16:55 Kempton

Saturday 6 April 2024

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Virgin Bet Fives Handicap

Off time: 16:56 | Winning time: 1m 11.44s

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(12)

Desert Cop¹⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 97| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 11/1, last of 6 in minor event at this C&D. Off 6 months. Has slipped in the weights and usually run well at this track, so worth considering despite tricky draw.

Form: 260706-

(7)

Fresh^t¹⁵⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 9-9| J: D Tudhope| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 95| CD

11/1

C&D winner. 7/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 12 in handicap at this C&D. Off 150 days. Others more persuasive.

Form: 505600-

(10)

Azure Angel⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: R Varian| OR: 93| CD

11/4

Promising sort. C&D winner. One win from 2 runs last year. Career best when winning 8-runner handicap (9/1) at Newcastle (6f) 46 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 311/41-1

(6)

Intervention^p⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M Appleby| OR: 92| D

10/1

Four wins from 20 runs last year. Good second of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW, 18/1) 8 days ago, just failing. Has enjoyed a superb AW campaign and should be on the premises again.

Form: 364482

(11)

Ferrous²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: J Channon| OR: 90| D

11/2

10/3, career best when winning 12-runner handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 28 days ago by 1¼ lengths from Knebworth, pushed out. Makes polytrack debut. Big player.

Form: 63159-1

(1)

Good Earth¹⁹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Planas⁽³⁾| T: M Herrington| OR: 89| D

66/1

Three wins from 13 runs last year. Sixteenth of 19 in handicap at York (5f, soft, 33/1). Off 6 months. Others more persuasive.

Form: 180100-

(3)

Exalted Angel⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 9-3| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 89| D

9/1

Twenty seven runs since last win in 2021. 16/1, respectable fifth of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, AW) 8 days ago.

Form: 36-9365

(2)

Knebworth^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: Ethan Jones⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hughes| OR: 88| D

3/1

Six wins from 22 Flat runs. 6/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, career best when winning 14-runner handicap at Doncaster (6f, soft) 13 days ago. Makes plenty of appeal returning for thriving stable.

Form: 9422-21

(9)

Watchya¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: N Callan| T: George Baker| OR: 87| D

16/1

Tenth of 12 in handicap at this C&D (25/1). Off 150 days. Has work to do and is liable to strip fitter for this.

Form: 545050-

(4)

Rebel Path²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams| OR: 87| D

25/1

40/1, 8½ lengths tenth of 12 to Ferrous in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 28 days ago, not knocked about. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 21/30

(5)

Rathbone¹⁵⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: M Herrington| OR: 87| D

66/1

33/1, eleventh of 13 in handicap at Newcastle (6f). Off 155 days. Likely to need the run, so others make more appeal.

Form: 071100-

(8)

Strong Power^p¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 8-13| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 85| CD

66/1

C&D winner. Eighteen runs since last win in 2022. Below form sixth of 11 in handicap (14/1) at Doncaster (5f, soft) 13 days ago. Better on AW, so not completely ruled out.

Form: 5898-96

Forecasts

Azure Angel (11/4), Knebworth (3/1), Ferrous (11/2), Exalted Angel (9/1), Intervention (10/1), Fresh (11/1), Desert Cop (11/1), Watchya (16/1), Rebel Path (25/1), Strong Power (66/1), Rathbone (66/1), Good Earth (66/1)

AZURE ANGEL is highly progressive and had something to spare when getting the better of another improving sort at Newcastle last time, so she boasts excellent claims once more. Ferrous and Knebworth also arrive on the back of career-best, winning efforts, so they could well trouble the selection.