19:00 Kempton

Wednesday 29 January 2025

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Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap

Off time: 19:01 | Winning time: 1m 25.26s

(1)

Chola Empire⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: S D Bowen| T: D M Simcock| OR: 72| D

10/1

16/1, last of 11 in handicap at Southwell (7f) 41 days ago but he's more than capable in this grade if staging a revival.

Form: 524600-

(7)

Havana Force^b²³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Warren Fentiman⁽⁷⁾| T: M Botti| OR: 71| D

16/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in December. Below-form fourth of 10 back there since but Fentiman takes a handy 7 lb off this time.

Form: 55541-4

(6)

Monopolise^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 71| C| D

3/1

Didn't need to improve to win 12-runner handicap at this course (1m) 21 days ago, always holding on. Can give another good account after only a 2 lb nudge.

Form: 41225-1

(4)

Imperial Fighter^h,t¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: William Carver| T: J A Osborne| OR: 71| D

12/1

Latest win at Wolverhampton (8.6f) in January. 8/1, creditable sixth of 11 there (8.6f again) 11 days ago. Back down in trip.

Form: 996-716

(9)

Soar Above⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-8| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: J Butler| OR: 71| CD

33/1

Three-time C&D winner but now 24 runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, last of 9 over C&D 9 days ago. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 88038-9

(3)

Willy Campbell^p1⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Liam Keniry| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 70| BF

11/2

Eighth of 11 in handicap (10/3) at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 40 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. Others more persuasive.

Form: 229668-

(8)

Midnight's Dream⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Varian| OR: 69| BF

3/1

Fair maiden. Creditable third of 11 in handicap at Newcastle (1m, 9/4). Off 92 days. Less exposed than a lot of these and likely to be popular under Oisin Murphy.

Form: 2/63853-

(5)

Al Ameen^t,v⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 67| C

13/2

Unreliable individual. Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2023. Creditable fourth of 11 in C&D handicap (8/1) 86 days ago.

Form: 284444-

(13)

Clipsham La Habana²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 66| C

25/1

Course winner. Twenty one runs since last win in 2022. 18/1, respectable 3½ lengths seventh of 12 to Monopolise over 1m here 21 days ago.

Form: 36730-7

(2)

Enpassant^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S C Williams| OR: 66| D

7/1

15/2, respectable fourth of 9 in handicap at this course (1m) 7 days ago. Should be on the premises under Rossa Ryan.

Form: 65544-4

(10)

Blue Collar Lad⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 8-6| J: L Morris| T: D Steele| OR: 55| D

40/1

Latest win at Chelmsford in September. Also ran with credit when reaching the frame on turf/AW in October but his run of good form came to a halt at Wolverhampton last time.

Form: 521240-

(11)

Fai Fai^t¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-4| J: Jack Doughty⁽³⁾| T: D Steele| OR: 52

66/1

16/1, below-form sixth of 11 in handicap at Chelmsford (6f) 18 days ago, left poorly placed. Others have achieved more.

Form: 42982-6

Non-Runners

(12)

King David⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 4

T: M Botti J: K Shoemark

Forecasts

Midnight's Dream (3/1), Monopolise (3/1), Willy Campbell (11/2), King David (6/1), Al Ameen (13/2), Enpassant (7/1), Chola Empire (10/1), Imperial Fighter (12/1), Havana Force (16/1), Clipsham La Habana (25/1), Soar Above (33/1), Blue Collar Lad (40/1), Fai Fai (66/1)

MIDNIGHT'S DREAM makes obvious appeal as an unexposed sort representing leading connections. Recent course scorer Monopolise rates a likely threat, while Chola Empire is quite a classy sort for this level if able to shrug off a couple of lesser efforts to end 2024.