Horse racing tips: Kempton and Ludlow, Monday twenty fifth November
After a thrilling weekend of top-class action, the Monday racing tips are going into battle with a course and distance winner and a giant cash gross sales buy.
A gorgeous weekend of high-class jumps racing is in book. Altior’s veneer of invincibility is gone, while Cyrname and Lostintranslation stood up and were counted. What a season in prospect and there’s extra pleasure promised at present.
Three jumps meetings on Monday come from Kempton Park, Ludlow and Musselburgh whereas they’ll be racing on the Polytrack at Chelmsford City from late afternoon into the evening.
All odds quoted are appropriate on the time of publishing however subject to alter.
Culture the standard on return to Kempton
A Listed Mares’ Hurdle is the characteristic race on Monday and there is loads of cause to consider that Culture De Sivola (Kempton 2:05) can better final year’s third of 4 in the same race.
The Nick Williams runner would come again over C&D at the Christmas assembly and land a handicap in gutsy trend, with the front pair clear, scoring beneath regular associate Lizzie Kelly.
The partnership once more showed up well in an Ascot Grade 2 in January earlier than a sound run at Exeter in February, though the Pertemps Final at Cheltenham in March would prove an excessive quantity of after being sent off at 40/1.
This term began last month with a nice third in a Uttoxeter handicap behind the progressing Sirobbie and now it’s back to Kempton and one other go at this Listed prize, which has in all probability been a goal for some whereas.
She’s the one to beat on scores and boasts a health benefit on the likes of Annie Mc and Papagana, making certain Culture De Sivola is fancied at 5/2 to make her seventh profession success a first at this degree.
Clermont can land a blow
He was a £150,000 purchase at the Cheltenham Sales back in February just days after successful a point-to-point at the first attempt and Garry Clermont (Ludlow 12:35) is fancied to leave his hurdles debut behind right here.
The four-year-old additionally managed to make a winning bumper debut at Aintree in April, defying greenness after hitting the entrance to rally and earn the decision.
Jonjo O’Neill’s cost is clearly properly considered and he was sturdy in the betting ahead of his maiden hurdle bow at Southwell (2m4½f, soft) last month.
It could be simple to say he did not get residence having challenged at the business end and pale to 3rd, however in actuality he was quite eager early on throughout what was his first run for 160 days and he might have left his race behind in these early levels.
He’s dropped in journey now and should have the edge off him, with a much better run expected here.
The hazard on paper is The Newest One for Nigel Twiston-Davies but, at 6/1, Garry Clermont makes extra enchantment coming out the best aspect of Evens the place for each-way punters.
Westie value a look on return
He makes his seasonal bow from a mark 7lb clear of his benchmark success however there could be some reward in following Clondaw Westie (Kempton 2:35) on his return to action for coach Lawney Hill.
The eight-year-old was outclassed in a Grade 3 handicap over fences at Aintree in the spring when final sighted but had gone into that race on the back of career-best effort in winning at Stratford (2m6½f, good to soft).
That was his fifth success in eight starts over the bigger obstacles and came as a pleasing return to form at the time. He had previously proved something of a revelation over fences in 2018, profitable all 4 of his accomplished begins.
His seasonal return final time period noticed him dropped right down in trip at Sandown and, having made the running, he was outpaced late on, but that Stratford run was a reminder that there could be extra to return from Lawney Hill’s charge.
Any rain could be a help, together with his best efforts approaching softer going, however he isn’t had many alternatives on respectable going and is given a chance at a giant price under Aidan Coleman to go well.