14:10 Kempton

Saturday 9 September 2023

All13:3514:1014:5015:2516:0016:3517:1017:45

Unibet London Mile Series Final Handicap

Off time: 14:13 | Winning time: 1m 38.02s

(9)

Imperial Sands^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: K Shoemark| T: A Watson| OR: 102| CD

25/1

3-time C&D winner. Latest win here in April. Ninth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Ripon (8f, soft) 49 days ago. Must improve off this mark.

Form: 106729

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(5)

Bear Force One^p²²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: R A Teal| OR: 95| CD

14/1

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Sixth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good, 13/2) 22 days ago, running on. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 310106

(3)

Helm Rock^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 94| D

9/2

5/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Newcastle (8f) 9 days ago. 8 lb higher now but warrants respect.

Form: 244671

(4)

Rhythm N Rock⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Dylan Hogan| T: J Butler| OR: 88| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Very good neck second of 13 to Two Tempting in handicap (28/1) at this C&D 65 days ago, conceding first run. This looks tougher, though.

Form: 3057-02

(11)

First View^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 88| BF| CD

4/1

Three-time C&D winner who returned to form when ½-length second of 12 to Baltimore Boy in handicap at this course (8f) 17 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and holds solid claims.

Form: 0-00982

(2)

Keyser Soze^b¹⁰⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 8-11| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Spencer| OR: 87| CD

50/1

C&D winner. 13/2, sixth of 8 in handicap at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm), unable to sustain effort. Off 100 days. Others preferred.

Form: 7-18066

(6)

Kathab¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: P J Dobbs| T: W J Haggas| OR: 91| BF| D

7/2

Progressive sort who found significant improvement when making a winning handicap bow at Haydock (8.2f) last month and backed that up with good third of 8 at Ripon (8f, good) 12 days ago, faring best of those held up. Makes polytrack debut. Leading player.

Form: 235113

(1)

Fantastic Fox²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 86| D

14/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Blinkered for 1st time, 14 lengths eleventh of 13 to Kathab in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good, 14/1) 28 days ago. Others more appealing.

Form: 0-45550

(7)

Baltimore Boy^v¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Callum Shepherd| T: M L W Bell| OR: 85| CD

11/2

Posted best effort for some time, in first-time visor, when landing 12-runner handicap over C&D (11/1) 17 days ago by ½ length from First View. Remains fairly treated and must enter calculations.

Form: 048001

(14)

Starshiba^v¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: Harry Davies| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| C| D

100/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 13 runs this year. Latest win at Newcastle in July. 4¾ lengths ninth of 12 to Baltimore Boy in handicap at this C&D (25/1) 17 days ago, slowly away. Work to do.

Form: 103F19

(12)

Two Tempting¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-7| J: George Rooke| T: J G Portman| OR: 83| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in July. Creditable length fourth of 12 to Baltimore Boy in handicap (9/2) at this C&D 17 days ago. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 282124

(10)

Brains^b,t¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-6| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: E McNamara| OR: 82| CD

80/1

4-time C&D winner. Latest win at Lingfield in June. 28/1, tenth of 11 in handicap at Roscommon (7.4f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Plenty to find on form.

Form: 339160

(13)

Golden Sands^p,h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Theodore Ladd| T: M Appleby| OR: 81| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Beverley in May. 8/1, good second of 11 in handicap at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm) 17 days ago. Not out of things.

Form: 431032

(8)

Botas²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-3| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: J R Boyle| OR: 79| CD

16/1

Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (18/1) over C&D 24 days ago, all out. 2 lb rise fair and can make presence felt once more.

Form: 303291

Forecasts

Kathab (7/2), First View (4/1), Helm Rock (9/2), Baltimore Boy (11/2), Two Tempting (9/1), Rhythm N Rock (12/1), Fantastic Fox (14/1), Bear Force One (14/1), Botas (16/1), Imperial Sands (25/1), Golden Sands (33/1), Keyser Soze (50/1), Brains (80/1), Starshiba (100/1)

Sole 3-y-o KATHAB is going the right way and still looks on an appealing mark. He can register his third success. Baltimore Boy and First View fought out a finish here last month and are feared most.