19:48 Kempton

Wednesday 8 July 2026

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Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Handicap

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 1m 41.12s

(5)

Roi De Coeur²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 65

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Improved effort when fifth of 13 in novice at Windsor (1¼m, good to firm) 23 days ago. Drops back in trip for handicap debut. Unexposed.

Form: 765

(10)

Thestral^p1²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A W Carroll| OR: 65

28/1

Winner of 7f novice at Newcastle in December. Blinkered when placed in handicaps at Lingfield (7f, all-weather) and Wetherby (1m) for Hugo Palmer in recent months. First-time cheekpieces the headgear of choice now setting out for Tony Carroll. Has to enter calculations.

Form: 51-8023

(14)

Tales Old As Time²⁵⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 63

33/1

Showed plenty to work on when third in a newcomers race over 7f here last summer. Failed to build on that in 2 subsequent outings in the autumn but brings unexposed potential to handicap debut after 8 months off. Draw not ideal.

Form: 380-

(2)

Thisonesforyou²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Georgia Dobie| T: C G Cox| OR: 63| D

12/1

Left qualifying form well behind when making a winning handicap debut at Leicester (1m) last October. Has failed to reproduce that level in 2 outings at Bath since, although he may have needed the run last time after 226 days off. All-weather debut.

Form: 86815-9

(8)

Music Academy^v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 63

14/1

Failed to improve for blinkers and a switch to handicaps at Carlisle last time. A visor is tried now. The fact her best run came here is a positive but others have less to prove.

Form: 9-376

(1)

Katalyst^b³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 62

20/1

Yet to win in 7 runs but was a creditable fourth over 1m at Nottingham in May. Possible excuse when well held back there since.

Form: 565-640

(6)

Roccobear^p1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Jack Callan⁽³⁾| T: J R Jenkins| OR: 62| BF

33/1

Placed twice in 7f handicaps at Lingfield and ought to be competitive if his stamina holds now tackling 1m for the first time. Also has cheekpieces added.

Form: 8-82563

(3)

Sports Day²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: M L W Bell| OR: 62| BF

9/1

Improved for the switch to handicaps this spring when placed twice at Yarmouth. Has had possible excuses on his last 2 outings and could go well with Tom Marquand taking the reins.

Form: 97-3260

(7)

Torbados^b⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills| OR: 61

9/1

Placed twice as a juvenile, including on polytrack. Shaped as if amiss on Doncaster reappearance. Ran better with blinkers added at Lingfield (turf) since but still below his 2-y-o form.

Form: 7036-05

(4)

Ten Cuidado¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tyler Heard| T: M D I Usher| OR: 60

125/1

Modest form at best in maiden/novice events last year. Probably best watched now handicapping after 6 months off.

Form: 0470-

(12)

Blue Celestial¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J Tate| OR: 59| BF

6/1

Maiden but recorded good efforts when placed in 2 course handicaps in the spring (including 1m). Bit below-form when third back in maiden company at Wolverhampton (9.5f) last time but is well treated back in a handicap.

Form: 473243

(11)

Betty Lemon¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Rose Dawes⁽⁵⁾| T: H Morrison| OR: 57| D

22/1

Seen to good effect from the front when getting off the mark in 1m Ffos Las handicap 15 days ago, slipping clear around halfway. It'll likely be tougher to dominate to the same extent here.

Form: 7470-41

(9)

Fallacious Promise²^{(ex 6)}

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: J Butler| OR: 53| D

6/5

Big career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (1m) on Monday, easing clear. This is a deeper race but has to be of serious interest if taking up this engagement.

Form: 5-92231

Non-Runners

(13)

Positive Thoughts³⁰

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: J & S Quinn J: Oisin Murphy

Forecasts

Fallacious Promise (6/5), Blue Celestial (6/1), Roi De Coeur (7/1), Torbados (9/1), Sports Day (9/1), Thisonesforyou (12/1), Music Academy (14/1), Positive Thoughts (14/1), Katalyst (20/1), Betty Lemon (22/1), Thestral (28/1), Roccobear (33/1), Tales Old As Time (33/1), Ten Cuidado (125/1)

BLUE CELESTIAL is well handicapped on the form she showed when runner-up over C&D in May and is given one more chance. Sports Day has proved expensive to follow but there have been excuses the last twice and he's well drawn under Tom Marquand. Tony Carroll's new recruit Thestral has shown he can be competitive from his mark in recent months. Roi de Coeur is a handicap newcomer to keep an eye on in the betting.