The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
King Kevin can rule the field at Wolverhampton
TIPS: Four-year-old’s recent upward curve expected to continue in handicap
KING KEVIN built up plenty of momentum before the turn of the year and he can ensure 2018 gets off to a good start by winning the Betway Handicap at Wolverhampton.
The four-year-old certainly took some time to get rolling in 2017, finishing well out of the frame in six starts before a fair third at Chelmsford in October seemed to turn the tide.
With a couple of confidenceboosting placed efforts under his belt, King Kevin finally hit the target in a moderate Chelmsford event in November and has struck twice more in three starts since.
His two-and-a-half-length verdict at Dunstall Park on Boxing Day looked particularly useful and he is clearly an upward curve now, as evidenced by his 12lb rise in the ratings.
OUTER SPACE is on his lowest ever mark and might have been found a decent opportunity in the Bet And Watch At sunbets.co.uk Selling Stakes.
Once rated as high as 94, he is now on a perch of 75 after a string of disappointing efforts but he is surely capable off this kind of mark.
Galashiels trainer Katie Scott can strike gold with CHAIN OF BEACONS in the Bet Daily Tips At racinguk.com Kilmany Cup Handicap Chase at Musselburgh.
Formerly trained by Sandy Thomson, Chain Of Beacons has made a fine start for his new team finishing third on his first outing for the yard before winning last time out.
His length win in a similar event to this at Kelso in November saw him ascend the ratings a little and he lines up off a 7lb higher mark here.
However, Chain Of Beacons got a clever ride from Callum Bewley that day and might well turn out to be good value for the official margin.
SELECTIONS MUSSELBURGH: 1.00 Emell, 1.30 Middlebrow, 2.00 Hey Bob, 2.30 Court Baloo, 3.00 Chain Of Beacons, 3.30 Skye Chief.
WOLVERHAMPTON: 4.10 Breaking Free, 4.40 Spare Parts, 5.10 Amazing Grazing, 5.40 Outer Space, 6.10 Barbara Villiers, 6.40 KING KEVIN (NAP), 7.10 Sooqaan.
DOUBLE: King Kevin and Chain of Beacons.