06 Jan 2009 15:50 Kempton
Winner: £2,900 (Penalty: £1,979); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(11) |   | - | Imperium (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 350643- / 24 | Flat (20) | Jim Crowley | Jean-Rene Auvray Mrs A L Auvray | 10/1 | |
| steadied start, held up mid division, headway to lead well over 1f out, ran on strongly, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(3) |   | 2 L | Terminate (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 3) | 776853- / 8 | Flat (9), Jump (376) | S Donohoe | Ian Williams Mr T Blane | 2/1 | |
| steadied start, pulled hard early, held up last, headway over 2f out to chase leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, no extra and soon outpaced by winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(2) |   | NK | Dansilver (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 16659-2 / 7 | Flat (4), Jump (50) | S W Kelly | A W Carroll Mr Leon Best | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on to chase leading pair final furlong, kept on towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(10) |   | 1 L | Ministerofinterior (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 565154- / 11 | Flat (17) | G Baker | G & J Moore Mrs Laura Leavy | 4/1 | |
| prominent, ridden to lead briefly over 2f out, soon headed, stayed on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(1) |   | 6 L | Tecktal (FR) (Filly, chestnut, 9 5) | 97780/0- / 9 | Flat (61) | I Mongan | P Phelan Celtic Contractors… | 33/1 | |
| steadied start, settled towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, not reached leaders, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(5) |   | 2¼ L | Always Certain (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 894080- / 4 | Flat (20) | R Havlin | P G Murphy Always Trying Partnership… | 25/1 | |
| led until headed over 2f out, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(9) |   | 2½ L | Foreign King (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 416556- / 7 | Flat (31), Jump (231) | L P Keniry | J W Mullins Mr J M T Court | 15/2 | |
| tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, no progress and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(6) |   | ½ L | Sir Haydn (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 003050- / 11 | Flat (20), Jump (414) | T P Queally | J R Jenkins Mr Raymond Grover | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(7) |   | 24 L | Cover Drive (USA) (Colt, brown, 9 8) | 079659- / 6 | Flat (43) | E Creighton | C Wroe H E Sheikh Rashid… | 15/2 | |
| steadied start, took keen hold behind, headway and chased leaders 5f out, ridden 3f out, soon hanging right, weakened over 2f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(8) |   | Dist | Lord Laing (USA) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 707890- / 6 | Flat (39) | M Fenton | H J Collingridge Maynard Durrant… | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost touch, eased over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10(4) |   | - | Prince of Medina (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 700308- / 6 | Flat (35) | S J Drowne | J R Best G G Racing | |||
