held up in 4th, awkward 2nd, mistake 4th, went 3rd before 6th until 10th, 3rd again 11th, bad mistake 3 out, stayed on into modest 2nd close home, no chance with winner
jumped boldly, made all and soon clear, maintained strong gallop, reached for 5th and 11th, shaken up and went further clear before 3 out, unchallenged
wore hood to post, tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 3rd, not fluent 4 out, and pushed along, no chance with winner before next, lost 2nd close home
tracked clear winner until 3rd, raced in 3rd until before 6th where not fluent, 3rd again 10th until next, behind and no chance after, outpaced and struggling 13th, tailed off
Following a second at Cheltenham, DANNY KIRWAN led until approaching the last in a decent handicap at Kempton on Boxing Day. He is rated 4lb inferior to Jay Bee Why but the latter was badly let down by his jumping last time and his yard is struggling for winners. Winning hurdler Certainly Red is having a first run over fences but is much preferred to the other debutant Mr Palm.
Certainly Red 9-4fav (11-12) Chased leader, pushed along behind leaders 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Not At Present (12-0) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Danny Kirwan (IRE) 7-2cfav (11-2) Led, went left 1st, joined 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before the last, 4th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Jacamar (10-13) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Jay Bee Why (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Raced in 3rd, blundered 10th, pushed along after 3 out, well held after 2 out, hit last and gradually faded, 3rd of 4, 20l behind My Drogo (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) gs in Dec.
Mr Palm (IRE) 300-1 (10-12) Soon in rear, pushed along and struggling 6th, tailed off 4 out, never dangerous after, 7th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Pull Again Green (10-12) at Newbury 2m 5f (4) gs in Dec.
