12:45 Kempton

Monday 13 November 2023

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Off time: 12:46 | Winning time: 3m 52.85s

Classic King²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle

7/2

Promising sort who posted a career best when winning 8-runner novice hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, soft) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. More to offer so he's firmly in the picture despite shouldering a 7 lb penalty.

Form: 342-1

Barbarosa⁸³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: Joanne Thomason-Murphy

200/1

Fair handicapper at best on Flat but, following a spell in Poland (won twice), finished well held in seller at Leicester when last seen back in July 2021. Makes hurdling debut on first run for yard after leaving Mrs Monika Krzyskow.

Form:

Bhaloo²¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson

3/1

Had a wind op before landing Market Rasen bumper in good style 7 months ago for Fergal O'Brien. Must enter calculations now going hurdling for another top yard.

Form: 4/1-

Bobby's Fortune³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| D

20/1

First run since leaving Tjade Collier when winning 7-runner bumper at Ludlow (15.8f, soft) 33 days ago. Much respected on his hurdles debut.

Form: 31

City Tour⁴³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-0| J: M Goldstein| T: Mrs L Richards

80/1

Fairly useful at best on Flat (stays 1½m) but off 14 months since finishing well held at Goodwood. Goes hurdling with lots to prove.

Form:

Global Esteem^t³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam Harrison| T: F O'Brien

100/1

Fairly useful 1m handicapper on Flat for John Gallagher. Only ninth on his hurdles/yard debut in 2m Stratford novice last month. Needs a big step forward.

Form: 9

He'llstopatthetop¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Kimber⁽³⁾| T: Kieran Burke

125/1

100/1, seventh of 15 in novice hurdle at Chepstow (19.4f, soft) on NH debut 13 days ago. This maiden pointer needs to show plenty more.

Form: 263/U-7

Huckleberry Sting³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

80/1

Scorpion gelding who hinted at promise when seventh of 10 in bumper at Worcester (16f, soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. Needs considering on his hurdles debut.

Form: 7

No No Espresso¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul O'Brien| T: C E Longsdon

250/1

Little show in a pair of bumpers in the spring. Lots more is needed starting out in this sphere.

Form: 6-9

Queens Gamble¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Burke| T: Harry Derham| D

8/13

Won her first 2 starts in mares' bumpers at Cheltenham, including a listed event, and she landed the odds on her hurdling bow at Warwick (2m) in May despite making mistakes. Has plenty of potential and the one to beat.

Form: 1/120-1

Selwan¹⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King

33/1

Useful on Flat in France (stays 12.5f) but he has offered little in handicaps both starts for current yard. Now goes hurdling with a bit to prove.

Form:

Sky Power⁵⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Houlihan| T: R Stephens

250/1

Useful at best on Flat (stays 1½m) but currently out of sorts. This switch of codes needs to spark a big resurgence.

Form:

Star Of Affinity²¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard

28/1

Shaped as if in need of the experience when fifth of 13 in bumper at Taunton in April, pulling hard. Will need to take a big step forward from that run as he goes hurdling after 7 months off.

Form: 5-

Forecasts

Queens Gamble (8/13), Bhaloo (3/1), Classic King (7/2), Bobby's Fortune (20/1), Star Of Affinity (28/1), Selwan (33/1), Huckleberry Sting (80/1), City Tour (80/1), Global Esteem (100/1), He'llstopatthetop (125/1), Barbarosa (200/1), Sky Power (250/1), No No Espresso (250/1)

QUEENS GAMBLE overcame some indifferent jumping to get off the mark at Warwick in May and this useful bumper scorer is fancied to build on that and go in again at the chief expense of Nicky Henderson's newcomer Bhaloo. Wincanton-scorer Classic King can also have a say along with Dan Skelton's newcomer Huckleberry Sting.