18:30 Kempton

Wednesday 3 January 2024

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Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 18:30 | Winning time: 1m 14.01s

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(8)

Em Jay Kay¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J F Egan| T: P S McEntee| OR: 68| D

6/1

Creditable fifth of 11 in handicap (5/1) at Lingfield (6f, AW) 2 weeks ago. Should continue to give a good account.

Form: 259445-

(4)

Bell Shot^p⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: R M H Cowell| OR: 66| D

12/1

18/1, eighth of 11 in handicap at Southwell (5f) 40 days ago, losing place under 2f out. Back up in trip.

Form: 4/00768-

(3)

Hiatus⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: C Allen| OR: 65| CD

8/1

C&D winner. 25/1, followed a good run with a below-par one when eighth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f) back in October. Merits consideration if ready to roll.

Form: 376838-

(7)

Starsong^p,h³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-6| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M Appleby| OR: 65| D

7/2

Too free when seventh of 9 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 10/1) 3 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 723657

(1)

Big R^b1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 64

7/4

10/1, possibly needed the run after 4 months off when seventh of 12 in handicap at Southwell (7.1f) 27 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time. Has every chance to open his account.

Form: 426487-

(2)

Roman Spring^p¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: Rhys Clutterbuck| T: R Cook & J Bridger| OR: 63

16/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 100/1) 2 weeks ago. Interesting to see if he can build on that here.

Form: 350086-

(6)

First Company⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D M Loughnane| OR: 62| CD

8/1

C&D winner in November. Not in same form when ninth of 11 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 5/1) 7 days ago. Must bounce back quickly.

Form: 372419-

(5)

One Hart¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 9-2| J: R Coakley| T: D Donovan| OR: 61| D

20/1

Ran respectably on first run since leaving Denis Quinn when fifth of 9 in handicap at Chelmsford City (6f, 40/1) 13 days ago.

Form: 689295-

Forecasts

Big R (7/4), Starsong (7/2), Em Jay Kay (6/1), First Company (8/1), Hiatus (8/1), Bell Shot (12/1), Roman Spring (16/1), One Hart (20/1)

A few in with a squeak but the vote goes to BIG R, who was possibly in need of the outing after 4 months off when finishing down the field at Southwell recently so Eve Johnson Houghton's 4-y-o can belatedly open his account fitted with first-time blinkers. Em Jay Kay's consistency is hard to knock so he's put forward as the main threat, with Hiatus and Roman Spring taken to fight out third.