15:10 Kempton

Monday 27 December 2021

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:1015:40

Play Ladbrokes 1-2-Free On Football Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:10 | Winning time: 6m 23.48s

Kitty's Light³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: W T Kennedy| T: Christian Williams| OR: 147| D

10/1

Scored 4 times in a fine first campaign over fences and has taken form up another notch this term, second in Charlie Hall at Wetherby. Ran no sort of race in Ladbrokes Trophy but type to bounce back.

Form: 712-22P

Canelo^v1³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Tom Cannon| T: A King| OR: 142| D

15/2

Rowland Meyrick winner at Wetherby last Christmas and returned with encouraging seventh in 3m Bangor handicap. Found Ladbrokes Trophy too much next time but this easier. Change of headgear.

Form: 143F-7P

Morning Vicar³¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 137

17/2

Mixed record last season but picked up a couple of handicaps at Newbury and Perth. Shaped as if needing return at former track and should stay this far.

Form: 178U1-5

Fortescue³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R Patrick| T: H D Daly| OR: 137| D

7/2

Ended last term with 3m wins at Sandown and Perth and he resumed with good third in Kelso handicap. Found Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury too competitive but capable of making an impact in this.

Form: 2911-37

Cap Du Nord⁵¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Ellis Collier⁽⁷⁾| T: Christian Williams| OR: 133| BF

7/2

Form hit new heights last season, successful in valuable handicap at Newbury and clear of rest when good second in this off this mark. Better for return when fourth at Wincanton. Good run expected.

Form: 5P5-504

Five Star Getaway⁷⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Nick Scholfield| T: Christian Williams| OR: 130

12/1

Ex-pointer who progressed rapidly upon going chasing last term, easily winning 3 handicaps. Should have come on for Chepstow return, so may well get back on the up.

Form: 51117-7

Kauto The King^t³⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: C L Tizzard| OR: 130

9/1

Thrived over fences since the spring, making it 4 wins from last 5 starts on return from a break at Wincanton (20f). Not in same form at Newbury 3 weeks later but type to bounce back.

Form: 11-1015

Sussex Ranger⁴¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-9| J: N F Houlihan⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 128

16/1

Three-time hurdle winner who signed off last term with first chasing success in 23f Newbury novice handicap. Needs to leave Exeter reappearance well behind, however.

Form: 43431/7-

Flegmatik^t1³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-5| J: David England| T: D Skelton| OR: 124WS

5/1

Fairly useful 2m hurdler who scored on chase debut on return last season. Failed to build on that subsequently, however, and was comfortably held at Ascot on return. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 5P445-4

Non-Runners

Real Steel⁵⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryony Frost

Double Shuffle⁵¹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 11

T: T R George J: C Gethings

Forecasts

Fortescue (7/2), Cap Du Nord (7/2), Flegmatik (5/1), Real Steel (7/1), Canelo (15/2), Morning Vicar (17/2), Kauto The King (9/1), Kitty's Light (10/1), Five Star Getaway (12/1), Double Shuffle (14/1), Sussex Ranger (16/1)

CAP DU NORD is potentially on a good mark on the pick of his efforts last season, including when runner-up to the well-handicapped Royale Pagaille (clear of rest) in this race off this mark, and should go well again on the back of a promising run in the Badger Beer. Fortescue and Canelo found the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury too demanding but should make much more of an impact here.

CAP DU NORD (FR)
FORTESCUE
CANELO (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Royale Pagaille

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

9/2

Prize Money

1st: £26,015.002nd: £11,960.003rd: £5,980.004th: £2,990.005th: £1,495.006th: £745.00