20 Dec 2009 16:15 Kempton
Winner: £17,800 (Penalty: £11,091); Distance: 1m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
William Hill King George VI Tickets - 01932 782292 Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | Falcativ (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 1-15051 / 20 | Flat (16) | J M O'Dwyer | M Botti Dioscuri Srl | 3/1 | |
| held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(13) |   | ¾ L | Aeroplane (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 360116 / 9 | Flat (4) | Richard Evans | P D Evans Mrs V J Morse | 10/1 | |
| broke well, soon steadied to rear, smooth headway from over 1f out, effort to challenge winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | ¾ L | Spinning (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 024411 / 7 | Flat (23) | P Makin | T D Barron Mrs J Hazell | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden 3f out, driven and ran on strongly to snatch 3rd towards finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(12) |   | 1 L | Benandonner (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 9) | 093231 / 12 | Flat (13) | M Dwyer | M Murphy Mr M Murphy | 9/1 | |
| led 1f, taken back to track leaders soon after, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced approaching final furlong, driven and rallied to take 4th towards finish | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(11) |   | SHD | Bravo Echo (GB) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 0-03513 / 10 | Flat (100) | David Probert | M J Attwater Canisbay Bloodstock | 11/1 | |
| tracked leader, joined leader halfway, ridden to lead narrowly over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8(6) |   | NK | Grand Vizier (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 7) | 97-0195 / 7 | Flat (128) | E Ahern | C F Wall J A Higson & Castles… | 10/1 | |
| close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(10) |   | NK | Nezami (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 9) | 562-342 / 8 | Flat (225) | Andrea Atzeni | J Akehurst In The Clear Racing | 8/1 | |
| held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13(9) |   | NK | The Scorching Wind (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 4) | 621120 / 5 | Flat (86) | C Catlin | S C Williams Chris Watkins And… | 7/1 | |
| hampered start and dropped to rear, raced wide and held up, ridden over 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(3) |   | SHD | Stand Guard (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 8) | 420318 / 14 | Flat (22) | Andrew Heffernan | P Howling Miss Alice Haynes | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(4) |   | ½ L | Elna Bright (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 321941 / 8 | Flat (29) | Dane O'Neill | B R Johnson Mr Peter Crate | 5/1 | |
| raced wide, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(7) |   | ¾ L | Winter Fever (SAF) (gelding, chestnut, 8 6) | 231-488 / 6 | Flat (296) | L Morris | J M P Eustace Mme P Katz | 50/1 | |
| led after 1f, ridden and headed narrowly over 2f out, weakened 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10(1) |   | - | Orchard Supreme (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 6) | 074076 / 8 | Flat (16) | F Norton | R Hannon Mrs Jayne Smith | |||
| 11(5) |   | - | The Kyllachy Kid (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 5) | 268015 / 4 | Flat (23) | J Quinn | S Gollings Mr P J Martin | |||
