This is our final meeting for August and the summer beginning to ease off now with colder spells due. Hope you enjoyed the Bank Holiday break and looking forward to the kids going back to school soon.Wimbledon starting to fall back now, recent defeats to Walsall and Sunderland last week although West Ham in the League Cup could be fun (Tues Night) which will be shown live on Sky Sports. In the meantime this blog will continue to follow the progress of handicap races on the Wednesday night races here at Kempton Park racecourse in Surrey. We've not had the greatest first half of the year and are a bit behind now although it's a bit up and down this is past half way and meeting eighteen. There are usually 4-5 handicap races covered and some Lay bets too with separate totals recorded to SP throughout the year.
We are ready for week number eighteen, and as we push on into the latter part of the year we need to find that winning habit again as we need to recover and take a dent out of the losses to date since we find ourselves down -42.38 points to SP, would be nice to continue turning this around and there is still a fair way to go we need some more winners soon and 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. Naturally we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures, having a disappointing time with these of late keep on finding winners, this season though means we are currently 13/22 going forwards with these for 2018 and we at least keep accurate figures win or lose.
This Wednesday is meeting number eighteen for the 2018 season and we are expecting an seven race card tonight with five handicaps to enjoy the action will commence at 17:55 with a 1m Novice Stakes run for 2yo horses only.
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 dark and cloudy day but we can still have a good night even with the threat of rain a top temperature will be about 21C by the time the meeting gets underway.
Here are our handicap selections for tonight, seems to be a 3yo meeting for us tonight;
18:25 -- 1m Handicap (3yo).
A maximum field for our opening handicap and the fourteen declared runners are headed by BOMBASTIC, his first go on an all weather surface and despite being a winner at Haydock from around this handicap mark has been struggling since to repeat that and it would be a wise to look elsewhere.
Our two selections against the field will be WHITEHALL [7th 9/2] who just failed at Sandown last time and given another go under Ryan Moore along with SHARG [10th 16/1] who was also a runner up recently including here earlier in August so is given another chance to go one better.
19:25 -- 1m 3f 219y Fillies Handicap (3yo).
The fillies handicap for three year olds now where a dozen have been declared, headed by Cheerfully and Mod both on 10st and they'll do well to give that weight away against some who have won around here.
First selection is JEDHI [WON 10/11F] who has had four runs on the all weather, placed in last three and this trip should be fine given a chance to make a step forward, along with SISTER CELINE [7th 9/1] who has also improved this year for the step up in trip.
19:55 -- 1m 2f 219y Handicap.
THUNDER SPEED [3rd 11/2] has only raced once this year and could go well now with a possible late season campaign on the all weather, we pick him along with PADDY THE CHEF [5th 9/2] the 3yo gets all the weight concession here won last month at Nottingham.
20:25 -- 1m 7f 218y Handicap (3yo).
A disappointing field of only four for this stayers contest, headed by an odds on fav in AFRICAN JAZZ but doesn't look unbeatable here and the race could end up being tactical so a sprint finish might favour one of the others. ZILARA [2nd 7/2] and SASSIE [3rd 11/2] have both won races and if 4/1 or better might be the answer to get the fav beaten
Not a race I'd get too involved with as the bottom one LAS LOMAS BLANCA looks out of his depth .
20:55 -- 6f Handicap (3yo).
Our finale has a field of twelve ready to line up and NAMPARA [7th 5/1] let us down recently getting disqualified out of the frame when it was last leg of an EW acca (gutted). Having won her previous two outings is given a chance of redemption.
QUEEN OF DREAMS [11th 5/1] is also included here a regular on the all weather after her debut run and has appeared to improve of late so a small handicap like this could be within her compass.
Staked -- 10 points.
Returns -- 1.91 points.
Results will appear here later on Wednesday night. We seek to recover from our current deficit of -42.38 points. It's just NOT going to be my year is it at this rate, lost another -8.09 tonight so it's a deficit of -50.47 to pass on.
LAYS -- 13/22 so far, beginning to get them beat now, and if we have one or two Lays tonight they will be updated here also. One win One beat tonight, albeit long odds on. 14/24
Tonight's Lays;
GOLD AT MIDNIGHT Lost 4th ! [17:55 1m Novice Stakes].
AFRICAN JAZZ Won 1/2F [20:25 1m 7f+ Handicap].
Our next meeting here at Kempton Park will be in a few weeks time on WEDNESDAY 12th SEPTEMBER so see you then.
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