17:30 Kempton

Monday 17 April 2023

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Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 12.24s

(3)

Cloud Cuckoo²¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Candy

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 6 in maiden (13/2) at Chepstow (5.1f, good to soft), nearest finish. Off 7 months with more to find.

Form: 53-

(2)

Almaty Star¹⁹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| BF

5/2

Twice-raced maiden. Sixth of 12 in minor event at York (6f, good to soft, 13/8). Off 6 months but not ruled out.

Form: 36-

(1)

Lynwood Lad¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 10 in minor event at this C&D 19 days ago. Needs to take a step forward.

Form: 56

(11)

Metarace³⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Mohammed Tabti⁽⁷⁾| T: P & O Cole

50/1

Tenth of 13 in minor event at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm, 6/1) on debut. Off 10 months/gelded but should still progress.

Form: 0-

(5)

Never This Way

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

11/2

No Nay Never colt. Dam useful 6f winner. Hails from top yard so he's highly respected on debut, especially if the market speaks in his favour.

Form:

(7)

Spirit Of Breeze¹⁷¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 9/2, last of 3 in minor event at Newmarket (6f, good to soft). Off 171 days (gelded) with more required. One for handicaps.

Form: 63-

(10)

Wallop²⁰⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Hannon| OR: 98

8/13

Fairly useful maiden. Good second of 5 in minor event at Salisbury (6f, good), nearest finish. Off 6 months. Sets a good standard.

Form: 352-

(9)

Close Of Play¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: George Rooke| T: M D I Usher

66/1

Fourth of 13 in minor event (100/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) on debut, not knocked about. Off 168 days. Can do better.

Form: 4-

(8)

Musterion¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, eighth of 9 in maiden at this course (8f, 250/1) 12 days ago. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 088

(4)

Tough Girl^h¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: J F Egan| T: M Wigham

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, last of 9 in minor event at this C&D 16 days ago.

Form: 09

Non-Runners

(6)

Exorbitant¹⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: C G Cox J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Wallop (8/13), Almaty Star (5/2), Never This Way (11/2), Spirit Of Breeze (25/1), Exorbitant (25/1), Lynwood Lad (33/1), Cloud Cuckoo (33/1), Metarace (50/1), Close Of Play (66/1), Musterion (100/1), Tough Girl (200/1)

WALLOP holds much the best form so Richard Hannon's returning colt is fancied to open his account at the chief expense of newcomer Never This Way. Almaty Star appeals as the pick of the rest for place purposes.