16 Dec 2007 15:00 Kempton
Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,048); Distance: 1m; Class: 6; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Beaulieu Homes Christmas Handicap (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Grey Gurkha (GB) (Horse (entire), Grey, 127lbs) | 696/687 / 24 | Flat (34) | D Tudhope | I W McInnes Mr Robert E Cook | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 2f out, quickened to lead well inside final furlong, soon clear comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(12) |   | 2½ L | Korty (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 0-8900 / 4 | Flat (129) | Richard Hughes | W J Musson Mrs Rita Brown… | 14/1 | |
| held up, headway to chase leader over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(11) |   | 1¼ L | Trickle (USA) (Filly, Chestnut, 123lbs) | 2-80000 / 4 | Flat (15) | Paul Eddery | Miss D Mountain Mr David Fremel | 33/1 | |
| raced keenly towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on to take third towards finish, not trouble first 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(7) |   | ½ L | Falcon Flyer (GB) (Filly, Brown, 119lbs) | 0-06947 / 4 | Flat (11) | J F Egan | J R Best Mr & Mrs R Dawbarn | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | ¾ L | Detonate (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 448880 / 6 | Flat (26) | Kirsty Milczarek | I A Wood Mr James Peters | 14/1 | |
| led, ridden and driven clear over 1f out, headed and weakened well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(13) |   | 1 L | Perfect Practice (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 127lbs) | 8-66802 / 4 | Flat (32) | A Kirby | C G Cox The Perfect Partnership… | 5/4 | |
| tracked leader, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(5) |   | 1 L | Only If I Laugh (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 120lbs) | 007664 / 7 | Flat (4) | L P Keniry | M J Attwater Phones Direct Partnership | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(9) |   | SHD | Piquet (GB) (Mare, Brown, 120lbs) | 340009 / 10 | Flat (6) | N Chalmers | J J Bridger Mr J J Bridger | 16/1 | |
| prominent until weakened 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(8) |   | NK | Megalala (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 120lbs) | 809472 / 16 | Flat (52), Jump (33) | C Catlin | J J Bridger Mr Trevor Wallace | 5/1 | |
| raced wide, held up mid-division, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9(1) |   | 3½ L | Compton Express (GB) (Filly, Grey, 120lbs) | 770008 / 5 | Flat (64) | R Havlin | Jamie Poulton Mrs J Wotherspoon | 16/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(6) |   | ¾ L | Cami Collins (FR) (Colt, Chestnut, 129lbs) | 4-77640 / 4 | Flat (7) | G Baker | J R Best Chicago Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| settled in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened quickly 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3(2) |   | 5 L | Christalini (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 080087 / 4 | Flat (7) | P J Dobbs | J C Fox Miss H J Flower | 8/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon close up, ridden over 3f out, no headway and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 1(10) |   | - | Almahaza (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 129lbs) | 702123 / 7 | Flat (13) | H Poulton | A J Chamberlain Mr G B Heffaran | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
