17:00 Kempton

Wednesday 5 January 2022

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Racing TV Classified Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 17:03 | Winning time: 1m 41.6s

(1)

Caesonia¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: C Hills| OR: 42

11/1

Modest mare. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 25/1), hampered. Off 102 days. Returns with plenty to prove.

Form: 4362/90-

(12)

Cativo Ragazzo^p1²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J E Long| OR: 44

40/1

Modest gelding. Twelfth of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 66/1) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Others preferred.

Form: 968900-

(9)

Dancing Zebedee^v1⁴⁰⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D P Quinn| OR: 42

50/1

Modest gelding. 28/1 and blinkered for 1st time, creditable sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f). Off 13 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Andrew Oliver. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 008696/

(11)

Fact Or Fable^p⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore| OR: 43

8/1

Modest gelding. One win from 38 Flat runs. Eighteen runs since last win in 2020. Respectable fourth of 14 in handicap (14/1) at this course (7f) 84 days ago. Place claims in a weak race.

Form: 697444-

(3)

Henley Park^p²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 42

10/1

Poor gelding. Eighth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 80/1) 21 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 940068-

(4)

Hunters Step¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Elisha Whittington⁽⁵⁾| T: H Spiller| OR: 50| D

6/4

Modest gelding. 7/1, ninth of 14 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, not clear run. Could outclass this field if back to form, so capable of getting his head in front with a clear run.

Form: 886979-

(7)

Kerrera⁵⁵

Age: 9| Weight: 9-2| J: R Winston| T: D K Ivory| OR: 43| D

11/1

Modest mare. Twenty one runs since last win in 2019. Respectable seventh of 16 in handicap (25/1) at Chelmsford City (8f) 55 days ago.

Form: 724047-

(5)

No Diggity^b¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 50| C

2/1

Modest gelding. Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2020. Creditable second of 14 in handicap at this C&D 17 days ago, never nearer. Not the easiest to win with, but clearly in good order.

Form: 460702-

(13)

No Such Luck^h1³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R Ingram| OR: 43

22/1

Poor gelding. Last of 11 in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 35 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes no appeal.

Form: 950370-

(6)

Reformed Character^t1⁸⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: P Leech| OR: 40

40/1

Below form ninth of 15 in handicap at Yarmouth (10.1f, heavy, 50/1). Off over 2 years. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Lydia Pearce. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 079599/

(2)

Relative Ease¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: S Lycett| OR: 41

80/1

Poor mare. 50/1, last of 5 in handicap at Chepstow (8.1f, firm). Off 128 days. Difficult ask.

Form: 809/875-

(8)

Tighten Up³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B R Millman| OR: 42

200/1

Sixth of 8 in maiden (250/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 37 days ago. Seems very limited on early evidence.

Form: 808006-

Non-Runners

(10)

Apache Jewel⁷⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 4

T: R Brisland J: Jason Watson

Forecasts

Hunters Step (6/4), No Diggity (2/1), Apache Jewel (7/2), Fact Or Fable (8/1), Henley Park (10/1), Caesonia (11/1), Kerrera (11/1), No Such Luck (22/1), Reformed Character (40/1), Cativo Ragazzo (40/1), Dancing Zebedee (50/1), Relative Ease (80/1), Tighten Up (200/1)

HUNTERS STEP is better than this grade and simply didn't get a clear run when down the field in a C&D handicap 17 days ago, so he gets the narrow vote in a really weak race. No Diggity, a never-nearer second in the same event as the selection last time, also looks a big player, while Apache Jewel's consistency should ensure she's on the premises at the finish.