5:00 Kempton Tips

Gold Link is a consistent 9-year-old by Rail Link from the Emma Lavelle yard with Harry Cobden riding. He has a 13% win and 45% place strike rate overall, holding form well through the summer. Won off 102 at Fontwell two runs back and ran solidly when second off 106 last time. Proven around 2m6f to 3m on good ground and looks fairly handicapped on his past chase form. With the stable in good order and Cobden booked, he rates a strong chance here.

With good ground on show, this can play to Him Malaya's strengths. That allows him to be let down with the ability to quicken from the hurdles, and Paul Nicholls' daughter, Miss Olive Nicholls, getting a very good run out of her mount for success.

The price of JEFE TRIUNFO is just hard to comprehend. Finished a very respectable third in Fixed Brush Final at Worcester last month, particularly when you look at the horses he had in behind. You have to ask yourself the question, would anything in this race have done any better? I'm not sure they would have and the six-year-old ticks plenty of the right boxes given his stable's fine form at the present. Personally believe it should be favourite.

Turndlightsdownlow has not been bad in the two maiden hurdles so far, including when second on the return last month. He will benefit from that run and comes into this handicap debut on a great starting mark and has a handy 7 lbs claimer on top. So, I would expect this to end well.

Ikigai Star ran below his best when fifth over 2m3f at Market Rasen but remains capable off 101 which looks about fair here. The first-time visor could help him settle better, and he does prefer this sound surface. Effective from 2m to 2 and a half, and with Daire James McConville claiming 7lb, he should track the pace and looks a fair each-way chance if bouncing back today.