20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 14 February 2024

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Off time: 20:35 | Winning time: 2m 25.68s

(12)

How Hard Can It Be¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 52| CD

10/1

C&D winner. One win from 23 Flat runs. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 12/1, last of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Something to prove at present.

Form: 33468-7

(6)

Storm Valley²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: M Crawley| OR: 52

10/3

Creditable second of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 11/4) 29 days ago, running on. Should be on the premises again.

Form: 54853-2

(13)

Opticality^v³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: M Hunt| OR: 51

9/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time in this code, very good fifth of 13 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good to soft, 16/1) 37 days ago. Potentially well treated returning to the Flat.

Form: 035177

(8)

Bletchley Storm²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Paddy Bradley⁽³⁾| T: M Wigham| OR: 52

12/1

11/1, first run since leaving Michael Bell when fourth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 26 days ago, slowly away. Back up in trip. Sort that her new stable could get more out of.

Form: 36959-4

(2)

Portraitist¹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane| OR: 52

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 16/1, fifth of 7 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 16 days ago. Back up in trip. More required.

Form: 950-5

(5)

Sky Dancer⁵²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁷⁾| T: M Crawley| OR: 51

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 11 in nursery at Thirsk (8f, good to soft). Off 17 months. Significantly up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Tim Easterby. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 0690/

(3)

Perthshire^p1,t1⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: M D I Usher| OR: 50WS

7/2

11/2, fifth of 8 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 55 days ago. Back down in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time, cheekpieces on 1st time. Has also had breathing operation and stable is going well, so one to be interested in.

Form: 246/565-

(10)

Red Dwarf¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 48

7/2

17/2, fourth of 8 in minor event at this C&D 14 days ago. Potentially well treated on early efforts, so not one to write off.

Form: 33/88-64

(7)

Lucky Protector¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 48

28/1

Last of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 18/1) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Something to find on form.

Form: 2300-77

(11)

Gold Standard^p¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: A W Carroll| OR: 46| D

8/1

Good third of 11 in handicap (20/1) at Lingfield (12f, AW) 19 days ago, slowly away. Did well from an unpromising position then and he's on a fair mark, so claims if they go a solid pace.

Form: 083-453

(1)

Daany^h¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Finley Marsh| T: J Tickle| OR: 45

10/1

Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. 17/2, seventh of 11 in handicap hurdle at Ffos Las (15.8f, heavy) 13 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Hard to fancy based on Flat form.

Form: 037/053-

(9)

Tiger Touch¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D Shaw| OR: 45

66/1

Fourteen runs since last win in 2020. Eighth of 11 in handicap (125/1) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 16 days ago. Has a bit to prove.

Form: 068/05-8

Non-Runners

(4)

Urban Champion¹⁶

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: R T Phillips J: K Shoemark

(14)

Naadyaa¹⁹

Weight: 9-3| Age: 5

T: Alexandra Dunn J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Storm Valley (10/3), Red Dwarf (7/2), Perthshire (7/2), Naadyaa (6/1), Gold Standard (8/1), Opticality (9/1), Daany (10/1), How Hard Can It Be (10/1), Bletchley Storm (12/1), Urban Champion (16/1), Lucky Protector (28/1), Portraitist (33/1), Sky Dancer (66/1), Tiger Touch (66/1)

PERTHSHIRE is handicapped to win and he's undergone a breathing operation since last seen, so he's worth taking a chance on with two new pieces of equipment also applied. Storm Valley and Gold Standard both arrive on the back of creditable efforts, so they're regarded as dangers.