20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 7 October 2020

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Unibet Handicap

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 13.00s

(11)

Swanton Blue⁶^{(ex 4)}

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: S De Sousa| T: E De Giles| OR: 52| D

9/2

Improved on recent efforts to win 11-runner handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 11/1) 6 days ago. Expected to be bang there again under penalty.

Form: 459-781

(3)

Physics¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: S Donohoe| T: H Spiller| OR: 55

8/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Blinkered for 1st time, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Tipperary (5f) on final run for Michael Browne. Lots to prove for new yard.

Form: 564-70

(7)

Rockesbury^b⁶^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: P S McEntee| OR: 49| D

4/1

Arrives on a hat-trick after back-to-back wins at Chelmsford City, overcoming a wide draw on latter occasion over 6f 6 days ago. Sure to go well again under 5 lb penalty.

Form: 500911

(1)

Blue Cable¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 54| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 9/4, only seventh of 13 on handicap bow at Newcastle (7.1f) 12 days ago. Still low mileage so may still do better.

Form: 437

(8)

Gherkin¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W S Kittow| OR: 51

5/1

Still to open his account but posted creditable third of 13 in handicap at Leicester (7f, good to firm) 16 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 226343

(6)

Jaganory^v⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Nicola Currie| T: C Mason| OR: 49| D

33/1

Latest win at Bath in September but only eleventh of 15 in handicap there 9 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 367610

(4)

Terri Rules^p²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: R P Downey| T: L Carter| OR: 49| CD

17/2

Without a win since landing this contest in 2019, and arrives on back of below-form sixth of 12 in handicap here 28 days ago. Needs to step forward.

Form: 773486

(5)

Secret Treaties¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: E J Walsh| T: Mrs C A Dunnett| OR: 49

50/1

Modest maiden in 2019. 66/1, well below par after year off when ninth of 11 to Rockesbury in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 11 days ago. Needs to step up now.

Form: 02083-9

(2)

Mercers^v⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: P Butler| OR: 48| CD

9/1

C&D winner who arrives on back of creditable second of 10 in minor event (5/1) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 41 days ago. In the mix.

Form: 857622

(10)

Amnaa⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 48| D

100/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2019, and only twelfth of 15 in handicap at Bath (5f) 9 days ago. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 78-7960

Non-Runners

(12)

Good Answer³⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R M H Cowell J: Angus Villiers

(9)

Rockin' N Raven⁹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: S Kirk J: Elinor Jones

Forecasts

Blue Cable (3/1), Rockesbury (4/1), Swanton Blue (9/2), Gherkin (5/1), Physics (8/1), Terri Rules (17/2), Mercers (9/1), Good Answer (16/1), Rockin' N Raven (16/1), Jaganory (33/1), Secret Treaties (50/1), Amnaa (100/1)

SWANTON BLUE looks the way to go given he remains well handicapped under a penalty for last week's Chelmsford win and now has the services of De Sousa. Hat-trick seeking Rockesbury rates the obvious threat under a 5 lb penalty for his success on the same card, while Gherkin is also in the mix in an open handicap.