15:40 Kempton

Monday 1 November 2021

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:4016:10

Unibet London Middle Distance Series Final Handicap

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 2m 20.51s

(1)

United Front^h⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 97

7/2

Ground an excuse when sixth of 7 in handicap at Doncaster (11.9f, heavy, 9/1) 9 days ago. Has a good record on AW so not taken lightly.

Form: 102636

(2)

March Law³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 95

10/1

Seemed unsuited by the very testing conditions when fifth of 8 in handicap at Salisbury (9.9f, heavy) 32 days ago. Good second over C&D on AW debut prior to that so worth another chance.

Form: 421-425

(3)

Creationist³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: L Carter| OR: 87| C

66/1

Course winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2019. 80/1, first run since leaving K. J. Condon when 8¾ lengths tenth of 12 to Pistoletto in handicap at this C&D 33 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 3476-60

(7)

Pistoletto^p³³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan| OR: 87| CD

5/1

28/1, improved on recent efforts to win 12-runner handicap at this C&D 33 days ago, quickening up in good style with the emphasis on speed suiting. Remains unexposed at this sort of trip.

Form: 099141

(8)

Marching Army^p⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Hollie Doyle| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 90| CD

10/3

2 wins from 5 runs this year. 4/1, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at this C&D 40 days ago by ½ length from March Law, staying on well. Remains of interest.

Form: 8-21841

(9)

Protected Guest^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Jane Elliott| T: G G Margarson| OR: 85| D

12/1

Temperamental sort and ran a typical race when seventh of 9 in handicap (16/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 28 days ago, soon behind and carried head awkwardly.

Form: 004377

(4)

Lawn Ranger²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: R Kingscote| T: M J Attwater| OR: 85

18/1

Latest win at Windsor in August. 33/1, eleventh of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (12f, soft) 22 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 613920

(6)

Noble Masquerade^b³³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 82| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in August. Disappointed back down in trip when eighth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 33 days ago.

Form: 212158

(5)

Keep It Brief⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Jonny Peate⁽⁷⁾| T: R T Phillips| OR: 78| CD

12/1

C&D winner by 7 lengths in July but not at that level both starts since, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (12f, 10/3) 89 days ago. Could bounce back after a break with yard among the winners.

Form: 12-8167

(11)

Andaleep^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: David Egan| T: F O'Brien| OR: 77

33/1

Latest win at Sandown in July. 11/1, ran too bad to be true on first run since leaving Graeme McPherson when eleventh of 12 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to soft) 14 days ago.

Form: 140350

(10)

Party Island¹¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-1| J: Hayley Turner| T: D J Coakley| OR: 74| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Creditable third at Salisbury (12f, soft) latest, doing well to hang in for as long as he did after injecting some pace into race early on. Off 113 days.

Form: 153103

Forecasts

Marching Army (10/3), United Front (7/2), Pistoletto (5/1), Noble Masquerade (8/1), March Law (10/1), Party Island (11/1), Protected Guest (12/1), Keep It Brief (12/1), Lawn Ranger (18/1), Andaleep (33/1), Creationist (66/1)

KEEP IT BRIEF's 7-length C&D win in July is backed up by the timefigure so he is given another chance back from a break off what looks a decent mark. Improving 3-y-os Marching Army and March Law pulled clear of the rest when first and second over C&D 6 weeks ago and they head the dangers.