16:40 Kempton

Monday 15 May 2017

All14:0014:3015:0515:3516:1016:40

Commission Free Racing At Matchbook Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 16:40 | Winning time: 3m 49.25s

1^st

Salto Chisco

912-0

5/1

T: H WhittingtonJ: Harry Bannister

Held up in mid-division, smooth headway on inside tracking leaders before 2 out, stayed on well after last, led near finish op 13/2

2^nd

Spader

411-7

7/2f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up towards rear, good headway on inside before 2 out, badly bumped and left in close 2nd 2 out, led and went left last, hard ridden run-in, headed last strides op 2/1

3^rd

Midnight Jitterbug

511-9

8/1

T: Noel WilliamsJ: Ian Popham

Took keen hold, chased leaders, disputing 2nd 3 out, every chance last, driven and kept on same pace in 3rd final 100 yards op 10/1

4^th

2 ¾

Peppay Le Pugh

611-1

12/1

T: David DennisJ: N D Fehily

Held up in last pair and keen, headway on outside between last 2, every chance when mistake and stumbled on landing last, not recover op 14/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

1 ¾

Blackfire

510-7

6/1

T: T SymondsJ: Benjamin Poste (3)

Towards rear, plugged on run-in, never on terms tchd 9/2 and tchd 13/2

6^th

2 ¼

Caprice D'anglais

511-12

8/1

T: S ThomasJ: Harry Reed (7)

Led, joined 2 out, headed last, weakened run-in tchd 15/2

7^th

Zante

511-10

7/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Joshua Moore

Mid-division, closer when hit 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, blundered badly last op 11/1 tchd 13/2

8^th

Skilled

611-13

66/1

T: Mrs A L M KingJ: C Poste

Mistake 1st, always in rear, ridden and struggling after 3 out, never a factor op 50/1

Also Ran

Ermyn's Emerald

511-12

40/1

T: P PhelanJ: N P Madden

Mid-division, behind 4 out, never on terms after, tailed off 3 out, pulled up soon after op 33/1 tchd 50/1

Kohuma

711-11

33/1

T: R WalfordJ: Mr Joshua Newman (7)

Chased leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

Black Buble

411-0

9/1

T: A W CarrollJ: Lee Edwards

Keen, tracked leader, every chance when blundered badly baulked and unseated rider 2 out tchd 10/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.70Pl:£2.20, £1.60, £3.20EX:£29.30Trifecta:£369.70Tricast:£135.35SF:£22.00Swingers:£4.60, £8.20, £6.60

Forecasts

Spader (7/2), Salto Chisco (5/1), Blackfire (6/1), Zante (7/1), Midnight Jitterbug (8/1), Caprice D'anglais (8/1), Black Buble (9/1), Peppay Le Pugh (12/1), Kohuma (33/1), Ermyn's Emerald (40/1), Skilled (66/1)

This might turn out to be a little more competitive that the current market suggests Spader likely to maintain his position at the head of it after his “unlucky” run at Stratford. Dropping back to the minimum trip should help Salto Chisco with the likelihood of a strong pace set by Caprice D’anglais and Blackfire. Midnight Jitterbug looks likely to better in time in handicaps but a chance is taken here with BLACK BUBLE who ran well last time out at Stratford and the form has been boosted since by the two that finished in front of him.