September 18 / 16.27 Kempton (AW)

16.27

Standard To Slow

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  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

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10/1

Form: /95-68

Last run: 107 days

W: 9st 9lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 55

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced 4yo who isn't particularly solid on form; chance largely depends on how well she responds to first-time cheekpieces.
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1

(5)

20th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:00 Bath

Valkyrja

9st 11lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Matt Crawley

Low-mileage 4yo who seems to have been aided by cheekpieces lately and made all to open her account at Yarmouth (1m, good to soft) a week ago; respected under 5lb penalty here.

11/4

7

(5)

13th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Valkyrja

9st 6lb

J: Jack Callan

T: Matt Crawley

Lightly raced 4yo who was runner-up with cheekpieces added on her Kempton reappearance (1m, AW; 5-1) last month; nudged up 1lb but the first three pulled clear last time and she's still unexposed at this trip; respected back on turf.

13/2

1

(2)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Valkyrja

9st 9lb

J: Fred Daly

T: Matt Crawley

Lightly raced 4yo who isn't particularly solid on form; chance largely depends on how well she responds to first-time cheekpieces.

10/1

Form: 796367

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 6lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Six-race maiden; best effort when third over C&D in July (sole attempt in AW handicap); return to this scenario is the angle with him.
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2

(11)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Reignman

9st 6lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: David Loughnane

Six-race maiden; best effort when third over C&D in July (sole attempt in AW handicap); return to this scenario is the angle with him.

13/2

6

(7)

9th Sep 2025

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:25 Ffos Las

Reignman

9st 6lb

J: David Egan

T: David Loughnane

Lightly raced 4yo who finished third of ten on handicap debut at Kempton (1m, AW) in July, but didn't back it up at Doncaster (1m, good) later in month; cheekpieces given a go, but something to prove back up in trip.

8/1

Form: 772828

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Best efforts when second in middle-distance events on turf; not sure what to expect in this different scenario with hood applied.
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3

(6)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

D Day Major Winter

9st 4lb

J: David Egan

T: Ross Burdon

Best efforts when second in middle-distance events on turf; not sure what to expect in this different scenario with hood applied.

5/1

8th

3

(3)

12th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

17:17 Lingfield

D Day Major Winter

9st 4lb

J: William Carver

T: Ross Burdon

Seven-race maiden; no match for comfortable winner when second at Windsor (1m2f, good to firm) two weeks ago but that was still a pretty good stable debut, and he drops from 0-62 grade here; must be considered.

5/1

Form: 823045 CD

Last run: 48 days

W: 9st 4lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 50

Form & Verdict
Gained his most recent success off 1lb higher over C&D in January; fighting chance provided new headgear prompts a return to that form.
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9th

2

(11)

5th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:25 Bath

Villalobos

9st 9lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Simon Hodgson

Front-runner who returns to turf 4lb higher than when last seen on it after a Polytrack win in the winter; 0-11 round here down the years and needs to bounce back from a lesser effort at Lingfield a month ago.

6/1

5th

6

(2)

5th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

16:33 Lingfield (AW)

Villalobos

9st 5lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Simon Hodgson

Scored over C&D (fourth victory here) in December and collared only late on having set a good pace when fourth of eight in 1m Kempton handicap 45 days ago; he merits serious consideration eased 1lb in a headgear change.

3/1

4th

7

(1)

19th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

13:08 Kempton (AW)

Villalobos

9st 2lb

J: Alistair Rawlinson

T: Simon Hodgson

Most effective when able to dominate as he again showed when making all at Lingfield (1m, Polytrack) last month; given no peace up front there last time and now 7lb higher than for the win, but dangerous if allowed his own way and does have winning form over C&D.

9/2

Form: 985166 D

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
Off the mark in Windsor contest (1m) in June; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent runs, latest returned to AW; opposed.
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13

(10)

13th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 3y

Class 6

17:00 Yarmouth

Prima Diva

8st 12lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Jonathan Portman

Off the mark in a Windsor handicap (1m, good to firm) in June but she's been disappointing since and was tailed off at Kempton (16-1) last time.

20/1

5

(7)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Prima Diva

9st 2lb

J: Olivia Tubb

T: Jonathan Portman

Off the mark in Windsor contest (1m) in June; has failed to back up that form in two subsequent runs, latest returned to AW; opposed.

8/1

Form: 47-650

Last run: 15 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 52

Form & Verdict
3yo maiden whose form has tailed off; best watched on second outing for new stable, unless the market suggests otherwise.
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8th

8

(5)

9th Feb 2026

Standard

0m 6f 20y

Class 6

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Mister Knockout

9st 0lb

J: Gina Mangan

T: Gary Brown

0-13 under rules; some promise when first handicapping for Eve Johnson Houghton, but has gone badly the wrong way; drops significantly in trip with cheekpieces given a go this time.

33/1

10th

10

(8)

14th Jan 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Mister Knockout

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Gary Brown

Best run came when third of 12 here (7f) in September 2024 but has been in the doldrums since signing off for Eve Johnson Houghton later that year; impossible to fancy despite a new headgear combination.

66/1

4th

3

19th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 3

14:46 Kempton

Mister Knockout

11st 0lb

J: David Bass

T: Gary Brown

Flat form has deteriorated badly this year and he remains a maiden under that code; difficult to fancy.

33/1

14/1

Form: 879720 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 9st 1lb

7 yo Filly

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Has a modest strike-rate and isn't solid on recent form; penultimate effort (close second) was not backed up last time.
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9th

11

(4)

21st May 2026

Good To Soft

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

19:40 Chepstow

Alyara

8st 9lb

J: George Bass

T: Joe Ponting

Three wins, all around 1m, but the most recent was in December 2024; has been sprinting but had issues at the start on her last two outings, including when beating one home at Bath last week.

25/1

6th

7

(1)

13th May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 5f 10y

Class 6

17:09 Bath

Alyara

9st 0lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Joe Ponting

On a long losing sequence and she failed to beat a rival in a 6f Salisbury handicap ten days ago; others appeal more.

25/1

7th

8

(5)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

13:30 Salisbury

Alyara

10st 2lb

J: Mr Jack Loughnane

T: Joe Ponting

Two of her three wins have come on turf, but seen much more often on the AW these days; latest efforts have been respectable, but a losing run of 26 sounds a note of caution.

8/1

Form: 30-087 D

Last run: 45 days

W: 9st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Registered sole win in turf contest over two years ago; placed over C&D last November but subsequent form is dismal.
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10th

12

(10)

19th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 135y

Class 6

15:40 Lingfield

Reel Power

9st 0lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Paddy Butler

Sole win came in a classified event at Brighton (1m, good to firm) in July 2023; fair fourth at Kempton in September but down the field in three starts since; back on turf.

66/1

8th

9

(2)

29th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

14:20 Lingfield (AW)

Reel Power

9st 2lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Paddy Butler

Inconsistent 7yo; finished 6l behind the reopposing Poke The Bear over C&D last month; easy enough to swerve.

50/1

14

(10)

23rd Sep 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

14:15 Lingfield (AW)

Reel Power

9st 0lb

J: Jack Dace

T: Paddy Butler

Step back in the right direction at Kempton on Thursday (left with a lot to do; in refitted visor); yet to convince over this far, though.

25/1

Form: -68355

Last run: 15 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 49

Form & Verdict
0-6; form since handicapping includes two encouraging efforts at Kempton (7f); this return to 1m is worth exploring; interesting.
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4th

6

(2)

1st Oct 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

9st 0lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Heather Main

Best efforts have come here and she appreciated the step back up from 7f, minus the usual tongue-tie, when winning over C&D a fortnight ago; that was only a 0-55 and she's 4lb higher today but she's lightly raced and may be capable of better.

2/1

9

(9)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

8st 13lb

J: Luke Morris

T: Heather Main

0-6; form since handicapping includes two encouraging efforts at Kempton (7f); this return to 1m is worth exploring; interesting.

4/1

8

(8)

3rd Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Island Ocean

8st 11lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Heather Main

Best effort when third in lower grade over C&D on penultimate start (handicap debut); chance of winning largely depends on how well she responds to added cheekpieces.

12/1

Form: 00-78P

Last run: 21 days

W: 8st 11lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 47

Form & Verdict
Five-race maiden who holds very weak claims on form.
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10

(4)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Master Milan

8st 11lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Five-race maiden who holds very weak claims on form.

25/1

14

(9)

28th Aug 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Chelmsford (AW)

Master Milan

9st 2lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

Struggled in three starts for Kevin Philippart De Foy and he was again down the field on stable debut at Wolverhampton (8.5f, AW) in February; off since and has been gelded.

40/1

Form: 09-070

Last run: 99 days

W: 8st 10lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 46

Form & Verdict
Similar type to Master Milan and needs major improvement.
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8th

10

(10)

9th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

19:55 Leicester

Eager Puccini

9st 0lb

J: Mason Paetel

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Yet to offer much in his seven runs to date, sixth of nine in 9.5f Wolverhampton handicap 30 days ago; not easy to warm to.

16/1

6th

9

(1)

9th Apr 2026

Standard

1m 1f 104y

Class 6

17:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Eager Puccini

9st 0lb

J: Ashley Lewis

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Well beaten in each of his six starts (7f/1m) and this longer trip needs to bring out significant improvement.

20/1

11

(3)

18th Sep 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

16:27 Kempton (AW)

Eager Puccini

8st 10lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: Julia & Shelley Birkett

Similar type to Master Milan and needs major improvement.

12/1

Non-runners

Doctor Dauila

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £33.30
Straight Forecast £31.84
Tricast £70.23
Trifecta £156.90

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Villalobos

SPOTLIGHT:

Island Ocean

LAMBOURN:

Prima Diva

NEWMARKET:

D Day Major Winter

The Times:

Island Ocean

The Star:

Prima Diva

POSTDATA:

Villalobos

Telegraph:

Villalobos

The Guardian:

Villalobos

Daily Mail:

Villalobos

D Express:

Villalobos

Daily Mirror:

Villalobos

The Sun:

Villalobos

Daily Record:

Villalobos