Kempton tips: Class-dropping Swagger ready to strut his stuff

Mitchum Swagger to turn on the style in Kempton tips

Mitchum Swagger looks a worthy favourite to take advantage of a significant drop in class and land the 7f conditions stakes on this evening’s card at Kempton (18.55).

The David Lanigan trained gelding is lightly-raced for a four-year-old, having won twice and been placed on five occasions from just nine starts.

He ran a stormer when third of 28 to Portage in the ultra-competitive Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot back in June and was arguably an unlucky loser.

The son of Paco Boy was still last with three furlong to go but flew home, despite not getting the clearest of passages to be gaining at the finish and beaten just 1 1/2 lengths.

It was a cracking effort and Mitchum Swagger backed it up with a solid head second to Buckstay at Chelmsford before being beaten just a head in a Group 3 at Haydock.

The selection was then out of his depth when last seen in action at Ascot and finishing a well-beaten 12th of 13 to brilliant filly Minding in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

This represents a return to much calmer waters and a golden opportunity for Mitchum Swagger to get back to winning ways for a stable that has a terrific strike rate of just over 26 per cent at the track in the past 12 months.

Red Rannagh ready to rock

Red Rannagh has posted some solid efforts of late and looks decent value at the odds on offer to land the spoils in the 1m 3f handicap (19.25).