19:00 Kempton

Wednesday 20 December 2023

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Unibet More Extra Place Races Handicap

Off time: 19:06 | Winning time: 1m 39.08s

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(9)

Good Too¹³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B R Johnson| OR: 89| D

50/1

Fourteenth of 18 in handicap (14/1) at the Curragh (8f, good), finding little. Off 130 days and passed over here on debut for new connections.

Form: 12/400

(8)

Plantadream⁸¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-10| J: R Havlin| T: K Jewell| OR: 88| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap at Goodwood (9f, good to firm, 15/2) when last seen in September 2021. Probably best watched on debut for new yard on the back of such a lengthy absence.

Form: 403087/

(3)

Talis Evolvere¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 88| D

15/8

Two wins from 5 runs this year. 11/10, career best when winning 8-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 15 days ago by neck from Urban Sprawl, responding well. Up 3 lb and claims if he proved equally effective on polytrack.

Form: 3-41821

(10)

Legend Of Leros^p1⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Marco Ghiani| T: M Botti| OR: 87

11/1

50/1, last of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f) 46 days ago. Needs to get back on track now tried in cheekpieces.

Form: 41-3749

(2)

Urban Sprawl^p⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C Johnston| OR: 87| BF

3/1

Creditable second of 7 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 6/4) 9 days ago. 0-7 on the AW but should put that right soon enough.

Form: 324322

(7)

Marshal Dan¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J Mitchell| T: H Main| OR: 86

80/1

Latest win at Leicester in October. Last of 10 in handicap (33/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) 11 days ago and others make more appeal.

Form: 896170

(4)

Evocative Spark⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: Darryll Holland| OR: 85| BF

25/1

Latest win at Chester in September. 5/2, last of 8 in handicap at Chester (7f, heavy) 81 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 905418

(1)

Top Secret^h¹⁰²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: W Muir & C Grassick| OR: 85| CD

9/2

C&D winner. Ninth of 14 in handicap (25/1) at Ascot (7f, firm) on latest start in September, left poorly placed. 2-6 on the AW and he's not without a chance.

Form: 1-28209

(6)

Escobar^t¹¹

Age: 9| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 84| D

18/1

Sixteen runs since last win in 2022. Ninth of 10 in handicap at Newcastle (7.1f, 10/1) 11 days ago. Lurking on a dangerous mark but he's clearly a more effective performer on turf.

Form: 008089

(11)

Chantico²⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P J McDonald| T: A Keatley| OR: 82

15/2

Lightly-raced winner. Hooded for 1st time, thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Newbury (10f, heavy, 11/2) when last seen during the spring. Perhaps conditions were to blame for that low-key display and may well get back on track here for new yard.

Form: 33-140

(5)

Crownthorpe^p¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-0| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁷⁾| T: A D Brown| OR: 78| D

20/1

Good fourth of 12 in handicap (25/1) at Newcastle (8f) 12 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently. Needs considering off the same mark here.

Form: 115204

Forecasts

Talis Evolvere (15/8), Urban Sprawl (3/1), Top Secret (9/2), Chantico (15/2), Legend Of Leros (11/1), Escobar (18/1), Crownthorpe (20/1), Evocative Spark (25/1), Plantadream (33/1), Good Too (50/1), Marshal Dan (80/1)

Several to consider in this competitive handicap with CROWNTHORPE shading preference. The 8-y-o put in a good shift when a close fourth off this mark at Newcastle recently, leaving the strong impression that he will be winning again soon. It's probably best to overlook Chantico's heavy-ground defeat on his latest start in April and he could be a threat if fully tuned-up. Urban Sprawl, who was just touched off by Talis Evolvere at Wolverhampton on his penultimate start, is third choice.