26 Dec 2007 15:45 Kempton
Winner: £14,000 (Penalty: £8,768); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).
stanjamesuk.com Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Nycteos (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 159lbs) | 1F/601-F / 24 | Jump (25) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls The Stewart Family | 4/1 | |
| held up last, smooth headway 3 out, led 2 out, idled run-in, ridden out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5 |   | 2½ L | Princelet (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 1F/12P- / 6 | Jump (256), Flat (190) | A P McCoy | N J Henderson Mr John P McManus | 11/4 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden and every chance 2 out, not fluent last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¾ L | Rio De Janeiro (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 510-450 / 8 | Jump (4) | P Merrigan | Miss E C Lavelle Fraser Miller Racing | 8/1 | |
| chased clear leader, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 5 L | Dancer's Serenade (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) | 142-31 / 7 | Jump (18) | G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Red Lion Racing… | 4/1 | |
| held up behind, hit 5th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, found little | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10 |   | 11 L | Mind How You Go (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 9532/1P / 10 | Jump (158), Flat (76) | P J Brennan | J R Best A Fiver In Mind… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, pipped 5th, led and hit 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 17 L | Hereditary (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 12130-7 / 10 | Jump (38) | James White | Mrs L C Jewell Mr Peter Oppenheimer | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | Dist | At The Money (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 1-96 / 6 | Jump (19) | S Thomas | J M P Eustace Mr Harold Nass | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Magical Legend (GB) (Mare, Grey, 158lbs) | 2232-33 / 12 | Jump (207) | T J Murphy | L Corcoran Mr R H Kerswell | 14/1 | |
| lost touch 6th, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Nawamees (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 372D33 / 12 | Jump (38), Flat (4) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Mr P D Evans | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Ship's Hill (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 23/131- / 8 | Jump (345) | M A Fitzgerald | N J Henderson Mr A Taylor | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway after 7th, effort 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Zonergem (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 11108/4 / 11 | Jump (236), Flat (104) | R Thornton | Lady Herries Lady Herries &… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| 4 |   | - | Glacial Sunset (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 164lbs) | 84-9782 / 13 | Jump (5) | S E Durack | D W P Arbuthnot Mr George Ward | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Newman Des Plages (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 11400-0 / 10 | Jump (31) | T J O'Brien | J & A O'Neill Mr James Callow | 33/1 | |
| led, soon clear, pipped 4 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | Court Ruler (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | F18-980 / 7 | Jump (26) | Mr Nick Williams | Evan Williams Derek & Cheryl… | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
