15:20 Kempton

Monday 2 May 2022

All13:0013:3514:1014:4515:2015:5516:30

Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 5m 3.21s

Fugitives Drift¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁷⁾| T: N J Henderson| OR: 119

9/4

Useful form over hurdles in 2020/21 but went the wrong way over fences having made a winning start. Back on track reverted to hurdles after a wind op when second over C&D last time. Can go one better.

Form: 53/1PP2-

Birds Of Prey^p,t²²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 114

4/1

Missed whole of 2020/21 and had been struggling to recapture his form until dropping in the weights and finishing runner-up in military amateurs' handicap at Wincanton (19.8f) 22 days ago, Respected.

Form: 1/87542-

Northern Bound¹⁵⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-8| J: Kielan Woods| T: B Pauling| OR: 113

8/1

Enjoyed a productive campaign in 2021/22 as he won 4 times, racking up a hat-trick over fences in September/October. Run best excused on his penultimate start but below par when last seen in November.

Form: 311163-

Zyon^b1³³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: J E Moore| T: A West| OR: 112| CD

10/1

Game scorer in C&D handicap hurdle in February but hasn't been able to back that up in 2 starts at Wincanton since, though excuses for the first of those runs. Blinkers on but others more persuasive.

Form: 5341P9-

Tigerten⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: T Scudamore| T: D G Bridgwater| OR: 110| CD

9/2

Fairly useful/reliable stayer on the Flat who made second hurdles start a winning one in C&D novice in February. Finished third switched to handicaps on last 2 starts and can give his running again.

Form: 4133-

Faint Hope^t¹⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Ring⁽³⁾| T: G Harris| OR: 110| CD

10/1

Veteran who landed C&D handicap on return last season. Had 6-month break before his Ludlow run in March but failed to come on for that outing when well held at Chepstow (19.4f) 14 days ago.

Form: 427266-

Vlannon^p1¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-4| J: Harry Kimber⁽⁷⁾| T: M Madgwick| OR: 95| C

11/2

Little form over hurdles since winning a juvenile event here (2m) in 2018/19. Pulled up on reappearance last season but third here following another 11 months off 19 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 4P79/P3-

Non-Runners

Candy Lou⁵⁹

Weight: 10-2| Age: 8

T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Fugitives Drift (9/4), Birds Of Prey (4/1), Tigerten (9/2), Vlannon (11/2), Northern Bound (8/1), Zyon (10/1), Faint Hope (10/1), Candy Lou (33/1)

FUGITIVES DRIFT got back on track over C&D last time reverted to hurdles following a wind op and can return to winning ways. He remains well handicapped on the useful form he had shown in 2020/21 and is still relatively lightly raced, so he is taken to get the better of Birds of Prey who produced his best effort for a while last time. Tigerten can give his running again and completes the shortlist.