KEMPTON PARK RACES 2017 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #30 1st NOVEMBER

Welcome to meeting number thirty of 2017 here at Kempton Park and after last weeks loss we have an even bigger deficit to overcome and come into this week with a sum of -53.17 points to level stakes at SP. We are into the last two months of this year long blog and whatever happens we will reset on January 1st and go again into 2018. 

As we continue to focus on the handicap contests for each meeting we will also 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 here we simply record to SP returns.

We will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of short priced favourites too, our last pair of selections ended in a win and a loss again so it's a mixed bag but to be fair they are all usually short price favs and undeterred we will see if there is another selection for tonight. Naturally we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures. 

This Wednesday is meeting number thirty for the 2017 season and we are expecting an eight race card tonight with four handicaps to enjoy, tonight's action will commence at 16:25 with the 6f Nursery event for 2yo's.
 

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

The going on the polytrack surface is described as 'standard to slow' and the current weather forecast is for a cloudy day with a good chance of some rain, expecting a max temperature of about 17C by the time the meeting gets underway.

Our eight race card tonight now has four handicap contests for us to review, there might even be a lay bet but that will be updated later;

17:55 -- 1m Handicap.
Not a very good looking handicap with most of the field appearing to be in decline, taking a chance with a couple of lightly raced horses WAHIBA [Non Runner] / SPUN GOLD [5th 7/2].

18:55 -- 1m 7f 218y Handicap.
The stayers contest tonight can go to one of the previous course and distance winners, our first selection is DENMEAD [Non Runner] who was upped in trip and class last time out but finished midfield in the Cesarewitch trial at Newmarket but is considered based on previous runs here including a win. 

Also considered at a decent price too is GOLLY MISS MOLLY [5th 20/1] a multi winning staying Mare she should relish this contest and ought to be thereabouts in the finish.

19:25 -- 1m 3f 219y Handicap (3yo).
A small field of seven for this middle distance event for three year olds, where HAJAAM [NAP - 5th 5/4F] looks a strong favourite and shouldn't be opposed in this field. The opposition looks to come from Michael Bell's YAMARHABA MALAYEEN [Lay - 4th 5/1] but will aim to make that our lay tonight.

19:55 -- 1m 3f 219y Handicap.
Our finale tonight has a field of fourteen and it's the pair of BERMONDSEY BELLE, a three year old filly by Derby winner Sir Percy, and EPSOM SECRET [2nd 8/1] who has several place efforts here, that I like the look of with the former having the excellent assistance of Josephine Gordon so should be well worth a win/place bet.

Staked -- 7 points.
Returns -- 2 points [just 2 non runners, no joy tonight].

Results will appear later tonight. Currently we have a deficit of -53.17 points that we bring forward to this round of racing, lost five points tonight so sadly up to -58.17.

LAYS -- After last weeks successful effort we now stand at 13 from 21 for this season, will try to get a few more favourites beaten before the end of the season.

If we have one or two Lays tonight they will be updated here.
LAY - YAMARHABA MALAYEEN (19:25) Success here with the lay only managing 4th place, 14/22 now.

Our next meeting here at Kempton Park will be in a weeks time on Wednesday 8th November.