17:30 Kempton

Wednesday 5 March 2025

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Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 27.21s

(5)

Blue Eclipse⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| OR: 75| D

10/1

Twice-raced winner. Won 8-runner maiden (20/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 48 days ago, driven out. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve again but it's possible.

Form: 5-1

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(1)

Montrachet Girl^h²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Aidan Keeley| T: R Varian| OR: 75| D

9/4

17/2, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 21 days ago, overcoming positional bias. Should make another bold bid.

Form: 0204-41

(2)

Soldiers Star⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: H Palmer| OR: 73| BF

3/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 10/11, third of 7 in maiden at Chelmsford City (6f) 55 days ago. Gelded after. Makes handicap debut. Player if getting back on track.

Form: 23-3

(8)

Distant Rumble³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: R A Teal| OR: 72| C

13/2

Course winner. Winner here in January. Eighth of 12 in handicap (18/1) at this course (6f) 35 days ago.

Form: 4823-18

(7)

Olivia Jane^h1²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: C G Cox| OR: 70

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 11/1, fifth of 7 in novice at this course (8f) 28 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Makes handicap debut. Needs to improve.

Form: 26-5

(4)

Blue Empress³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 69

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fifth of 7 in handicap (13/2) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 36 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 62-35

(3)

Maids Head¹⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: M Botti| OR: 68

9/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Good close third of 8 in nursery at Southwell (7.1f, 12/1), clear of rest. Off 107 days. Makes polytrack debut. Not taken lightly.

Form: 33523-

(9)

Packetofbiscuits^b²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 67

9/1

9/2, fifth of 6 in handicap at Wolverhampton (9.5f) 23 days ago. Back down in trip. Blinkers back on.

Form: 4725-65

Non-Runners

(6)

Too Sweet¹¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Raphael Freire J: D Egan

Forecasts

Montrachet Girl (9/4), Soldiers Star (3/1), Blue Empress (5/1), Distant Rumble (13/2), Too Sweet (8/1), Packetofbiscuits (9/1), Maids Head (9/1), Blue Eclipse (10/1), Olivia Jane (40/1)

MONTRACHET GIRL confirmed the promise of her stable debut when getting off the mark with a bit in hand on just her second outing in a handicap at Southwell 3 weeks ago and can defy a 3 lb rise. Maids Head is still on the upgrade judged on her close third at Southwell in November so is feared most.