The selection can give Nigel Twiston-Davies another success in a race he won a decade ago with Razor Royale
It has taken just one poor run for punters to forget about Crievehill (3.35), on offer at 20-1 for the Betway Handicap Chase, the race formerly known as the Racing Post. That seems an oversight in view of the drying ground at Kempton, which should allow him to show the ability that carried him to a 10-length victory at Haydock in November.
He attracted some interest for Ascot’s Silver Cup, days before Christmas, but the very testing surface that prevailed then was no use to him, for all that he jumped well and travelled enthusiastically for a circuit. Connections seem to have learned the lesson, as he was a ground-related non-runner at Sandown recently.
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Kempton 12.40 Palmers Hill 1.15 Master Tommytucker (nb) 1.50 Solo 2.25 Song For Someone 3.02 West Cork 3.35 Crievehill (nap) 4.10 Ibleo 4.45 Bothwell Bridge
Lingfield 1.30 Toro Dorado 2.05 Furious 2.40 Bombshell 3.15 Bangkok 3.50 Almufti 4.25 Pirate King 4.55 Group One Power
Newcastle 1.35 Astra Via 2.10 Dunly 2.45 Petite Power 3.20 Stainsby Girl 3.55 McGowan's Pass 4.30 Zolfo 5.05 Elf De Re
Chelmsford 5.30 Golden Fountain 6.00 Stormy Mountain 6.30 Pivoine 7.00 Windsorlot 7.30 Time To Strike 8.00 Restless Rose