Tipping / Timeform / 15 April 2010 /

Little more than guesswork would have been on the agenda in a couple of races had we opted to attempted a Newmarket placepot today (or at least that's how it looked until Richard Hannon, rather predictably, won the opening maiden), so instead we put forward our selections for a more straightforward card at Kempton.

5:40 - Position could be at a premium in the opener, so given that Papageno is likely to be up there and posted a career-best effort last time, he's the obvious first choice. Also in top form at present is Rathbawn Girl who's looked all speed to date, so shouldn't be inconenienced by this drop to the minimum trip.

6:10 - Calypso Star and Green Earth have a fitness advantage over the rest, and of the two, the former looks the one who will be better equipped if this turns into a speed test and therefore goes, in along with Maristar, who's Southwell win has since been boosted by the runner-up and remains with potential after only three runs.

6:40 - Sedgwick and Atacama Sunrise are far more solid than the remainder in the claimer, Sedgwick having won four of his last five starts (three of those coming in plating company), so it's very difficult to see neither of them making the places.

7:10 - Mirror Lad looks a typical 'early' two-year-old that Tom Dascombe can do well with and should be all the better for his debut, when showing good early speed in the Brocklesby. Given that Ruby Alexander is Ralph Beckett's first juvenile runner of the season, we're taking a bit of a chance making her the second selection, but the stable proved more than capable of getting their newcomers ready in 2009 and this filly certainly looks bred for sprinting.

7:40 - Misaro has been plying his trade in claimers of late, but he doesn't look at all harshly treated upon returning to handicaps and, with the prospect of a soft lead, he's worth banking on in the penultimate leg, still in top form as he is.

8:10 - Thunderous Mood has dropped to a good mark now and shaped with a lot more encouragement when fourth at this track in December, whilst Ray of Joy is a real course-and-distance specialist who shaped as if back in top form recently. Both are infrequent winners but fit the bill for placepot purposes, so we're sticking with them in what looks a wide-open handicap.

Selections

5:40 - 2,4
6:10 - 1,6
6:40 - 3,7
7:10 - 2,8
7:40 - 3
8:10 - 2,5

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