16:27 Kempton

Thursday 18 September 2025

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Bet At racingtv.com Handicap (Div 1)

Off time: 16:29 | Winning time: 1m 39.84s

(2)

Valkyrja^p1¹⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: M Crawley| OR: 55

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 13/2, eighth of 10 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f), having run of race. Off 107 days and she could have a part to play here off a 3 lb lower mark.

Form: 6/95-68

(11)

Reignman^p⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D Loughnane| OR: 52

5/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Ffos Las (10f, heavy) 9 days ago. Claims judged on handicap debut third here in July, but whether he'll be able to reproduce that form remains to be seen.

Form: 796367

(6)

D Day Major Winter^h1³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: D Egan| T: R Burdon| OR: 54

4/1

Eighth of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (10f, good to firm, 5/1) 37 days ago. Well held both previous starts on the AW and hopes pinned on the first-time hood making the difference here.

Form: 772828

(5)

Villalobos^b1⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-4| J: Finley Marsh| T: S Hodgson| OR: 50| CD

2/1

C&D winner. 10/1, fifth of 8 in handicap at Bath (10.2f, good to firm) 48 days ago. Back down in trip and blinkers on 1st time. Merits consideration.

Form: 823045

(7)

Prima Diva²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Olivia Tubb⁽⁵⁾| T: J G Portman| OR: 52| D

16/1

Winner at Windsor in June. 33/1, sixth of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 23 days ago. Others make more appeal for win purposes.

Form: 985166

(8)

Mister Knockout¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: G Brown| OR: 52

66/1

40/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, first run since leaving David Evans when last of 10 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 15 days ago. Significantly back down in trip and he's readily passed over.

Form: 347-650

(1)

Alyara^b⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-1| J: Tyler Heard| T: Joe Ponting| OR: 47| D

25/1

Thirteen runs since last win in 2024. Last of 13 in handicap at Chelmsford City (7f, 28/1) 7 days ago. Good second at the same course on penultimate start and she's in with a shout.

Form: 879720

(10)

Reel Power^v⁴⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Paddy Bradley| T: P Butler| OR: 45| D

80/1

200/1, last of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 45 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 030-087

(9)

Island Ocean¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L Morris| T: H Main| OR: 49

5/1

14/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, fifth of 7 in handicap at this course (7f) 15 days ago. Was too lit up in the headgear on that occasion and she will have a serious chance if able to get back on track without the cheekpieces.

Form: 8-68355

(4)

Master Milan^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll| OR: 47

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Pulled up in minor event at Chelmsford City (10f, 80/1) 21 days ago, possibly amiss. Hard to fancy.

Form: 00-78P

(3)

Eager Puccini⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J & S Birkett| OR: 46

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 11 in minor event at Yarmouth (8f, good) when last seen in June. Opposable.

Form: 09-070

Non-Runners

(12)

Doctor Dauila²⁰

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: P D Evans J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Villalobos (2/1), D Day Major Winter (4/1), Island Ocean (5/1), Valkyrja (5/1), Reignman (5/1), Doctor Dauila (8/1), Eager Puccini (14/1), Prima Diva (16/1), Alyara (25/1), Master Milan (33/1), Mister Knockout (66/1), Reel Power (80/1)

The cheekpieces experiment failed to work for ISLAND OCEAN here recently, but there's a good chance that she'll get back on track now eased in class/the weights with the headgear omitted. Valkyrja, who sports first-time cheekpieces herself, will be a threat if she puts her best foot forward, while Villalobos, another sporting headgear for the first time, is third choice ahead of Alyara and D Day Major Winter.