Full Result 2.45 Kempton | 27 December 2008

stanjamesuk.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 12 hurdles

1st £18,786 2nd £5,550 3rd £2,775 4th £1,389 5th £693 6th £348

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Aimigayle 4/1 Colin Bolger Suzy Smith	Colin Bolger Suzy Smith	5	106	118	100	121	–
b m Midnight Legend - Cherrygayle (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Made all, clear until reduced advantage 7th, ridden and forged clear again before 2 out, hard pressed last, battled on gamely flat (tchd 5-1 in places)

2 nk	1. Hora 4/1 Felix De Giles ³ Nicky Henderson	Felix De Giles ³ Nicky Henderson	4	119	138	119	141	–
b f Hernando (FR) - Applecross (Glint Of Gold)
Chased winner, closed 7th, niggled along before 3 out, wandered and driven to challenge when blundered last, unable to quicken flat (tchd 7-2)

3 14 [14¼]	5. Lamanver Homerun 7/2F Liam Heard Paul Nicholls	Liam Heard Paul Nicholls	6	1013	125	95	115	–
b m Relief Pitcher - Bizimki (Ardross)
Held up well off the pace, headway 6th, mistake 9th, chased winner briefly after 3 out, 3rd and beaten 2 out (op 5-2 tchd 4-1 and 5-1 in places)

4 14 [28¼]	9. Just Beware 50/1 Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	6	97 21 p	112	70	85	–
b m Makbul - Bewails (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up well off the pace in last pair, headway 7th, 4th and ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, well held when hung left between last 2 (op 66-1 tchd 80-1)

5 2 [30¼]	7. Topflight Wildbird 8/1 Tom O'Brien Lucy Wadham	Tom O'Brien Lucy Wadham	5	100	112	68	83	–
br m Diktat - Jamarj (Tyrnavos)
Held up well off the pace in rear, headway 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 12-1)

6 1 [31¼]	4. Theatre Diva (IRE) 11/1 Tom Scudamore Venetia Williams	Tom Scudamore Venetia Williams	7	111	127	82	97	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Rigobertha (IRE) (Nordico)
Held up off the pace in midfield, headway after 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 8-1)

F	2. Vale Of Avocia (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy W F Codd	A P McCoy W F Codd	7	117 p	133	–	–	–
b m Taipan (IRE) - Vivians Vale (IRE) (Over The River)
Chased leaders until fell 8th

PU	3. Magical Legend 9/2 Timmy Murphy Liam Corcoran	Timmy Murphy Liam Corcoran	7	114 t	130	–	–	–
gr m Midnight Legend - Alice's Mirror (Magic Mirror I)
Held up well off the pace in last, blundered 6th, soon ridden and losing touch, mistake next, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (op 10-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:48:00 Winning time: 6m 15.80s (slow by 21.80s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Miss Skippy (self certificate)
1st owner: Pete Mercer (Aimigayle) 1st breeder: P J Mercer
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes (Hora)
3rd owner: Dr Donna Christensen (Lamanver Homerun)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.50 £1.70 £1.80 Ex: £23.30 CSF: £21.10 Tricast: £61.03 Trifecta: £48.60 Pool: £799.16 - 12.16n winning units.

2:45 Kempton 27 Dec 2008

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