20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 2 December 2020

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Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 41.63s

(2)

Fly The Nest¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59

6/4

Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. However, posted another good effort in defeat when second of 11 in handicap (6/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 10 days ago, sticking to task. Merits consideration.

Form: 222262

(3)

Confrerie¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: George Baker| OR: 58| BF| D

11/2

Latest win at Lingfield in June. Bit below form fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 11/4). Off 113 days. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 815844

(5)

Mr Mac^v⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Hodgson| OR: 58| C| D

3/1

Course winner. Latest win at Lingfield in November. 4/1, good third of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 8 days ago, conceding first run. Expected to be bang there.

Form: 055413

(1)

Alezan²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Georgia Dobie⁽⁵⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 56| D

18/5

Winner at Bath in July. Bit below form fifth of 11 in handicap at this course (7f, 13/2) 28 days ago, finishing with running left. Place possibilities.

Form: 218245

(11)

Comeonfeeltheforce^p,t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: D C Costello| T: L Carter| OR: 51| CD

16/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2019. Respectable 3½ lengths fifth of 12 to Mr Mac in handicap (33/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 857665

(7)

Its All Clover Now^h²³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: D Shaw| OR: 50

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 50/1) 23 days ago. Sizeable step forward needed.

Form: 04046

(4)

Tally's Son^p⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 8-7| J: William Carson| T: G Harris| OR: 45| DWS

80/1

One win from 31 Flat runs. 80/1, thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Chepstow (6.1f, good to firm) 83 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 699700

(6)

Amnaa^p⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: George Rooke⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Bridger| OR: 45

80/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2019. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, good seventh of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 150/1) 49 days ago. Readily passed over.

Form: 796007

(10)

Mack The Knife^b³⁶¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Alice Bond⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ferguson| OR: 45

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Last of 11 in minor event (100/1) at Wolverhampton (8.6f). Off 12 months ahead of this debut for new yard/handicap bow.

Form: 000-

Non-Runners

(9)

Never Said Nothing¹⁸

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D M Loughnane J: Edward Greatrex

(8)

Merweb²⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R Harris J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Fly The Nest (6/4), Mr Mac (3/1), Alezan (18/5), Merweb (5/1), Confrerie (11/2), Mack The Knife (14/1), Never Said Nothing (14/1), Comeonfeeltheforce (16/1), Its All Clover Now (66/1), Tally's Son (80/1), Amnaa (80/1)

The most solid proposition based on recent evidence is MR MAC, who resumed winning ways at Lingfield last month and finished strongly when a close third off this revised mark back at that course 8 days ago. Fly The Nest is still seeking his first taste of success, but he earns top marks for consistency and should be in the thick of things once again, while Merweb also enters calculations.