20:00 Kempton

Wednesday 19 February 2025

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Off time: 20:00 | Winning time: 1m 38.81s

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Local Hero⁶³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 92| CD

15/8

Two wins from 6 runs last year. Career best when winning 12-runner handicap (4/1) at this C&D 63 days ago, readily. 4 lb rise fair enough and he's high on the shortlist.

Form: 216531-

(1)

Sterling Knight³²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Jonny Peate| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 88| D

9/2

Three wins from 14 runs last year. Creditable fifth of 12 in handicap (12/1) at Lingfield (8f, AW) 32 days ago, left with too much to do. Place possibilities.

Form: 79691-5

(4)

Silent Age²⁹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: Ryan Kavanagh⁽⁵⁾| T: Ian Williams| OR: 88| CD

25/1

Lightly-raced winner. C&D winner. 11/2, creditable fourth of 8 in handicap at Newmarket (8f, good). Off 9 months ahead of this first run for yard after leaving Charlie Appleby. Others preferred.

Form: 1164-

(6)

Cracking Gold^p¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: C G Cox| OR: 88| BF| C

9/4

Course winner. Two wins from 6 runs last year. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, respectable second of 12 in handicap at Southwell (8.1f, 2/1) 12 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 12404-2

(2)

Silent Move³⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 87| D

28/1

Two wins from 5 runs last year. Latest win at Musselburgh in November. Last of 16 in handicap at Chelmsford City (8f, 33/1) 39 days ago, badly hampered. Opposable.

Form: 51719-0

(7)

Brasil Power^b,t⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-2| J: Tommie Jakes⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 83| C

9/2

Course winner. 13/2, creditable third of 9 in handicap at this course (7f) 7 days ago. Needs considering off the same mark.

Form: 20-6643

(5)

Road To Wembley^h²²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 80

100/1

Three wins from 9 runs last year. Latest win at Newcastle in August. 28/1, last of 9 in handicap at Wolverhampton (8.6f) 22 days ago. Hood back on and he needs to bounce back.

Form: 42174-9

(9)

Rhythm N Rock³²

Age: 7| Weight: 8-10| J: Grace McEntee| T: J Butler| OR: 77| CD

33/1

C&D winner. Seventeen runs since last win in 2022. 28/1, last of 12 in handicap at Lingfield (8f, AW) 32 days ago, slowly away. Hard to warm to.

Form: 32790-0

(3)

Zoffandia²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Kieran Burke| OR: 75

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. First run since leaving William Haggas when fourth of 9 in maiden at this C&D (25/1) 21 days ago. Makes handicap debut for new yard and he's one to keep an eye on in the betting.

Form: 43-4

Forecasts

Local Hero (15/8), Cracking Gold (9/4), Sterling Knight (9/2), Brasil Power (9/2), Zoffandia (22/1), Silent Age (25/1), Silent Move (28/1), Rhythm N Rock (33/1), Road To Wembley (100/1)

It's unlikely that a 4 lb rise will be enough to prevent LOCAL HERO from following up on his ready C&D success in December and, in the process, maintain his 100% record at this course. Cracking Gold got back on track on his first run since being gelded when finding just one too strong in first-time cheekpieces at Southwell recently. He is just about feared most ahead of Brasil Power.