19:00 Kempton

Thursday 4 July 2024

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Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 38.92s

(12)

Indemnity²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: James Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 85| D

13/8

Didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner maiden at Nottingham (8.3f, good, 1/2) 21 days ago, running on. Big shout despite high draw.

Form: 222-521

(9)

Diamond Ranger¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne| OR: 84

50/1

Last of 8 in handicap (33/1) at Chelmsford City (10f) 14 days ago. Has a bit to prove in relation to some of his rivals.

Form: 32/84-58

(10)

Sudden Ambush^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 83| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in February. 12/1, fourth of 7 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 21 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 54-1004

(1)

Throne Hall⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Hana Macdonald⁽⁷⁾| T: A Watson| OR: 83| BF

100/1

Ended a long-losing run in some style when landing an amateur riders' handicap at Doncaster (1½m, soft) in March. However, poor efforts on Flat/over hurdles since.

Form: 054-413

(7)

Pumalin Park^t¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 80| D

7/1

Career best when winning 9-runner handicap (7/2) at Salisbury (7f, good) 18 days ago. Hasn't finished improving and is expected to go well again.

Form: 135-571

(4)

Tahitian Prince^p,t⁴¹

7/1

3-time C&D winner. 40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap at Goodwood (7f, good) 41 days ago. Return to this track could help.

Form: 3931-77

(6)

Cabinet Of Clowns⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 79| D

15/2

15/2, bit below form fifth of 9 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good) 47 days ago. Should strip fitter for that and his mark is fair.

Form: 14224-5

(5)

Troon^t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: A West| OR: 78| C

66/1

Course winner. 50/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D 8 days ago, badly hampered. Others preferred.

Form: 63-6000

(3)

City Of York^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock| OR: 78| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 17/2, bit below form seventh of 16 in handicap at Wetherby (10f, good to firm) 31 days ago, slowly away. Not one to write off completely.

Form: 17-6057

(8)

Autumn Festival^b1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: E De Giles| OR: 78| D

33/1

Last of 8 in handicap at Chester (10.3f, soft, 28/1) 19 days ago, folding. Back down in trip. Blinkered for 1st time. Needs the headgear to perk him up as he's been struggling for form.

Form: 29-3008

(11)

Whitcombe Rockstar^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 78| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 2 wins from 3 runs this year. Latest win here in May. Last of 12 in handicap (7/1) at this C&D 8 days ago. Needs to bounce back and draw isn't ideal.

Form: 197-110

(2)

King Of Fury¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-6| J: S De Sousa| T: T Kent| OR: 68

10/1

Good fourth of 9 in handicap (7/1) at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 18 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 320-294

Forecasts

Indemnity (13/8), Pumalin Park (7/1), Tahitian Prince (7/1), City Of York (15/2), Cabinet Of Clowns (15/2), Sudden Ambush (8/1), King Of Fury (10/1), Whitcombe Rockstar (11/1), Autumn Festival (33/1), Diamond Ranger (50/1), Troon (66/1), Throne Hall (100/1)

INDEMNITY marked himself down as well treated when a smooth-travelling second in a Leicester handicap in May and subsequently opened his account in ready fashion at Newmarket, so he's fancied to get the better of Pumalin Park, another relatively unexposed sort from a top yard. Sudden Ambush is the best of the remainder.