16:45 Kempton

Friday 10 February 2023

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Racing TV Open Maiden NH Flat Race (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 4m 3.0s

Classic King⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

5/2

Shaped well when third at Hereford 79 days ago and, with improvement on the cards, he looks the one to beat.

Form: 3

Forlano⁹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Tom Cannon| T: J & S Best

20/1

Closely related to smart hurdler/chaser Farclas but only a hint of ability at Lingfield 3 months ago.

Form: 5

Il Va De Soi³⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul O'Brien| T: Harry Derham

5/2

€7,000 3-y-o, £65,000 4-y-o, Gris De Gris gelding. Dam lightly-raced maiden jumper in France. Placed both starts in Irish points (latest April 2022).

Form: 33-

Irlandais

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

10/3

£70,000 3-y-o, Buck's Boum gelding. Half-brother to bumper winner/useful 2¼m hurdle winner Grand Jury. Dam French 17f-19f chase winner. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

Killarney Mountain^h⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mitchell Bastyan| T: S Hodgson

11/2

Big price but showed something to work on when fourth at Lingfield a couple of months ago. Merits respect.

Form: 4

Pearly Girl⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: Shane Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: J J Bridger

250/1

Didn't show anything at Lingfield on debut and looks up against it again.

Form: 9

Solid As A Rock

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J & S Best

14/1

Malinas mare. Half-sister to modest hurdler Lightonthewing, stays 25f. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 3¼m) Drop Out Joe.

Form:

Elpologreg

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: Daniel Sansom⁽³⁾| T: J W Mullins

14/1

€13,000 3-y-o, Creachadoir gelding. Half-brother to 4 winners, including fair French hurdler Lord Bobby and fair hurdler Zamarkhan. Dam 9f winner.

Form:

Forecasts

Il Va De Soi (5/2), Classic King (5/2), Irlandais (10/3), Killarney Mountain (11/2), Elpologreg (14/1), Solid As A Rock (14/1), Forlano (20/1), Pearly Girl (250/1)

CLASSIC KING arrives on the back of an encouraging debut and is preferred to newcomer Irlandais, who makes plenty of appeal on pedigree. Killarney Mountain also warrants a mention.