19:20 Kempton

Wednesday 22 June 2022

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Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap

Off time: 19:21 | Winning time: 1m 40.48s

(11)

Newton Jack¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: George Bass⁽⁵⁾| T: W S Kittow| OR: 77| BF| D

33/1

Latest win at Windsor in April and quickly back to form when third of 7 in handicap at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Equally effective over 1m

Form: 04-1263

(10)

Raqraaq²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rhys Clutterbuck⁽³⁾| T: P R Chamings| OR: 74

50/1

Backward step when fourth of 7 in novice event (5/1) at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut and must bounce back.

Form: 744

(1)

Western Writer^t¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 79

11/10

Gelded after 2-y-o campaign and fitted with a tongue tie, he won 13-runner maiden at Chelmsford City (7f) 15 days ago. Makes handicap debut for top yard and sure to progress again.

Form: 62-1

(7)

Royal Aviation²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| OR: 79| CD

7/2

Made a winning handicap debut over C&D and followed up at Windsor in May. Good second of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good, 11/4) 21 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 0-73112

(3)

Sid's Annie^h³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: N Callan| T: M D I Usher| OR: 77| CD

8/1

Off 13 weeks after winning twice on the AW and unable to continue the good work on turf, seventh of 8 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good) 31 days ago. Wasn't given a hard race and now back in trip.

Form: 54-3117

(9)

Diffident Spirit⁵⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: T Kent| OR: 67| D

40/1

Sixth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW, 11/1) 50 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 7849-76

(4)

Prism²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 77| D

20/1

Signed off 2-y-o campaign in winning fashion at Chelmsford. Fifth of 8 in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago and this is an easier race.

Form: 03371-5

(6)

Fitzrovia^b¹⁸²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: E De Giles| OR: 64| CD

50/1

Back-to-back winner here in December. 11/1, eleventh of 14 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f), doing too much too soon. Off 6 months but represents a yard among the winners.

Form: 906110-

(2)

Persian Royal⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽⁵⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 74

6/1

Gelded after a trio of placed efforts as a juvenile. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft) 77 days ago. Back down in trip and he needs to up his game.

Form: 223-6

(5)

Moonlight Frolic³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: Miss A Murphy| OR: 71| D

25/1

Shaped quite well on debut and won 1m novice at Thirsk 4 months later. Stiff task and was a tailed-off last of 10 to Sea Silk Road in listed race at Goodwood (9.9f) 33 days ago. Makes handicap debut and could easily get back on track.

Form: 6-10

(8)

King Cabo^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Marco Ghiani| T: L A Dace| OR: 69

18/1

Hooded for first time, fifth of 12 in minor event (50/1) at this course (7f) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 33-5

Forecasts

Western Writer (11/10), Royal Aviation (7/2), Persian Royal (6/1), Sid's Annie (8/1), King Cabo (18/1), Prism (20/1), Moonlight Frolic (25/1), Newton Jack (33/1), Diffident Spirit (40/1), Fitzrovia (50/1), Raqraaq (50/1)

Having made a successful reappearance at Chelmsford a fortnight ago, WESTERN WRITER will surely go on improving in handicaps given his pedigree and the yard he represents, so the follow up looks on the cards. Royal Aviation also arrives on the up and is an obvious threat, with Newton Jack probably the pick of the older bunch.