Kempton Result
26 Dec 2007
Stan James Christmas Hurdle Grade 1
- (Class 1) (4yo+) 2m Good To Soft 8 hdles
- £62,722.00, £23,529.00, £11,781.00, £5,874.00, £2,948.00, £1,474.00
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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1 |
Straw Bear
(USA) 9/2 
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6 | 11-7 | Nick Gifford | 161 | * | * | » | ||||
| ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
Raced wide, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, shaken up and joined after 2 out, headed last, driven to lead again final 50yds (op 6-1) |
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2 |
hd | Harchibald (FR) 8/11F | 8 | 11-7 t | Noel Meade | — | * | * | » | |||
| b g Perugino (USA) - Dame D'Harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame) | P Carberry | ||||||||||||
Held up in last, not fluent 3 out, smooth progress to track winner before next, pulled out to challenge after 2 out and cruising, not asked to lead until last, ridden flat, headed and not quicken final 50yds (tchd 4-5) |
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3 |
16 | Penzance 20/1 | 6 | 11-7 | Alan King | 148 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star) | Robert Thornton | ||||||||||||
Close up, not fluent 3 out, ridden to chase winner soon after, lost 2nd and outpaced before 2 out |
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4 |
3 | Punjabi 11/2 | 4 | 11-7 | Nicky Henderson | 152 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Komaite (USA) - Competa (Hernando) | Mick Fitzgerald | ||||||||||||
Held up in last pair, pushed along after 3 out, soon outpaced, went modest 4th last, never near leaders (tchd 6-1 in places) |
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5 |
nk | Gwanako (FR) 12/1 | 4 | 11-7 | Paul Nicholls | 146 | * | * | » | |||
| b/br g Sin Kiang (FR) - Vaubecourt (FR) (Courtroom) | R Walsh | ||||||||||||
Led to 4th, close up until weakened under pressure soon after 3 out (tchd 14-1) |
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6 |
90 | Acambo (GER) 10/1 | 6 | 11-7 | David Pipe | 143 | * | * | » | |||
| gr g Acambaro (GER) - Artic Lady (FR) (No Pass No Sale) | Timmy Murphy | ||||||||||||
With leader, led 4th to 3 out, weakened very rapidly, tailed off (op 8-1) |
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6 ran
TIME 4m 0.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP 113%
1st OWNER: John P McManus BRED: Cyril Humphris TRAINER: Nick Gifford
2nd OWNER: D P Sharkey
3rd OWNER: Elite Racing Club
TOTE WIN £5.30 PL £2.00, £1.30; Ex £10.50; CSF £8.70
1st OWNER: John P McManus BRED: Cyril Humphris TRAINER: Nick Gifford
2nd OWNER: D P Sharkey
3rd OWNER: Elite Racing Club
TOTE WIN £5.30 PL £2.00, £1.30; Ex £10.50; CSF £8.70