Kempton tips for September 12: Course specialist Thane Of Cawdor weighted to strike

David Metcalf | September 12, 2016

Thane Of Cawdor can rise to the occasion under Baker

Thane Of Cawdor reserves his best for Kempton, so looks decent value to land the 1m 3f handicap that gets proceedings underway on today’s eight-race card at the Sunbury-on-Thames venue (14:00).

The Joseph Tuite trained seven-year-old is a six-time winner at the track and four of those successes have come over this afternoon’s trip.

Thane Of Cawdor has also finished in the frame on six occasions and is now 1lb lower than when registering his last victory at the track back in November.

That gives the gelding every chance from a handicapping perspective and it looks significant that connections are now re-applying the cheekpieces, as he has a 50 per cent strike rate in them.

Another plus is that Thane Of Cawdor has the services of the in-form St Leger winning jockey George Baker in the saddle.

He is a fine judge from off the pace and Thane Of Cawdor is a hold-up horse that needs to be delivered as late as possible, suiting his style riding style perfectly.

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Trainer David Lanigan does really well with his runners at the track and Dostoyevsky can provide him with another winner in the 1m 4f maiden (16:15).