1:46 Kempton Tips

Graecia won well at Worcester last time and although up seven pounds she still looks on a fair hurdles mark considering her prior flat form.

Roadshow showed a good attitude last time when winning at Sedgefield. Though carrying a 5lb penalty here today, he could still go close under young Freddie Keighley to double up that last victory for the Old Gold Racing Club.

This looks pretty open, but a couple do stand out at the current prices. Starting with AS FAST AS WIND, who was narrowly pipped for second by a rival chasing a four-timer over hurdles last time at Fontwell, with the winner subsequently scoring a shade cosily at Worcester off effectively a 10lb higher mark. I think reverting to 2m will suit the five-year-old, who was a touch too keen over an extended 2m1f last time.

One of two selections in here for me. BOHEMENIAN BREEZE has posted three creditable efforts in defeat over hurdles and an official rating of 100 on his handicap bow in this discipline looks workable. The five-year-old has been holding his form on the Flat of late and Freddie Mitchell does take off a handy 5lb, which could prove fruitful.

Wide open race and nothing stands out on form or quality. Therefore, a chance is taken on the Alan King runner BLUE TEMPUS, who is a maiden on the flat and has three place efforts in this code. 3 pounds out of the weights Adamson has. 3 pound allowance but gets significant weight off the whole field. At this early stage of the campaign, there is little form to go on, and it's difficult to gauge how forward certain stables are. A small investment might be prudent as he's a value of points bigger than I envisaged and could gain a place in a wide open contest.