18:00 Kempton

Monday 22 April 2024

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Amazing Sri Lanka Handicap Chase

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 4m 21.1s

Thelasthighking²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Nailor| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 133

11/1

Successful at Wincanton and Southwell last spring and returned with a pair of good runner-up efforts at this course in the autumn. Below form back from 4 months off at Ascot latest but better expected here.

Form: 211-225

General Medrano⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Thomas Bellamy| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 131| D

5/1

Fairly useful hurdler who has done even better over fences this term, winning 2m handicaps at Uttoxeter and Huntingdon in October. Some decent efforts in defeat since but may not want the ground too quick.

Form: 112543

Frere d'Armes²⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton| OR: 130| BF| CD

10/3

Improved for switch to chasing last season, landing handicaps over C&D andt Newbury. Hasn't added to those victories this term but got back on track when third at Ascot (16.8f, good to soft) last month and his yard could hardly be in better form.

Form: 52P6P3

Prince Escalus^t1¹²⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Hogan⁽³⁾| T: J & A O'Neill| OR: 130WS

22/1

In-and-out form last season but gained a third win over fences when making all in handicap at Wetherby in February. More miss than hit this term but is now 4 lb below his last winning mark and has had a breathing operation since his last run.

Form: 17-7745

Fringill Dike^b¹⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-11| J: H Cobden| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 130

10/1

Multiple hurdles winner who made a fine start over fences (in blinkers) last summer, scoring 3 times at up to 16.5f. Not seen since falling early on at Carlisle in October but can go well fresh and Harry Cobden is an eye-catching booking.

Form: 30-111F

Le Ligerien^t²³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-9| J: Brendan Powell| T: J Tizzard| OR: 128| C

22/1

Built up an impressive strike rate for present yard, adding small-field veterans' chase to his tally at this course in November. Has remained in good form since but others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: P13254

Issar D'Airy³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: N F Houlihan| T: G & J Moore| OR: 128

9/1

Progressive 6-y-o who landed back-to-back handicaps over shorter trips at Newbury in December/January. Not in same form here last month but remains fairly treated if he can bounce back.

Form: P1-3115

Onemorefortheroad^p³⁰

Age: 9| Weight: 11-7| J: J M Quinlan| T: N B King| OR: 126

18/1

Made a winning chase debut in Doncaster handicap (16.3f, good to soft) in December but not been in same form either start since. Cheekpieces (applied for victory) back on but percentage call is to look elsewhere.

Form: 5-04145

Another Crick^p¹⁶³

Age: 11| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Burke| T: Noel Williams| OR: 123| C

40/1

In good form in the first half of 2023, including a win at Warwick (20f) in May. Ran poorly on return at Wincanton in November, though, and been off for a further 5 months since.

Form: 3P22-10

Alto Alto^p,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 118| BF

18/1

Four-time winner at Plumpton who arrives on back of solid second of 6 in handicap (9/4) at that venue (17f, good to soft) 22 days ago. This looks more competitive, though.

Form: 606112

Duhallow Tommy³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: T Lawes| OR: 114| BF| D

9/4

Proved to be a different proposition switched to fences following a wind op this year, winning 3 times (at up to 19.8f) at Plumpton and finding further improvement when second of 7 in Newbury handicap (16.4f, good to soft) last month. Big player.

Form: 431112

Non-Runners

Whodini²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: O Greenall & J Guerriero J: Henry Brooke

Charlie's Glance²

Weight: 10-10| Age: 8

T: Andrew Martin J: J Martin

Forecasts

Duhallow Tommy (9/4), Frere d'Armes (10/3), General Medrano (5/1), Whodini (8/1), Issar D'Airy (9/1), Fringill Dike (10/1), Thelasthighking (11/1), Charlie's Glance (12/1), Onemorefortheroad (18/1), Alto Alto (18/1), Prince Escalus (22/1), Le Ligerien (22/1), Another Crick (40/1)

DUHALLOW TOMMY is going the right way over fences and the form of his Newbury second has already been franked. He gets the nod in a tricky-looking contest. Fringill Dike and Thelasthighking are also of interest.