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Friday December 26 2008
Kempton Park 14:05 - Result
Stan James Christmas Hurdle (grade 1)
£110000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1, £62711 penalty, 7 ran
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time: 3m 51.s
Pos.
Draw
Dist.
Horse
Wt
Jockey
Trainer
Age
SP
1
Harchibald (FR)
11-7
P Carberry
N Meade
9
7/1
held up in rear but in touch, steady headway to track leaders going well when left 2nd 2 out, challenged between horses, led and hit last ridden and always just doing enough run-in
opened 7/1
touched 7/1
£2250-£300
2
¾
Snap Tie (IRE)
11-7
R Johnson
P J Hobbs
6
9/2
chased leaders, joined leader 3 out, challenging when left in narrow lead 2 out, ridden between last 2, headed last, rallied towards finish but always held
opened 5/1
touched 11/2
£2400-£400 Each Way
3
hd
Blue Bajan (IRE)
11-7
G Lee
Andrew Turnell
6
17/2
held up in 5th, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, every chance before last, kept on under impression run-in
opened 8/1
touched 10/1
4
dist
Straw Bear (USA)
11-7
A P McCoy
N J Gifford
7
9/1
with leader, ridden and weakened before 2 out where slightly hampered
opened 12/1
touched 12/1
£500-£350
F
Afsoun (FR)
11-7
R Thornton
N J Henderson
6
16/1
took keen hold, held up in touch, fell heavily 4th
opened 25/1
touched 25/1
F
Pierrot Lunaire (USA)
11-7
R Walsh
P F Nicholls
4
5/1
slight lead, headed 3 out, weakened, left moderate 4th and hampered 2 out, no chance when fell last
opened 5/1
touched 5/1
F
Punjabi
11-7
B J Geraghty
N J Henderson
5
11/8 f
took keen hold, tracking leaders, led 3 out, slight lead when fell 2 out
opened 11/8
touched 6/4
£1625-£1000 (x3)
£1300-£800 (x2)
£650-£400
£3000-£2000
£1500-£1000 (x10)
£600-£400 (x3)
£2200-£1600
£1100-£800
£687-£500
Non-Runners
NR
Leslingtaylor (IRE)
11-7
Jack Doyle
J J Quinn
6