KEMPTON PARK RACES 2017 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #19 9th AUGUST

Welcome to our nineteenth meeting of 2017 here at Kempton Park and after a losing week last time out we have reached the midway point of the year down a small amount -10.625 points to level stakes at SP. Given that we'd usually take prices and William Hill offer best odds guaranteed I think we'd be further ahead than we are. We'll see how the second half of the year goes.

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 these results we record to SP.

We will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of short priced favourites too, as always we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures. 

This Wednesday is our nineteenth meeting for 2017 and we are expecting a seven race card tonight with four handicaps for us to delve into so we a little less work to do tonight. This evenings action will commence at 18:05 with a Class 6 handicap event over a mile. 

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

The going on the polytrack surface is described as 'standard to slow' and the current weather forecast is for plenty of cloud and a good chance of some showers perhaps. A max temperature of about 16C when the meeting gets underway.

Here are our selections for this evenings 4 handicap races;

18:05 -- 1m Handicap.
A low key start and 14 runners who are pretty much regulars here on the AW. Stick with a couple of selections that have gone well before for us, both are big prices so be nice touch if one obliged. FREDDY WITH A Y [5th 7/1] / ESTIBDAAD [6th 16/1].

20:05 -- 7f Handicap.
A slightly better grade of handicap (but not much) yet it's attracted the attention of some of the better trainers from Newmarket. 13 declared, headed by Roger Varian's TOBRAVE [2nd 6/1] and Ed Dunlop brings his colt MUDALLEL [4th 4/1] both are lightly raced, and have reasonably modest handicap marks and might be able to go better with the experience. 

20:35 -- 1m 3f 219y Handicap.

Better race again and we pair a couple of Course / Distance winners against the field with ARAB MOON [WON 2/1] / RUBENSIAN [5th 8/1].

21:05 -- 1m 7f 218y Handicap.

Our finale is for the stayers, just the eight runners line up, so the likely ones are HIGH COMMAND [3rd 4/1] and DOMINATING [2nd 2/1] who has been doing just that winning 3 of his last 4 runs and appears to be improving for the step up in distance.

Staked -- 8 points.
Returns --3 points.

Results will appear later tonight. Currently we have a deficit of -10.625 points that we bring forward to this round of racing losing another 5 points tonight so now on -15.625. 

LAYS -- We now stand at 8 from 11 successful lays. 
One for tonight in the 7:35 Maiden -- KOHINUR [LOST 4/9F] another winning Lay tonight, improves the stats to 9 from 12. 

Our next meeting here at Kempton Park on Wednesday 16th August.