16:40 Kempton

Monday 23 March 2026

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Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 48.04s

Poet Laureate⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Freddie Gordon| T: C Gordon| OR: 120| D

7/2

Back in more realistic company, having been well beaten both starts (pulled up in William Hill Hurdle latest) since winning 2m handicap in soft ground at Wincanton in December.

Form: 31619P

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Diyaken^t¹²²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-11| J: Dylan Johnston| T: J & S Best| OR: 117

28/1

Made fairly useful winning start in France prior to promising second at Ascot on sole start for Gary Moore in November 2022, though absence of over 3 years naturally a concern ahead of this handicap/stable debut.

Form: 12/

He's A Latchico⁵⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 11-10| J: Rob Hargreaves⁽⁸⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 116| D

11/2

Finished solid fifth in better company at Ascot in December and only narrowly beaten by an improver when second at Plumpton the following month. Big player down in trip/class.

Form: 1-71572

Wild Goose^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Aamilah Aswat⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 114| D

9/4

Bolted up on handicap debut at Ludlow but found life tougher off 12 lb higher mark in a competitive race for the grade over C&D last time.

Form: 52-U514

Takeit Easy¹⁰

Age: 11| Weight: 11-1| J: Alice Stevens| T: Mrs P Sly| OR: 107| D

16/1

Veteran hasn't stood much racing in recent seasons but showed plenty of spark remains on his return when runner-up off this mark at Fakenham 10 days ago.

Form: 20-74P2

Flamelco^h,t⁸⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Jamie Gambin⁽⁸⁾| T: Mrs S J Humphrey| OR: 107| D

40/1

Attracted some support but ran badly in handicap chase at Leicester in December, and it's hard to be confident making first hurdle start for nearly 3 years.

Form: 21-327P

High Fibre^p,t¹⁰²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: C P O'Shea⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 107| D

10/3

Better than the result when sixth in 11-runner handicap at Taunton in December (having been strong in the later betting) and needs considering with sights lowered following a break.

Form: 245656

Time Interval^p,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-12| J: Charlie Maggs| T: David Dennis| OR: 104| D

7/1

Having fallen below his last winning mark, ran better than for a while when fifth in a solid-looking 13-runner handicap at Warwick last time.

Form: 307765

Non-Runners

Gold For Alec⁶⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T Symonds J: Non Runner

Sonic Pioneer⁵⁸

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M Keighley J: Freddie Keighley

Forecasts

Wild Goose (9/4), High Fibre (10/3), Poet Laureate (7/2), Sonic Pioneer (5/1), He's A Latchico (11/2), Time Interval (7/1), Takeit Easy (16/1), Gold For Alec (20/1), Diyaken (28/1), Flamelco (40/1)

HE'S A LATCHICO is better than ever and may land a second success of the season. High Fibre looks worth another chance dropped in grade, while veteran Takeit Easy could be a threat from his reduced mark.