16:10 Kempton

Saturday 26 February 2022

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Play Coral 'Racing-Super-Series' For Free Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 12.1s

Stoner's Choice^t³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Max Kendrick| T: F O'Brien| OR: 137

15/2

Had a productive novice hurdle campaign last season, winning 4 times. Mostly respectable efforts in defeat this term and he's 2 lb below the mark he won off at Ascot last spring.

Form: 14-3636

Navajo Pass³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: B S Hughes| T: D McCain Jnr| OR: 137

12/1

Smart hurdler last term, including Haydock Grade 2 win, but not at same level this time round, going off too hard in blinkers (discarded) when fourth in this year's running of that Haydock Grade 2.

Form: 113-074

Haafapiece⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Andrews⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 136| C

12/1

Course bumper winner. In excellent form at Wetherby this term, scoring twice over 2½m. Form of latter win boosted by second winning next time. 4 lb rise unlikely to prevent another bold bid.

Form: 329-131

Solwara One⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 134| D

6/1

Bumper/dual hurdles winner last season. Fell over fences first 2 outings this term and also unseated back hurdling latest. Hard to be sure what form he's in.

Form: 216-FFU

Flashing Glance⁷⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-9| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 134| C| D

18/1

As good as ever back hurdling in late 2021, scoring over 2½m at Hereford in December. Only up 2 lb and won off a similar mark last season.

Form: P-24341

Carys' Commodity^p⁷⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 134

40/1

Made into a useful hurdler last season. Looked the winner when falling last on Stratford chase debut/return in October but need to forgive a lesser run back hurdling in December.

Form: 4114-F8

Herbiers^p,t⁹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: P J Brennan| T: O Greenall & J Guerriero| OR: 134

11/2

Successful 3 times in a very productive juvenile campaign and back to winning ways in 19.5f Doncaster handicap in November. 7 lb rise demands more again back from 3 months off.

Form: 311-P41

Lydford^p1,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 124

17/2

Useful on Flat and translated most of that ability to hurdles when winning maiden/novice events in late-2021. Disappointing in Warwick handicap latest but better than that. Up in trip. Cheekpieces on.

Form: 2114

Dargiannini^t1⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 124| BF

9/2

Bumper/dual novice hurdle winner who left reappearance/yard debut effort in his wake when second in Taunton handicap (19f) in November. Failed to fire at Ascot in December and now sports a tongue tie.

Form: 211-P27

Farouk De Cheneau⁷¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 120WS

33/1

Winner in France but off since finishing well held in C&D novice on yard debut in March 2020. Interesting that leading stable perseveres but would need to see market support to consider. Had wind op.

Form: 2717/

Storm Dennis²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-6| J: Tom Cannon| T: C Gordon| OR: 117| D

7/2

Fairly useful and progressive in bumpers. Just second handicap start when showing much improved form to win 20.5f Huntingdon handicap last month. Raised 5 lb but has potential for better again

Form: 135281

Forecasts

Storm Dennis (7/2), Dargiannini (9/2), Herbiers (11/2), Solwara One (6/1), Stoner's Choice (15/2), Lydford (17/2), Haafapiece (12/1), Navajo Pass (12/1), Flashing Glance (18/1), Farouk De Cheneau (33/1), Carys' Commodity (40/1)

The likeable HAAFAPIECE has had the form of his latest Wetherby win boosted since so he could still be on a workable mark. Storm Dennis has the potential for better again on the back of his Huntingdon success and is a possible threat, while Flashing Glance only got a 2 lb nudge for his Hereford win in December so ought to be very competitive again.