17:50 Kempton

Monday 10 April 2023

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Wise Betting At Racing TV Handicap

Off time: 17:52 | Winning time: 1m 11.36s

(5)

Fresh^t¹⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 103| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Creditable 7¼ lengths eleventh of 18 to Kinross in Champions Sprint Stakes at Ascot (6f, good to soft, 80/1), hampered. Went close in this race on his reappearance last season but he's 7 lb higher this time round.

Form: 491100-

(2)

Silver Samurai¹⁸⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti| OR: 99| D

7/2

10/1, good third of 19 in handicap at York (6f, good to soft) when last seen in October. 0-7 on the AW but placed on half-a-dozen occasions and he should have a part to play.

Form: 107363-

(7)

Prop Forward^h²⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: K Shoemark| T: C G Cox| OR: 98| D

7/1

One win from 2 runs last year. 5/2, creditable third of 11 in handicap at this C&D. Off 8 months but resumes on the same mark and likely to be in the mix if ready to roll. Yard also saddles Fernando Rah.

Form: 2118/13-

(10)

Blackrod^p²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Teal| OR: 97| D

11/1

6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, 12 lengths sixth of 8 to Gale Force Maya in listed race at York (6f, good). Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Edward Bethell and he has to enter calculations.

Form: 13/1706-

(9)

Dubai Station^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 95| D

11/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in March. 18/1, seventh of 8 in handicap at this course (7f) 12 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 553-517

(3)

Fernando Rah⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox| OR: 95| D

15/2

Creditable second of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (5.1f, 6/1) 58 days ago. This demands a career-best but he shouldn't be far away.

Form: 31/240-2

(8)

Kiwano¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 94| CD

10/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in March. Creditable third of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW, 10/3) 16 days ago. Will need to raise his game in order to emerge on top in this competitive contest.

Form: 84-1513

(12)

Badri¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 93| BF| D

16/1

Latest win at Newcastle in March. Fourth of 7 in handicap (7/4) at Lingfield (5f, AW) 16 days ago, nearest finish. Not without a chance.

Form: 064-114

(6)

Dig Two^b¹⁸⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 89| D

17/2

Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (11/1) at this course (7f). Off 6 months ahead of this first run for yard after leaving Hugo Palmer and blinkers back on. Has work to do.

Form: 150045-

(11)

Ingra Tor³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: B A Curtis| T: J Channon| OR: 88| BF| D

16/1

Respectable 1¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Dubai Station in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 3/1) 30 days ago. Looks vulnerable in this better-quality race.

Form: 00233-4

(4)

Navello¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: G Boughey| OR: 86

18/1

8/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (5f, AW) 16 days ago and likely to come up short once again.

Form: 65758-5

(1)

Royal Parade¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 85| BF| D

33/1

4/1, ninth of 13 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 16 days ago. Opposable on the back of that display.

Form: 1999-39

Forecasts

Silver Samurai (7/2), Fresh (9/2), Prop Forward (7/1), Fernando Rah (15/2), Dig Two (17/2), Kiwano (10/1), Blackrod (11/1), Dubai Station (11/1), Ingra Tor (16/1), Badri (16/1), Navello (18/1), Royal Parade (33/1)

The vote goes to PROP FORWARD, who lost little caste in defeat when third off this mark in a similarly competitive C&D handicap last August. He didn't enjoy the best of runs that day and should go close granted better luck this time. Stablemate Fernando Rah is in with an each-way shout but bigger threats may be posed by Silver Samurai and Blackrod.