The Racing Horse has built a KEY FACTOR summary for every race, each one shaped around context, pertinence, and relevance — that anchor our approach to betting. They sit cleanly within our template structure and give the perfect base from which to read a race.

KEMPTON AW – Racecourse Template (26 August 2026) |

6.21: British Stallion Studs EBF Novice Stakes (Div 2) (Class 3) (2yo) 1m

• Winning favourites: 43%
• AL WATHBA (C Appleby) beaten 2/11 favourite last time out, Group entered colt, trainer in great form with 18-47 for 38% (+2.68) in past month. William Buick rides
• SOMMOOD (S & E Crisford) 2nd on debut in Class 3 Newmarket Maiden, RPR 80. Harry Davies rides
• CITES (R Beckett) 55 of Wootton Bassett's progeny have won on debut. 140,000gns colt, market will tell us more. Rossa Ryan rides

6.51: Unibet Supporting Safer Gambling Novice Stakes (Class 4) 7f

• Winning favourites: 51%
• KAINDY (R Varian) progressive on all 3 AW starts. Trainer has won 2 of the last 9 runnings. Ray Dawson rides and 35% on favourites
• SEA BRAVE (R Hughes) 2nd on debut and promising effort, been held up since. Finley Marsh rides

7.21: Try Unibet's New Racecards Fillies' Handicap (Class 4) 7f

• Winning favourites: 00%
• SHUSHU (R Varian) unexposed filly for an in form trainer, Ray Dawson rides
• AFRAJ (J & T Gosden) AW winner but beaten filly on turf since. This looks better, William Buick rides
• MERRY (J Horton) C&D winner last Wednesday. Danny Muscutt rides

7.51: Try Unibet's New Improved Acca Boosts Fillies' Handicap (Class 4) 1m3f219y 

• Winning favourites: 00%
• BINTNIGHT (H Charlton) filly now 2-4, now 2lb higher but more to come. Lewis Edmunds rides
• BINT KILFRUSH (J Tate) €550,000 Sea The Stars filly who made a winning debut in a Southwell novice (1m) on New Year's Day. Unexposed filly, trainer +£18.43 with horses running after a break. Ray Dawson rides
• LADYKIRK (J Chapple-Hyam) Progressive form, looking suited by the step up in trip when length 2nd in C&D novice 14 days ago. Potential improver on handicap debut under William Buick.

8.21: Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Handicap (Class 4) 6f

• Winning favourites: 00%
• WEZZEER (R Varian) trainer in top form, handy draw back sprinting on the back of a gelding operation. Ray Dawson rides
• SOCIETY KISS (J Mackie) drops from Class 2 to Class 4, step up in trip to suit. P J McDonald rides
• ARRY UP (R Millman) Two-time C&D winner, took his handicap record to 4-6 when readily coming 2 lengths clear over 5f at Sandown 5 weeks ago. Raised 6lbs but expected to be bang there, Lewis Edmunds rides

8.51:  More Extra Place Races Handicap (Class 5) 1m3f219y

• HOTSILK (J Fanshawe) Well-bred filly, shaped well when narrowly denied over 11f here 16 days ago. Cheekpieces on first time. More to offer over this distance. for in form stable. Harry Vigors (5) rides
• EVENING FADES (W Haggas) Ran her best race to date last time out. Trainer 24% with horses running 10f+ and Cieren Fallon rides
• AMRUM (O Sangster) formerly with Ger Lyons. Landed a gamble recently but then unruly in the stalls, then gelded and sold for just 30,000gns, interesting that William Buick rides?