14:15 Kempton

Saturday 27 March 2021

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Ladbrokes Rosebery Handicap

Off time: 14:17 | Winning time: 2m 19.27s

(5)

Al Zaraqaan⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas| OR: 95| CD

1/1

Promising individual. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 11/10), well on top finish. Off 98 days. Looks the one to beat in bid for a four-timer.

Form: 0/111-

(4)

United Front⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: M Appleby| OR: 94| BF

9/1

Latest win at Newcastle in February. 5/6, second of 4 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f) 9 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Should give another good account.

Form: 82-2212

(8)

Soto Sizzler⁵⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 94| BF

20/1

Creditable second of 5 in handicap at Newbury (12f, good to firm, 13/8), having run of race. Off 18 months. First run for yard after leaving William Knight. Hard to know how much ability he retains.

Form: 511292/

(7)

Dark Pine^b⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S Donohoe| T: D Loughnane| OR: 93

7/1

Career best when winning 7-runner handicap (5/4) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 42 days ago, impressively. Can make presence felt.

Form: 2627-11

(6)

Almighwar¹⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 92| BF| C

7/2

Lightly-raced winner. Two wins from 3 runs last year. Fourth of 5 in handicap at this course (12f, 11/8). Off 150 days. Remains with potential, so not discounted.

Form: 0/114-

(3)

Lawn Ranger¹³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M J Attwater| OR: 92

40/1

22/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f). Off 131 days. Not sure to be fully tuned up and mark seems about right.

Form: 601249-

(2)

Master The Stars²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: L Morris| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 89

11/1

10/3, creditable third of 7 in handicap at this course (10f) 24 days ago, needing stiffer test. Could well have more to offer at this trip, so warrants respect.

Form: 21233-3

(1)

Kendergarten Kop¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Hayley Turner| T: D Flood| OR: 75| C

33/1

Course winner. Four wins from 13 runs last year. Latest win at Lingfield in December. Eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 8/1) 14 days ago. Up against it in this grade.

Form: 61-3358

(9)

Gold Souk^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: D Steele| OR: 59

250/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 14/1, good fourth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 17 days ago, faring best of those held up. Significantly down in trip and miles out of the weights.

Form: 9-00384

Forecasts

Al Zaraqaan (1/1), Almighwar (7/2), Dark Pine (7/1), United Front (9/1), Master The Stars (11/1), Soto Sizzler (20/1), Kendergarten Kop (33/1), Lawn Ranger (40/1), Gold Souk (250/1)

AL ZARAQAAN is unbeaten since his debut and again had something to spare when landing a hat-trick at Lingfield early this year, so he's fancied to make it four on the spin. Recent-scorer Dark Pine is respected along with the bag-in-form United Front, although both lack the selection's scope.