15:09 Kempton

Wednesday 27 December 2023

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Ladbrokes Get Best Odds Guaranteed Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:09 | Winning time: 6m 19.3s

Tea Clipper^p³³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey| OR: 137| BF| C| D

9/4

Winless since scoring at Chepstow back in October 2021 but has subsequently acquitted himself well in a number of strong handicaps. Positive start to this season when runner-up last 2 starts, beaten only by a subsequent winner at Ascot last month. Needs considering.

Form: 468-922

Tweed Skirt^t⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: R T Dunne| T: N J Henderson| OR: 133| C

4/1

Fair bumper/hurdles winner who improved when landing handicaps here (20.5f) and Wincanton switched to fences last season. Held form after and unseated before the race took shape at Market Rasen on return. Claims.

Form: 11344-U

Hidden Heroics²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 129| D

11/4

Winner of first 2 starts over fences last season, making all in small-field novice handicaps at Exeter and Cheltenham. Went through a quiet spell after but back to form of late, resuming winning ways at Ludlow 3 weeks ago. Player.

Form: 5-5P6F1

Unanswered Prayers^p³³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 129

17/2

Made a winning chase debut at Cheltenham last November and shaped as if back in form last 2 starts before falling/unseating. Others look better treated.

Form: 52P-5FU

The Little Yank¹⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Kielan Woods| T: J P Ryan| OR: 127

11/1

Losing run is mounting up and below form 3 of last 4 starts. Others make more appeal.

Form: 7944P4

Dalamoi¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: James Best| T: Tim Vaughan| OR: 127| BF| C

15/2

Real chasing type who created an excellent impression when scoring on debut in this sphere here (20.5f) last term and followed that with a good effort in defeat at Chepstow. Disappointed since (walk over at Newbury), though, including on return.

Form: 12F71-P

Strictlyadancer³⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 122| D

18/1

Hat-trick winner over fences 2 years ago. Best effort this season having missed 21 months when respectable fourth at Cheltenham. Not so good there following month so needs to bounce back.

Form: 1P4/640

Non-Runners

Enrilo⁵⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 9

T: P F Nicholls J: Angus Cheleda

Forecasts

Tea Clipper (9/4), Hidden Heroics (11/4), Tweed Skirt (4/1), Dalamoi (15/2), Enrilo (8/1), Unanswered Prayers (17/2), The Little Yank (11/1), Strictlyadancer (18/1)

TEA CLIPPER has dropped to a handy mark and looks ready to end his losing run after his good second at Ascot last month. Hidden Heroics is back in the groove now and rates the main threat ahead of Tweed Skirt.