20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 16 August 2023

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts Per Day Handicap

Off time: 20:35 | Winning time: 2m 23.55s

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Open Champion^v1²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Liam Keniry| T: A King| OR: 74

11/1

Winner of an AW maiden for Roger Varian last year and caught the eye on first start on the Flat for this yard over C&D in April. Well below par on all 3 subsequent starts, but the handicapper has reacted accordingly and he's not one to write off visored and down in grade.

Form: 65-6990

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(4)

Richard P Smith^p³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: R Havlin| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 74| D

15/2

Latest win at Lingfield in May. Last of 7 in handicap at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft, 12/1) 39 days ago. Needs to bounce back with cheekpieces reapplied.

Form: 843147

(1)

Red Royalist^p,t²⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-13| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 70

9/2

Latest win at Chester in July. 5/1, unable to reproduce that effort under different conditions when fifth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm) 27 days ago. Sound each-way claims.

Form: 37-3315

(3)

Pistoletto^p³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Adam Tracey⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ryan| OR: 69| CD

8/1

12/1, capitalised on a falling mark under this rider when winning 7-runner handicap at this C&D 5 weeks ago, staying on to lead close home. Nudged up 3 lb for that and fancied to be in the shake-up again.

Form: 754681

(7)

The Conqueror^p1²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: H Crouch| T: J R Boyle| OR: 67

25/1

Last of 14 in handicap at Sandown (10f, good, 25/1) 3 weeks ago, never going well from halfway. Makes polytrack debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 5-47750

(9)

Sea Me Dance^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: David Probert| T: S Woods| OR: 74| C

11/2

Course winner in July. 13/2, below form when sixth of 7 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good to firm) 12 days ago. Back on the all-weather and not without each-way hope.

Form: 2-45416

(2)

Hurtle^b⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: P & O Cole| OR: 71

5/1

9/4, creditable second of 5 in handicap at Windsor (11.4f, good to firm) 51 days ago, no match for winner.

Form: 2321-32

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Intergalacticat^p²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 71

7/2

Winner at Doncaster in June. 4/1, looked awkward under pressure when sixth of 7 in handicap at Pontefract (10f, good) 26 days ago, beaten when hanging left entering final 1f.

Form: 865316

(6)

Trojan Spirit⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: J F Egan| T: C Johnston| OR: 69| CD

9/1

C&D winner on final start as a 2-y-o but has done next to nothing this year. Back down in trip and hard to fancy (has been gelded since last seen).

Form: 441-585

Result Amended

Open Champion - Original Position 2nd. Amended Position 1st.

Intergalacticat - Original Position 1st. Amended Position 2nd.

Forecasts

Intergalacticat (7/2), Red Royalist (9/2), Hurtle (5/1), Sea Me Dance (11/2), Richard P Smith (15/2), Pistoletto (8/1), Trojan Spirit (9/1), Open Champion (11/1), The Conqueror (25/1)

OPEN CHAMPION has been bitterly disappointing this year but dropped back in grade and with first-time headgear applied, Alan King's 4-y-o is worth one more chance. Pistoletto capitalised on a falling mark when scoring over C&D 5 weeks ago, so he could be the one to give the selection most to think about nudged up 3 lb, ahead of Red Royalist and Sea Me Dance.