4.35 Betfred Novices´ Handicap Chase of £18,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m.

Kempton Results Sat, 1st Mar, 2008

Going - Good to Soft (Good to Soft in places).

1st - £11,273.00, 2nd - £3,330.00, 3rd - £1,665.00, 4th - £833.00 5 Ran

1st

Gentle John (FR) 10-10 (Martin St Quinton & Others)
(4:00.10 5.12 secs slower on today's going )
Le Balafre (FR) - Perky (FR)

SP 11/8fav

Philip Hobbs

Mr J Guerriero(7)

Tote Win £2.40 Place £1.20

pulled hard in 2nd, settled after 3rd, mistake 7th, led on bit after 9th, not fluent 2 out, clear approaching last, eased flat

2nd

13L

Orpen Wide (IRE) 11-6 (Andy & Bev Wright)

Orpen (USA) - Melba (IRE)(Namaqualand (USA))

SP 13/2

Michael Chapman

L Vickers(3)

Place £2.50

tracked leaders, ridden to challenge approaching 3 out, chasing winner, outpaced from next, kept on to take 2nd close home, no chance with winner

3rd

William Bonney (IRE) 11-7 (The Safest Syndicate 2)

Oscar (IRE) - Beaudel(Fidel)
Breeder - Patrick Cronin

SP 15/8

C J Mann

N Fehily

held up in rear, headway before 3 out, chased winner 2 out, lost 2nd close home

4th

35+L

Helen Wood (GB) 11-5 (Mrs Elizabeth King)

Lahib (USA) - Last Ambition (IRE)(Cadeaux Genereux)

SP 7/1

David Pipe

Mr C Wallis(7)

held up in touch, lost place and under pressure 5th, jumped slowly next, tailed off from 8th

fell

Mibleu (FR) 10-6 (Chasing Gold Ltd)

Agent Bleu (FR) - Eauseille (FR)(Un Numide (FR))

SP 12/1

R H Alner

D Crosse

led, mistake 8th, headed after next, weakening when fell 2 out

Off 4.35
Time 4m. 0.10 secs, which is 5.12 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £9.20.