20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 6 December 2023

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Unibet Zero% Mission Handicap

Off time: 20:42 | Winning time: 2m 21.32s

(2)

Suffrajet³¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston| OR: 74

8/1

Still lightly raced for her age and wasn't disgraced when sixth of 8 in handicap at Newcastle (12.4f) in January, but has bit to prove on back of a lengthy absence.

Form: 1/3644-6

(8)

Ocean Heights^t¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 74

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 16f in bumpers. Very good third of 14 in handicap at this course (8f, 33/1) 16 days ago, running on. Can't be ruled out with longer trip promising to suit.

Form: 52/73

(6)

Gentle Whinny^p1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: D J Coakley| OR: 73

5/1

Lightly-raced winner. Shaped much better than the result when fifth of 11 in handicap at this C&D 30 days ago, caught wide throughout in strongly-run race. Ranks high on the shortlist from eased mark.

Form: 541-045

(5)

Absolute Queen^p¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 73| BF| D

9/2

Latest win at Windsor in July. 10/3, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 11 days ago. Back down in trip. Makes polytrack debut. Sound claims again.

Form: 194332

(1)

Devizes¹¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: S W Kelly| T: P Phelan| OR: 69| C

33/1

Course winner. Latest win here in June. Good sixth of 13 in handicap at this course (16f, 14/1). Off 114 days. Significantly down in trip. Others look better treated.

Form: 403136

(4)

Raintown⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Mr Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore| OR: 71

10/3

Enjoyed a productive 2-y-o campaign on the AW, completing the hat-trick on New Year's Eve. Little impact this season, though, and is hard to be confident about despite slipping mark.

Form: 1-70560

(9)

Red Royalist^t⁹⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-5| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: M Murphy & M Keady| OR: 68

80/1

Latest win at Chester in July. Eleventh of 13 in handicap (80/1) at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 97 days. Hard to fancy.

Form: 331570

(7)

Royal Dream^t¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 71

6/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton in August. 7/1, creditable second of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, AW) 11 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 513672

(13)

Page Three^p²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 68

15/2

In first-time cheekpieces, creditable second of 13 in handicap (13/2) at this C&D 28 days ago, having run of race. Wide draw not ideal but she can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 864702

(11)

Secret Potion^p¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Gina Mangan⁽³⁾| T: C J Down| OR: 67

33/1

Laboured effort when sixth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (12.2f) 14 days ago. Has work to do.

Form: 052-866

(10)

Geelong^b²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rob Hornby| T: P & O Cole| OR: 67| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win at Windsor in October. 11/2, respectable fourth of 13 in handicap at this C&D 28 days ago, well positioned. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 251214

Non-Runners

(12)

Ciotog²²

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: D M Loughnane J: Finley Marsh

(3)

Story Horse¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: W J Knight J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Raintown (10/3), Absolute Queen (9/2), Story Horse (9/2), Gentle Whinny (5/1), Royal Dream (6/1), Page Three (15/2), Suffrajet (8/1), Geelong (8/1), Ocean Heights (10/1), Ciotog (16/1), Devizes (33/1), Secret Potion (33/1), Red Royalist (80/1)

Several with sound claims here, though GENTLE WHINNY makes most appeal on the back of an encouraging effort over C&D last month. Royal Dream is a player from the same mark as when second at Lingfield less than a fortnight ago, with Ocean Heights, who promises to benefit from the longer trip, narrowly taken to complete the placings over Absolute Queen and Geelong.