Full Result 8.15 Kempton (AW) | 26 January 2018

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(Class 5) (3yo) 7f Standard

1st £3,881.40 2nd £1,155 3rd £577.20 4th £288.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽³⁾	10. Walk In The Sun (USA) 5/4F Ryan Moore Jeremy Noseda	Ryan Moore Jeremy Noseda	3	92	–	70	90	–
b c Street Sense (USA) - Mystic Melody (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Tracked leader 2f, went 2nd again over 2f out and soon with leader, fine battle after as pair drew right away, driven final furlong, edged ahead last strides, finished 1st, later disqualified - banned substance in sample (op 13/8 tchd 6/5)

1⁽¹²⁾ shd	2. First Contact (IRE) 7/4 Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby	Adam Kirby Charlie Appleby	3	99	–	76	96	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Vanishing Grey (IRE) (Verglas)
Led, edged left over 2f out and soon joined, drew right away with winner after and fine battle, driven over 1f out, stayed on well but headed last strides, finsihed 2nd, later awarded the race (tchd 13/8)

2⁽²⁾ 8 [8]	6. Luna Eclipse (IRE) 14/1 Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy Andrew Balding	3	92	–	45	67	–
b c Bahamian Bounty - Luna Forest (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor)
In touch, outpaced from 2f out, pushed along and kept on steadily to take modest 3rd near finish, shaped quite well, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [9]	1. Ghost Serge (IRE) 5/1 Luke Morris Archie Watson	Luke Morris Archie Watson	3	910	96	50	73	–
gr c Zebedee - Cornakill (USA) (Stormin Fever)
Chased leader after 2f, hung left over 2f out and soon left behind by leading pair, lost modest 3rd near finish, finished 4th, placed 3rd (tchd 9/2)

4⁽¹⁾ nk [9½]	8. Pak Choi 50/1 Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	Rob Hornby Andrew Balding	3	92	–	41	64	–
ch c Paco Boy (IRE) - Spring Green (Bahamian Bounty)
In touch, in midfield, outpaced over 2f out but kept on at one pace after, not disgraced, finished 5th, placed 4th

5⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [10¼]	12. Zenith One (IRE) 66/1 Shane Kelly Seamus Durack	Shane Kelly Seamus Durack	3	92 ht¹	–	39	62	–
br c Footstepsinthesand - Gemini Diamond (IRE) (Desert King)
Well in rear, progress on inner over 2f out, never a threat but kept on same pace from over 1f out, not disgraced, finished 6th, placed 5th

6⁽⁶⁾ 4 [14¼]	7. My Boy Sepoy 25/1 Fran Berry Stuart Williams	Fran Berry Stuart Williams	3	92	–	27	51	–
ch c Sepoy (AUS) - Emily Carr (IRE) (Teofilo)
Well in rear, never a factor but passed some rivals final 2f, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 20/1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [15]	3. Barritus 66/1 Liam Keniry George Baker	Liam Keniry George Baker	3	92	–	25	49	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Flambeau (Oasis Dream)
Held up in midfield going well, left behind from over 2f out, pushed along and faded, finished 8th, placed 7th

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [16½]	4. Billy Star 200/1 Tom Marquand Jimmy Fox	Tom Marquand Jimmy Fox	3	92	–	20	45	–
b g Sixties Icon - Appreciative (Cockney Rebel)
Mostly well in rear, never a factor, plugged on, finished 9th, placed 8th

9⁽⁹⁾ 3¾ [20¼]	9. Sopranos Rock (IRE) 16/1 Sean Levey Richard Hannon	Sean Levey Richard Hannon	3	92	–	9	35	–
b g Society Rock (IRE) - Honeymead (IRE) (Pivotal)
Never beyond midfield, weakened 2f out, finished 10th, placed 9th

10⁽¹³⁾ 2¾ [23]	14. Sheila Rose (IRE) 150/1 P J McDonald Denis Coakley	P J McDonald Denis Coakley	3	811	–	–	22	–
b f Rip Van Winkle (IRE) - Al Ihsas (IRE) (Danehill)
Always well in rear and struggling, finished 11th, placed 10th

11⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [23¾]	11. Zarrar (IRE) 66/1 Martin Dwyer Brendan Powell	Martin Dwyer Brendan Powell	3	92	–	–	25	–
b g Thewayyouare (USA) - Featherlight (Fantastic Light)
Mostly in last and ran green, reminders after 2f, always behind, finished 12th, placed 11th

12⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [27¼]	13. Astrojewel 200/1 Joey Haynes Mark H Tompkins	Joey Haynes Mark H Tompkins	3	811	–	–	11	–
b f Havana Gold (IRE) - Astrolibra (Sakhee)
Chased leaders to halfway, weakened quickly, finished 13th, placed 12th

13⁽⁴⁾ 4½ [31¾]	5. Jampower 150/1 Aaron Jones ³ Stuart Williams	Aaron Jones ³ Stuart Williams	3	813 t¹	–	–	–	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Wiki Tiki (Dixie Union)
Prominent to halfway, weakened rapidly, finished 14th, placed 13th

14 ran Off time: 8:18:18 Winning time: 1m 23.85s (fast by 0.75s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Godolphin (First Contact) 1st breeder: Peter McCutcheon & Andrew Rosen
2nd owner: Sheikh Juma Dalmook Al Maktoum (Luna Eclipse)
3rd owner: Champagne Charlies Club & Partners (Ghost Serge)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £2.60 Ex: £4.20 CSF: £3.57 Trifecta: £21.60
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 50 (44%) M [6-9] 40 (23%) H [10-14] 60 (33%)

Following a BHA inquiry, Walk In The Sun, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - banned substance in sample. First Contact was awarded the race.

8:15 Kempton (AW) 26 Jan 2018

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