17:30 Kempton

Wednesday 11 January 2023

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Dave O'Neill Ballot Champion Race Handicap

Off time: 17:49 | Winning time: 2m 25.22s

(1)

Moonlit Cloud⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Charlie Bennett| T: D K Ivory| OR: 61

12/1

Winner at Bath in July. Twelfth of 14 in handicap at Chelmsford City (10f, 25/1) 41 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 035120-

(7)

Crazy Maisie³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Aidan Keeley⁽⁵⁾| T: M R Hoad| OR: 60

14/1

Winner at Newcastle in September. First run since leaving Ivan Furtado when tenth of 13 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 20/1) 35 days ago.

Form: 561250-

(8)

Mr Zee²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: H Crouch| T: M Blake| OR: 57| C

5/2

Course winner. Latest win at Leicester in July. Last of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW, 10/1) 28 days ago.

Form: 179840-

(3)

Bug Boy⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: William Cox| T: A G Newcombe| OR: 56| CD

7/2

C&D winner. Latest win at Chepstow in July. 7/1, eighth of 12 in handicap at this course (12f) 44 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 134758-

(12)

Haseef^t⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Jordan Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 55

6/1

Remains a maiden after 19 Flat runs. 18/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this course (8f) 7 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Place claims.

Form: 43330-3

(9)

Fast Forward^p¹⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁷⁾| T: A King| OR: 57| D

5/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. 11/2, fourth of 5 in handicap at Ffos Las (12f, good). Off 154 days.

Form: 2/81214-

(4)

Derrymore Boy¹⁰⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: D Loughnane| OR: 55

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 80/1, last of 10 in minor event at Chester (7.6f, good to soft), slowly away. Off 109 days. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Limited appeal.

Form: 740-

(2)

Beebee¹⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 55

11/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap (100/1) at this C&D. Off 105 days.

Form: 6765U0-

(11)

Cowboy³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: George Wood| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 53

28/1

40/1, last of 10 in handicap at Southwell (12.1f) 36 days ago.

Form: 340900-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 30p in the pound

Non-Runners

(6)

Imperial Cult⁹³

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: M Pattinson J: Joshua Bryan

(10)

Simply Sin²³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 8

T: N P Mulholland J: J P Spencer

(5)

My Friend Woody⁴⁰

Weight: 9-1| Age: 4

T: Jean-Rene Auvray J: Gina Mangan

Forecasts

Simply Sin (6/5), Mr Zee (5/2), Bug Boy (7/2), Fast Forward (5/1), Haseef (6/1), Beebee (11/1), Moonlit Cloud (12/1), Crazy Maisie (14/1), My Friend Woody (18/1), Imperial Cult (22/1), Cowboy (28/1), Derrymore Boy (28/1)

SIMPLY SIN won twice by wide margins in Jersey during the summer and confirmed himself an improved performer with a ready success over C&D last month. He's lightly raced for his age and unexposed over middle distances so remains of strong interest at this level. Bug Boy and Haseef can fill the places.