KEMPTON PARK RACES 2019 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #6 6th MARCH

Back we come for the next instalment of what I hope will prove to be a productive year throughout 2019.

We've passed the end of February already and as we enter March with spring in the air and the Cheltenham Festival on the horizon it's pleasing me that we still in touch with the racing and not cast adrift like last year. The turf flat season will also be appearing soon too and in the meantime we are back to focus on the all weather horse racing now while the lights still shine brightly here at Kempton Park throughout this year. We are hopeful of better season than we experienced last year but it's just some fun and excitement to mix up the week we have started the first quarter well though so it's positive thus far. 

Lets continue with our sixth Wednesday night of 2019, and will continue to focus on the handicap contests for each Wednesday evening meeting though we will also occasionally include a feature listed or conditions event too if there is one 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. 

Following a mixed bag of results last week we lost 1.75 points to SP and are therefore slightly down by -0.75 points to SP returns. But I'm fine with it so far given 2 months have elapsed and how bad last year was for us. 

Once more this year we will keep up with our occasional lay opportunities of anticipated short priced favourites too. Naturally we will keep these results separately from the handicap figures we have been fairly successful with our selections so far and are 4/5 alas the 100% record went with an odds on favourite winning last time but it's still a good strike rate and we will continue into 2019. 

This Wednesday will be meeting number six for the 2019 AW season and we are expecting an eight race card tonight with five handicaps this week for us to look through and enjoy,  the action which will commence at 16:55 with a mile and one furlong handicap contest and the card ends around about 20:30 with division two of the six furlong handicap.

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 cold day with good chance of showers. A top temperature will only be about 14C by the time the meeting gets underway so please wrap up warm, take a brolly and a hip flask too.

Here are our handicap selections for tonight;

16:55 -- 1m 1f 219y Handicap.
We open tonight with an interesting handicap with only seven runners but two in form candidates. MATTERHORN [WON 8/11F] and EXECUTIVE FORCE [2nd 4/1] both having won their last four outings I would be surprised if the winner didn't come from this pair tonight.

17:30 -- 1m Handicap.
Our next event is over a mile, quite open aside from the top weight JAI HANUMAN [LAY] who we are going to oppose tonight. We looking at a couple of runners up from their last outings and if MADAME JO JO [11th 25/1] / AHFAD [5th 16/1] can time their final runs a little better they could be capable of a win in this low grade but are priced accordingly. 

19:30 -- 7f Handicap.
A better class now and eleven are declared, you always have to fear a Sir Mark Prescott runner in these handicaps and MASTER DIVER [5th 9/2] has already been winning and placing in this company to be of interest. IN THE RED [3rd 13/2] is a recent course and distance winner rated 3lb higher but worth a shout with Adam Kirby booked to ride.

20:00 -- 6f Handicap (Div One).
The final handicap has been divided and the opening division has a field of nine headed by BEECEEPEE [4th 16/1], a five year old gelding by Henrythenavigator and a regular around Chelmsford so interesting they try this venue for a change. 

Will pair that one with SECRET POTION [3rd 9/1] who has won on the AW off this mark so again a chance taken at 12/1 seems worthwhile.  

20:30 -- 6f Handicap (Div Two).
And the second division of the sprint makes our finale tonight where SECONDO [Non Runner] and MAXIMUM POWER [6th 11/8F] are our selections in what has been a fairly low key meeting all told. 

Staked -- 10 points.

Returns -- 2.73 points.

Results will appear here later on Wednesday night. Last week we lost out by -1.75 points to SP and are therefore slightly down by -0.75 points to SP returns. Very poor tonight, just one odds on winner and one non runner means a loss of -7.27 points and that's now -8.02 down going onto next week.  

LAYS -- 4/5.  Nice start to the year with successful lays in the opening few meetings, just one odds on shot spoiling the perfect record last time, but will see if we can get a couple more beat tonight and improve the record.

Tonight's Lays;
17:30 -- JAI HANUMAN - Won 13/8F.
19:00 -- JAHBATH - Won 8/13F.

Two favs, winning, sad.

Our next meeting for this year will be held on Wednesday 13th March so hope to see you then and throughout 2019 too.