19:10 Kempton

Wednesday 18 December 2024

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Off time: 19:10 | Winning time: 1m 11.46s

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Sommelier²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Botti| OR: 96| CD

15/2

C&D winner. 15/2, creditable fourth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (5f) 26 days ago. Dropped 2 lb for that and should be spot on now.

Form: 1-29204

(1)

Aramis Grey⁸⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: H Crouch| T: Rae Guest| OR: 95| CD

4/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 25 in handicap (28/1) in Ayr Gold Cup (6f, good to firm) 88 days ago. Consistent sort with excellent record on AW, so respected from good draw.

Form: 825434

(8)

Flaming Rib⁹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer| OR: 93| D

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, eighth of 9 in handicap (22/1) at Doncaster (6.5f, good to soft), left poorly placed. Off 94 days. Must up his game.

Form: 000878

(9)

Fire Demon²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 93| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. Below form eighth of 15 in handicap at York (7f, good, 4/1) 7 months ago. Can get back on the up returned to AW and is worth chancing.

Form: 3-15118

(7)

Havanagreattime¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 90| C| D

9/2

Course winner. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW) 14 days ago, having run of race. Should go well again.

Form: 10-1071

(4)

Amazonian Dream³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: B R Millman| OR: 89| D

12/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. 22/1, career best when winning 13-runner handicap at Southwell (6.1f) 36 days ago by short head from Dutch Kingdom. Makes polytrack debut. Worth considering.

Form: 227571

(3)

Just A Spark²²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Oliver Searle⁽⁵⁾| T: B R Millman| OR: 85| CD

28/1

C&D winner. Seven wins from 20 Flat runs. 3 wins from 7 runs this year. Ninth of 14 in handicap at Newcastle (6f, 18/1). Off 7 months. Others preferred.

Form: 115209

(6)

Blind Beggar^v³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-12| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 85| D

33/1

Bit below form sixth of 10 in handicap (5/1) at Chelmsford City (5f) 39 days ago, left poorly placed. Visor back on. Not one to write off.

Form: 069226

(5)

Ingra Tor⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: J Channon| OR: 85| D

4/1

Latest win at Newmarket in September. Creditable second of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 74 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 337312

(2)

Tiger Crusade¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 8-9| J: L Morris| T: D M Simcock| OR: 82| CD

5/1

C&D winner. Thirteen runs since last win in 2023. Bit below form 2¼ lengths third of 7 to Havanagreattime in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 15/2) 14 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Can get involved if the race is run to suit.

Form: 005663

Non-Runners

(10)

Dutch Kingdom³⁶

Weight: 9-3| Age: 4

T: Darryll Holland J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Aramis Grey (4/1), Ingra Tor (4/1), Havanagreattime (9/2), Tiger Crusade (5/1), Sommelier (15/2), Fire Demon (8/1), Dutch Kingdom (10/1), Amazonian Dream (12/1), Flaming Rib (14/1), Just A Spark (28/1), Blind Beggar (33/1)

FIRE DEMON wasn't at his best when last seen on the turf 7 months ago but has an excellent AW record and is worth a chance to resume progress here. Last-time-out winner Havanagreattime is an obvious player and Aramis Grey should give her all as usual.