19:30 Kempton

Wednesday 31 January 2024

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Try Unibet's Improved Bet Builder Handicap (Div 2)

Off time: 19:33 | Winning time: 2m 36.23s

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(2)

Party Island¹⁴⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: D J Coakley| OR: 80| C| D

22/1

Course winner. Bit below form seventh of 12 in handicap (9/1) at Goodwood (11.2f, good to firm). Has a better record on all-weather but looks best watched after 148 days off.

Form: 644267-

(5)

Ocean Heights^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-1| J: Aiden Brookes⁽⁵⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 79| CD

9/2

Improved to get off the mark over C&D in December. Creditable third of 12 in handicap at this course (11f, 4/1) 28 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 2/7321-3

(8)

God Of Thunder²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: L P Keniry| T: R Hannon| OR: 78| D

4/1

Winner at Wolverhampton in November. 11/1, good second of 12 in handicap at this course (11f) 28 days ago. Likely to give another good account.

Form: 32214-2

(1)

Running The Game^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: T P Queally| T: G & J Moore| OR: 80| C

15/2

Fair form in trio of maidens on Flat in France and shaped better than bare result in pair of juvenile hurdles for present yard this winter. Off mark in 8-runner minor event at this course (11f) on UK flat debut 21 days ago. Interesting handicap debutant.

Form: 637-1

(3)

Johnny Boom^p⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: S Lycett| OR: 75| D

11/1

Seven wins from 26 Flat runs. Three wins from 9 runs last year, including on most recent Flat outing at Wolverhampton in April. Respectable fourth of 11 in handicap hurdle at Taunton (16.5f, good to soft, 5/2) 48 days ago, running on. Frame claims.

Form: 122571-

(7)

Sax Appeal⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Archie Young⁽⁷⁾| T: C Johnston| OR: 76

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. One win from 3 runs last year. 13/2, shaped as if needing the run after 10-month absence when 13¼ lengths eighth of 13 to Ocean Heights in handicap at this C&D 42 days ago. Mark still looks on the high side.

Form: 7/128-

(4)

Orange N Blue^p1¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 74

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/4, very good ½-length third of 10 to Raintown in handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. On the upgrade recently.

Form: 545-43

(9)

Raintown¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: J S Moore| OR: 72| D

6/1

Career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (12f, AW, 6/1) 11 days ago, suited by strong gallop to edge ahead line. Bit more needed from 3 lb higher mark.

Form: 6046-21

(6)

Polar Princess⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Hollie Doyle| T: P A Kirby| OR: 62

10/1

Good second of 10 in handicap at Southwell (14.1f, 3/1) 8 days ago, clear of rest. Has to be taken seriously from unchanged mark.

Form: 8973-32

Forecasts

Orange N Blue (3/1), God Of Thunder (4/1), Ocean Heights (9/2), Raintown (6/1), Running The Game (15/2), Polar Princess (10/1), Johnny Boom (11/1), Party Island (22/1), Sax Appeal (25/1)

Several hold sound claims in this competitive handicap, with bottom-weight POLAR PRINCESS making most appeal. Philip Kirby's filly has shaped well to make the placings on each of her last 3 outings and looked better than ever when a clear second at Southwell last week, so is fancied to go one better this time. Ocean Heights scored over C&D last month and followed that with another good effort here, so he's also considered alongside Orange N Blue and God of Thunder.