17:45 Kempton

Wednesday 24 February 2021

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap

Off time: 17:46 | Winning time: 1m 40.89s

(7)

Mutahamisa^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 81| C

3/1

Promising type. Course winner. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 15/8) 25 days ago, digging deep. Type to go on improving.

Form: 2591-21

(3)

Illustrator¹¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J Tate| OR: 78

3/1

Confirmed previous encouragement when off the mark in 8-runner minor event at Newcastle (7.1f, 5/2). Off 110 days. Makes handicap debut and may well do better still.

Form: 341-

(5)

Babajan^b²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 75| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Blinkered for 1st time, career best when winning 4-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f, 6/4) 27 days ago, very much having run of race. Should give another good account in hat-trick bid.

Form: 3553-11

(6)

Apatite¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Probert| T: M Appleby| OR: 74| D

40/1

Winner at Newcastle in January. Last of 5 in handicap (11/2) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 14 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 634-125

(4)

Red Evelyn²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joey Haynes| T: S Pearce| OR: 74| D

25/1

Thrice-raced winner. Won 12-runner minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW, 66/1) 25 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has been handed a stiff mark, so needs to take another big step forward.

Form: 08-1

(2)

Vina Bay²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L P Keniry| T: S Kirk| OR: 70| D

10/3

Promising individual. 10/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 25 days ago. Form has been boosted and he's open to further progress, so very much one to consider.

Form: 05-51

(1)

Cuban Cigar⁸⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| BF

5/1

Good second of 9 in nursery at Lingfield (7f, AW, 5/2) 84 days ago. In good form when last seen, but up against less-exposed/better-treated rivals.

Form: 934252-

Forecasts

Illustrator (3/1), Mutahamisa (3/1), Vina Bay (10/3), Cuban Cigar (5/1), Babajan (5/1), Red Evelyn (25/1), Apatite (40/1)

VINA BAY got the better of a subsequent winner when opening his account at Lingfield in late January and, with more to come, he gets the marginal vote in what looks a competitive race for the grade. Fellow last-time-out winners Mutahamisa and Illustrator look formidable opponents.