17:30 Kempton

Saturday 30 January 2021

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racingtv.com Classified Stakes (Div 2)

Off time: 17:30 | Winning time: 1m 40.79s

(9)

Key Look^p,t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: K Frost| OR: 50

9/1

Modest filly. 10/1, only eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 7809-48

(5)

Mercurist⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Dylan Hogan⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 46

4/1

Modest gelding. 11/2, below-form fourth of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (7f) 5 days ago. More needed if he's to gain a first victory.

Form: 00/78-44

(1)

Mirakuhl¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: George Downing| T: D K Ivory| OR: 48

16/1

Yet to make the frame in six starts, just fair seventh of 10 in handicap (80/1) at this C&D 17 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 75780-7

(4)

Momtalik^b²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 50| BF| D

5/4

Winner at Southwell in January before good third of 7 in 1m novice there 23 days ago. Looks the pick at these weights, so hard to pass over.

Form: 8643-13

(7)

Pearl Spectre⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P S McEntee| OR: 46| C| D

4/1

Course winner who arrives on back of creditable second of 9 in minor event at Chelmsford City (7f, 9/2) 5 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 620-932

(8)

Stopdworldnletmeof¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: D Flood| OR: 45

18/1

Remains a maiden after 41 runs but (200/1) posted very good third of 11 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago. Considered.

Form: 59800-3

(2)

The Red Witch^p¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Faye McManoman⁽³⁾| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 41

28/1

Poor filly who failed to benefit from fitting of cheekpieces when only seventh of 10 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f, 40/1) 11 days ago. Difficult ask.

Form: 5386-87

(6)

Zahirah¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 43| C

12/1

Sole win from 22 runs came here but she beat only one in minor event (22/1) over C&D 14 days ago. Has it to prove now.

Form: 834-340

Non-Runners

(3)

Parknacilla²⁴

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: H Spiller J: Grace McEntee

Forecasts

Momtalik (5/4), Parknacilla (11/4), Pearl Spectre (4/1), Mercurist (4/1), Key Look (9/1), Zahirah (12/1), Mirakuhl (16/1), Stopdworldnletmeof (18/1), The Red Witch (28/1)

MOMTALIK arrives in excellent nick and is also favoured by these weights so looks the one to focus on in a race where plenty arrive with question marks against them. Parknacilla rates the chief threat if reproducing the form of her recent C&D second, with course-winner Pearl Spectre the pick of the remainder.