11 Jan 2014 15:50 Kempton
Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,848); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Lyvius (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 00P0-42 / 9 | Flat (825), Jump (29) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr Trevor Hemmings | 5/2 | |
| raced wide and held up towards rear, headway on outside to chase leaders before 2 out, led and went right 2 out, joined and strongly pressed flat, battled on gamely under pressure to gain advantage last strides | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | HD | Deep Trouble (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 2-21221 / 9 | Jump (35) | D A Jacob | B I Case Lady Jane Grosvenor | 10/3 | |
| patiently ridden and held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 2 out, slightly hampered 2 out and switched left soon after, produced to track winner approaching last, upsides and every chance flat, outbattled final strides | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 8 L | Lexi's Boy (IRE) (colt, grey, 11 6) | 2111/B-7 / 9 | Flat (553), Jump (35) | N D Fehily | D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders on outside, went 2nd well before 2 out, led before 2 out until headed and bumped 2 out, chased winner and every chance until ridden between last 2, outpaced to 3rd approaching and hit last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 1¼ L | Kudu Country (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 11) | 2P4530- / 10 | Flat (1589), Jump (280) | D C Costello | T P Tate Mrs C Williams | 33/1 | |
| led until ridden before 2 out, chased leading pair, mistake 2 out, no extra in 4th before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 5 L | Right Step (GB) (colt, bay, 10 2) | 18/45 / 9 | Flat (120), Jump (15) | Paddy Bradley | P Phelan Mr Allen B Pope | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, went 2nd before stumbled 3 out, lost 2nd well before next, weakened to 5th when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 1¾ L | Urcalin (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 6/441-F8 / 7 | Jump (42) | Tom Cannon | D W P Arbuthnot Mr A T A Wates… | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, lost place and towards rear after 3rd, never on terms after, poor 6th when went right and mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 14 L | Swnymor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 1F39-F / 7 | Flat (63), Jump (91) | Paul O'Brien | Miss R Curtis Mr Kevin Frost | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to mid-division approaching 4 out, tracking leaders going well 3 out, ridden and weakened tamely before next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 1 L | First Avenue (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 12) | 3F51P-P / 11 | Flat (164), Jump (126) | Nathan Adams | Mrs L J Mongan Mrs L J Mongan | 28/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in last pair, pushed along after 4 out, soon outpaced, never involved | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 6 L | Honour System (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 04-U18 / 7 | Flat (688), Jump (49) | D F O'Regan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields | 22/1 | |
| chased leader, not fluent 4th, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened rapidly, | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 5 L | Moujik Borget (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 11450/1 / 7 | Flat (1035), Jump (49) | L Treadwell | Miss V Williams Sunday Lunch Partnership | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Ubaldo Des Menhies (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 222-005 / 7 | Jump (26) | Non Runner | J & A O'Neill Jackdaws Castle… | |||
| 12 |   | - | Bernardelli (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 76-2213 / 12 | Jump (31) | Brian Harding | N G Richards Henriques & Lloyd-Bakers | |||
