15:05 Kempton

Monday 1 May 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Molson Coors Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 5m 13.59s

Ajp Kingdom²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C Brace| T: F O'Brien| OR: 120

1/2

Bangor bumper winner last autumn and plenty of promise when runner-up in novice hurdles over C&D and at Ludlow. Edged out only near the finish at latter on recent return from 5 months off and can go one better now.

Form: 25/122-

Bombay Sunset²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Noonan| T: L Wadham

100/1

Second in point bumper (May 2022) but well beaten in a couple of bumpers under Rules this year. Makes hurdle debut.

Form: 207-

Destroytheevidence⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: David Bass| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

9/1

Fair form in a couple of bumpers this year (third at Doncaster latterly) and this longer trip should suit now hurdling. Place claims.

Form: 53-

Jemura²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

11/2

Point winner but could only finish sixth in bumpers this spring. In good hands but still best watched now hurdling.

Form: 466-

Joe Cotton⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rex Dingle| T: J Scott

10/1

Arrives on the back of 2 point wins this spring. The betting should help guide to expectations now hurdling.

Form: P4P11

Much Too Dear²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Charlie Price⁽³⁾| T: L Horsfall| OR: 107

8/1

Runner-up in a bumper last spring but hasn't achieved enough in 3 maiden hurdles this spring to suggest he's likely to play a prominent role here.

Form: 4/27536-

My Gift To You^p⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Jacob| T: P R Webber

150/1

Just poor form in a brace of bumpers and always behind on his completed start over hurdles.

Form: 83/U0P-

Starvidov²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Lorcan Williams| T: J Scott

80/1

No real impact in bumpers and a maiden hurdle.

Form: 595-

Non-Runners

Astronomic View¹⁵⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Mrs S Gardner J: Lucy Gardner

Forecasts

Ajp Kingdom (1/2), Astronomic View (3/1), Jemura (11/2), Much Too Dear (8/1), Destroytheevidence (9/1), Joe Cotton (10/1), Starvidov (80/1), Bombay Sunset (100/1), My Gift To You (150/1)

AJP KINGDOM has made a promising start to his hurdle career and this looks a good opportunity for him to get off the mark. Astronomic View has been absent again since his hurdle debut third back in November but still looks the obvious main threat ahead of Destroytheevidence, who should be suited by the longer trip now hurdling.