Kempton — 5 September 2026

Class 5 · 1m0f0y · Standard To Slow · 8 ran

Our bet: Forest Berry (7/2)

Won by: Magnesium (GB) at 13/2 · then Pequenita (GB), Woodhay Wayfarer (IRE)

What we said: Back-to-back wins to finish the campaign (242411), with the going-record showing a 7-4-1 progression at this exact ground type that culminates in that dominant last-time-out success over today's trip. Sir Mark Prescott has her fresh off just 12 days and the improving profile stands out in a moderate field.

Class 2 · 1m · Standard To Slow · 14 ran

Our bet: Cavolo Nero (4/1)

Won by: Exposure (GB) at 15/2 · then Victory Ace (GB), Popmaster (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out over this exact course, distance and going, and the form line 2-3-4-1-1 shows a horse still improving into this grade. The repeat of identical conditions (same course/trip/ground) is about as strong a match as you get in a competitive handicap like this. Price is fair rather than generous, and with Warrior Mode, Victory Ace and Nikovo all boasting recent wins too this is a genuinely open race.

Class 1 · 1m3f219y · Standard To Slow · 7 ran

Our bet: Gethin (11/10)

Won by: Pride Of Arras (IRE) at 11/2 · then Gethin (IRE)

What we said: Top-rated in the field on official figures (OR117, PR119) with a solid recent line of seconds and a smart Sandown-style win figuring 22-125, and the step back up in trip after a red-hot second last time suggests more than enough class for this Group 3 company. The 63-day gap is a mild caution rather than a red flag, and at odds-on he remains the one with the clearest form-book claim in a small, workable field.

Class 1 · 6f · Standard To Slow · 10 ran

Our bet: Evenfall (2/1)

Won by: Moonrise (IRE) at 11/4 · then Shimmering Sun (IRE), Social Symbol (USA)

What we said: Unbeaten in two starts including a facile course-and-distance-type win last time, and with the best fair chance of any runner in this field on the formbook. The step up to Group 3 company is a test but the profile (fast-improving, well-bred by Harry Angel, dist form 1 from 1) fits this drop-in-standard ground better than the more exposed rivals around her.

Class 4 · 0m6f0y · Standard To Slow · 11 ran

Our bet: Veil Of Clouds (2/1)

Won by: Veil Of Clouds (GB) at 11/8F · then Lady Roxby (GB), Powdering (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out and today's conditions are an exact repeat of that win: same trip, same going, same course, and the form line 52531 shows a filly still on the up. Oisin Murphy takes over and the tongue strap stays on for a confirmed formline rather than a first-time gimmick. At 2/1 this is a fair-priced favourite with a genuine conditions match, not a manufactured case.

Class 3 · 1m3f219y · Standard To Slow · 11 ran

Our bet: Primo Lara (15/8)

Won by: Primo Lara (IRE) at 5/2F · then Tiernan (IRE), Elsass (IRE)

What we said: Recent form reads two wins before a competitive fourth of sixteen last time out, dropping back to the same trip that has produced a win and a fourth from three tries at the distance. The trainer/jockey combo of 18% from 44 rides gives a workable platform, and this looks the clearest form case in a race where nothing else stacks up as strongly.

Class 4 · 1m7f218y · Standard To Slow · 6 ran

Our bet: Naval Tribute (15/8)

Won by: Naval Tribute (GB) at 5/2 · then Flash Kozo (IRE)

What we said: Won last time out at this same trip and boasts a rock-solid course-and-distance record (22221 over the distance, 751 at the track), form that reads 617121 with the most recent line a win. The 96-day gap since that victory is a mild caution rather than a red flag on a horse this proven over course and distance, and the extra weight looks fair reward for a horse operating at a clearly higher level than most in this small field.