Our focus for this evenings Kempton Park card will be the three Class 4 Handicaps at the tail end of the meeting.
The first of these being the 8:15 Fillies Hadicap where course and distance winner Whimsical heads the market and is only a couple of pounds higher than on the last visit and success in September 2011. Al Mayasah has been racing in better company and would be the most likely danger due to Zing Wings historic inability to hold its form long enough to follow up.
It would be easy to make a case for several in the 8:45 with Kuanyao top rated on last time out AW performances, but that was 1012 days ago over 7 furlongs. The 'S's make the most appeal with Sheikh The Reins and Shifting Star both on competitve marks, the later having solid C&D credentials. Sir Maximilian might find more in the closing stages than when third over C&D than on the slow track it met on its penaltimate race. Having no obvious pace in the race may also play to its strengths.
I am alway wary of horse yet to race on the surface but Ertikaan's recent turf run looks likely to make it very competitive in the 9:15. Dark Castle gets the last time out top rating and C&D rating but I am hopeful that Tagula Nights might now be on a mark that sees it reproduce the form shown back in March over C&D with Shane Kelly replacing Father Ted.
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