Kempton Races
Kempton
13:20
Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (GBB Race)
Kempton
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2022
Distance: 3m
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £6.50
Place: £2.20 £1.50
Exacta: £16.10
Trifecta: £183.80
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Thyme Hill (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Philip Hobbs | 161 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Held up in rear but in touch with leaders - headway 14th - went second after 4 out - led and ridden 2 out - soon clear - stayed on well(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 2 | McFabulous (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 7/4F | 15 | Prominent - led 5th - ridden 3 out - headed 2 out - soon beaten - 11 lengths down when big jump last - finished lame (vet said gelding was lame on his right fore)(op 85/40) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Mortlach (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Fergal O'Brien | 161 lbs | 40/1 | 37 | Prominent - mistake 5th - went second 13th - ridden and lost second after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - eased run-in(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Gelino Bello (FR) | 8 G | Good | Paul Nicholls | 161 lbs | 5/2 | - | Towards rear but in touch with leaders - blundered 3rd - niggled along 13th - disputing third and 3 lengths down when fell 4 out(tchd 11/4) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Galia Des Liteaux (FR) | 8 M | AVG | Dan Skelton | 154 lbs | 5/2 | - | Led - mistake 2nd - blundered and headed 5th - lost second 13th - dropped to rear 14th - pulled up before 4 out (jockey said mare made a bad mistake at the second fence and lost her confidence thereafter; vet said that a post-race examination failed to reveal any abnormalities)(op 9/4 tchd 11/4) |