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13:45 Kempton Park

Pertemps Christmas Hurdle (Class A)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 58.00s
  • 6 Ran
1
Silk - WHITE, dark blue diamond and sleeves, white armlet, quartered cap
  • Form 1F5111-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

held up in touch, smooth headway 3 out, soon ridden, beaten when jumped left next

2
Silk - LIGHT BLUE, DARK BLUE diamond and diamond on cap
  • Form 23311-F
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-7

held up in rear, ridden and no impression from 3 out

4
Silk - White, Dark Blue and Light Green striped sleeves, Light Green cap
Evs
  • Form 612-111
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leader, led 3rd, ridden clear approaching 2 out, joined approaching last, quickened final 100 yards, comfortably

5
Silk - BLACK and PINK diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap
7/1
  • Form 11P2-34
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon behind

6
Silk - White, Crimson hoops, Black cap
20/1
  • Form 2P14-11
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-7

tracked leaders, chased winner from 3rd, strong challenge approaching last, every chance flat, outpaced final 100 yards

7
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, ORANGE Cross of Lorraine
66/1
  • Form 111324
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-7

led and set good pace, headed 3rd, weakened 3 out, tailed off

3
NR
  • Form 1/54U11-
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-7

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

A good trial for the Champion Hurdle, with Intersky Falcon hoping to cement his position towards the head of the market. John Jo O'Neill's Polar Falcon gelding, has done nothing but improve since the Spring, claiming some notable scalps along the way, including that of Marble Arch to whom he was giving 8lbs. It is hard to see the latter reversing the form on worse terms. The reigning champion Hors La Loi III, took a heavy fall on his reappearance at Cheltenham earlier this month. He normally takes a race or two to put right and is passed over, while the four-year-old Santenay has too much on his plate on these terms. After taking a dislike to fences, Ilnamar has done nothing but improve since switching his attentions back to timber. The winner of the Grade 1 Martell Hurdle at Aintree in the Spring, he is clearly at home on a sharp track, but whether he has the speed for this two miles round here, remains to be seen. A bigger threat may come from Davenport Milenium, who remains unexposed over hurdles, but there is a suspicion he may just find too much emphasis on speed round here.