IAN Williams has kept the wolf from the door during the freeze with a handful of winners on the all-weather and Tyrana can keep up the good work in division one of the William Hill 0800 44 40 40 Bet Now! Handicap at Kempton.
Williams’ growing string of National Hunt stars such as RSA Chase candidate Weird Al have had to take a back seat with National Hunt racing frozen off.
But the popular handler has made a positive start to 2010 with success at Lingfield and Southwell.
He can add a visit to the winner’s podium at Kempton with Tyrana fancied to follow up her victory at the Sunbury track just before Christmas.
The German import failed to set the sky alight on her debut for Williams’ yard in October, but she put that right when upped to a little shy of a mile and a half last month.
The seven-year-old landed somewhat of a punt with a game display that propelled her home by almost a length, and a modest 4lb rise in the handicap may not be enough to anchor her.
Another with leading claims on the Polytrack is Andrew Balding’s Starburst, who can defy top weight in division two of the same mile-and-a-half handicap.
The lightly-raced daughter of Fantastic Light has taken a while to blossom but followed up two second-place finishes with victory over a nine-strong field in a maiden over the distance at Wolverhampton.
Although beaten off a lesser handicap mark in the past, she has clearly found her form and with a confidence-boosting success under her belt, she is worth following.
Thoughtsofstardom has a plethora of winning form over the minimum trip and can put his expertise to good use in the williamhill.com/best Odds Guaranteed Handicap.
Phil McEntee’s seven-yearold flopped at Lingfield last time out, but remains competitively handicapped judged on his win at the same track in the middle of last month.
The son of Mind Games is certainly exposed as he faces his 112th start, but it would be no shock to see win number 14 materialise.
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