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Kempton

14:10

Date 2024-03-16

Distance 2m5f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £20,812

Winning Time 5m 9.55s (slow by 13.55s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boombawn (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	13/2	Won
2nd	Titan Discovery (GB) Liam Harrison · Robbie Llewellyn	9/2F	.5
3rd	Irish Hill (GER) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	11/2	1.75
4th	Kateira (GB) Nico de Boinville · Dan Skelton	15/2	1
5th	Harbour Lake (IRE) Tom Cannon · Alan King	10/1	1.5
6th	West Balboa (IRE) Kielan Woods · Dan Skelton	12/1	0.1
7th	Thunderclap (IRE) Ben Jones · Hughie Morrison	14/1	4
8th	Good Look Charm (FR) Ben Godfrey · Anthony Honeyball	6/1	3.75
9th	Welsh Charger (IRE) David Noonan · Alastair Ralph	20/1	8.5
10th	Hugos New Horse (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	33/1	.75
11th	Alien Storm (IRE) Sean Bowen · Charlie Longsdon	8/1	3.25

Runners (12)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Titan Discovery b/br J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	J:Liam Harrison T:Robbie Llewellyn	147	—	-42121	121	143	124	30d	—	—	+28	41.8	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Progressive in handicaps and did it readily last time; could still be mileage in his mark
6	Irish Hill Grey J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	150	b	-47295	124	144	135	28d	—	—	+13	24.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Step back in right direction when fifth of 16 at Ascot last month and may build on that
11	Good Look Charm Bay J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Ben Godfrey(3) T:Anthony Honeyball	143	tb	F-1344	117	144	131	42d	—	—	+9	19.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Running consistently well this season (including over C&D) and she's on the shortlist
4	Boombawn Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	156	—	2629-1	130	140	121	302d	—	—	+23	32.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
First run since last May but he won back then and he's Harry's mount of the Skelton three
10	Alien Storm Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Charlie Longsdon	J:Sean Bowen T:Charlie Longsdon	146	t	52-F64	120	142	121	49d	—	—	+11	20.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Kept on well for 4th over 2m3f latest; today's further step up in trip could be ideal
5	Harbour Lake Brown J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	J:Tom Cannon T:Alan King	154	—	P45-P5	128	147	-	47d	—	—	+14	21.6	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Hasn't taken to fences this term but on a handy mark on last season's hurdle form
2	Kateira Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Dan Skelton	J:Nico de Boinville T:Dan Skelton	162	—	112-32	136	144	91	110d	—	—	+16	23.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Underwhelming last autumn but could be on a good mark judged on April's Grade 1 second
1	West Balboa Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	J:Kielan Woods T:Dan Skelton	168	—	11-108	142	143	118	42d	—	—	+19	24.6	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Disappointing the last twice but highly progressive previously and not written off
12	Thunderclap Bay J:Ben Jones T:Hughie Morrison	J:Ben Jones T:Hughie Morrison	142	—	1-5516	116	143	120	15d	—	—	+20	24.9	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Won over C&D two starts ago and conditions were tough when tailed off at Newbury since
7	Welsh Charger Bay J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	J:David Noonan T:Alastair Ralph	149	—	21-411	123	144	118	41d	—	—	+16	19.2	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has won his last two; up 9lb for last time but progressive & could have more left in tank
3	Hugos New Horse Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	158	—	131-0P	132	143	54	106d	—	—	+18	21.4	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Tailed off on both runs this season but wind op since; prolific novice last season
NR	Classic Anthem Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Jim Boyle	J:NON-RUNNER T:Jim Boyle	147	—	-23127	121	141	122	42d	—	—	—	28.2	—	—
Disappointing at Sandown last month but improved form previously; remains lightly raced

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Titan Discovery	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Irish Hill	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Good Look Charm	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Boombawn	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Alien Storm	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Harbour Lake	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Kateira	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2	17/2
West Balboa	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Thunderclap	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Welsh Charger	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1	20/1
Hugos New Horse	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Titan Discovery

41.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 20 Odds: 4

9/2

2nd

Boombawn

32.9

OR: 20 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

13/2

3rd

Classic Anthem

28.2

OR: 17.8 Form: 10.4 Odds: 0

—

Thunderclap

24.9

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

14/1

West Balboa

24.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Irish Hill

24.3

OR: 18.5 Form: 2.5 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Kateira

23.7

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

17/2

Harbour Lake

21.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

9/1

Hugos New Horse

21.4

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

Alien Storm

20.2

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Good Look Charm

19.6

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

13/2

Welsh Charger

19.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

20/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
West Balboa	142	143	118
Kateira	136	144	91
Hugos New Horse	132	143	54
Boombawn	130	140	121
Harbour Lake	128	147	—
Irish Hill	124	144	135
Welsh Charger	123	144	118
Titan Discovery	121	143	124
Classic Anthem	121	141	122
Alien Storm	120	142	121
Good Look Charm	117	144	131
Thunderclap	116	143	120

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Thunderclap	15d ago	Fit
Irish Hill	28d ago	Fit
Titan Discovery	30d ago	Fit
Welsh Charger	41d ago	Fit
Good Look Charm	42d ago	Fit
West Balboa	42d ago	Fit
Classic Anthem	42d ago	Fit
Harbour Lake	47d ago	Fresh
Alien Storm	49d ago	Fresh
Hugos New Horse	106d ago	Long break
Kateira	110d ago	Long break
Boombawn	302d ago	Long break