18:55 Kempton

Wednesday 2 October 2024

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North Farm Stud Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 18:56 | Winning time: 1m 37.46s

(11)

Hickory^v⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: S M Levey| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 87| C

15/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2022. 17/2, eighth of 12 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f) 41 days ago, having hopeless task from position. That run is therefore easy to excuse and he's down in class here

Form: 0-24878

(12)

Rowayeh²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-1| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 86| D

16/1

Sent off 5/2 but wasn't seen to best effect when fifth of 6 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft) 25 days ago, left poorly placed as the race unfolded. Eased 1 lb but stall 12 may present a problem.

Form: 6-74735

(5)

Al Rufaa^h²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 9-13| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 84| C

6/1

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Shaped better than the result when eighth of 13 in handicap at Haydock (8.2f, good, 12/1) 25 days ago, denied a clear run on more than one occasion.

Form: 400228

(6)

Endless Power⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: J Tate| OR: 84| D

11/1

Two wins from 6 runs this year. Latest win at Southwell in March. 28/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 011607

(13)

The Ice Phoenix^b²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: D Egan| T: C Hills| OR: 87| D

11/1

11/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Southwell (8.1f) 29 days ago, driven clear. Didn't look totally straightforward in the process and positive tactics are going to be hard to execute from stall 13.

Form: 318861

(3)

Jungle Mac⁶²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-13| J: Edward Greatrex| T: J Channon| OR: 87| D

9/1

Breakthrough handicap win on first start against his elders at Newmarket in July. Twelfth of 14 in handicap (8/1) at Goodwood (8f, good to firm) 62 days ago, going off too hard and weakening when badly hampered late on.

Form: 432210

(10)

Newsreader¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 83| C

16/1

Back-to-back novice winner over 7f this winter. 25/1, last of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 17 days ago. Up in trip and return to the AW will help.

Form: 7-1109

(14)

Kalamunda²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Parr| OR: 80| CD

17/2

C&D winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 8/13, career best when winning 11-runner handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 22 days ago, always holding on. Up 5 lb and stall 14 isn't ideal but he's unbeaten on the AW.

Form: 10-8011

(2)

Native King^h²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 83| BF| D

8/1

Successful handicap/stable debut at Chester in June. Respectable fifth of 13 in handicap (2/1) at Haydock (8.2f, good) 25 days ago, running on. Makes polytrack debut and he's in better heart than his form figures suggest.

Form: 231495

(9)

Double Time^h²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: Sir M Todd| OR: 79| CD

50/1

Quirky sort. C&D winner. Latest win at Goodwood in June. Below form fourth of 13 in handicap at Ascot (8f, good to soft, 9/1) 26 days ago.

Form: 241884

(1)

Highland Spring^b⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80| CD

5/1

Blinkered for first time, career best when winning 11-runner handicap (14/1) at this C&D 49 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Has to be taken seriously with 3 lb rise almost certainly underestimating him.

Form: 52-8551

(8)

Classic Encounter²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey| OR: 80

8/1

First run since leaving Charlie Appleby and shaped with a good deal of promise when good fifth of 10 in novice at Newcastle (8f) 22 days ago, caught further back than ideal. Makes handicap debut from a very fair mark so he's shortlisted.

Form: 622-5

(4)

Island Bandit^p³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-5| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 76| D

22/1

Back down to last winning mark and best effort this term when seventh of 14 in handicap at Newbury (8f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 726-747

(7)

Appeal To Glory¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: E Walker| OR: 73| CD

22/1

Left qualifying form behind when winning 13-runner handicap at this C&D 16 days ago. Open to further improvement so he demands respect.

Form: 7371

Forecasts

Highland Spring (5/1), Al Rufaa (6/1), Hickory (15/2), Native King (8/1), Classic Encounter (8/1), Kalamunda (17/2), Jungle Mac (9/1), Endless Power (11/1), The Ice Phoenix (11/1), Newsreader (16/1), Rowayeh (16/1), Appeal To Glory (22/1), Island Bandit (22/1), Double Time (50/1)

Blinkers clearly did plenty for HGHLAND SPRING given he took his form to a new level when successful over C&D a month ago, value for extra in the process. From a handy stall, he's taken to follow up, for all there's plenty of depth to this, with fellow 3-y-os Appeal To Glory and Classic Encounter feared most.