20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 7 December 2022

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Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 3m 28.18s

(5)

Island Brave²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: H Main| OR: 97| D

12/1

14/1, creditable 1¼ lengths second of 8 to Rainbow Dreamer in handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, having run of race. 3 lb pull at the weights with that rival may not be enough for him to reverse the placings.

Form: 084152

(12)

Rainbow Dreamer^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 96| CD

10/1

Five-time C&D winner. 2 wins from 6 runs this year. 10/1, won 8-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Island Brave, better placed than most. 3 lb rise fair and another bold show likely.

Form: 175951

(3)

Bandinelli^p²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 96| BF| CD

11/2

C&D winner. 9¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Rainbow Dreamer in handicap at this C&D (6/4) 21 days ago, finding little. Opposable on the back of that display.

Form: 1-10066

(6)

Withhold^p²¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 95| D

11/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Good 1½ lengths fourth of 8 to Rainbow Dreamer in handicap at this C&D (18/1) 21 days ago, finishing with running left. Can make his presence felt.

Form: 650694

(1)

Imperium^p²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 94| CD

9/2

Four-time C&D winner. Six wins from 17 Flat runs. 1¾ lengths fifth of 8 to Rainbow Dreamer in handicap (13/2) at this C&D 21 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Merits consideration.

Form: 313575

(2)

Bascule^b1²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 90| BF| C

4/1

Course winner. Creditable neck second of 6 to Juan Bermudez in handicap (5/4) at this C&D 28 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and, now 1 lb better off with that rival, it should again be close between them.

Form: 1-74502

(9)

Sashenka^p1⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 83| C| D

40/1

Course winner. 13/2, creditable 3½ lengths third of 10 to Duty of Care in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and she looks vulnerable.

Form: 122/22-3

(8)

Juan Bermudez^t²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 86| CD

6/1

Lightly-raced winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner handicap (5/1) at this C&D 28 days ago by neck from Bascule, having run of race. This is more demanding.

Form: 81-431

(13)

Dance To Paris^v⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: L Wadham| OR: 79| CD

100/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in July. 12/1, seventh of 11 in handicap at York (16.2f, good). Off 94 days and other are more appealing.

Form: 270177

(10)

Danni California^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Hayley Turner| T: R Spencer| OR: 79| D

33/1

Latest win at York in July. 12/1, 1¾ lengths fifth of 6 to Juan Bermudez in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, not ideally placed. No more than an each-way squeak.

Form: 146355

(7)

Motazzen^p⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: George Baker| OR: 78

25/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, 3¼ lengths second of 10 to Duty of Care in handicap (20/1) at this C&D 7 days ago. Place possibilities.

Form: 7-44802

(11)

Temporize²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 84

11/1

15/8, good ½-length third of 6 to Juan Bermudez in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 370483

(4)

Pons Aelius⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-3| J: Joanna Mason| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 80| BF

17/2

Three wins from 15 runs this year. Creditable 5 lengths fourth of 10 to Duty of Care in handicap at this C&D (11/10) 7 days ago. Likely to find a few too good once more.

Form: 232034

Non-Runners

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Duty Of Care⁷

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: J A Osborne J: S W Kelly

Forecasts

Bascule (4/1), Imperium (9/2), Bandinelli (11/2), Juan Bermudez (6/1), Duty Of Care (6/1), Pons Aelius (17/2), Rainbow Dreamer (10/1), Withhold (11/1), Temporize (11/1), Island Brave (12/1), Motazzen (25/1), Danni California (33/1), Sashenka (40/1), Dance To Paris (100/1)

Several to consider in this competitive handicap, with DUTY OF CARE the most appealing of them. He relished the step up to this trip when striking over C&D last week, beating 3 of these rivals in the process, and it's likely that he has more to offer as a stayer. Bascule was touched off by Juan Bermudez here last time but Richard Hughes's charge is taken to turn the tables this time. He is second choice ahead of stablemates Withhold and Imperium, while Rainbow Dreamer also enters calculations.