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OCEAN HEIGHTS can sweep his rivals aside in the Unibet Support Safe Gambling Handicap (7.30) over a mile and three furlongs at Kempton Park.
The seven-year-old, who had only three runs in the space of 20 months since wind surgery in September 2021, has come on in leaps and bounds during the last six weeks.
Three solid performances on the Sunbury all-weather culminated in a fine victory over a mile and a half two weeks ago in a 13-runner handicap, beating Way Of Life by half a length.
His trainer David Pipe always does well with his middle-distance horses on the Flat, and has a 50 per cent strike-rate in the past 14 days, and with the son of Dubawi now firmly heading in the right direction, and follow-up victory looks on the cards.
MAMALOUKA improved considerably when second of 12 in a Chelmsford nursery 23 days ago, only failing to catch Aljadel by half a length, having had to be switched to the outside after not getting a clear run a furlong out.
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A repeat of that effort would be enough win the Racing TV Handicap (8.30) over the same mile trip.
David Pipe trains Newsboy's Nap, Ocean Heights, who runs in the 7.30 at Kempton Park. (Photo by Alex Davidson/Getty Images) Wednesday's selections
KEMPTON
4.55 NO NEWS
5.30 ARTS OF WAR
6.00 ITHRA
6.30 EM JAY KAY
7.00 ENGINEER
7.30 OCEAN HEIGHTS (NAP)
8.00 MCLEAN HOUSE
8.30 MAMALOUKA (NB)
DOUBLE: OCEAN HEIGHTS and MAMALOUKA