21:20 Kempton

Wednesday 31 May 2017

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32Red Handicap

Off time: 21:20 | Winning time: 1m 25.47s

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(2)

Porta Rosa⁵⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: M Moubarak| OR: 82| C

20/1

Successful over 6f here on his final start for previous stable in December 2015. Subsequently purchased for 17,000 gns by current connections and making his handicap debut today.

Form: 73421/

(7)

Mutamid²³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: S De Sousa| T: I Mohammed| OR: 82| CD

7/2

Finished ½L second on his seasonal debut and first run since being gelded over 7f at Newcastle in March. Well held in two starts since but not written off just yet.

Form: 124-286

(12)

Toriano²⁹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: A Kirby| T: J M P Eustace| OR: 81| CD

2/1

Winner of his first two starts (both on the AW) for this stable including over C&D on debut. Gelded since finishing well beaten on turf debut at Leicester in August and represents a yard who have been in the winners enclosure recently (2/9).

Form: 115-

(8)

Golden Wedding⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 80| C| D

4/1

Finished runner-up on four of his last five starts including in all three outings in 2017. Beaten 1L off this mark over 1m last week when ridden by today's jockey and he is one for the shortlist once more.

Form: 325-222

(6)

Athassel⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 9-5| J: Katherine Begley⁽⁷⁾| T: P D Evans| OR: 78| C| D

12/1

Kept busy so far in 2017 and already registered six AW victories this year. Most recent of those came over 7f at Wolverhampton last month when partnered by today's jockey. Well held in an amateur riders event at York at the weekend he is likely to run well once more.

Form: 664130

(3)

Among Angels¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Charlie Bennett⁽³⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 77| D

20/1

Well held in four runs since winning off a 2lb lower mark over 7f at Southwell in March. Well held 12th of 20 at Ascot (good-to-firm) over 6f last time and more needed if he's to take this.

Form: 510730

(10)

Nightingale Valley⁵⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W S Kittow| OR: 75| C

16/1

Victorious over 6f here by a neck when last in action early last month. Shaped as if this step up to 7f would suit and races off just a 2lb higher mark here.

Form: 60108-1

(5)

Anonymous John¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark⁽³⁾| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 75| D

16/1

Winner over this trip on his penultimate outing at Wolverhampton last month. Well held off this mark over 7f at Lingfield on good-to-soft ground subsequently and others make more appeal here.

Form: 5-74416

(1)

Multitask¹⁸¹

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: T J Murphy| T: G & J Moore| OR: 75| BF| CD

14/1

Won four times on the bounce over 7f and 1m last year. Penultimate success came over 1m on the AW at Lingfield off a 2lb lower mark. Has been a beaten favourite twice since and he makes his seasonal debut today.

Form: 111174-

(4)

Posh Bounty^h1²¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: J Quinn| T: P Burgoyne| OR: 73| D

50/1

Ffos Las handicap winner over an extended 7f on good-to-soft ground last September. Best effort since came when beaten 4L into fourth in a 17 runner handicap over 7f at Newbury (good-to-soft) on her penultimate start and she wears a hood on her debut for a new yard today.

Form: 161540-

(13)

Mezmaar^h³⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: S J Drowne| T: M D I Usher| OR: 71| CD

20/1

Well held in all three starts for this yard so far in 2017. Now rated 4lb lower than when winning over C&D nearly 12 months ago and worth a check in the market here.

Form: 157-899

Non-Runners

(9)

Nezar¹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 6

T: D K Ivory J: R Winston

(14)

Saleh⁶¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 4

T: L Carter J: David Probert

(11)

Corporal Maddox⁷

Weight: 8-9| Age: 10

T: R Harris J: L Morris

Forecasts

Toriano (2/1), Mutamid (7/2), Golden Wedding (4/1), Nezar (13/2), Saleh (8/1), Corporal Maddox (10/1), Athassel (12/1), Multitask (14/1), Anonymous John (16/1), Nightingale Valley (16/1), Mezmaar (20/1), Among Angels (20/1), Porta Rosa (20/1), Posh Bounty (50/1)

ATHASSEL had been in fine form under this jockey so far in 2017 most recently when winning at Wolverhampton off a 2lb lower mark last month. The selection has been beaten twice under amateur riders since then but can get back to winning ways here at the chief expense of Golden Wedding who has finished runner-up on each of his last three starts including here last time while the long absent Porta Rosa, who has made the running in the past can claim third on his debut for current connections.