19:45 Kempton

Friday 17 December 2021

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Off time: 19:48 | Winning time: 1m 12.23s

(3)

Starter For Ten^b⁷³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado| OR: 59| D

13/8

Twelve runs since last win. 4/1 respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 73 days ago. Withdrawn after being heavily backed a fortnight ago so one to note after plenty of consistent efforts.

Form: 334625

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(6)

Iesha^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: C Wallis| OR: 58| C| D

25/1

Course winner. Latest win at Chelmsford City in November. 13/2, below form sixth of 10 in handicap at this C&D 18 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 442196

(7)

Griggy²⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Grace McEntee⁽⁵⁾| T: S Curran| OR: 58| BF| CD

22/1

C&D winner. Shaped a bit better than the distance beaten suggests when fourth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 5/1). Off 8 months.

Form: 80-5334

(4)

Coolagh Magic⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Brisland| OR: 57| D

3/1

Latest win at Lingfield in September. 10/3, below form fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 9 days ago, having hopeless task from position. On a good mark on old form.

Form: 6007-15

(2)

Barrington^b,t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 57| D

15/2

Two wins from 45 Flat runs. Thirty three runs since last win in 2018. Soon back to form when third of 14 in handicap (14/1) at Newcastle (6f) 17 days ago, running on.

Form: 550273

(5)

Rivers Lad^v1¹³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: R Brisland| OR: 56

14/1

Fifth of 14 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, soft, 50/1), virtually racing alone on the far side. Off 139 days. Visor on 1st time. Something to find on form.

Form: 707205

(11)

Julie Johnston²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: J J Bridger| OR: 56| D

33/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2020. 16/1, ran well on first run since leaving David Evans when second of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 21 days ago. Enters calculations if building on that.

Form: 297562

(12)

Bomb Squad^p¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Laura Coughlan⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 55| CD

8/1

C&D winner here in October. 11/2, ran at least as well in defeat when second of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 18 days ago. Clearly right at the top of his game.

Form: 576212

(1)

Wiff Waff^p⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Angus Villiers⁽³⁾| T: A Wintle| OR: 53| D

22/1

Latest win at Bath in September. 7/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f) 41 days ago. Can give another good account.

Form: 301258

(10)

Bama Lama⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 51| D

66/1

2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win at Ffos Las in August. Run of good form halted when fifteenth of 16 in handicap (12/1) at Bath (5f, good) 60 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 8-01130

(8)

Porfin¹²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Callum Shepherd| T: P S McEntee| OR: 50

16/1

Ran poorly when last of 9 in handicap at Bath (5f, good to firm, 12/1). Off 121 days. First run for yard after leaving William Jarvis.

Form: 725529

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Quarter Blue⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: R Havlin| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 50

16/1

Shaped as if still in good heart when sixth of 12 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 9/2) 8 days ago, not clear run home turn.

Form: 067356

Forecasts

Starter For Ten (13/8), Coolagh Magic (3/1), Barrington (15/2), Bomb Squad (8/1), Rivers Lad (14/1), Porfin (16/1), Quarter Blue (16/1), Griggy (22/1), Wiff Waff (22/1), Iesha (25/1), Julie Johnston (33/1), Bama Lama (66/1)

Cases can be made for several but STARTER FOR TEN was heavily backed prior to being withdrawn after breaking through the stalls a fortnight ago, and Ivan Furtado's charge gets the vote to double his career tally here. Coolagh Magic's latest effort is easily ignored (had a hopeless task after blowing the start) so he can provide the main threat, ahead of Bomb Squad and Julie Johnston.