16:30 Kempton

Monday 6 November 2023

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Juan Les Pins³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 9-13| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby| OR: 106| C| D

13/2

Course winner whose latest success came at Nottingham in June. As good as ever on his last 2 starts, 1¼ lengths fourth of 10 to Annaf in Bengough Stakes at Ascot (6f, good to firm, 12/1) a month ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 130324

(5)

Lord Of The Lodge¹²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 102| C| D

22/1

Run best excused when fifth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) in July, doing too much too soon. Remains 2 lb above his last winning mark, though, as he returns from 4 months off (has been gelded).

Form: 240405

(1)

Tacarib Bay^b⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: W Buick| T: R Hannon| OR: 101| D

3/1

Raced freely when seventeenth of 20 in Golden Mile Handicap at Goodwood (1m, soft, 8/1) in August. Remains lightly raced on all-weather and could be ready to return to winning ways back down in trip.

Form: 3-53660

(7)

Mount Athos⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: James Doyle| T: J Tate| OR: 101| CD

7/4

Dual C&D winner. Step back in right direction when fourth of 9 in handicap at Thirsk (7f, good to soft, 4/1) 66 days ago. Not taken lightly back at this venue having been gelded since his last outing.

Form: 1-12584

(3)

Stone Soldier^p⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: Ryan Sexton⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 99| CD

14/1

C&D winner. After 12 months off, ran well making his first start since leaving Archie Watson when second of 11 in handicap at Chester (7f, soft, 10/1) 52 days ago. Could build on his reappearance run back on all-weather.

Form: 14730-2

(6)

Aratus^h1¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox| OR: 93| BF| CD

6/1

Won at this C&D on sole start on all-weather. After 13 months off (had another wind op), looked hard ride when tenth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 2/1) 10 days ago. Hood now reached for.

Form: 90603-0

(2)

Larado^b¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: M Appleby| OR: 83| D

7/1

Ran up to best under an enterprising ride when second of 10 in handicap at this course (1m, 50/1) 12 days ago, though hung badly left home turn. Faces tougher task from 2 lb out of the weights.

Form: 880242

Forecasts

Mount Athos (7/4), Tacarib Bay (3/1), Aratus (6/1), Juan Les Pins (13/2), Larado (7/1), Stone Soldier (14/1), Lord Of The Lodge (22/1)

Back up in trip, TACARIB BAY raced too freely when running below-par at the Goodwood Festival when last seen, but returned to 7f/all-weather he can bounce back to land a first success of the year. Mount Athos has won both of his starts at this C&D and is respected on the back of a gelding operation, with Juan Les Pins the pick of the remainder.