Full Result 2.05 Kempton | 8 February 2008

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(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Barbers Shop 5/4F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	120	138	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Close Harmony (Bustino)
Pressed leader, led 4th, made most after, not fluent 7th, left clear 12th, in no danger after, at least 20 lengths clear last, easily (op 6-5 tchd 13-8)

2 17	5. Russian Around (IRE) 7/2 Andrew Thornton Nick Gifford	Andrew Thornton Nick Gifford	7	110	–	103	120	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Irish Pride (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Tracked leaders, terrible blunder 5th, mistake 10th, struggling when mistake 12th and rider nearly fell off, plugged on to take remote 2nd 2 out (tchd 3-1 and 4-1 in a place)

3 1¼ [18¼]	4. Palmers Peak (IRE) 66/1 Tom Siddall Martin Keighley	Tom Siddall Martin Keighley	9	110	–	101	114	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Shahreza (Nishapour)
Led until blundered 4th, lost place, struggling to stay in touch 10th, kept on to take remote 2nd 3 out to next, one pace

4 13 [31¼]	2. Cardenas (GER) 28/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	9	110	–	88	99	–
b g Acatenango (GER) - Cocorna (Night Shift)
Prominent until blundered 3rd, struggling to stay in touch after 9th, no chance from 11th (op 33-1 tchd 25-1)

5 18 [49¼]	7. Star ShotI (IRE) 12/1 Mark Bradburne Paul Webber	Mark Bradburne Paul Webber	7	110	115	69	89	–
b g Cloudings (IRE) - B Final (Gunner B)
In touch, pushed along and progress to chase leading pair 10th, outpaced when left 2nd at 12th, weakened rapidly 3 out (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

6 31 [80¼]	6. Shelomoh (IRE) 40/1 David Dennis D M Forster	David Dennis D M Forster	7	110	–	35	50	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Parson's Run (The Parson)
Mistakes, always in rear, tailed off from 11th

PU	8. Whist Drive 100/1 Marcus Foley Mrs N Smith	Marcus Foley Mrs N Smith	8	110	102	–	–	–
ch g First Trump - Fine Quill (Unfuwain)
Not jump well, reminders after 2nd, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up after 7th

UR	3. Oscar Park (IRE) 9/4 Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	9	110 t	–	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Parkavoureen (Deep Run)
Pressed winner from 5th, about 1 length down when blundered and unseated rider 12th (op 11-4)

8 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 5m 19.50s (slow by 13.50s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Queen (Barbers Shop) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth
2nd owner: R F Eliot (Russian Around)
3rd owner: Jo Stainer (Palmers Peak)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £11.70 Ex: £6.80 CSF: £6.14

2:05 Kempton 8 Feb 2008

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