Kempton Races
Kempton
14:45
Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)
Kempton
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025
Distance: 2m5f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Class: Class 2
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.34
Place: £1.70 £1.80 £2.10
Exacta: £16.20
Tricast: £73.17
Trifecta: £84.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Aston Martini (GB) | 6 M | Elite | Nicky Henderson | 158 lbs | 100/30J | Won | Prominent - in touch with leaders 3rd - pushed along to lead 2 out - soon faced challenge - briefly headed last - ridden and kept on well run-in - idled towards finish(op 3/1 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Classic King (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Emma Lavelle | 163 lbs | 100/30J | 1 | Midfield - steady headway before 2 out - went third when drifted left approaching last - kept on run-in - went second towards finish - not pace to challenge(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 8 | Double Powerful (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Neil Mulholland | 159 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Held up in rear - steady headway after 3 out - went third 2 out - soon pressed leader - briefly led when not fluent last - weakened gradually final 110yds - lost second towards finish(op 8/1 tchd 13/2 and tchd 9/1) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Irish Hill (GER) | 6 G | AVG |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 10/1 | 6 | Pressed leader - led after 3 out - headed 2 out - lost position approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1) | |
| 5th | 1 | West Balboa (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Miss Heidi Palin
(7)lbs
|
Dan Skelton | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 6 | In touch with leaders - mistake 2nd - prominent 3rd - slow jump and lost ground 6th - outpaced 2 out - weakened last(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1) | |
| 6th | 6 | Saint Anapolino (FR) | 5 G | Good | Philip Hobbs & Johnson White | 162 lbs | 11/2 | 4.75 | Midfield - headway on inner when bad mistake 7th - outpaced home turn - no impression approaching last (jockey said gelding had made a bad jumping mistake at 4th last hurdle)(op 9/2 tchd 4/1 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | The Gray Ghost (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Robbie Llewellyn | 153 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | Midfield - headway 3 out - lost position 2 out - hung left and weakened approaching last(op 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Josh The Boss (GB) | 5 G | Good |
Mr Jamie Neild
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Twiston-Davies | 154 lbs | 15/2 | 2.75 | Led - headed 6th - led again 7th - headed after 3 out - lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 9th | 3 | Chasing Fire (GB) | 7 G | Good | Olly Murphy | 165 lbs | 12/1 | 5.5 | In touch with leaders - pressed leaders 5th - led narrowly 6th - headed 7th - lost position before 2 out - hung right and weakened approaching last(op 16/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Pyramid Place (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Lewis Saunders
(7)lbs
|
Olly Murphy | 159 lbs | 33/1 | 7 | Held up in rear - outpaced 6th - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced and lost touch(op 28/1) |