17:25 Kempton

Monday 1 May 2023

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

Racing TV Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 6m 14.12s

Mr Tambourine Man³²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 122

11/1

Winner of handicap hurdles at Exeter (21.6f) and Ffos Las (20f) on good/good to soft in spring of last year. Likely needed return from 10-month absence at Taunton recently and better expected here.

Form: 4461/13-

King's Threshold²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 118

6/4

Promising individual who posted career best when winning 12-runner handicap hurdle at Exeter (21.6f, soft) 20 days ago. 4 lb rise fair and step up in trip may bring about further improvement.

Form: 38/341-

Young Butler^p²³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-10| J: Joe Anderson⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 116

11/2

Dual 2m4f hurdles scorer in 2021/22 who posted best effort for some time when third of 15 in handicap at Haydock (24.3f, good to firm) 23 days ago. Claims if in same form again.

Form: 2/URP43-

Island Run³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 110| BF| D

9/2

Back to winning ways at Wincanton (24.7f) in March and shaped better than distance beaten when fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Newbury (24.2f, soft, 7/2) 38 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 3/42615-

Shot Boii^v³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 107| D

13/2

Completed a hat-trick around 3m before Christmas but run of good form came to a halt when pulled up in handicap at Newbury in March. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 11422P-

One For The Wall²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-10| J: Freddie Gordon⁽⁷⁾| T: C Gordon| OR: 102

15/2

Fair maiden hurdler/chaser but still looking for first success after 11 attempts and arrives on back of poor effort at Plumpton.

Form: 73P82P-

Privatearing²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-8| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 100

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Standout effort came when runner-up at Fontwell (21.8f) in February and well below that level both starts since, latest sent handicapping at same course. Hard to fancy.

Form: 88256-

Beaufort West^p²²

Age: 9| Weight: 10-2| J: Philip Armson⁽³⁾| T: A Irvine| OR: 94

18/1

Arrives below par, only ninth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Plumpton (20.5f) last month. Back up in trip with work to do.

Form: 25P3P9-

Non-Runners

Peace Of Rome⁶⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N J Henderson J: N de Boinville

Forecasts

King's Threshold (6/4), Island Run (9/2), Peace Of Rome (9/2), Young Butler (11/2), Shot Boii (13/2), One For The Wall (15/2), Mr Tambourine Man (11/1), Beaufort West (18/1), Privatearing (25/1)

KING'S THRESHOLD found improvement when making a winning handicap bow at Exeter last month and remains low mileage. He can follow up. Island Run and Young Butler can also make their presence felt.