19:05 Kempton

Wednesday 30 June 2021

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Off time: 19:28 | Winning time: 2m 33.89s

(9)

Taqareer^p1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Jim Crowley| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 92

9/2

Creditable third of 7 in handicap at this C&D (7/2) 28 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Shouldn't be far away on pick of form.

Form: 15-2203

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(8)

Boss Power⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 91| D

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. Sixth of 7 in handicap (13/2) at Salisbury (14.2f, good) 59 days ago. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 415-126

(3)

Cuban Hope⁶⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 90

150/1

Fourteenth of 16 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (10f, good). Off 21 months. First run for yard after leaving J. S. Bolger. Best watched.

Form: 712010/

(6)

Rodrigo Diaz²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 89| C| D

7/5

Promising type. Course winner. Career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, good to firm, 4/5) 25 days ago, readily. Ticks all the right boxes and he looks the one to beat.

Form: 8111-21

(10)

Eastern Sheriff³²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: H Palmer| OR: 88| C| D

28/1

Course winner. 10/1 and blinkered for 1st time, last of 9 in handicap at Chester (13.4f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 16105-9

(2)

Dubai Souq⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: E J Walsh| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 88

17/2

50/1, tenth of 15 in handicap at York (11.8f, good) 49 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 51/4-030

(5)

Great Esteem^p¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 88| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in March. Fifth of 7 in handicap (10/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 16 days ago. Cheekpieces back on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 213945

(1)

Wait Forever^b²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: M Botti| OR: 87

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 11/1 and blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 6 in handicap at Haydock (10.2f, good to firm) 21 days ago. Each-way contender.

Form: 53-6264

(11)

Sovereign Duke²²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: H Candy| OR: 85| C

66/1

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, pulled up in handicap hurdle (28/1) at Huntingdon (15.8f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Rejoined yard after leaving Jamie Snowden.

Form: 158420/

(7)

Whitlock³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: N J Henderson| OR: 81

50/1

Last of 13 in handicap hurdle (15/8) at Huntingdon (15.8f, good) 30 days ago. Fairly useful on the Flat, bit below form on last Flat run.

Form: 411422/

(4)

Fame N Fortune^t,v³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-11| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 80| D

14/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, good third of 10 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 39 days ago. Visor back on. One to consider.

Form: 11218-3

Forecasts

Rodrigo Diaz (7/5), Boss Power (9/2), Taqareer (9/2), Dubai Souq (17/2), Wait Forever (11/1), Great Esteem (12/1), Fame N Fortune (14/1), Eastern Sheriff (28/1), Whitlock (50/1), Sovereign Duke (66/1), Cuban Hope (150/1)

RODRIGO DIAZ looks to still be progressing and he's a dual winner on polytrack. He continued his improvement at Doncaster last time and a 6 lb rise for that success may not be enough to prevent him following up here. Taqareer is relatively consistent and he's proven at this venue so may be the biggest danger. Wait Forever has each-way claims too.