KEMPTON PARK RACES 2016 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #8 24th FEBRUARY

Our regular mid week visit to Kempton racecourse finds us slightly behind for the campaign (down -4.625 points) which is not ideal but still is very early days as we have another 10 months ahead of us. 

We continue to focus on the handicap contests for each meeting but will occasionally include a feature listed or conditions event too. Keeping records of our endeavours to a 1pt level stake at SP, naturally we will personally be looking to get better odds but for the purpose of results we record to SP. 

There will also be the occasional lay opportunity of short priced favourites and as a result of another successful lay last week we are now 3 from 3. Results for this will be kept separately too and hopefully we can remain at 100% for a while. 

This week there's a 6 race card on offer, 4 of them are handicaps and we'll also include the Class 2 1m Conditions stakes off at 18:40. 

Here is a link to the evenings race card;
http://www.sportinglife.com/racing/meeting/kempton-park/24-02-2016/fast-cards

Our first race tonight gets under way at 5:40pm it's an apprentice handicap over a mile. The going on the polytrack surface as usual is described as Standard and we'll update the weather later before the evening, but expect it'll remain cold and a fair chance of rain. 

Lets get cracking and here's my selections for tonight's handicap events;


5:40 -- 1m Apprentice Handicap
We open tonight with an apprentice "hands and heels" event, so you really looking for a partnership that have ridden together before. 

There's 10 runners to face the starter tonight, one that stands out on form is DREAMING AGAIN [5th 15/8F], ridden by 3lb claimer Mitch Godwin, who has been a regular partner and has won and placed so should give a good account here.


6:40 -- 1m Conditions Stakes
The contest has only attracted 5 runners and hopefully will not end up in a tactical affair with a false 2f dash to finish. 

SLOANE AVENUE looks the fav on paper from his top yard but has been off for nearly a year so will oppose tonight with CAPTAIN CAT [WON 11/4] out of Roger Charltons yard. 

Good enough to run competitively in the Winter Derby trails and other Class 1 and 2 events so should go well here.


7:10 -- 1m 4f Handicap
Looks like another LAY opportunity here with BIFF JOHNSON on a hat-trick but too short in the market here as those recent wins were at Chelmsford and could be found out around this different course.  [LAY WIN, 2nd 7/2]

The likes of KALAHARI, SAINT HONORE and FERN OWL will be plenty competitive, we will be backing KALAHARI [6th 11/8F] to follow up a recent victory around here.

7:40 -- 6f Handicap
12 declared over 6f this will be tricky and plenty of hard luck stories probably, a race in which bottom weight MEZMAAR [4th 11/4] makes plenty of appeal, with many in opposition used to Wolves or Lingfield having some CD form is a bonus. 



8:10 -- 2m Handicap
We end this weeks meeting with a rare 2m staying handicap. Has a field of 14 runners and we'll chance a pair of decent priced runners against the field. 

These are GIVEAGIRLACHANCE [11th 16/1] and FITZWILLIAM alas the latter is now a non runner so we'll just have the one here. 


Staked -- 5 points
Returns -- 3.75 points.
Loss b/f -- -4.625 points now stands at -5.875 points after tonight.

Lays -- 4/4 (Still 100% after tonight and on a roll).

Results will be updated here during the evening.