20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 11 January 2023

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap

Off time: 20:04 | Winning time: 3m 29.97s

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(4)

Aced It^t⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: H Crouch| T: C Poulton| OR: 85| C

5/2

Course winner. Twelve runs since last win in 2021. Fifth of 7 in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 14/1) 4 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 7/8372-5

(6)

Smart Champion^h¹¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Joey Haynes| T: D M Simcock| OR: 83| CD

6/1

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Didn't need to improve to win 9-runner handicap (12/1) at this C&D, cosily. Off 117 days. Not taken lightly.

Form: 260161-

(5)

Hydroplane^p,t¹⁶⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Ben Sanderson⁽³⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 82| D

16/1

One win from 3 runs last year. Creditable sixth of 14 in handicap (9/1) at Goodwood (20.4f, good to firm). Off 166 days. Back down in trip.

Form: 233/616-

(7)

Blazeon Five²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R A Teal| OR: 80| CD

9/4

C&D winner. Three wins from 6 runs last year. 13/8, career best when winning 6-runner handicap at Southwell (18.4f) 26 days ago, plenty in hand. Shortlist material.

Form: 763111-

(1)

Wilderness^b⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: George Downing| T: J W Mullins| OR: 79

28/1

Latest win at Salisbury in July. Respectable fifth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (80/1) 42 days ago, merely closing up late.

Form: 0/14295-

(2)

Soldier In Action⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 9-3| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: J E Long| OR: 74| CD

50/1

C&D winner. Eighth of 10 in handicap at this C&D (100/1) 42 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 451/068-

(3)

Kincade^p¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: Jedd O'Keeffe| OR: 78

7/1

Below form eighth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Wetherby (16f, heavy, 17/2) 15 days ago. Makes polytrack debut. Fairly useful on the Flat, good on last Flat outing. Respected back in this sphere.

Form: 223172-

(8)

First Charge²²

Age: 6| Weight: 8-13| J: Billy Loughnane⁽⁷⁾| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 70| CD

7/1

C&D winner. Tenth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Southwell (14.1f) 22 days ago, possibly amiss. Others more persuasive.

Form: 659640-

(9)

Coeur Blimey⁴²

Age: 12| Weight: 8-10| J: George Rooke| T: Mrs S Gardner| OR: 67| D

33/1

Seventh of 10 in handicap (50/1) at this C&D 42 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals.

Form: 100/967-

Forecasts

Blazeon Five (9/4), Aced It (5/2), Smart Champion (6/1), First Charge (7/1), Kincade (7/1), Hydroplane (16/1), Wilderness (28/1), Coeur Blimey (33/1), Soldier In Action (50/1)

BLAZEON FIVE has been a revelation since upped in distance, bringing up the hat-trick with ease at Southwell last month, and is taken to defy another rise in the weights. The likeable Smart Champion did well to win over this C&D when last seen in September so is next best ahead of Kincade, who should appreciate the return to the Flat having not taken to hurdles.