20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 9 November 2022

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Unibet London Sprint Series (Final) Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 1m 11.42s

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First Folio³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J Ferguson| OR: 102| D

7/1

Latest win at Yarmouth in September. Not seen to best effect when third of 7 in minor event (9/4) at this C&D 35 days ago, left poorly placed. Capable of getting involved.

Form: 526013

(5)

Strike Red^t⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Garritty| T: R A Fahey| OR: 97| D

9/2

Latest win at York in October. Shaped as if still in top form when 1½ lengths fifth of 11 to Aramis Grey in handicap at this C&D (9/1) 7 days ago, finishing with running left. Major player.

Form: 450115

(11)

Tolstoy^h⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: S C Williams| OR: 94| D

100/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in July. However, has lost his way since then, 10½ lengths tenth of 11 to Aramis Grey in handicap at this C&D (33/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 219600

(4)

Apollo One⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck| OR: 94| BF| D

10/3

Fourteen runs since last win in 2021. 3/1, back to form when neck second of 11 to Aramis Grey in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago. Can make his presence felt off a workable mark.

Form: 838732

(1)

Tiger Crusade⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock| OR: 93| CD

9/2

C&D winner. 9/2, best effort of the year when 1½ lengths fourth of 11 to Aramis Grey in handicap at this C&D 7 days ago, not ideally placed. Needs everything to drop right.

Form: 064544

(9)

Dream Composer³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: H J Evans| OR: 92| CD

33/1

C&D winner. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 9/2, career best when successful in 9-runner handicap at Ascot (5f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Can continue to go well.

Form: 240421

(2)

Aramis Grey⁷^{(ex 5)}

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest| OR: 85| CD

13/2

4 wins from 13 runs this year. 9/2, improved again when winning 11-runner handicap at this C&D 7 days ago by neck from Apollo One, bit in hand. Can make a bold bid for the hat-trick under a penalty,

Form: 372411

(3)

Aphelios^p²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 88| CD

4/1

3 wins from 11 runs this year. 11/4, resumed progress when winning 12-runner handicap at this C&D 21 days ago. Continues to go the right way and looks set to give a good account once more.

Form: 212221

(8)

Papa Stour^p,t²²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 8-11| J: Jason Watson| T: S C Williams| OR: 87| CD

80/1

Won here on first 2 starts of the year, including over C&D. Run best excused when sixth of 8 in handicap (18/1) back at this C&D in March, racing wide. Others preferred after 7 months off.

Form: 52-1136

(12)

Ivasecret²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Butler| OR: 85| CD

22/1

Got back to winning ways in 7-runner handicap at this C&D (4/1) 28 days ago by neck from Intervention, always holding on. More needed in this contest.

Form: 62U281

(6)

Total Commitment^p²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 8-8| J: A J Farragher⁽³⁾| T: S Hodgson| OR: 84| BF| CD

25/1

4-time C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2021. Shaped as if still in good form when 1¾ lengths third of 7 to Ivasecret in handicap (11/4) at this C&D 28 days ago. Tougher ask back up in grade.

Form: 295023

(7)

Intervention^p,h²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 8-4| J: Theodore Ladd| T: M Appleby| OR: 80| D

40/1

7 wins from 19 runs this year. Latest success at Yarmouth in August. 12/1, continued in good heart when third of 11 in handicap at this course (7f) 21 days ago. May just find others better treated.

Form: 118023

Forecasts

Apollo One (10/3), Aphelios (4/1), Strike Red (9/2), Tiger Crusade (9/2), Aramis Grey (13/2), First Folio (7/1), Ivasecret (22/1), Total Commitment (25/1), Dream Composer (33/1), Intervention (40/1), Papa Stour (80/1), Tolstoy (100/1)

A competitive series final, with STRIKE RED taken to continue his good run of form and land the prize. The 4-y-o caught the eye in his bid for a hat-trick over C&D 7 days ago, keeping on well having been dropped out from the widest draw, so he can turn the tables on Aramis Grey, who is feared most under a penalty. Aphelios completes the shortlist.