20:45 Kempton

Wednesday 12 June 2024

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Off time: 20:46 | Winning time: 3m 32.86s

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Damascus Steel^b⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Rossa Ryan| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 72| BF| C

9/2

Course winner in May. Good third of 8 in handicap (11/4) at Lingfield (1½m, AW) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Merits consideration.

Form: 5-68123

(7)

Le Rouge Chinois¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Sam Feilden⁽⁷⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 71| D

12/1

Didn't need to improve to win 10-runner handicap at Lingfield (2m) in January but he did show a tenacious attitude to lead close home. Should be very competitive if primed after 5 months off.

Form: 3434-31

(4)

Imphal²¹

Age: 10| Weight: 9-9| J: Jack Doughty⁽⁷⁾| T: P Butler| OR: 70| D

150/1

Fairly useful on the Flat and over hurdles at his best but sent off at 200/1 when well held here on his recent return for an absence for his new yard. Can only watch after that.

Form: 49638/6

(6)

Abraaj¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: David Probert| T: S Pearce| OR: 69| D

9/2

Has won over 2m at Newcastle and Lingfield this year. Creditable 3¼ lengths fourth of 8 to Wannabe Brave back at Lingfield latest but he may find that rival too strong again.

Form: 313614

(1)

Sky Power^t1¹⁶⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Stephens| OR: 66WS

40/1

Struggled on the Flat and over hurdles for this yard in 2023. Off 168 days ago. Tongue strap on for first time. Could only consider if backed.

Form: 600/076-

(2)

Wannabe Brave^v¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 64| CD

1/1

On an AW 4-timer after 2m wins at Wolverhampton, Chelmsford and Lingfield in April/May. Did it decisively last time and a further 4 lb rise doesn't look enough to stop him.

Form: 354-111

(3)

Home And Dry^p1³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: L Morris| T: D Faulkner| OR: 62| D

13/2

Runner-up over 2m at Chelmsford last June and arrives fit from the Flat. Sports first-time cheekpieces.

Form: 4155/42-

(5)

Tazaman⁶³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 9-0| J: Billy Loughnane| T: K Frost| OR: 61| C

28/1

Course winner in 2021. Also successful on turf in 2022 but off since finishing seventh at Chelmsford in September 2022 (final start for Mark Loughnane). A watching brief has to be the call given the length of the absence.

Form: 421327/

Forecasts

Wannabe Brave (1/1), Abraaj (9/2), Damascus Steel (9/2), Home And Dry (13/2), Le Rouge Chinois (12/1), Tazaman (28/1), Sky Power (40/1), Imphal (150/1)

WANNABE BRAVE has got on a roll recently and can defy the handicapper again. If Damascus Steel's stamina holds now stepping up from 1½m he can give James Fanshawe's charge most to do ahead of Abraaj.