17:00 Kempton

Saturday 1 April 2023

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Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 2m 23.93s

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(7)

Lizzie Jean^h¹⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: T E Whelan| T: I Furtado| OR: 87| CD

14/1

Broker maiden over C&D last summer before impressing with wide-margin success in Southwell handicap. Failed to beat a rival on turf next 2 outings (including when holding her own for long way in St Leger) and she's worth market check back on AW.

Form: 714198-

(3)

Simply Sondheim¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: W Buick| T: G Boughey| OR: 87

7/1

Six wins from 10 runs last year. 12/1, thirteenth of 16 in handicap at Newmarket (12f, good). Off 176 days. Respected back in this grade.

Form: 111110-

(4)

Bizarre Law²⁰⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 84| C

5/1

Course winner. Won at Goodwood last season and ended campaign in reasonable form. Mark looks about right on return from 6-month absence.

Form: 461344-

(1)

Open Champion³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: A King| OR: 84| BF

14/1

Fairly useful winner for Roger Varian last term. In process of running well below that level when taking a fall in Market Rasen juvenile hurdle 39 days ago. Bit to prove quickly switched back to the Flat.

Form: 02165-

(2)

Chantico²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 84

8/11

Promising individual. Won 7-runner minor event (5/4) at Lingfield (10f, AW) 24 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 33-1

(8)

Candy Shack²⁸⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: D Menuisier| OR: 82

28/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Again shaped well when second of 6 in maiden at Goodwood (14f, good to firm, 9/4). Off 9 months. Down in trip. Opening mark requires improvement.

Form: 9/42-

(5)

Udaberri¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: S Woods| OR: 78

10/1

Won at Salisbury last season before ending campaign with a good third of 12 in handicap at this course (12f). Off 134 days. SOlid place claims.

Form: 355273-

(9)

Destiny Queen^h1²⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker| OR: 75

80/1

Won on debut at Ascot in 2021 but didn't look as if she'd trained on in pair of handicaps last year. Off 8 months. Makes polytrack debut. Hood on 1st time. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 14/07-

(6)

Jenson Benson³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-8| J: Joanna Mason| T: S Lycett| OR: 70| BF

18/1

Latest win at Chelmsford City in February. 15/8, creditable second of 8 in handicap there (10f) 30 days ago. Still unexposed at this sort of trip and enters calculations.

Form: 0-43612

Forecasts

Chantico (8/11), Bizarre Law (5/1), Simply Sondheim (7/1), Udaberri (10/1), Open Champion (14/1), Lizzie Jean (14/1), Jenson Benson (18/1), Candy Shack (28/1), Destiny Queen (80/1)

CHANTICO scored in good style at Lingfield on his reappearance and shouldn't be overfaced by an opening mark of 84, especially with the prospect of further improvement likely. This is a tougher contest than Jenson Benson usualy contests but he arrives in good heart and looks on a fair mark, so is respected, whilst Lizzie Jean is very intriguing switched back the all-weather.