2018 KEMPTON PARK RACES -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #7 11th APRIL

First quarter of the year gone already, and plenty to enjoy already, with Cheltenham away, the Flat season back and Aintree's Grand National meeting looming large, however this blog primarily follows the progress of handicap races on the Wednesday night races here at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey. We've started the year a bit behind now although it's a bit up and down this is only meeting seven.  There are usually 4-5 handicap races covered and some Lay bets too with separate totals recorded to SP throughout the year. 

We are now into April and this will still only be week number seven, though we began the year with a loss we clawed most of that back in week four and then had a wipe-out in the last couple of meetings so find ourselves down -21 points to SP, early days and there is a long way to go but if we had recorded results to the prices taken we'd be in a much better situation, alas we record to starting prices. 

As we continue to focus on the handicap contests for each Wednesday evening meeting we will also occasionally include a feature listed or conditions event too if one is available. Keeping records of our endeavours to a 1 point level stake at SP, naturally we will personally be looking to get better odds than this but for the purpose of these results here we simply record SP returns only.

We will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of short priced favourites too which wasn't too bad last year with 18 from 28 (64%) short price lays throughout the season. Naturally we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures, off to a disappointing start this season though and as the favs are winning we are currently 2/5 going forwards with these for 2018. 

This Wednesday is meeting number seven for the 2018 season and we are expecting an eight race card tonight with six handicaps to enjoy the action will commence at 17:45 with our first Handicap over a mile.

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 for this Wednesday is for a warmer but cloudy day with more chance of showers expected the top temperature will only be about 16C by the time the meeting gets underway.

Here are our selections for tonight, bit rushed so only having time to confirm selections for this evening;

17:45 -- 1m Handicap.
BUCKLAND BEAU  [3rd 9/2]  //  ROSS RAITH ROVER  [8th 5/1].

19:15 -- 7f Handicap.
BOUNTY PURSUIT  [2nd 14/1]  //  GULLAND ROCK  [9th 16/1].

19:45 -- 1m 2f 219y Handicap.
ILLUSTRISSIME  [10th 20/1]  //  CAPTAIN PUGWASH  [5th 4/1].

20:15 -- 1m 2f 219y Handicap.
CASTLELYONS  [3rd 3/1]  //  REGICIDE  [5th 13/2].

20:45 -- 1m 2f 219y Handicap.
SAY ABOUT IT  [7th 25/1]  //   PARISIAN  [WON 8/1]. 

21:15 -- 6f Handicap.
MISHAEL  [6th 5/1]  //  BILLYOAKS  [5th 7/1].


Staked -- 12 points.
Returns -- 9 points.

Results will appear here later on Wednesday night. We seek to recover from our current deficit of -21 points. Only one win tonight, losing 3 more points sadly, down -24 points till next time.

LAYS -- 3/7 if we have one or two Lays tonight they will be updated here also. One win One lose, a loss sadly and stats now 3 from 7.

Tonight's Lays;
18:15 -- MAGNIFICENT  [LOST 2nd 2/1F].
18:45 -- NORDIC PASSAGE [WON 10/3].

Our eighth meeting here at Kempton Park will be next week 18th April so see you then.