18:10 Kempton 25 Feb 2026
Bet 20 Get 20 With Unibet Handicap
Class 3 | 4YO plus
Winner £8,374 - 5 declared to run
Standard to slow (AW - Polytrack)
Draw Advantage: None
Forecast: Sunny spells
Temperature: 8.4° - 16.7°
Rainfall: none
Wind: 5.9 mph S
Last Update: 24/02/2026 17:00x
Bookies best price percentage = 114.61%
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Ran to best when landing a handicap by 3/4l off a 3lb lower mark here last time. Effective over 7/8f, the drop in trip is no issue and he can go well again.
Winner of seven races from 6f to 1m including 3 wins on polytrack. A winner at 15-2 here over 1m on his latest outing earlier this month, beating The Lost King by 3/4l.
Ran to best when landing a handicap by 3/4l off a 3lb lower mark here last time. Effective over 7/8f, the drop in trip is no issue and he can go well again.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat Races | 53 | 7 | 14 | 13.2% | |
| Flat (AW) | 16 | 3 | 5 | 18.8% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| CD | Course and Distance | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| C | Course | 7 | 3 | 3 | 42.9% |
| D | Distance | 17 | 1 | 6 | 5.9% |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| S | Surface(Polytrack) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 27.3% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 51 | 7 | 14 | 13.7% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33.3% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Ashley Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | E Walker | 53 | 7 | 14 | 13.2% |
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Too keen and below form beaten 7l in a handicap at Doncaster last time; effective 7-9f, acts on S and GF; needs to settle better.
Successful twice at 7f. Beaten 7l behind Rogue Diplomat at 16-1 when 12th of 16 on his latest outing at Doncaster over 7f (good to soft) in September last year.
Too keen and below form beaten 7l in a handicap at Doncaster last time; effective 7-9f, acts on S and GF; needs to settle better.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat Races | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20% | |
| Flat (AW) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| D | Distance | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40% |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Jack Callan | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | Tom Clover | 10 | 2 | 1 | 20% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Recovered from a sluggish start, good run tried in cheekpieces beaten 4l off a 2lb higher mark here last time; trainer in form; usually held up; returning from a break; effective 7/8f, acts on a sound surface; can go well again.
He has won four times from 7f to 1m 1f on the all-weather (3 PO). Finished 4l behind Chancellor when fifth of 12 at 40-1 on his latest outing over this course and distance in November last year.
Recovered from a sluggish start, good run tried in cheekpieces beaten 4l off a 2lb higher mark here last time; trainer in form; usually held up; returning from a break; effective 7/8f, acts on a sound surface; can go well again.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat Races | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16% | |
| Flat (AW) | 15 | 4 | 5 | 26.7% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| CD | Course and Distance | 4 | 3 | 0 | 75% |
| C | Course | 6 | 3 | 0 | 50% |
| D | Distance | 12 | 3 | 1 | 25% |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| S | Surface(Polytrack) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 37.5% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (P only) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 12 | 1 | 5 | 8.3% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Rossa Ryan | 11 | 2 | 5 | 18.2% |
| T | C G Cox | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Hit the line well after not getting best of runs beaten 1 1/4l off this mark here last time; effective 7/8f, suited by AW; capable off this mark.
Winner of six races from 7f to 1m 1f including 4 wins on the all-weather (1 PO). Third of 10 behind Popmaster beaten 1 1/4l at 22-1 on his latest outing here over 1m earlier this month.
Hit the line well after not getting best of runs beaten 1 1/4l off this mark here last time; effective 7/8f, suited by AW; capable off this mark.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat Races | 36 | 6 | 7 | 16.7% | |
| Flat (AW) | 19 | 4 | 5 | 21.1% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| C | Course | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| D | Distance | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25% |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| S | Surface(Polytrack) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 33 | 6 | 7 | 18.2% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 10% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Jason Hart | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| T | M Herrington | 15 | 2 | 4 | 13.3% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Back to form and strong at the finish when beaten a neck off a 1lb lower mark at Lingfield last time. Effective over 7f and has a chance if building on that latest effort.
He has won three times from 6f to 7f including a win on polytrack. Beaten a neck by Tiger Crusade when second of 9 at 11-1 on his latest outing at Lingfield over 7f last month.
Back to form and strong at the finish when beaten a neck off a 1lb lower mark at Lingfield last time. Effective over 7f and has a chance if building on that latest effort.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Flat Races | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11.1% | |
| Flat (AW) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 11.1% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Course | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| D | Distance | 13 | 1 | 4 | 7.7% |
| Similar Going | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| S | Surface(Polytrack) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11.1% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Tyler Heard | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | R Hughes | 18 | 2 | 4 | 11.1% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Verdict
POPMASTER retains plenty of enthusiasm, with the eight-year-old returning to the winner's enclosure here over a mile three weeks ago when having Nikovo back in third. Despite a 3lb swing in the weights, Ed Walker's gelding has every chance of confirming the form and backing that success up. Kingdom Come wasn't disgraced over C&D behind a subsequent Listed winner and is of significant interest off a 2lb lower mark.
Expert View Verdict
He might be making his AW debut but GOD OF WAR has plenty of potential given he kept good company in turf handicaps at three. He was tried at Listed level as a 2yo also and it's easy to see him getting back into a mark in 100s this season. Nikovo has been in good form recently, albeit without winning, and he's a solid alternative with a good run seeming assured, with similar comments applying to Popmaster, who likes it here and still looks competitively weighted up 3lb and down in trip.
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Race Record
| Distance | Record Time |
|---|---|
| 7f | 1:04.57 |