07/12/16 Straight From The Trainers Mouth

Nick Alexander

12.45 Hexham Clan Legend 9/4

He’ll love the ground and whilst I expect him to take a few fences to warm up he should run well

★★★★☆

1.15 Hexham The Bishop 5/1

We run course and distance winner The Bishop in the 1.15, Kit rides and 10 run, he lost his way latterly last season but seems fresh and well now, he should be fine on the ground. 

★★★★☆

1.45 Hexham Final Reminder 9/2

The ground is the big question mark over Final Reminder in the 1.45, she wants a test of stamina but I’m not certain she will handle these extreme conditions, if she does she should go close as she is a lovely filly with plenty of ability

★★★★☆

2.15 Hexham Little Glenshee 9/1

Little Glenshee attempts to atone for a disappointing start to her season, this is her ground but it is a competitive race

★★★☆☆

2.45 Hexham Heres To Harry 25/1

his career has been a litany of problems and setbacks and perhaps my perseverance has been blindly optimistic but he has a feather weight and I’m always hoping

★★☆☆☆

3.15 Hexham Clan Chief 4/1

far from convinced about the ground/track combination for him but he will handle it better than the key opponents in an ordinary affair

★★★★☆

David Pipe

12.15 Hexham Great Tempo 1/16

Our three year old Great Tempo had some very decent form in France, including when runner-up at Auteuil last time out.  He handles soft ground well and will take the world of beating although you are not going to get rich backing him

★★★★★

2.55 Leicester Rathealy 4/1

Meanwhile at Leicester this represents a drop in class for Rathealy as he takes in the selling hurdle although he has a little to find strictly at the weights.  Michael Heard takes 5lbs off his back and if he can reproduce any of his better form he would have a decent chance.

★★★★☆

Roger Charlton

4.15 Kempton Pobbles 15/2

Pobbles has run quite well in a few maidens but it doesn’t appear that the handicapper has taken any chances with her mark of 71. She is however drawn well in 4 and is hopefully improving enough to defy the handicapper. She seems in good form at home.

★★★★☆

Ed Dunlop

4.15 Kempton Sparkle 11/2

Sparkle ran her best race yet when third last time in a competitive Nursery and we have taken the hood of her this evening. The two principles are both proven over a mile and therefore it is unlikely to be run at a crawl but I hope our filly may have more speed than them over 7f. Despite being out of a Sadler’s Wells mare, Haraka shaped as if this drop back to 7f may suit last time and she could be a danger to all. Widnes looks to be the most dangerous outsider given he could have met two above average opponents last time but he has stall twelve to contend with.

★★★★☆

6.45 Kempton Dutch Uncle 6/1

Dutch Uncle contests the 1m3f 0-85 handicap which represents a drop in grade after he contested the Middle Distance Final on his comeback run. He has come on for the run and if he could match his second behind Barsanti over course and distance then he would have every chance but we do have a wide draw in 13 to overcome. Towerlands Park looked a horse to follow when winning well on his third start over a mile and if he is fit and ready to go after a year off the track he could be very well handicapped. The trip is a worry with his breeding suggesting a mile could suit better than this eleven furlongs.

 Inniscastle Lad is a horse I know well having owned and trained him, he could well get the lead despite being drawn eleven and will be dangerous if he can dictate. There should be two or three horses that sit on his quarters but we are likely to get an even gallop at best. Tangramm is coming back from a break but he was extremely progressive last year before running badly on his last start.

★★★★☆

Nigel Twiston-Davies

6:45 Kempton – Golden Jubilee 22/1

Has won twice over course and distance but not been out since February when a close up 4th of 6 at Southwell from a mark of 79. From the same mark today, he's nicely fit for his return and may have enough to threaten the places at decent odds. Thomas Brown rides.

★★☆☆☆