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Saturday February 21 2009
Race Result Kempton 14:05 - Result
Williamhill.com Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (grade 2)
£30000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1, £17103 penalty, 8 ran
Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Winning Time Winning Time: 3m 59.7s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Trenchant 10-11 R Thornton A King 4 14/1
  in touch, not fluent 3 out, headway and driven approaching 2 out, chased leaders last, driven and stayed on under pressure to lead towards finish opened 14/1 touched 14/1
2 1¼ Ainama (IRE) 11-6 A P McCoy N J Henderson 5 4/5 f
  held up, smooth headway on outside before 2 out, challenging when not fluent 2 out, every chance flat, not pace of winner towards finish opened 4/5 touched 5/6 £1000-£1100 £1000-£1200 (x6) £500-£600 (x22) £420-£500 £800-£1000 (x2) £400-£500 (x2) £240-£300 (x2)
3 1 Conflictofinterest 11-2 R Walsh P F Nicholls 7 9/1
  chased leaders, went 2nd well before 2 out, narrow lead 2 out, soon strongly pressed, driven and edged right flat, headed towards finish, soon lost 2nd opened 7/1 touched 9/1
4 ½ Alfie Flits 11-9 B Hughes G A Swinbank 7 6/1
  chased leader, hit 4th, led well before 2 out, narrowly headed 2 out, stayed challenging, every chance when carried right, and slightly hampered flat, unable to quicken towards finish opened 7/1 touched 7/1
5 10 Dee Ee Williams (IRE) 11-9 L Treadwell N J Gifford 6 7/2
  chased leaders, mistake 3rd, under pressure from 5th, weakened well before 2 out opened 9/2 touched 9/2 £3600-£800 £1800-£400 £2250-£500 (x2)
6 17 Alarazi (IRE) 11-2 J E Moore T G Mills 5 22/1
  took keen hold, led, headed well before 2 out, soon weakened opened 25/1 touched 25/1
7 3½ Russian Epic 11-2 M D Grant Andrew Turnell 5 100/1
  always in last pair, lost touch 3 out, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1
8 dist Rock 'n' Roller (FR) 11-2 P Hide G L Moore 5 100/1
  mistakes, always in last pair, lost touch 3 out, tailed off when blundered next opened 100/1 touched 100/1