16:35 Kempton

Monday 5 April 2021

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Unibet 15 To Go Queen's Prize Handicap

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 3m 27.07s

(1)

Pretending⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 98

50/1

Useful 1m6f winner in Italy but below par both runs here, only seventh of 9 in 2m handicap at Wolverhampton (28/1) 49 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 3284-47

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(2)

Sleeping Lion²⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 94| C

9/1

Course winner for James Fanshawe but off since last of 8 in handicap at Doncaster 6 months ago. Needs to hit the ground running for his new handler.

Form: 81/7238-

(7)

Vibrance¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 87| BF| CD

9/2

4-time C&D winner who was set too much to do when good third of 5 here 19 days ago. Can give another good account off same mark.

Form: 3130-23

(5)

Starczewski²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 84| CD

11/2

C&D scorer who arrives on a hat-trick after stylish win (evens) at Wolverhampton (14f) 21 days ago. Up another 2 lb but looks the one to beat.

Form: 19/8-311

(4)

Postileo²²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 86

15/8

Improving colt who signed off for 2020 with gutsy success in 1m6f handicap at Salisbury in August. Up 8lb but will be suited by this step up to 2m so needs considering on his polytrack debut.

Form: 6231-

(6)

Prince Imperial^b¹⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: James Doyle| T: R Hughes| OR: 84

9/2

7/1 and blinkered, posted career best when landing 1m6f handicap at Bath in October. Has more to offer now upped in trip. Shortlisted.

Form: 91/0531-

(3)

Al Kout¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: M Dwyer| T: H Main| OR: 80| C

7/1

Course winner who recorded good second of 5 in handicap over C&D 19 days ago, doing too much too soon. Considered off an unchanged mark.

Form: 0422-62

Forecasts

Postileo (15/8), Prince Imperial (9/2), Vibrance (9/2), Starczewski (11/2), Al Kout (7/1), Sleeping Lion (9/1), Pretending (50/1)

STARCZEWSKI faces his toughest test yet but is a stayer very much on the up so is fancied to complete a quick hat-trick. Roger Varian's lightly-raced Postileo rates a big threat though now he tackles 2m for the first time, with Prince Imperial another who can't de discounted easily tackling this distance now.