20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 6 December 2023

All16:2516:5517:3018:0018:3019:0019:3020:0020:30

Unibet London Stayers' Series (Final) Handicap

Off time: 20:10 | Winning time: 3m 29.86s

(11)

Enemy^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: R Kingscote| T: Ian Williams| OR: 103

11/1

8/1, 2¾ lengths sixth of 8 to Sir Chauvelin in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 500396

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(12)

Sleeping Lion²⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 98| CD

13/2

C&D winner. 7/2, creditable head second of 8 to Sir Chauvelin in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Likely to be in mix again.

Form: 653422

(2)

Rainbow Dreamer^p²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: A King| OR: 97| CD

18/1

5-time C&D winner. Eleven wins from 42 Flat runs. 7½ lengths seventh of 8 to Sir Chauvelin in handicap at this C&D (6/1) 28 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 271667

(7)

The Grand Visir^p,t⁵³

Age: 9| Weight: 9-1| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams| OR: 92| D

66/1

Twenty four runs since last win in 2019. 50/1, bit below form twelfth of 31 in handicap at Newmarket (18f, good to soft) 53 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Others more appealing.

Form: 953470

(10)

Duty Of Care²¹³

12/1

C&D winner. 1 win from 3 runs this year. Tongue strap on for 1st time, fourteenth of 16 in handicap (28/1) at Newmarket (14f, soft). Off 7 months. Had wind operation since. Can go well fresh and is not out of things.

Form: 561-120

(4)

Evaluation²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 89| D

6/1

Five wins from 19 Flat runs. 9/1, first run since leaving Keith Dalgleish when 1¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Sir Chauvelin in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 14208-4

(14)

Vino Victrix²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Billy Loughnane| T: H Morrison| OR: 87| BF| CD

12/1

C&D winner. 5/2, 2 lengths fifth of 8 to Sir Chauvelin in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago. Fairly treated but others preferred for win purposes.

Form: 090405

(8)

Sir Chauvelin²⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 8-10| J: William Pyle⁽⁵⁾| T: J S Goldie| OR: 87| CD

16/1

Had several of these rivals behind when narrowly taking 8-runner handicap over C&D 28 days ago by head from Sleeping Lion. 2 lb rise fair and must enter calculations.

Form: 091401

(5)

Citizen General^b¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-10| J: Liam Keniry| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 87

40/1

Five wins from 18 Flat runs. 9/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 18 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Significantly back up in trip. Blinkers back on. Work to do.

Form: 945197

(3)

Blazeon Five⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 8-10| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R A Teal| OR: 87| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Ascot in July. Below form twentieth of 31 in handicap at Newmarket (18f, good to soft, 33/1) 53 days ago. Claims on best form.

Form: 161240

(13)

Melakaz¹⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: R Stephens| OR: 83| CD

8/1

2 wins from 3 runs this year. Found further improvement when winning 8-runner handicap (3/1) over C&D in July. Can go well fresh and holds strong claims.

Form: 125-141

(6)

Zoran^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: Hayley Turner| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 79

10/1

50/1, head second of 14 to Duke of Oxford in handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Just 1 lb higher now and can't be ruled out.

Form: 42214/2

(9)

September Power^p¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 8-2| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: M Wigham| OR: 78| D

33/1

3 wins from 12 runs this year. Latest win at York in September. Creditable 2¼ lengths fourth of 14 to Duke of Oxford in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 16 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter. 1 lb out of the weights.

Form: 161454

(1)

Duke Of Oxford^t¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: M L W Bell| OR: 84| CD

13/2

3 wins from 8 runs this year. Confirmed promise of previous run when narrowly taking 14-runner handicap over C&D 16 days ago by head from Zoran. Just 3 lb higher (1 lb out of the weights) now and is one for the shortlist.

Form: 403971

Forecasts

Blazeon Five (4/1), Evaluation (6/1), Duke Of Oxford (13/2), Sleeping Lion (13/2), Melakaz (8/1), Zoran (10/1), Enemy (11/1), Vino Victrix (12/1), Duty Of Care (12/1), Sir Chauvelin (16/1), Rainbow Dreamer (18/1), September Power (33/1), Citizen General (40/1), The Grand Visir (66/1)

MELAKAZ enhanced his fine record on AW when scoring over C&D in July and remains on a workable mark. He gets the nod in what looks a highly competitive contest. Duke of Oxford and Sir Chauvelin head the list of dangers.