17:15 Kempton

Wednesday 30 November 2022

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Racing TV Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:16 | Winning time: 1m 39.53s

(1)

Sweet Bertie¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: George Wood| T: J Butler| OR: 62| D

14/1

C&D winner in February. Went in again at Lingfield in May but ran poorly back from a break there last month. Would need to see market support to consider.

Form: 022610

(12)

Dourado^v¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: P R Chamings| OR: 61| C| D

13/2

Course winner but has gone 37 runs since last win in 2017. Recent efforts not inspiring but this is a drop in class.

Form: 627048

(5)

Sunset Salute^b⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Raul Da Silva| T: D P Quinn| OR: 60| D

50/1

66/1 and eyeshields on first time, seventh of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (1¼m, good to firm). Off 94 days. Back down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Julia Feilden.

Form: 70-6577

(8)

Evasive Power¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: S W Kelly| T: R Brisland| OR: 59| C

20/1

Course winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 12/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) 18 days ago.

Form: 334946

(2)

Teekana^t²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 60

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Tongue strap on first time, first run since leaving Henry Spiller when last of 8 in handicap (50/1) at Chelmsford (1¼m) 27 days ago, not knocked about. Still early in her career.

Form: 056-68

(3)

Bearing Bob¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll| OR: 59

8/1

28/1, seventh of 10 in handicap at Haydock (1m, good to firm) when last seen in May. First run for yard after leaving Mark Loughnane. One to note in the betting.

Form: 238367

(13)

Inclement Weather^t³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: A M Hales| OR: 56| C

15/2

Course winner. Creditable third of 8 in C&D handicap 30 days ago. Likely to be on the premises again.

Form: 646943

(11)

Free Step^b⁵²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽⁷⁾| T: C F Wall| OR: 58| CD

11/4

C&D winner in September. Not in anything like the same form on tapeta since but claims if a return to polytrack sparks a revival.

Form: 0-75710

(10)

Flagman¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Faulkner| OR: 56

18/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Not seen to best effect when sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f) 11 days ago, momentum halted when rider dropped reins in final 1f. Less exposed that a lot of these.

Form: 4536

(4)

Haseef³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Darragh Keenan| T: P D Evans| OR: 55

4/1

Creditable fourth of 10 in C&D handicap 30 days ago, keeping on from the rear despite racing freely. Merits consideration.

Form: 955394

(9)

Dashing To You^b1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Collen Storey| T: W Stone| OR: 55| D

40/1

40/1 and cheekpieces on first time, eighth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford (1m) 20 days ago. Blinkers on now. Others more persuasive.

Form: 4-55978

(7)

Cendrillon³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke| T: M Crawley| OR: 50

50/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded first time, sixth of 9 in C&D novice (300/1) 30 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Makes handicap debut. Improvement needed.

Form: 066

(6)

Gonzaga^p⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: Morgan Cole⁽⁷⁾| T: J Bennett| OR: 45

22/1

Remains a maiden after 33 Flat runs. 33/1 and blinkered first time, seventh of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (1m) 62 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 677777

Forecasts

Free Step (11/4), Haseef (4/1), Dourado (13/2), Inclement Weather (15/2), Bearing Bob (8/1), Teekana (17/2), Sweet Bertie (14/1), Flagman (18/1), Evasive Power (20/1), Gonzaga (22/1), Dashing To You (40/1), Cendrillon (50/1), Sunset Salute (50/1)

In a race where few arrive with compelling claims the suggesstion is HASEEF who ran well enough on his first attempt over this trip here last month to think his new yard can get a race or two out of him this winter. Free Step is respected back at the scene of her win in September, while Inclement Weather should also have a part to play if the outside stall doesn't prove too big an inconvenience.