16:40 Kempton

Monday 1 April 2024

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Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier)

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 1m 37.89s

(6)

Excel Power^p⁸³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 97| D

18/1

Eight wins from 29 Flat runs. 9/1, ran one of lesser races when twelfth of 13 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 83 days ago, met some trouble.

Form: 97352-0

(8)

Rainbow Fire²³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-10| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 96

16/1

12/1, creditable fifth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 23 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 21087-5

(7)

Dragon Icon³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 92| C| D

7/4

Course winner. Ninth of 12 in handicap (5/1) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 31 days ago, left poorly placed. Not one to write off.

Form: 1/15-049

(10)

Bluelight Bay¹⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 91| D

25/1

Found run of good form coming to a halt when twenty first of 34 in handicap at Newmarket (9f, good to firm, 80/1). Off 6 months. Makes polytrack debut.

Form: 619240-

(2)

Vultar^p¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 91| CD

10/3

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap at this C&D (4/5) 19 days ago by short head from Farasi Lane, driven out. Should make a bold bid for the hat-trick.

Form: 2/2321-1

(1)

Hieronymus^p⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: N Callan| T: George Baker| OR: 89| CD

10/1

4-time course winner. Latest win here in February. 80/1, found run of good form coming to a halt returned to turf when fifteenth of 20 in handicap at Doncaster (8f, heavy) 9 days ago. Should bounce back.

Form: 5-13410

(3)

Farasi Lane¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: K Shoemark| T: Dr R Newland & J Insole| OR: 89| C| D

12/1

Course winner. 17/2, first run since leaving Tom Ward when very good short-head second of 9 to Vultar in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 92268-2

(4)

Lieber Power²⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 87| C

13/2

Lightly-raced winner. Well held all 3 starts last season, including when fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Royal Ascot (12f, good to firm). Off 9 months and subsequently gelded.

Form: 71/600-

(5)

Baltimore Boy¹⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-13| J: Jim Crowley| T: James Horton| OR: 85| CD

7/1

C&D winner. 14/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f), slowly away. Off 172 days. Sold from Michael Bell 13,000 gns later in October.

Form: 013068-

(9)

Dancing In Paris¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-5| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Ian Williams| OR: 77| D

125/1

12/1, given a considerate reappearance when 8¾ lengths eighth of 9 to Vultar in handicap at this C&D 19 days ago. Should do better.

Form: 23267-8

Forecasts

Dragon Icon (7/4), Vultar (10/3), Lieber Power (13/2), Baltimore Boy (7/1), Hieronymus (10/1), Farasi Lane (12/1), Rainbow Fire (16/1), Excel Power (18/1), Bluelight Bay (25/1), Dancing In Paris (125/1)

VULTAR and Farasi Lane pulled clear of the rest when a close first and second over C&D last month and can dominate again, with the former taken to confirm the placings despite a 1 lb swing. Dragon Icon didn't have things go his way at Lingfield last time and looks best of the others.