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Kempton
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Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Handicap Chase
Kempton Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2021 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £3 Place: £1.30 £1.70 £1.70 Exacta: £11.90 Tricast: £39.82 Trifecta: £43.10
Non-Runners: Espoir De Romay (self certificate), Espoir De Teillee (self certificate), Evander (running in first preference race), Mahlervous, Mind's Eye (running in first preference race), Not Another Muddle (running in first preference race)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Smarty Wild (GB) 11 G AVG
Philip Hobbs 156 lbs 5/2F Won Took keen hold - prominent - mistake and lost ground 10th - soon pushed along - rallied and went second 4 out - pushed along and led before 2 out - soon hard pressed - kept on well final 110yds - gamely(op 11/4)
2nd 9 Pistol Whipped (IRE) N/A AVG
Nicky Henderson 160 lbs 7/2 1 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders on inner - not fluent 7th - switched left 12th - steady headway going easily and went third before 3 out - made challenge from 2 out - shaken up approaching last - ridden inside final 110yds - kept on - held towards finish(op 4/1)
3rd 14 The Bay Birch (IRE) N/A Poor
Matt Sheppard 154 lbs 11/2 8.5 Tracked leader - lost second but close up before 8th - went second again 10th - led 11th - pushed along and increased tempo before 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - outpaced when jumped left last - soon beaten(op 7/1)
4th 3 A Toi Phil (FR) N/A Poor
Gary Moore 159 lbs 14/1 1 In touch with leaders - pushed along 11th - ridden and headway after 4 out - outpaced and lost ground before 3 out - rallied and went fourth before 2 out - soon no impression(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
5th 8 Ibis Du Rheu (FR) N/A Poor
Richard Hobson 161 lbs 18/1 9.5 In rear - pushed along 11th - outpaced when not fluent 4 out - rallied on outer 3 out - not fluent and weakened 2 out(op 14/1)
6th 6 Erick Le Rouge (FR) N/A Poor
Jane Williams 158 lbs 100/30 2.5 Close up - pressed leader before 8th - lost second but close up 10th - ridden and lost position after 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 3/1)
7th 4 Theinval (FR) N/A Poor
Nicky Henderson 164 lbs 14/1 2 Held up in rear - not fluent 8th - steady headway on outer and in touch with leaders 11th - went third going easily 4 out - shaken up and outpaced before 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 11/1)
8th 7 Princeton Royale (IRE) N/A Poor
Neil King 156 lbs 33/1 29 Led - headed but pressed leader 11th - lost position and pushed along 4 out - weakened quickly before 3 out - eased when no chance before last - tailed off (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the the going and would prefer a faster surface)(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)