20:30 Kempton

Wednesday 22 January 2025

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Try Unibet's New Smartview Racecards Handicap

Off time: 20:30 | Winning time: 3m 43.75s

(1)

Percy Jones²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: L Morris| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 72

7/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (16.5f) in October. 8/1, creditable third of 9 in handicap back at that venue (14f) 26 days ago, challenging final 1f and no extra late on. Each-way player.

Form: 020173-

(2)

The Craftymaster¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: William Carson| T: A W Carroll| OR: 70| D

7/1

Major success story on all-weather last winter, gaining a seventh career success since last December at Newcastle (16.2f) in March. Yet to hit top form in 3 starts this time around but this return to class 5 company in his favour at least.

Form: 15577-5

(7)

Orchestra^t1,p⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Joe Leavy⁽³⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 69

12/1

Fairly useful in this sphere and showed benefit of a run over 11f when scoring over hurdles at Huntingdon (19.6f) in November. Poor display when pulled up back there last month but he's a likely candidate to bounce back returned to the Flat.

Form: 53734/7-

(5)

Haliphon^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-11| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 69

12/1

Latest win at Haydock in September. 7/1, eighth of 10 in handicap at Chelmsford City (14f) 11 days ago, pushed along 4f out and struggling soon after. Needs to step up on that to feature.

Form: 14653-8

(3)

Yorksea^p1³⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-10| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: P Butler| OR: 68

80/1

Fairly useful handicapper at best but become temperamental over hurdles, twice refusing prior to finishing well-beaten in last season's Betfair Hurdle. Subsequent break/yard switch needs to have freshened him up back on the Flat.

Form: 001552/

(6)

Comte De Loir⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 72

1/1

Promising type. Very good second of 8 in handicap at Southwell (16.5f, 85/40) 8 days ago, doing well to get as close as he did from an unpromising position. Type to progress further in handicaps and he's high on the shortlist here.

Form: 485-2

(8)

Le Rouge Chinois^p¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Jason Watson| T: M Appleby| OR: 67| D

18/1

Eleven runs since last win in 2024. 20/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (14f) 15 days ago, no extra only late on. Others more persuasive.

Form: 32558-5

(9)

Doublethetrouble^p¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Kaiya Fraser⁽³⁾| T: J Butler| OR: 65| D

15/2

Latest win at Newcastle in September. 5/1, respectable fourth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW) 19 days ago. Likely he can give another good account.

Form: 20112-4

(4)

Zivaniya^b,t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer| OR: 60| BF| CD

9/1

C&D winner. Three wins from 11 runs last year. 3/1, respectable fifth of 9 in handicap at Newcastle (16.2f) 12 days ago, weakening well inside final 1f. Another holding each-way claims having fallen 2 lb below last winning mark.

Form: 68730-5

Forecasts

Comte De Loir (1/1), The Craftymaster (7/1), Percy Jones (7/1), Doublethetrouble (15/2), Zivaniya (9/1), Orchestra (12/1), Haliphon (12/1), Le Rouge Chinois (18/1), Yorksea (80/1)

COMTE DE LOIR shaped well amidst inexperience when finishing an excellent second from an unpromising position on handicap debut at Southwell last week and, with further progress anticipated, he's very much the one to beat here. Doublethetrouble, Zivaniya and Percy Jones can do battle for minor honours in the finale.