January 28 / 20.30 Kempton (AW)

20.30

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  • Prize money: £3140.4
  • 1m 7f 218y
  • Class 6
  • 11 runners
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Runners: 11 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Partly cloudy

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6/1 (Won)

  • Win: £10.00
  • Place: £2.40

Form: /2157-

Last run: 100 days

W: 9st 13lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 61

Form & Verdict
Won over 1m6f at Lingfield (turf) last spring and sharper for a comeback run on AW Flat when a good second over hurdles at Taunton (2m3f) in November; respected back on the Flat.
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2

14th Jun 2023

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 4

14:30 Newton Abbot

Tibbie Dunbar

11st 3lb

J: Sean Bowen

T: Stuart Kittow

took keen hold, prominent, headway after 6th, ridden after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon eased, pulled up last

9/2

2nd

7

(8)

6th May 2023

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Goodwood

Tibbie Dunbar

9st 3lb

J: Dane O’Neill

T: Stuart Kittow

Doubled her Flat tally with an AW success (2m) in January; creditable fourth at Bath (1m6f, good to soft) back in this sphere last month; has frame possibilities off same mark.

8/1

4th

7

(10)

21st Apr 2023

Soft

1m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:40 Bath

Tibbie Dunbar

9st 8lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Stuart Kittow

7yo who was well held when falling at the last over hurdles last month but she scored in good style on the Flat (2m, Polytrack) on her penultimate run; 5lb higher here but conditions should be fine on this switch back to turf and she's in the mix.

6/1

9/4

  • Place: £1.30

Form: 269/2-

Last run: 150 days

W: 9st 5lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 53

Form & Verdict
Returned from a year off to finish second over 1m6f at Southwell in August and has largely performed with credit in defeat in Class 3 handicap hurdles since; likely to go well.
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4th

6

(4)

11th Jan 2024

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

15:50 Southwell (AW)

Swaffham Bulbeck

9st 3lb

J: Cam Hardie

T: Stuart Edmunds

A pretty useful jumper, last successful in a 2m handicap hurdle here in September; rarely seen on the Flat in recent years but he has finished second in staying handicaps on AW on his last two runs in this sphere; should be involved.

11/4

8th

1

14th Dec 2023

Soft

2m 3f 1y

Class 3

14:40 Taunton

Swaffham Bulbeck

12st 0lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Stuart Edmunds

Outclassed in the Greatwood last time when pulled up at 100-1; usually consistent and went into that in form after competitive runs over 2m (good/heavy); however, he .does look on a tough mark and might be vulnerable.

9/1

40/1

  • Place: £6.70

Form: 8121/5

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 12lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Won at Windsor in October 2020; also placed over hurdles last winter but disappointing in that sphere this time round and never going well back on the Flat at Southwell three weeks ago; a change of headgear (first-time visor for blinkers) needs to spark a major revival.
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12th

6

(11)

14th Jun 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:45 Kempton (AW)

Cheng Gong

9st 7lb

J: Trevor Whelan

T: Neil King

Twice placed over C&D at the start of the year and 1lb lower than when second of seven in February, but appears to have lost his way lately so comes with risks attached; blinkers return.

16/1

9th

4

23rd Apr 2023

Good

2m 4f 114y

Class 5

15:00 Plumpton

Cheng Gong

11st 7lb

J: Jack Quinlan

T: Neil King

1-20 over hurdles; placed on consecutive AW starts in January/February but made disappointing return to hurdling soon afterwards and then ran as though something was amiss on the Flat; others look less risky.

20/1

8th

3

(3)

8th Mar 2023

Standard

1m 7f 169y

Class 6

15:00 Lingfield (AW)

Cheng Gong

9st 9lb

J: Dougie Costello

T: Neil King

led, headed but raced in second after 4f, pushed along and lost position 8f out, struggling and became detached 4f out

7/1

Form: /2534/ BF

Last run: 900 days

W: 9st 12lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Maiden but she was placed off much higher marks than this on AW Flat in 2020; also runner-up in a jumpers' bumper in January 2021; has offered little in two hurdles since returning from an absence but can't dismiss back on the Flat given she is well handicapped; cheekpieces on first time.
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4th

3

(2)

28th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Isayalittleprayer

9st 12lb

J: Rhys Clutterbuck

T: Gary Moore

Maiden but she was placed off much higher marks than this on AW Flat in 2020; also runner-up in a jumpers' bumper in January 2021; has offered little in two hurdles since returning from an absence but can't dismiss back on the Flat given she is well handicapped; cheekpieces on first time.

11/1

7

7th Jan 2023

Soft

1m 7f 50y

Class 5

14:40 Wincanton

Isayalittleprayer

11st 3lb

J: David Noonan

T: Gary Moore

Ability without winning at an ordinary level on the Flat; also placed in a maiden hurdle and AW bumper; detached when pulled up on heavy ground at Sandown following a long absence and wind surgery; could make her mark in handicaps.

14/1

13

6th Nov 2022

Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

15:00 Sandown

Isayalittleprayer

10st 11lb

J: Jamie Moore

T: Gary Moore

pulled up before 2 out

33/1

28/1

Form: 3806-0

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 54

Form & Verdict
Maiden after 27 starts; never dangerous in four runs (1m-1m4f) for Tony Carroll and not hard to look elsewhere.
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7th

6

(1)

20th Jan 2026

Standard

1m 6f 21y

Class 6

19:30 Southwell (AW)

Abstract

9st 0lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

Had a long absence before reappearing last January and he didn't offer a great deal of encouragement in 2025.

20/1

12

(4)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

2m 1f 24y

Class 6

15:28 Bath

Abstract

9st 6lb

J: Matthew Lloyd Slater

T: Tony Carroll

Yet to add to his 1m4f AW win in March 2023 and has had several chances off lowly marks this year; difficult to enthuse over.

25/1

7

(3)

29th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 209y

Class 6

16:03 Ffos Las

Abstract

9st 0lb

J: Jack Doughty

T: Tony Carroll

AW winner over 1m4f in 2023 but he's been big prices and well held in 2025; major turnaround needed.

20/1

Form: /4558-

Last run: 173 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Last year's Flat efforts were a bit underwhelming but he's dipped 6lb below his successful mark in this sphere and arrives in form having won over hurdles last month (third latest).
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10th

11

29th Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

18:48 Fontwell

Rays The One

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Mark Pattinson

Dual C&D winner (soft/good) but not since December 2022, and is very inconsistent nowadays; tailed off at Stratford on latest outing in early July; 1lb wrong today; others have more pressing claims.

25/1

7th

9

1st Jul 2025

Good To Firm

2m 2f 148y

Class 5

19:18 Stratford

Rays The One

10st 2lb

J: Connor Brace

T: Mark Pattinson

Placed over hurdles in February and there was nothing wrong with his sixth at Warwick (2m3f, good) in April; has undergone wind surgery since finishing a distant last of ten back on the Flat in May but others have more pressing claims.

14/1

10th

5

4th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 6f 44y

Class 6

17:00 Salisbury

Rays The One

9st 3lb

J: Molly Gunn

T: Mark Pattinson

Placed over hurdles in February but three lesser performances since then; both Flat wins have come on the AW and a good while back now.

16/1

Form: 0480-0

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 4lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Has struggled since her 1m4f debut third last spring, beating only one home over this trip at Lingfield three weeks ago.
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7th

6

4th Dec 2024

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

12:58 Ludlow

Ballet Blanc

10st 5lb

J: Rex Dingle

T: Richard Price

Modest 20-race maiden on the Flat and she's been pulled up at massive prices in her two previous hurdle runs.

100/1

Form: 94507-

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Modest form in a bumper and five Flat runs at up to 1m4f, including never involved when seventh of ten in handicap at Lingfield four weeks ago; needs to improve for the longer trip.
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4th

6

(3)

7th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

16:35 Windsor

Fighting Poet

9st 0lb

J: Callum Hutchinson

T: Richard Phillips

All three of his wins have come at Brighton; well treated on last summer's ready 1m2f win but returning from an absence perhaps not the time to catch him.

20/1

9th

3

(4)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Fighting Poet

9st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Richard Phillips

Three wins at Brighton, the latest off 3lb lower in August (1m2f, good to firm); effective on AW and he is one to consider despite some unappealing form figures.

20/1

9th

3

(4)

27th Oct 2025

Standard

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

13:55 Lingfield (AW)

Fighting Poet

9st 7lb

J: Sean D Bowen

T: Richard Phillips

Three wins at Brighton, the latest off 3lb lower in August (1m2f, good to firm); effective on AW and he is one to consider despite some unappealing form figures.

20/1

Form: 0/06-

Last run: 120 days

W: 9st 12lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful form over fences in recent months, including a 2m Ludlow win in November; beaten a long way in three novice events on the Flat but his jumps ability suggests he could be competitive from a modest opening mark in this sphere.
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6th

7

16th Feb 2023

Good To Soft

1m 7f 216y

Class 4

13:15 Sandown

Presuming Ed

11st 2lb

J: Ben Ffrench Davis

T: Adam West

Won over fences at Ludlow in November (2m, good to soft) but was well held at Hereford on his final run in that discipline and wasn't great back on the AW 19 days ago; has two wins to his name over hurdles but needs to get back on track.

20/1

9th

2

(9)

28th Jan 2023

Standard

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

20:30 Kempton (AW)

Presuming Ed

9st 12lb

J: Thore Hammer Hansen

T: Adam West

Fairly useful form over fences in recent months, including a 2m Ludlow win in November; beaten a long way in three novice events on the Flat but his jumps ability suggests he could be competitive from a modest opening mark in this sphere.

15/2

33/1

Form: 30660-

Last run: 103 days

W: 9st 10lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Dual Flat/hurdle winner but recent efforts over timber disappointing ahead of this return to the level.
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7

23rd Oct 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 3

15:45 Fontwell

Gold Souk

10st 2lb

J: Freddie Mitchell

T: Daniel Steele

Returned from long absence with three very underwhelming runs in low-grade Flat handicaps this year and is 12lb out of the weights for this first hurdling start since February 2023; has too much to prove.

100/1

8th

9

(2)

25th Jun 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 7f 218y

Class 6

21:00 Kempton (AW)

Gold Souk

9st 5lb

J: Jason Watson

T: Daniel Steele

6-50 (Flat/hurdles); respected on old form but finished down the field in his two starts following a long absence; back up in trip; best watched.

33/1

Form: 6693-2 BF

Last run: 23 days

W: 9st 10lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 58

Form & Verdict
Only just edged out by a next-time-out winner over the extended 1m5f at Chelmsford 23 days ago; longer trip asks a different question but he's a major player if his stamina holds.
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6th

7

(8)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

in rear, pushed along over 3f out

25/1

6th

7

(8)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

20:10 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 4lb

J: William Carson

T: Tony Carroll

in rear, pushed along over 3f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right and some headway inside final furlong

25/1

12th

13

(4)

6th May 2024

Soft

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Windsor

Hooves Like Jagger

9st 3lb

J: Charles Bishop

T: Tony Carroll

Last won in February 2022 and has been absent for 387 days; well treated on form early that year but there is more for him to prove these days on turf, including as sole run on softer than good was a heavy defeat.

25/1

Non-runners

Hooves Like Jagger

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £34.80
Straight Forecast £24.14
Tricast £729.43
Trifecta £1096.10

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Hooves Like Jagger

The Times:

Swaffham Bulbeck

RP Ratings:

Hooves Like Jagger

POSTDATA:

Hooves Like Jagger

Telegraph:

Hooves Like Jagger

The Guardian:

Hooves Like Jagger

Daily Mail:

Hooves Like Jagger

D Express:

Hooves Like Jagger

Daily Mirror:

Hooves Like Jagger

The Star:

Hooves Like Jagger

Daily Record:

Hooves Like Jagger

The Sun:

Swaffham Bulbeck