5:30 Kempton Tips

Southbank last won in Oct when here off a 54. While the latest run at Lingfield was only to second off a 56, I think the return here??'still on a 56 and with Simon Walker in the saddle, who has a pretty good strike rate??'could see him back on the top spot.

Course winner Portoro is fairly well handicapped, being only 4lbs higher than his last win, and has Miss Leah Banham taking off a very handy 7lbs.

Big Bard has been a bit at the back of the pack for the last couple of runs at 5f but could be in with a chance, as he last won off a 59 at 6f on turf and last won on the AW when here last Jan off a 57, again at 6f. That makes me think he could be worth an each-way bet off a 60 today.

Griselda is a 4yo gelding is trained by Henrietta C. Knight, a trainer not renowned for her sprinters. He is an ex-Michael Appleby horse who comes here in terrible form and runs off a career-low handicap mark of 55. A three time winner as a juvenile off 60-63-69 but has been in decline since. He runs in a Class 6 for just the second time since a juvenile and has form figures of 1-1-1-8 in Class 6 handicaps. The latest he finished 8/8 at Lingfield, beaten 4.5 lengths but ran better than the bare form figures suggest: midfield, dropped to rear over 3f out, headway inside the final 110 yds, no telling impression (jockey said the filly was denied a clear run on the run to the line), finishing just 0.75l behind today's fancied rival Pinjarra (2 lb worse off today). Henrietta C. Knight's yard are in much better form now, with her last horses finishing 2-2-2-3 at prices 11-2, 40-1, 20-1 and 16-1. So it wouldn't be a surprise if Griselda, owned by J & A Young (Racing) Limited (Knight won with an Appleby castoff Educator at 28-1 and 9-1 for owners), bounced back to some form in this grade.

Won over C&D a few runs back. Looks good. Each-way value in a poor race for a trainer that knows how to win these low-grade races.

Her most successful performances and victories have traditionally taken place over 7f to a mile. The 4-year-old has the speed to engage in sprint handicaps, but 6f is usually the sharper end of her range. She often lacks the specialised, outright speed necessary to defeat high-level sprinters at this trip. David Evans is a highly regarded trainer for his talent with sprinters, having notably trained the dual Wokingham winner Rohaan. Though a winner at this distance, her form is not consistently strong, but a 7 lb claimer could see a profit each way at 12/1.