4:28 Kempton Tips

King's Trail had his first run here in December, winning fairly easily despite showing some green traits. There are no clues from those finishing closest behind, as they haven't been seen since, so it's hard to fathom the value of the form. It seems likely that the selection will have learned plenty from the experience and can put that to good use.

He ran very well on debut, winning fairly comfortably at Lingfield. He can continue that form with another win here today, as he is a half-brother to four all-weather winners: Excel Power, Captain Queen, Barging Thru, and Our Melody.

He's Walim looks a bit too big in the market for me, and despite his lack of race fitness, appeals as good value in this contest. He has some decent two-year-old form, most notably when second around here back in September last year, clocking a decent time figure, and was unlucky not to get up in time when closing on the eventual winner all the way to the line. He also won on debut at Beverley by a good six lengths, which was an eye-catching debut. Despite two other runs that saw him finish last on both occasions, he clearly has talent and, if building on that this season and now gelded, could easily have a say in this. He does come up against Kings Trail in this, who has both a Guineas and a Derby entry??'an obvious talent. If he is as good as it would appear after one run, he will be hard to beat, but he's another coming back from over 100 days off, so he is not certain to be in top form first time back.