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Saturday December 27 2008
Race Result Kempton Park 15:15 - Result
Desert Orchid Chase (sponsored By Stan James) (grade 2)
£80000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1, £45608 penalty, 7 ran
Good
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 53.8s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Fiepes Shuffle (GER) 11-0 J E Moore C Von Der Recke 8 16/1
  made all, hit 2nd, mistake 6th, ridden 3 out, driven and strongly pressed last, kept on gamely to assert final 100 yards opened 20/1 touched 22/1
2 ¾ Petit Robin (FR) 11-4 B J Geraghty N J Henderson 5 2/1
  raced in 3rd, mistake and chased winner from 7th, driven upsides last, found no extra and held final 100 yards opened 15/8 touched 9/4 £900-£400 (x2) £1000-£500
3 4½ Pablo Du Charmil (FR) 11-6 T Scudamore D Pipe 7 16/1
  raced in 4th, driven into 3rd after 3 out, no impression next opened 16/1 touched 16/1
4 2¾ Lord Henry (IRE) 11-0 T J O'Brien P J Hobbs 9 12/1
  chased winner to 7th, last when hit 4 out, stayed on again after 2 out, kept on flat opened 16/1 touched 16/1
5 12 Takeroc (FR) 11-4 Christian Williams P F Nicholls 5 13/2
  held up in rear, hit 7th, 4th and driven after 4 out, weakened from next opened 9/2 touched 13/2 £5000-£700 (x2)
6 8 Twist Magic (FR) 11-10 A P McCoy P F Nicholls 6 13/8 f
  reluctant and led in start, held up in touch, ridden and struggling from 8th, tailed off opened 7/4 touched 15/8 £2000-£1000 £1500-£800 £750-£400 (x2) £3500-£2000 (x2) £2100-£1200 (x2) £1750-£1000 (x5) £1400-£1800 (x10) £1050-£600 £700-£400 (x2)
7 12 Ashley Brook (IRE) 11-6 Jack Doyle K Bishop 10 12/1
  never travelling or jumping with and fluency in rear, hit 6th, blundered next, continued, tailed off opened 16/1 touched 16/1