14:15 Kempton

Sunday 6 February 2022

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:30

Unibet Handicap

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 12.88s

(4)

Equitation^t²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 75| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win here in December. 13/2, seventh of 9 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 21 days ago, weakening 1f out. Better showing anticipated returned to this venue.

Form: 95161-7

(2)

Mellys Flyer^h¹¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: George Scott| OR: 75| CD

2/1

9/2, career best when winning 11-runner C&D handicap in October, making all and keeping on well. Merits respect again from 7 lb higher mark from inside draw.

Form: 913441-

(6)

Tyger Bay^b,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: C Allen| OR: 73| CD

13/2

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in August. 11/2, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 12 days ago. Should go well again.

Form: 1556-22

(7)

Helvetian^t³³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: K Frost| OR: 72| CD

16/1

Latest win at Chelmsford (6f) in November. 17/2, creditable third of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (6f) 33 days ago, running on. Proved consistent this winter and likely to give his running again.

Form: 91018-3

(5)

The Blue Bower¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 72| CD

6/1

3-time C&D winner. 9/1, career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D 11 days ago, helped by being held up in strongly-run race. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 25780-1

(3)

Seas Of Elzaam²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Grace McEntee⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 67| D

22/1

Eighth of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 20 days ago, not seen to best effect having been shuffled back home turn. Is now on a career-low mark and worth noting if market speaks in his favour.

Form: 48658-8

(1)

Perfect Sign¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: G Harris| OR: 67| D

150/1

50/1, 16¼ lengths last of 9 to The Blue Bower in handicap at this C&D 11 days ago. That was her first start for 7 months and this should reveal more but others rate much stronger.

Form: 201/05-9

(8)

Dewey Road¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon| OR: 66| CD

10/3

C&D winner. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (7f, 17/2) 13 days ago, very much having run of race. Mark has eased a little more.

Form: 4/970-53

Forecasts

Mellys Flyer (2/1), Dewey Road (10/3), Equitation (7/2), The Blue Bower (6/1), Tyger Bay (13/2), Helvetian (16/1), Seas Of Elzaam (22/1), Perfect Sign (150/1)

A competitive sprint handicap with the vote in favour of MELLYS FLYER. He looked well served by forcing tactics dropped back to 6f when making all in a C&D handicap in October and he may have even more to offer as a sprinter on that evidence. Fellow last-time-out winner The Blue Bower and Tyger Bay head up the dangers.