Monday’s racing tips: Today’s longshot to fill your pockets at Kempton from Jack Keene

THE tweed brigade will tell you that it’s ‘proper racing’ this time of year.

But all three jumps meetings are dominated by small fields – please, please can we have some rain?

My local track Kempton at least offers up some good-quality action on an otherwise quiet Monday.

Value has been hard to find, but I think I’ve unearthed a little diamond in the shape of MUTHABIR (3.10).

Richard Phillips’ eight-year-old was hardly pulling up trees in the spring and slipped to a mark of 117.

But he was a game winner of this race 12 months ago off just 1lb lower and he will love the sound underfoot conditions.

The runner-up that day went on to boost the form on a couple of occasions and is now rated 135.

The third has also tasted success since that contest, and he would have won easily off 125 over the summer but for a final-flight fall.

Jockey Daniel Hiskett takes off a handy 5lb, while there isn’t a great deal to fear among the opposition.

Phillips doesn’t have many runners, but he has had two winners from four runners over the past fortnight – something of a red-hot streak for such a small yard.

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