KEMPTON PARK RACES 2019 -- WEDNESDAY NIGHTS #8 27th MARCH

And we are back for the next instalment of what I hope will prove to be a productive year throughout 2019.

The first quarter of the year is at an end and Cheltenham 2019 is but a memory while the Aintree Grand National meeting and the Easter break come into view. The turf flat season will also be starting again at the end of this week the Doncaster Lincoln meeting on 30th March 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 eighth 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 time out we lost another -2.75 points to SP and are therefore slightly down by -10.77 points to SP returns overall. But I'm fine with it so far given three months have elapsed and there's plenty of time to get this back on course. 

Again throughout the 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 but with couple of favourites winning recently we are now 5/9 we will continue with this through 2019. 

This Wednesday will be meeting number eight for the 2019 AW season and we are expecting another seven race card tonight with three handicaps this week for us to look through and enjoy, the action which will commence at 17:30 with a fillies maiden contest and the card ends around about 20:30 with a 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 dry day with some cloud cover and a top temperature will only be about 14C by the time the meeting gets underway.

Here are our handicap selections for tonight;

19:30 -- 1m Handicap.
Our first handicap event tonight will be run over a mile, and we've a field of 13 declared to face the starter. Might pay to side with the course and distance winners in the field and of the thirteen there are just three of them that meet this criteria; GOSSIPING, LOTHARIO and SILVERTURNSTOGOLD. 

Of those LOTHARIO [3rd 3/1] looks to be the one most likely based on his last five runs around Kempton which ended with a win last time out. That race also featured BAASHIQ [7th 10/1] who finished runner up and re-opposes tonight so we will take that pair against the field in our opening handicap event.

20:00 -- 7f Handicap.
Next handicap over seven furlongs with a field of nine, where top weight UNFORGIVING MINUTE isn't getting any younger at eight and yet does seem to handle all the different all weather tracks in the south switching from Lingfield, Chelmsford and Kempton with ease. However looks weighted to the hilt against some of these so will look elsewhere on this occasion. 

CORAZON ESPINADO is well worth keeping an eye on especially when he next runs at Epsom so we will pick out HUMAN NATURE [4th 10/1] who is racing of a fair mark here, as well as CALL OUT LOUD [3rd 4/1] another who might be right although most AW form is away from here hence the available price. .

20:30 -- 6f Handicap.
Our finale tonight is a sprint over six furlongs and has attracted a field of 11. Top weight WAQAAS might need this first run of the season and there are plenty here with chances so will take the pair CHOICE ENCOUNTER [] a dual winner here in January along with bottom weight STEELRIVER [] who despite being 9yo has shown still capable of winning when the mood suits and is no forlorn hope at 14/1. 

Staked -- 6 points.
Returns -- Nil points.

Results will appear here later during Wednesday evening. We are currently on a deficit of -10.77 points to SP returns for the season, nine months of the season to go though. Alas no wins in the handicap races tonight, so we find ourselves down -16.77 going forwards to next time. 

LAYS -- 5/9. Sadly found a couple of winning favourites which have dented our good start to the lay feature this year, still looking for short priced selections though.

Tonight's Lays;
17:30 -- VAMPISH LOST   2nd 5/1.
18:00 -- GLORY LOST   4th 5/2.
18:30 -- DAWN COMMANDO   Won 13/8F.

Got 2 from 3 tonight, so now stats are 7/12.

Our next meeting for this year will be held on Wednesday 3rd April so hope to see you then and throughout 2019 too.