: Liam Keniry

Forecasts

Arabist (9/4), Pirate King (11/4), All Yours (5/1), Al Kout (7/1), Singing Sheriff (15/2), Fearless Warrior (11/1), City Tour (11/1), C'Est No Mour (12/1), El Borracho (14/1), Sophosc (20/1), Fairy Tale (20/1), My Boy Sepoy (25/1), Maquisard (66/1), Bear Valley (66/1)

Both All Yours (3lb) and Singing Sheriff (4lb) have weights rises to overcome, so it's possible that the fast-finishing C'Est No Mour can reverse recent C&D form with the latter. Similarly, City Tour was spotted finishing off strongly when runner-up to State Of Affair on his first attempt beyond 1m2f, and could ultimately turn out to be a fair buy from Mark Johnston for £30,000. However, the standout horse from a potential aspect is the John Gosden-trained three-year-old ARABIST. A work in progress, he broke the maiden on soft ground at Haydock last month beating stablemate Swift Wing by 1L and goes handicapping from a very fair opening mark (81).