Kempton Listed Hurdle Guide 2022

Jockey and trainer won this race last year with Sceau Royal as he went on to beat the Evan Williams trained Silver Streak by 3 ½ lengths.

He ran on well that day and you certainly cannot rule the old boy out. He is the oldest horse in the race at 10 years of age, but he will relish this trip again over hurdles and will certainly be fancied to make another success of this race again this year.

He will be back to defend his title and has very strong chasing form behind some top National Hunt horses. Worthy favourite.

The only mare in this race but one that cannot be discounted. Trainer Donald McCain sends his runner down south with solid form that has shown she can be in the mix here.

Will love the current going conditions as she races best on good to firm ground and the trip will not be an issue.

She won a Class Three at Plumpton last time out beating Glimpse Of Gold by 1 length so will certainly run her race if all is well with her.

Carries less weight and is a consistent sort, so would be disappointing if she cannot be there or thereabouts.

This 8 year old gelding looks to have a mighty assignment here in what is a fairly competitive little listed hurdle.

He will probably go off as the outsider in this five runner field as he has not shown much recently to warrant any case being made for him.

He made it a hat-trick of third placed finishes over at Wetherby, Ascot and Warwick on softer ground, but conditions will be firmer here. May bring out some improvement but looks unlikely.

In previous starts he has flattered to deceive as he has fallen and had been pulled up on two occasions.

Finished third on reappearance in just a four runner affair at Newton Abbot, but that was disappointing considering he went off as an 11/8 favourite that day.

He made no impression that time round but remains with some potential having only had one run from his 170 day break. Needs to show a lot more here and has a fairly tough task.

This horse had an incredible run of finishing second seven times in a row last year which meant it was quite astonishing how he did not get his head in front once.

Started the year well winning over 2 miles at Kempton and Chepstow before another victory at the latter course last time out.

That was only a two runner race so he will have to have his own say in running here. A major player and does not lack race fitness.

Has to be considered.