15:40 Kempton

Monday 1 May 2023

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Heart Of The Community Since 1878 Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 6m 18.66s

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Selected odds by:

Danny Kirwan^p⁷²

Age: 10| Weight: 12-1| J: H Cobden| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 136| C| D

6/1

All wins on right-handed tracks and ran up to best when runner-up in valuable Ascot handicap (23.8f) in October. Came down at same course last time but will be a player if that fall hasn't left a mark.

Form: 151/22F-

Good Boy Bobby²⁸

Age: 10| Weight: 12-0| J: D A Jacob| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 135| D

17/2

Successful twice at Wetherby during 2021/22 campaign, including the Rowland Meyrick. Largely below par since but latest effort at Ludlow at least represented a small step back in the right direction and he has slipped to a dangerous mark.

Form: P/74P04-

Latitude³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Alex Edwards| T: Mrs M Rowley| OR: 130| D

4/1

Point/bumper winner who took another step forward when readily taking a 6-runner handicap chase at Ludlow (23.8f) in March. 6 lb higher now but he remains open to improvement in this sphere.

Form: F6/3321-

Sporting John²¹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Aidan Coleman| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 130| D

12/1

Not the force of old (Grade 1 novice chase winner) and it's been pretty much downhill all the way since he last got his head in front at Warwick in January 2022.

Form: 4P05P4-

Forgot To Ask^p,t¹⁵²

Age: 11| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: T R George| OR: 127| D

33/1

Decisive winner off this mark on the back of a similar break at Stratford (27.5f) last May. However, his latest effort at Ludlow in first-time cheekpieces (retained here) at Ludlow in November was poor and, in any case, this demands a clear career-best.

Form: P/1325P-

Dorking Lad^p¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: N F Houlihan⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 127| C

16/1

Resumed winning ways in a 20.5f Kempton handicap in November, drawing right away to score by 16 lengths. Has failed to complete on each of his 3 subsequent outings, though, and Movethechains appears to be the stable No 1.

Form: 4/31UBP-

Movethechains⁵¹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-5| J: J E Moore| T: G & J Moore| OR: 126| D

12/1

Highly-progressive chaser last season who completed a 4-timer (all by 12 lengths or more) in 3m handicaps at Lingfield. Jumping has lacked fluency all 3 starts since returning to action in December but he would have a fighting chance if on-song.

Form: 111/52P-

Up The Straight⁵⁹

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Brendan Powell| T: R Rowe| OR: 125| C

16/1

Bagged a 2½m Sandown handicap chase last spring but this 9-y-o hard to recommend based on what he's shown in 4 subsequent appearances.

Form: 31/2PP7-

Kap Auteuil⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Harry Bannister| T: T Lawes| OR: 125

18/1

Healthy strike rate over fences, winner of 6 of his 18 starts in this sphere. Creditable second over 20.5f here in January but pulled up both starts either side of that and he now has some pretty serious questions to answer.

Form: 5PP2PP-

Duc De Beauchene^b,t¹⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: Jack Tudor| T: D Pipe| OR: 122

10/1

Has gradually found his form in recent months and travelled/jumped well when scoring with any amount in hand under Jack Tudor at Wincanton (25f) recently. Up 11 lb for that but has won off higher marks than this in the past.

Form: 592321-

Hiway One O Three²²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Rex Dingle| T: C Gordon| OR: 110| BF

3/1

Rattled off a quick hat-trick over hurdles last spring. Came good at the third time of asking over fences when pulling 14 lengths clear at Market Rasen in February. Decent runner-up efforts both starts since and should be in the mix again.

Form: 1/43122-

Twenty Twenty^v³⁶⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Caoilin Quinn⁽⁵⁾| T: G & J Moore| OR: 107| CD

16/1

Regained the winning thread when getting on top close home to land a 3-runner C&D handicap last April but wellbeing has to be taken on trust following a 12-month absence. Jamie Moore prefers Movethechains.

Form: 5P421/3-

Forecasts

Hiway One O Three (3/1), Latitude (4/1), Danny Kirwan (6/1), Good Boy Bobby (17/2), Duc De Beauchene (10/1), Sporting John (12/1), Movethechains (12/1), Up The Straight (16/1), Dorking Lad (16/1), Twenty Twenty (16/1), Kap Auteuil (18/1), Forgot To Ask (33/1)

LATITUDE and Duc de Beauchene could be the pair to concentrate on. The latter coasted home at Wincanton recently and, still feasibly treated despite going up 11 lb, he is not passed over at all lightly. However, the up-and-coming Latitude probably has more to offer on the back of his clear-cut Ludlow success and he is marginally preferred. Several make each-way appeal, with Good Boy Bobby just about the pick of them ahead of Danny Kirwan and Hiway One O Three.