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Friday December 26 2008
Race Result Kempton Park 12:55 - Result
Stanjamesuk.com Novices' Hurdle
£16000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 2, £10019 penalty, 14 ran
Good, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 49.7s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Micheal Flips (IRE) 11-8 A P McCoy Andrew Turnell 4 3/1 jf
  held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 5th, led soon after 3 out, clear before last, ridden out, run-in opened 4/1 touched 4/1
2 7 Fairyland (GER) 10-7 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 5 3/1 jf
  mid-division, headway under pressure after 3 out, driven to chase leaders 2 out, disputing 2nd last, took 2nd run-in, but no chance with winner opened 4/1 touched 4/1 £2250-£500 £1800-£400 £2000-£500
3 ½ Hot Diamond 11-0 R Johnson P J Hobbs 4 7/1
  held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chased leaders next, went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd, run-in opened 10/1 touched 10/1
4 8 Font 11-8 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 7/2
  held up, headway to chase leaders 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, weakened between last 2 opened 7/2 touched 9/2 £2000-£500
5 11 Star of Angels 11-0 T Scudamore D Pipe 4 7/1
  in touch, hit 3 out, weakened under pressure before next opened 6/1 touched 15/2 £3500-£500
6 2 Master Charm (FR) 11-0 G Lee C Llewellyn 4 33/1
  chased leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7 hd Show Winner 11-5 D P O'Dwyer A M Balding 5 11/1
  took keen hold, chased leader, hit 2nd, challenged 3 out, weakened and hit next opened 9/1 touched 11/1
8 7 Wester Ross (IRE) 11-0 S E Durack J M P Eustace 4 25/1
  chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened soon after opened 33/1 touched 33/1
9 21 Peintre Du Roi (USA) 11-0 P Carberry C J Mann 4 33/1
  hit 1st, always rear, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1
10 1½ Simply Blue 11-0 K Burke S C Burrough 4 66/1
  led, clear 4th, reduced lead when blundered next, headed 3 out, weakened quickly before next, tailed off opened 66/1 touched 66/1
11 1½ Novikov 11-0 T J Murphy G L Moore 4 16/1
  held up in rear, nudged along before 2 out, never in race, tailed off opened 16/1 touched 16/1
12 dist Dalmatian 11-0 C Bolger C F Wall 4 100/1
  mistakes, always rear of main group, ridden and struggling 5th, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1
13 8 Yab Adee 11-0 Felix De Giles M P Tregoning 4 33/1
  in touch, ridden and weakened before 5th, struggling in rear when hit 3 out, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1
F Funky Town (IRE) 11-0 James White J Akehurst 6 66/1
  pulled very hard, and unruly in rear, tailed off when fell 5th opened 150/1 touched 150/1