Horse Alert

27 Dec 2025 14:30 Kempton

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Ladbrokes Desert Orchid Handicap Chase (Grade 2 Limited Handicap) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Thistle Ask (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	1/21-111 / 9	Jump (50)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr T C McKeever	15/8
		made most, soon led, briefly headed after 3rd, led again before 4th, went two lengths clear before 6th, went further clear before 3 out, well in command when mistake last, ran on, impressive
2^nd	1	10 L	Saint Segal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	331-121 / 7	Jump (20)	C Gethings	Mrs J Williams Culverhill Racing…	9/2
		taken down early, close up, outpaced by winner after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, rallied after last, kept on for modest second but no chance with winner run-in
3^rd	2	14 L	Boothill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	4/2F4-P5 / 10	Jump (21)	Bryan Carver	H Fry Brian & Sandy Lambert	18/1
		held up in rear, modest headway after 3 out, kept on for remote third
4^th	4	1½ L	Sans Bruit (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	411-665 / 7	Flat (1854), Jump (14)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Mr Andy Peake	12/1
		prominent, lost position after 6th, tailed off after 4 out
5^th	7	31 L	Calgary Tiger (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	9/2533-F / 10	Jump (41)	James Best	W De Best-Turner Mr W de Best-Turner	150/1
		prominent, briefly led after 3rd, headed before 4th, prominent, left in third 7th, outpaced and struggling soon after 4 out, tailed off from 3 out
UR	5	-	Ryan's Rocket (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 6)	4126U-1 / 7	Jump (28)	J J Burke	F O'Brien Noel Fehily Racing…	7/4
		mid-division, making headway when stumbled badly and unseated rider 7th
UR	6	-	Gabriel's Getaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6)	1/5P-224 / 9	Jump (35)	Rex Dingle	A J Honeyball Buckingham, Chapman,…	11/1
		towards rear when stumbled and unseated rider 1st