Pick The Bookies' Pockets At Kempton

As soon as the news came through that the rain had arrived at Musselburgh and the ground had deteriorated I had a bad feeling about Altruism's prospects. However, his run was too bad to blame on the ground and having checked the steward's reports it seems that Richard Johnson reported that he lost his action. He was actually pretty well backed a couple of minutes before the off and he is one to keep the faith in when he gets his preferred ground.

The action has been pretty average so far this week and it is a bit of a comedown after the high class action over the weekend. However, there is a horse that caught my eye big time last time out going to post at Kempton, and this son of Royal Applause looks sure to be suited by the step up in trip. Top Pocket is a 10 race maiden but he is only a 4yo and he is unexposed over this 10f trip on the all weather.

He goes in the 5.25, a 10f class 7 handicap, and he shaped on his last run here over 8f that an extra couple of furlongs would be ideal. He started well enough in that race but he was reined back early and settled in rear. His jockey decided to chart the widest course of all and he was at least 7 horse widths wide coming round the home turn. However, he kept on well under fairly tender handling in the closing stages and finished a never nearer 5th, beaten less than 2L.

That very promising effort came off a mark of 50 in a class 6, and the handicapper somehow decided to drop him another 2lb after that very promising run to 48. He has a good draw in 5 and that gives Keniry options from the start. Hopefully he drops him in again and tries his luck up the inside instead of going widest of all. Keniry is 7/49 for Madgwick and is usually his go to jockey when a decent run is expected. He was on board last time too and hopefully he has learnt from that run. He looks a big price at 14/1 and looks well worthy of each way support in a race that won't take much winning.

STEVOS' SELECTION: 5.25 KEMPTON-TOP POCKET E/W 14/1