May 06 / 18.30 Kempton (AW)

18.30

Standard To Slow

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  • Prize money: £4187.2
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 5
  • 9 runners
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Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Mostly cloudy

9/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.38
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 873-12 CD BF

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
Solid effort to justify favouritism on his C&D comeback in March, having been gelded, when held up off an ordinary pace; backed that up when one of three to come away behind a cannily ridden winner on turf latest and holds leading claims upped 2lb.
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6th

3

(4)

28th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:20 Sandown

Blues And Royals

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

Dual AW winner this year but he's fine on turf too and ran creditably when second of ten at Musselburgh (again 1m, good) in April; up 5lb for latest Kempton success three weeks ago but likely he can do better again.

11/2

1st

1

(3)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Blues And Royals

9st 9lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Michael Bell

Solid effort to justify favouritism on his C&D comeback in March, having been gelded, when held up off an ordinary pace; backed that up when one of three to come away behind a cannily ridden winner on turf latest and holds leading claims upped 2lb.

9/4

6/1

  • Place: £2.40

Form: 678-1

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn and had excuses on debut for his current yard (then gelded); easy to back, travelled well and got there in the nick of time on his 7f Lingfield comeback; improvement left upped 3lb.
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2nd

4

(9)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Victory Ace

9st 7lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: John Butler

Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn and had excuses on debut for his current yard (then gelded); easy to back, travelled well and got there in the nick of time on his 7f Lingfield comeback; improvement left upped 3lb.

6/1

1st

2

(3)

14th Apr 2026

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 5

17:00 Lingfield (AW)

Victory Ace

9st 9lb

J: David Probert

T: John Butler

Picked up from Roger Varian for 40,000gns last autumn; absent and gelded since said to have finished stiff behind on his debut for this yard (among the winners lately) four months ago; the market will guide now handicapping.

6/1

10/1

  • Place: £4.20

Form: 6613-3 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Fair comeback at Bath a few weeks ago, when having two of tonight's rivals well in rear; entitled to have come on for that first start in more than five months.
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5th

11

(12)

28th May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

20:20 Sandown

Trio

9st 0lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Leicester maiden (good to soft) winner in October but she's been stuck in third place since, including when she came up against Blues And Royals at Kempton (again 1m, AW) three weeks ago; should give her running while finding one or two stronger again.

20/1

3rd

8

(7)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Trio

9st 5lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Fair comeback at Bath a few weeks ago, when having two of tonight's rivals well in rear; entitled to have come on for that first start in more than five months.

10/1

3rd

4

(11)

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:52 Bath

Trio

9st 7lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Eve Johnson Houghton

Got off the mark at the third attempt in 1m Leicester maiden in October and backed it up with a good third of six in 1m1f Newmarket nursery following month; she needs considering on her seasonal return.

14/1

12/1

Form: 120-24 D

Last run: 12 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Blinkers helped last summer and they're on for the first time this season, after two fair efforts; more exposed than the rest of these but 1m on Polytrack is ideal and he's one to consider.
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5

(4)

4th Jun 2026

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 5

18:40 Lingfield (AW)

Booziebrunch

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: S Woods

Three good runs over 1m this year, the latest in refitted blinkers at Kempton four weeks ago, but probably needs this longer trip to unlock some improvement.

6/1

4th

7

(5)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Booziebrunch

9st 6lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: S Woods

Blinkers helped last summer and they're on for the first time this season, after two fair efforts; more exposed than the rest of these but 1m on Polytrack is ideal and he's one to consider.

12/1

4th

4

(3)

24th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 5

15:25 Doncaster

Booziebrunch

9st 8lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: S Woods

Stepped up on his 2yo efforts when finishing second to a handicap blot at Southwell three weeks ago (1m); should give his running but perhaps vulnerable to less-exposed sorts.

10/1

Form: 823-3

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 74

Form & Verdict
Maiden who made a lot of the running on her C&D comeback in late March off the same mark; that came in a small field against her own sex and this looks more competitive, so she'll need to step up.
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8th

5

(9)

23rd May 2026

Good

1m 1f 201y

Class 5

20:15 Salisbury

Melody De Vega

9st 7lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

She has shown promise at up to 8.6f on AW; the longer trip and switch to turf aren't enough to earn her the verdict here though.

14/1

5th

3

(1)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Melody De Vega

9st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Maiden who made a lot of the running on her C&D comeback in late March off the same mark; that came in a small field against her own sex and this looks more competitive, so she'll need to step up.

6/1

3rd

6

(2)

30th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:10 Kempton (AW)

Melody De Vega

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole

Runner-up at Wolverhampton (7f, Tapeta) last October on second start and similar form when third there (8.6f) later that month; cost 105,000euros in 2024 and could have more to offer; possible player on handicap debut.

9/1

OUR TIP

Form: 2663-6

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 9lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
400,000euros breeze-up buy who proved expensive to follow in maiden/novice company over 6f last year; just a fair comeback at Newmarket three weeks ago, upped to 7f on on his handicap debut, and needs improvement for today's extra furlong.
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4th

2

(1)

26th May 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 5

20:24 Lingfield

High Approval

9st 8lb

J: Faleh Bughenaim

T: Hamad Al Jehani

400,000euros breeze-up purchase who is now 0-7; not beaten far on his Newmarket return (7f, good) last month and had excuses at Kempton (1m, AW) last time; blinkers now given a go, but he does need to find a bit more.

7/1

6th

2

(8)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

High Approval

9st 9lb

J: Harry Vigors

T: Hamad Al Jehani

400,000euros breeze-up buy who proved expensive to follow in maiden/novice company over 6f last year; just a fair comeback at Newmarket three weeks ago, upped to 7f on on his handicap debut, and needs improvement for today's extra furlong.

8/1

6th

8

(4)

14th Apr 2026

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

15:00 Newmarket

High Approval

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: Hamad Al Jehani

400,000euros breeze-up buy who failed to live up to expectations over 6f last year, for all that he was placed three times; chance of belated progress depends on the effects of new trip and switch to handicap level.

9/1

5/1

Form: 9411-7 CD

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 6lb

3 yo Gelding

OR: 72

Form & Verdict
Won two nurseries here last autumn (C&D, 7f), latterly off a 4lb lower mark; made a low-key comeback on rain-softened turf recently (Trio third; Crafty Blue behind) but should fare better back on Polytrack.
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8th

12

29th May 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

19:50 Wolverhampton (AW)

Chapmans Peak

9st 3lb

T: Ed Dunlop

Ended 2025 with a pair of wins in Kempton nurseries (1m and 7f); he has struggled in two handicaps this time around, however, and comes here with a point to prove.

14/1

8th

6

(2)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Chapmans Peak

9st 6lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Ed Dunlop

Won two nurseries here last autumn (C&D, 7f), latterly off a 4lb lower mark; made a low-key comeback on rain-softened turf recently (Trio third; Crafty Blue behind) but should fare better back on Polytrack.

5/1

16/1

Form: 71-9

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 73

Form & Verdict
Confirmed debut promise when winning a 7f Tapeta novice last autumn; well backed ahead of her Bath comeback on rain-softened ground but finished a long way back after fluffing the start; bit to prove after that.
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9th

5

(6)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Crafty Blue

9st 7lb

J: Joe Leavy

T: Richard Hannon

Confirmed debut promise when winning a 7f Tapeta novice last autumn; well backed ahead of her Bath comeback on rain-softened ground but finished a long way back after fluffing the start; bit to prove after that.

16/1

9th

3

(4)

17th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

18:52 Bath

Crafty Blue

9st 8lb

J: Tyrese Cameron

T: Richard Hannon

Confirmed the promise of her debut when winning a 7f Southwell novice in September; off since but she has more to offer for her in-form yard on her handicap debut.

9/2

4

(9)

29th Sep 2025

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Crafty Blue

9st 2lb

J: Sean Levey

T: Richard Hannon

Detached for a long way then made late headway into seventh of 11 at Newbury (6f), catching the attention of the stewards; open to improvement upped in trip with the experience under her belt.

7/1

Form: 7682

Last run: 8 days

W: 8st 13lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 65

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Payout
Exacta £11.40
Straight Forecast £11.48
Tricast £131.67
Trifecta £158.40

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Victory Ace

RP RATINGS:

Blues And Royals

POSTDATA:

Melody De Vega

Daily Mail:

Chapman's Peak

Daily Mirror:

Melody De Vega

TOPSPEED:

Victory Ace

The Guardian:

Victory Ace

The Sun:

Victory Ace

The Star:

Victory Ace

Daily Record:

Victory Ace

NEWMARKET:

Blues And Royals

The Times:

Blues And Royals

Telegraph:

Blues And Royals

D Express:

Blues And Royals