19:20 Kempton

Wednesday 3 August 2022

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Off time: 19:23 | Winning time: 1m 26.66s

(2)

Cuban Beat^h,t1³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Cieren Fallon| T: J Ferguson| OR: 76| CD

11/1

Won minor event over C&D last winter. Hooded for 1st time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to soft, 6/1) 34 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. Temperament already under suspicion and needs to improve to defy this mark.

Form: 31-27

(12)

White Umbrella⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 76| D

25/1

Improved when winning 7-runner minor event at Chepstow (7.1f, good to firm, 9/1) 68 days ago, readily. Makes handicap debut. Seemingly getting the hang of things now and should progress further.

Form: 971

(7)

Alooqaal⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: M Appleby| OR: 75

3/1

Step back in right direction when third of 8 in handicap at Gowran (9.4f, good, 12/1) 52 days ago. Tries this trip for the first time on first run for yard after leaving M. Halford.

Form: 742-703

(1)

Night Glass⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Botti| OR: 75

11/2

Bred to be useful and shaped with some promise in the winter, but was easy to back when last of 4 in handicap at Yarmouth on return (8f, soft, 5/1) 64 days ago. Best watched now dropped in trip.

Form: 9542-34

(8)

Dynamic Talent^b1,t⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 73| CD

9/1

Won over C&D in March. Below form both starts since, including when seventh of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 41 days ago. Blinkers need to spark a revival.

Form: 659-187

(10)

Dashing Rat³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin⁽³⁾| T: W Stone| OR: 72

100/1

Ran well on handicap debut at Newmarket in May but hasn't repeated that since, last of 8 in handicap (20/1) at Haydock (7.2f, good) 32 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 54-4398

(3)

Penguin Island⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: A Kirby| T: H Candy| OR: 72

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/1, respectable eighth of 13 in handicap at Salisbury (7f, good) 52 days ago. Has given the impression that she's capable of a bigger performance and enters calculations.

Form: 833-58

(11)

Dreaming^p¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: W Buick| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 72| C

7/1

Course winner. Hit and miss this term but produced a good effort when third of 7 in handicap (6/1) at Sandown (7f, good) 13 days ago. Player if able to repeat that with Buick aboard.

Form: 067833

(6)

It Is Now⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 71| BF

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Failed to meet expectations when seventh of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good to firm, 5/2) 47 days ago. Capable of better with a run under his belt.

Form: 054-7

(5)

Gidwa²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: James Doyle| T: K P De Foy| OR: 69| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Southwell in February. 10/1, creditable second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 23 days ago, running on. Has good chance on form.

Form: 112262

(4)

Kingofhell^b1¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker| OR: 68| D

14/1

Winner at Lingfield in May. Third of 4 in handicap (13/2) at Haydock (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 731863

Non-Runners

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Star Zinc⁸¹

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: C Fellowes J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Alooqaal (3/1), Gidwa (5/1), Night Glass (11/2), Penguin Island (7/1), Dreaming (7/1), Star Zinc (7/1), Dynamic Talent (9/1), Cuban Beat (11/1), It Is Now (14/1), Kingofhell (14/1), White Umbrella (25/1), Dashing Rat (100/1)

GIDWA has been runner-up 3 times since winning back-to-back events in the winter and can get his head back in front here. Penguin Island gives the impression we haven't seen the best of her yet, whilst White Umbrella remains with potential going into handicaps, despite a less-than-ideal draw.