Precision to hit the mark at Kempton

Precision Storm can hit the mark again in the Unibet Casino Deposit £10 Get £40 Bonus Handicap at Kempton.

Mark Loughnane’s grey, a course winner over a mile here back in 2019, goes for this qualifier in the London Middle Distance series, under a 5lb penalty following his convincing success at Wolverhampton last week.

Precision Storm has been a regular at Dunstall Park this winter, with six consistent efforts over an extended nine furlongs there since October.

He put up a new careerbest last time, emphatically on top from his main market rival at the line, and his running style has long suggested that this move up in trip should be favourable.

There is no reason to be concerned about his switch back to the Polytrack either, because he has run well here on each of his three attempts.

In the following Unibet New Instant Roulette Handicap, Batraan also seeks to follow up a recent victory and has obvious prospects of successfully conceding weight all round in modest company.

Roger Varian’s colt proved very little when winning at Southwell last month, sent off the long odds-on favourite against just two inferior rivals. That success can only have enhanced his confidence, however, after a string of honest efforts in defeat on the all-weather this winter – despite having to try to do it the hard way after a slow start on more than one occasion.

Jack Mitchell left nothing to chance at Southwell – ensuring Batraan dominated from the front in such a small field–and Cameron Noble can be expected to do likewise on the three-year-old’s Polytrack and handicap debut, following his breakthrough victory on his sixth career start.

Hollie Doyle’s name always catches the eye, of course, and it is no different on this card – with two good early chances to add to her tally.

Laos looks to have the right credentials as an Archie Watson debutant in the opening Try Our New Price Boosts At Unibet Novice Stakes. The Lambourn trainer’s newcomers are often a step ahead of their contemporaries, and this mile trip looks the right starting point on pedigree.

Doyle is in action again over the same distance in the following Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap, with David Elsworth’s Starshiba. The four-year-old carries a 5lb penalty, up in class and trip here, but still receives weight from the remainder of the 10-strong field.

Starshiba could not get to grips with Going Places when he had to settle for second place on his return from a three-and-a-half-month break after a gelding operation at Lingfield in the new year.

*Lingfield selections subject to final declarations on Tuesday.