Kempton — 2 September 2026

Class 5 · 0m7f0y · Standard To Slow · 8 ran

Our bet: Musical Soldier (15/8)

Won by: Unionville (GB) at 12/1 · then Orange Emperor (IRE)

What we said: Form figures 221112 over the last six starts show a horse in career-best form with three wins and three seconds, and the drop back to 7f on the same going suits a colt who's already scored twice at this trip. He's also the quickest away of the confirmed pace runners today, useful in a small, unpredictable field, and the market has shortened him 15% overnight on the back of that form.

Class 3 · 0m7f0y · Standard To Slow · 11 ran

Our bet: Gold Army (7/4)

Won by: Charlemont Gg (USA) at 11/1 · then Gold Army (GB), Or Ever (IRE)

What we said: Ran third last time at this same course, distance and going just 28 days ago, and today repeats that exact test for a yard that knows how to place two-year-olds. That form line (course 3, dist 3, going 3) is the most tangible evidence in a field otherwise stuffed with unexposed types, and the price still reflects a fair say.

Class 4 · 0m6f0y · Standard To Slow · 12 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Farasan (15/8)

Won by: Sierra Belle (GB) at 2/1F · then I Am Royal (IRE), Al Widyan (GB)

What we said: Farasan and Sierra Belle both look about the two horses that matter here, but neither clears its own fair number by enough to back at the price: Farasan needs the drop back to 6f to click after a beaten 6th at 7f, while Sierra Belle's twice-second form at this trip is solid but not obviously working out to anything more than what's already priced in. With two legitimate contenders and no standout angle to split them, this is a pass.

Class 3 · 1m2f219y · Standard To Slow · 6 ran

Not a bet. The horse we made most likely: Fortitudine (1/4)

Won by: Fortitudine (IRE) at 1/4F · then Shadow Road (IRE)

What we said: Unbeaten in his sole start over course and distance on this exact ground, and connections send him out fresh from Appleby's yard in good order (trainer 14-day form 3-11) against a weak novice field with little to challenge him. William Buick takes over and the step up in class looks well within his compass given the six-runner field has no other proven winner at this trip.

Class 5 · 0m6f0y · Standard To Slow · 8 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Egotistical (3/1)

Won by: Remi Mae (GB) at 100/30F · then Amelia's Joy (GB)

What we said: Too many fillies here carry a genuine case: Remi Mae sits on the best recent placing figures and gets a first-time tongue strap, Egotistical owns the highest rating in the field (PR78) with a solid second last time, and Zoustar Dreams arrives on a string of front-rank finishes (114144) even up in trip; nothing separates them cleanly enough at their prices to make one a bet, and Got The Booty's fresh-off-79-days flag and flat last run take the FR pace angle off the table. This card also sits inside a poor personal record at this track (2/17), which argues for extra caution rather than forcing a view.

Class 4 · 0m7f0y · Standard To Slow · 8 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Comic Hero (9/4)

Won by: Aigeas (FR) at 33/1 · then Manly Fireball (IRE)

What we said: Four runners carry genuine claims here: Comic Hero sits on the best profile with Balding/Murphy in the saddle and a solid dist/course record, but he's off an 81-day break and that band is a real if mild caution, not a positive; Raggaas arrives on an improving 4-4-2-1 line with a course-and-distance win last time; Blakefell's form figures -16322 read just as well, and Shaman Champion also has claims down in trip. With that much overlap and no single angle cutting through cleanly, plus a poor record at this specific track, there's no bet here worth backing.

Class 5 · 1m2f219y · Standard To Slow · 6 ran

We passed. Likely winner: Madjid (4/7)

Won by: Joseph (GB) at 5/1 · then Madjid (GB)

What we said: Madjid is clearly the one to fear, with the form line 295711 showing back-to-back course wins and the quickest early pace figure in the field, but at 4/7 there's no working margin for a horse I make around 55-58% under an honest read; the rest of the field doesn't offer anything to lean on instead, with Extraterrestrial carrying a first-time-cheekpieces question after 73 days off and a bookie-above-exchange flag, and Thatcham/Rogue Desire both sat on cold yards.