Full Result 1.45 Kempton | 26 December 2006

Stan James Christmas Hurdle Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £57,020 2nd £21,390 3rd £10,710 4th £5,340 5th £2,680 6th £1,340

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Jazz Messenger (FR) 10/1 Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	6	117	–	147	164	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - In The Saltmine (FR) (Damister)
Led to 2nd, chased leader, left in lead 5th, ridden 2 out, ran on well from last (op 9-1)

2 4	5. Noble Request (FR) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	117	159	142	160	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Restless Mixa (IRE) (Linamix)
Held up, progress after 5th, ridden to chase winner 2 out, tried to challenge before last, stayed on but readily held flat (tchd 15-2)

3 6 [10]	2. Desert QuestI (IRE) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	117 b	162	135	154	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Jumilla (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up in touch, effort after 5th, ridden and not quicken before 2 out, one pace after (op 15-2 tchd 7-1)

4 ¾ [10¾]	7. Straw Bear (USA) 4/6F A P McCoy Nick Gifford	A P McCoy Nick Gifford	5	117	164	134	154	–
ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel II)
Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, chased winner after 5th, ridden to close after 3 out, not fluent and lost 2nd 2 out, faded (trainer was unable to explain the poor run) (op 8-11 tchd 4-5 and 5-6 in a place)

5 24 [34¾]	3. Hasty Prince 40/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	8	117	145	103	133	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Sister Sophie (USA) (Effervescing)
In touch until outpaced before 3 out, soon no chance (op 66-1)

6 13 [47¾]	6. Self Defense 25/1 Timmy Murphy Emma Lavelle	Timmy Murphy Emma Lavelle	9	117	150	86	128	–
b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Dropped to last after 3rd, struggling from 5th, no chance when mistake 3 out, tailed off (tchd 20-1)

F	1. Afsoun (FR) 11/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	117	154	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Afragha (IRE) (Darshaan)
Led 2nd, 2 lengths up when stumbled on landing and fell 5th (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 3m 59.80s (slow by 17.80s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: R S T Syndicate (Jazz Messenger) 1st breeder: N P Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Noble Request)
3rd owner: Mrs M Findlay (Desert QuestI)
Tote win: £10.40 PL: £2.60 £2.90 Ex: £73.20 CSF: £74.28

1:45 Kempton 26 Dec 2006

Stan James Christmas Hurdle Grade 1