19:15 Kempton

Wednesday 1 November 2023

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Off time: 19:17 | Winning time: 2m 34.45s

(2)

Balhambar^p1¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M L W Bell| OR: 82| BF

5/1

2/1, fourth of 6 in handicap at York (13.8f, good to firm). Off 138 days ahead of this first run for yard after leaving Sir Michael Stoute. Cheekpieces on 1st time and not discounted.

Form: 5310-34

(7)

Awesome Dancer⁴⁶⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: N Callan| T: George Baker| OR: 78| D

16/1

Lightly-raced winner. Career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Ascot (12f, good to firm, 28/1), suited by emphasis on stamina. 3 lb rise fair and she remains unexposed, but 15-month absence is a slight concern.

Form: 7581-

(6)

Pour Me A Drink^t¹⁰⁵⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: J Quinn| T: J & S Best| OR: 77

200/1

66/1, seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Plumpton (15.9f, soft) when last seen in December 2020. Most recent effort in this sphere was poor, too, and he's very hard to fancy, all things considered.

Form: 249160/

(5)

Ravens Ark^b1³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Rob Hornby| T: H Morrison| OR: 76| CD

40/1

C&D winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. Fourth of 7 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm, 9/1) 31 days ago, needing stiffer test. Blinkers on 1st time and he's certainly not without a chance.

Form: 9-22764

(9)

Dundory^p³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: O J Orr| T: J G M O'Shea| OR: 75| D

66/1

14/1, good second of 7 in handicap at Epsom (12f, good to firm) 31 days ago, clear of rest. However, his record on the AW (0-14) is off-putting.

Form: 568252

(1)

Chase The Dollar²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Fahy| T: D Loughnane| OR: 74| C

14/1

Course winner. Creditable fourth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 23 days ago. Has fallen to a workable mark and it would be no surprise should he take a hand in the finish.

Form: 703254

(4)

Scintillante⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 77| BF| D

13/8

Winner at Chester in July. 5/2, creditable second of 13 in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Strong claims off the same mark.

Form: 214662

(8)

Typical Woman^p¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: K Stott| T: Ian Williams| OR: 72| D

7/1

Latest win at Haydock in July. 15/2, good second of 14 in handicap at this course (11f) 16 days ago. Likely to be in the thick of things once again.

Form: 417242

(11)

Bohemian Breeze²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Oliver Stammers| T: C Johnston| OR: 75| CD

5/1

7/1, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago, well positioned. Now 5 lb higher in a tougher race, so will need to raise his game another notch.

Form: 740131

(10)

Boldly¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 74| BF

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 5/2, good third of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (10.2f) 15 days ago, missing break. Likely to benefit from the step up to this trip and he's one to consider.

Form: 3763

(3)

Sea Me Dance²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods| OR: 69| CD

14/1

Creditable 4 lengths fifth of 12 to Bohemian Breeze in handicap (10/1) at this C&D 21 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 416465

Forecasts

Scintillante (13/8), Balhambar (5/1), Bohemian Breeze (5/1), Boldly (7/1), Typical Woman (7/1), Chase The Dollar (14/1), Sea Me Dance (14/1), Awesome Dancer (16/1), Ravens Ark (40/1), Dundory (66/1), Pour Me A Drink (200/1)

The vote goes to SCINTILLANTE, who returned to form when finding just one too good over C&D last week. That was just his second run on the all-weather and he is very appealing off the same mark, just 1 lb above that off which he landed a Chester handicap during the summer. Typical Woman, also a good second here on her latest start, is next on the list, marginally ahead of Boldly, who improved when third upped to 1¼m on his recent handicap debut at Newcastle.