Full Result 3.30 Kempton | 23 March 2026

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(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) 2m2f Good 13 fences

1st £6,337.20 2nd £2,916 3rd £1,458 4th £729.60 5th £363.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Southoftheborder (IRE) 9/4F Paul O'Brien Henrietta C Knight	Paul O'Brien Henrietta C Knight	8	118 w² t	114	116	125	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - Dante's Queen (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, headway after 4 out, going best when led after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on run-in (op 15/8)

2 1½	6. Pep Talking 7/2 Gavin Sheehan Billy Aprahamian	Gavin Sheehan Billy Aprahamian	8	110 p	106	107	117	–
b g Pether's Moon (IRE) - Don And Gerry (IRE) (Vestris Abu)
Soon led but pestered, headed and lost position 5 out, switched left before 2 out, soon some headway, raced in second when not fluent last, no extra final 110yds (op 9/2)

3 ½ [2]	1. Denemethy (IRE) 9/1 Mr Harry O'Dwyer ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	Mr Harry O'Dwyer ⁷ Fergal O'Brien	8	118 t	121	121	129	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ute Antique (FR) (Robin Des Pres)
In touch with leaders, headway before 6th, led after 4 out, headed after 3 out, lost second approaching last, no extra final 110yds (tchd 10/1)

4 6½ [8½]	2. Thelasthighking (IRE) 6/1 Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	Toby McCain-Mitchell ⁵ Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies	10	117	118	111	120	–
ch g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - End Of The Affair (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Pressed leader, led 5 out, headed after 4 out, switched left before 2 out, weakened approaching last (tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)

5 30 [38½]	3. Jorebel (FR) 4/1 Freddie Gordon Chris Gordon	Freddie Gordon Chris Gordon	7	1112	118	78	89	–
b g Joshua Tree (IRE) - Natarebelle (FR) (Smadoun)
In touch with leaders, outpaced before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)

6 9 [47½]	5. My Friend Sean (IRE) 11/2 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	7	116 tp	112	62	74	–
b g Sholokhov (IRE) - Kaffie (Kayf Tara)
In touch with leaders, weakened before 3 out (tchd 5/1)

6 ran Off time: 3:30:27 Winning time: 4m 23.02s (slow by 2.02s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: West Coast Haulage Limited (Southoftheborder) 1st breeder: Donal Kenneally
2nd owner: Pep Partnership (Pep Talking)
3rd owner: Middleham Park Racing XLIX (Denemethy)
Tote win: £3.25 PL: £1.90 £2.10 Ex: £11.50 CSF: £10.88 Trifecta: £51.60

3:30 Kempton 23 Mar 2026

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