Kempton
15:40
Ladbrokes Fanzone "Your Team Your Game" Handicap Hurdle
Kempton Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Class: Class 3 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34 Place: £2 £2.10 £3.10 Exacta: £27 Tricast: £151.84 Trifecta: £232.10
Non-Runners: Privatory (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 No Ordinary Joe (IRE) 8 G AVG Nicky Henderson 162 lbs 100/30F Won Midfield - headway after 5th - led narrowly 2 out - soon ridden - headed final 110yds - rallied towards finish - led again final strides
2nd 14 Big Boy Bobby (IRE) 6 G AVG Alan King 144 lbs 11/2 0.2 Midfield - blundered 1st - shaken up after 3 out - headway home turn - went third 2 out - made strong challenge approaching last - led narrowly final 110yds - headed final strides(op 13/2 tchd 5/1)
3rd 5 L'Eau du Sud (FR) 7 G Good Dan Skelton 158 lbs 17/2 3 Held up in rear - good headway home turn - made strong challenge 2 out - soon ridden - every chance when not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
4th 1 Faivoir (FR) 7 G Good Dan Skelton 165 lbs 14/1 9.5 Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - soon ridden - went fourth run-in - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
5th 10 Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 7 G AVG Stuart Edmunds 152 lbs 22/1 2.25 Midfield - headway 5th - led after 3 out - ridden when headed 2 out - weakened approaching last - lost fourth run-in
6th 6 Raya Time (FR) N/A AVG B F Brookhouse 155 lbs 66/1 5.5 Held up in rear - struggling after 3 out - kept on but well held from 2 out(op 40/1)
7th 3 Kandoo Kid (FR) 9 G AVG Paul Nicholls 160 lbs 9/1 1.75 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - soon ridden - prominent home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 17/2)
8th 13 Lively Citizen (IRE) 9 G AVG D J Jeffreys 140 lbs 16/1 1.75 Prominent - ridden after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 20/1)
9th 8 Alien Storm (IRE) 6 G AVG Charlie Longsdon 153 lbs 10/1 2.5 Never better than mid-division
10th 4 For Pleasure (IRE) 10 G AVG Alex Hales 159 lbs 22/1 4.25 Pressed leader - led narrowly 3rd - ridden when headed after 3 out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
11th 9 Fruit N Nut (IRE) 5 G Good Donald McCain 150 lbs 14/1 .5 Led - mistake 2nd - pressed leader when headed 3rd - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened
12th 11 Invincible Nao (FR) 6 G AVG Gary Moore 145 lbs 28/1 6 Took keen hold - prominent - made challenge 3 out - soon ridden - weakened home turn(op 25/1)
99th 7 Paros (FR) 4 G Poor Nicky Henderson 147 lbs 33/1 - In rear - struggling 5th - weakened 3 out - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft going - which in his opinion was riding tacky on this occasion)(op 25/1)
99th 12 Master Dancer (FR) 8 G Poor Richard J Bandey 150 lbs 7/2 - Prominent - not fluent 4th - ridden 3 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 2 out (trainer said - regarding the poor form shown - that gelding was unsuited by the soft going - which in his opinion was riding tacky on this occasion; vet said a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(tchd 4/1)