20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 20:31 | Winning time: 1m 26.15s

(9)

Freetodream¹⁹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-11| J: R Havlin| T: Mrs A J Perrett| OR: 60| D

9/2

1 win from 3 runs this year. 4/1, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, good to firm) in June, unable to sustain effort. Absent since but he remains less exposed than most and return to class 6 company an obvious plus.

Form: 988-614

(7)

Wake Up Harry^p1³²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Brian Toomey| OR: 59| BF

10/3

Fifteen runs since last win in 2021. First run since leaving Simon Dow when ninth of 10 in handicap (13/8) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 32 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time and no surprise to see a better showing.

Form: 600829

(4)

Divine Messenger^h,v⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-10| J: P J McDonald| T: Emma Owen| OR: 59| C| D

8/1

Course winner. 3 wins from 9 runs this year. 22/1, respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 7 days ago, headed final 1f and no extra on the back of 9 months off. Entitled to be sharper here.

Form: 117015

(1)

Queens Award¹¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 57| BF

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this course (6f, 11/4) in August, held when hampered final 1f. Efforts in maiden/novice company previously not without promise so not one to write off on debut for new yard back up in trip.

Form: 9638

(10)

Vitalline^p⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 57| BF| CD

11/4

C&D winner. Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 10/3, creditable third of 11 in handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 5 days ago, staying on. Can make presence felt.

Form: 6-67033

(2)

Repartee¹⁶¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: L Carter| OR: 56

8/1

Twenty one runs since last win in 2020. 25/1, eighth of 9 in handicap at this course (1m) in July, always behind. Others more persuasive back from 5 months off.

Form: 487478

(6)

Stryder⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: M J Attwater| OR: 56WS

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. First run since leaving Ed Walker when bit below form sixth of 12 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 14/1) 72 days ago. Had wind surgery ahead of this but more needed.

Form: 07656

(3)

Sea The Buckthorn^h¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: M D I Usher| OR: 48

10/1

Unreliable type. Respectable sixth of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Southwell (8.1f) 13 days ago, weakening approaching final 1f. Others make greater appeal.

Form: 580776

(5)

Kangaroo^t,v¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: P S McEntee| OR: 45

10/1

12/1, very good second of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 1 day ago. Being kept busy, and this is tougher.

Form: 009832

Non-Runners

(8)

Seas Of Elzaam⁸¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: J Butler J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Vitalline (11/4), Wake Up Harry (10/3), Freetodream (9/2), Divine Messenger (8/1), Repartee (8/1), Sea The Buckthorn (10/1), Kangaroo (10/1), Stryder (16/1), Seas Of Elzaam (16/1), Queens Award (28/1)

The market should prove informative but SEAS OF ELZAAM has fallen to a potentially lenient mark and could just be worth chancing given he's gone well on the back of a break previously. Wake Up Harry and Freetodream are next best, ahead of Vitalline.