KEMPTON PARK RACES 2017 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #7 8th MARCH

Our seventh week into the 2017 season here at Kempton and after another losing Wednesday evening a few weeks ago we come here with Cheltenham on the horizon looking to get back on track once more. 

Last week was a bit of a blow having lost another 7 points but we do still find ourselves in front for 2017 and it's a satisfactory start to the year which can still develop into a successful season. We will aim to improve on the success recording bets from all the handicap contests held on the Wednesday evenings and the occasional lays too.

All our results will be recorded to SP and having ended the last year on a profit we started off the first few weeks with a steady but small win before the latest meeting setback which now means our current position of +1.25 points. 

As always our focus will be 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 the results we record to SP.

We will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of short priced favourites too, once again will keep these results separately from the handicap figures. We managed to pick up our first losing Lay bet last time, so at least off the mark there.

This week is our seventh meeting for 2017 and we are expecting a seven race card tonight with the division of the 1m 4f contest. Overall that gives us six handicap contests to review. This evenings action will commence at 17:45 with a Class 2 handicap. 

Here's a link to this Wednesday's race card; EVENING RACECARD

The going on the polytrack surface is described as Standard to slow once more and the current weather forecast is for a showery day with a max temperature of about 12C when the meeting gets underway and looks likely to remain cold with scattered showers due throughout the evening.

Here are our selections for this evenings 6 handicap races;

17:45 -- 1m 2f Handicap.
We kicking off this weeks events with a class 2 contest which is a big step up from the usual low grade stuff we've had recently. Just the six runners declared and we side with Jamie Osborne's runner OUR CHANNEL [5th 4/1] a dual course and distance winner is also the highest rated in the field.

18:15 -- 6f Handicap.
Straight back to earth and this is the usual standard fare for Wednesday nights here, 12 declared for the 6f sprint, a low draw should be ok so it's COMPTON PRINCE [4th 12/1] and ATHASSEL [WON 7/2] our pair against the field. 

18:45 -- 1m 4f Handicap (Div 1).

This handicap has been divided into two equally poor events, anything to fleece the poor punter, and will take the pair of ALI BIN NAYEF [6th 9/2] with TED'S BROTHER [5th 5/1] against the rest of this poor bunch. 

19:15 -- 1m 4f Handicap (Div 2).

No better than the first division so once more we side with a pair of decent priced competitors against the field, these will be SIR JACK [9th 12/1] and FRANKIE [5th 20/1]. 

20:15 -- 1m Handicap.

Yet another boring low grade handicap, getting fed up with these now, don't really care who wins, but will pick out RISING SUNSHINE [5th 14/1] and JUST FAB [9th 20/1] more in hope that they are the best of a bad bunch than anything else. 

20:45 -- 1m Apprentice Handicap (London Mile Series Qualifier).

Our finale for this week is for the apprentice jockeys and another of the series for the London Mile event. Where RAVENHOE [5th 16/1] and RED COSSACK [9th 12/1] represent our pair against the field in what might be the most competitive event on the card. 


Staked -- 11 points
Returns -- 4.5 points. 

Results for this meeting will be updated throughout the evening and after a couple of losses we looking to get back into the swing of things though still slightly ahead on +1.25 points. Lost 6.5 points tonight so down -5.25 points.

Lays -- 3/5. Two from Two Tonight;
1) We'll take on MANSON in the 17:45 contest, is forecast 11/10F which could be too tight in a small field where we already favour the chances of Our Channel. [LOST 3rd 11/10F]

2) In the maiden event at 19:45 HOLD SWAY will be short odds to beat off his 12 opponents and chances are that this newcomer might need the experience although he's clearly well bred and this won't take much winning but at the price must be opposed. [LOST 2nd 7/4F]




Our next Wednesday evening meeting at this course will be on 22nd March so see you in a couple of weeks.