December 20 / 20.00 Kempton (AW)

20.00

Standard To Slow

Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div I)

  • Prize money: £3140.4
  • 0m 7f 0y
  • Class 6
  • 10 runners
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Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap (Div I)

Runners: 10 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Polytrack

Weather: Cloudy

40/1 (Won)

  • Win: £29.30
  • Place: £5.50

Form: 27-400

Last run: 84 days

W: 8st 11lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
26-race maiden who was soundly beaten off today's mark over C&D on latest outing in September; had another wind op during 12-week break; not easily recommended.
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8th

9

(7)

6th May 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:00 Kempton (AW)

Marchetti

8st 12lb

J: Joe Bradnam

T: Jimmy Fox

Has lots of Kempton form but she's been out of sorts over C&D in last three runs and her last win was two years ago; opposable.

16/1

8th

9

(6)

2nd Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:40 Kempton (AW)

Marchetti

9st 0lb

J: Alec Voikhansky

T: Jimmy Fox

Has lots of Kempton form but she's been well held over C&D in last two runs; still has a poor strike-rate and losing run is up to 22.

16/1

9th

10

(2)

4th Feb 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

12:50 Kempton (AW)

Marchetti

8st 9lb

J: Tyrese Cameron

T: Jimmy Fox

Has lots of Kempton form but cut little ice in the C&D contest won by Mbappe last week; still has a poor strike-rate and losing sequence is mounting up.

20/1

12/1

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 003744

Last run: 33 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
A maiden after 12 runs but now 3lb lower than when keeping-on third over 1m here in October; looked stretched by 9.4f when fourth at Wolverhampton last month and now drops back to 7f with blinkers tried; a possible.
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3rd

2

(10)

20th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

20:30 Newcastle (AW)

Sparkling Spirit

9st 9lb

J: P J McDonald

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

midfield on near side of group

3/1

10

15th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 6f 16y

Class 6

16:22 Southwell (AW)

Sparkling Spirit

9st 4lb

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

2nd

11

15th Feb 2024

Standard

0m 7f 14y

Class 6

15:12 Southwell (AW)

Sparkling Spirit

9st 3lb

T: Adrian Paul Keatley

took keen hold, held up in rear, headway towards near side over 1f out, pressed winner inside final 110yds, kept on

11/4

Form: 533243 CD

Last run: 9 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Admirably consistent 5yo who has made the frame on his last five appearances (once over C&D); holds no secrets from the handicapper and is drawn wide today but ought to be on the premises again.
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6th

10

(8)

28th May 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:18 Kempton (AW)

Got No Dollars

9st 0lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Stuart Williams

Recorded his seventh AW win when scoring at Chelmsford (1m, AW) in January but that was a narrow success in a small field and he's been disappointing in three runs since; others preferred.

25/1

6th

10

(8)

28th May 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:18 Kempton (AW)

Got No Dollars

9st 0lb

J: Olivia Haines

T: Stuart Williams

Recorded his seventh AW win when scoring at Chelmsford (1m, AW) in January but that was a narrow success in a small field and he's been disappointing in three runs since; others preferred.

25/1

9th

4

(8)

12th Apr 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 216y

Class 6

19:30 Brighton

Got No Dollars

9st 4lb

J: Warren Fentiman

T: Stuart Williams

midfield

9/1

OUR TIP

40/1

Form: 521987 CD

Last run: 10 days

W: 9st 10lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 59

Form & Verdict
Won readily over C&D for Jo Davis in June but is still 5lb above that mark and has been safely held on both starts since rejoining Mark Usher this autumn.
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11th

8

(8)

15th Oct 2024

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Newcastle (AW)

Boom Boom Pow

9st 7lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: Mark Usher

Poor strike-rate and she hasn't been at her best in two runs back from a wind operation; dangerous mark as a result and she has the assistance of a talented apprentice this evening.

12/1

5th

3

(9)

14th Aug 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 213y

Class 6

14:30 Salisbury

Boom Boom Pow

9st 10lb

J: Tom Kiely-Marshall

T: Mark Usher

towards rear, hung right from 3f out, steady headway on near side of group from 2f out, never on terms

14/1

6th

1

(5)

27th Jul 2024

Good

0m 4f 217y

Class 6

20:15 Lingfield

Boom Boom Pow

9st 10lb

J: Tyler Heard

T: Mark Usher

midfield, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong

6/1

50/1

Form: 560800 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 8lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 57

Form & Verdict
Made winning handicap debut on soft turf for Archie Watson in April but has looked badly out of sorts since since the summer (last five runs for current stable) and has too much to prove.
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9th

10

(1)

18th Apr 2026

Good

1m 0f 75y

Class 6

19:45 Nottingham

United Force

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Clare Hobson

Three wins (1m) in 2024 but he's been well held in last ten starts including when fourth behind Desiderata at Wolverhampton (8.6f, AW) last month; that wasn't bad but he needs to raise his game back in a handicap.

20/1

4th

11

(7)

16th Mar 2026

Standard

1m 0f 142y

Class 6

18:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

United Force

9st 9lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Clare Hobson

A three-time 1m scorer in 2024 but only poor form of late and he was soon ridden when fourth of six in 7f Chelmsford handicap in January; he needs to take a step forward.

16/1

4th

6

(1)

15th Jan 2026

Standard

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Chelmsford (AW)

United Force

9st 0lb

J: Marco Ghiani

T: Clare Hobson

Won three times over 1m in 2024, including over C&D; third at Southwell (1m, AW) last April but he's not been in the same form in four starts since; drops back to 7f and others are preferred.

20/1

7/1

Form: 8-135

Last run: 14 days

W: 9st 11lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 60

Form & Verdict
Unexposed 4yo who won over 1m on turf in Germany in September; made low-key stable/AW debut when fifth of eight at Lingfield (7f) a fortnight ago and needs to take a good step forward here.
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8th

9

(1)

24th Mar 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 5

14:47 Lingfield (AW)

Rabinal

8st 8lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Simon Dow

Best form has come here including all three wins (7f/1m); just 2lb above his last winning mark, but his record in Class 5 handicaps or higher reads 5864097 so he may again find a few too strong.

7/1

5th

11

(6)

5th Mar 2025

Standard

0m 7f 1y

Class 6

16:12 Lingfield (AW)

Rabinal

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Dow

slowly away, pulled hard

11/1

3rd

8

(10)

2nd Feb 2025

Standard

1m 0f 1y

Class 6

13:00 Lingfield (AW)

Rabinal

9st 3lb

J: Jack Mitchell

T: Simon Dow

Scored three times here last year but has become inconsistent and is often slowly away; comes with risk, for all that he's suited by the track.

16/1

Form: 505009 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
2yo novice winner for the Gosden stable but unplaced in all nine handicaps this year, the last six times for this stable; could be considered only if lively in the betting.
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14

(11)

14th May 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

20:10 Chepstow

Afterlife

9st 0lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

ducked right start, towards rear

33/1

14

(11)

14th May 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 16y

Class 6

20:10 Chepstow

Afterlife

9st 0lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

ducked right start, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out

33/1

6th

11

(12)

27th Apr 2024

Soft

0m 6f 0y

Class 6

16:55 Leicester

Afterlife

8st 9lb

J: Josephine Gordon

T: Phil McEntee

Looked promising as a 2yo but has become very disappointing on the AW since the autumn and is not yet proven on ground slower than good to soft.

20/1

Form: 237536

Last run: 160 days

W: 9st 7lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
13-race maiden; suited by this C&D and on a good mark but off since midfield finish over 6f on turf in July; others have more pressing claims.
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9th

8

(2)

21st Aug 2025

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

19:30 Chelmsford (AW)

Beauen Arrows

9st 1lb

J: Georgia Dobie

T: Michael Attwater

0-21; runner-up twice on Kempton AW early last year but well beaten last three starts, latest this January after nine months off; others preferred.

20/1

12th

10

(13)

15th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Beauen Arrows

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Attwater

Hard to see belated first win coming upped to 1m for the first time off a 273-day break; drawn wide too.

25/1

12th

10

(13)

15th Jan 2025

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

18:30 Kempton (AW)

Beauen Arrows

9st 3lb

J: Daniel Muscutt

T: Michael Attwater

Hard to see belated first win coming upped to 1m for the first time off a 273-day break; drawn wide too.

25/1

33/1

Form: 720889

Last run: 47 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Colt

OR: 56

Form & Verdict
Belied 50-1 odds when keeping on for modest second in soft-ground novice race in May (1m) but well down the field in all four subsequent handicaps (7f-1m2f; blinkers added last time); needs to turn a corner.
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10th

8

(2)

20th Dec 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 7f 0y

Class 6

20:00 Kempton (AW)

Superluminal

9st 7lb

J: Brandon Wilkie

T: John Berry

reared start, always behind

33/1

9th

14

(7)

3rd Nov 2023

Heavy

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

15:45 Newmarket

Superluminal

9st 1lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: John Berry

Well beaten over 7f in first two handicaps (both on AW in summer) and also when upped to 1m2f on heavy turf 11 days ago; drops back to 1m with blinkers tried here; not the obvious answer.

66/1

8th

4

(8)

23rd Oct 2023

Heavy

1m 2f 0y

Class 6

15:25 Windsor

Superluminal

9st 7lb

J: Darragh Keenan

T: John Berry

Sole turf effort, when best of the rest behind an easy winner here (1m, soft), a cut above his four AW runs; his two handicap efforts since have been poor, though, and stamina isn't assured on pedigree; market useful.

10/1

Form: 69-944

Last run: 34 days

W: 8st 11lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 45

Form & Verdict
Nine-race maiden; recorded her best RPR over this C&D (in April 2022) and returns here after two respectable fourths at Chelmsford last month (1m/7f) but others appeal more all the same.
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Non-runners

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Payout
Exacta £146.30
Straight Forecast £106.86
Tricast £460.00
Trifecta £708.30

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Global Warning

The Times:

Beauen Arrows

The Guardian:

Safe Passage

POSTDATA:

Got No Dollars

The Sun:

Beauen Arrows

The Star:

Safe Passage

RP RATINGS:

Global Warning

NEWMARKET:

Global Warning

Telegraph:

Global Warning

Daily Mail:

Global Warning

D Express:

Global Warning

Daily Mirror:

Global Warning

Daily Record:

Global Warning