18:00 Kempton

Wednesday 6 October 2021

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap

Off time: 18:02 | Winning time: 2m 22.99s

(6)

Note Bleu^b¹⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: K Shoemark| T: G & J Moore| OR: 77| CD

25/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. 33/1, respectable sixth of 13 in handicap at Windsor (10f, good). Off 156 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 072-176

(11)

Rafiot^b⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 75| C

11/1

7/1, didn't need to improve to win 8-runner handicap at this course (12f) 47 days ago, well on top finish. Poor draw to overcome but remains on a feasible mark.

Form: 654431

(3)

Tres Speciale²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 75

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 7 in novice at Salisbury (9.9f, good, 15/8) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Shortlist material.

Form: 222

(13)

Liberty Warrior^p²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 76

18/1

17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable seventh of 13 in handicap at this course (12f) 23 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 448247

(2)

Basic Beauty^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Sean Kirrane⁽⁵⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 70

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 16 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6-326

(1)

Lightening Shore^p¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: R Hughes| OR: 75| C

13/2

Course winner. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, creditable second of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 15 days ago, running on. Not discounted.

Form: 56-2042

(7)

Beowulf^b²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: E Walker| OR: 71| BF

13/2

2 wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Ffos Las in August. Third of 5 in handicap (evens) at Bath (10.2f, firm) 24 days ago. Should remain competitive.

Form: 341133

(8)

Graystone²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: L Wadham| OR: 71

5/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in July. 6/1, good second of 12 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Respected.

Form: 414432

(4)

Shielded^v²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Visored for 1st time, very good second of 6 in handicap (11/1) at Brighton (9.9f, good to firm) 23 days ago, just failing. May do better still, so warrants consideration.

Form: 635-02

(12)

Destinado⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jason Watson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70

100/1

First run since leaving Francis-Henri Graffard when last of 8 in handicap (28/1) at Brighton (11.9f, good) on UK debut 62 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 74208

(5)

Alyara²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 69

14/1

Winner at Carlisle in August. Creditable second of 8 in handicap at Ayr (10f, good to firm, 7/2) 20 days ago, just failing. Makes polytrack debut. Should go well again from the front.

Form: 537412

(10)

Night Eagle^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: R L Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 64

4/1

3 wins from 7 runs this year. 9/4, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Epsom (10.1f, good to firm) 27 days ago, driven clear. Might find it tougher up in grade.

Form: 163311

Non-Runners

(9)

Kelmscott²⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: D Menuisier J: David Probert

Forecasts

Night Eagle (4/1), Tres Speciale (9/2), Graystone (5/1), Beowulf (13/2), Lightening Shore (13/2), Rafiot (11/1), Shielded (12/1), Alyara (14/1), Kelmscott (16/1), Liberty Warrior (18/1), Basic Beauty (20/1), Note Bleu (25/1), Destinado (100/1)

An open-looking handicap in which the marginal vote goes to ALYARA who arrives on the up and is unlikely to face too much pressure for the lead. The unexposed Tres Speciale looks to have been handed a fair opening mark, so she's feared most, while Rafiot could make his presence felt if the race pans out ideally.