Full Result 12.55 Kempton | 16 January 2010

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(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m OMS Soft 12 fences

1st £10,111.60 2nd £3,052.40 3rd £1,572.40 4th £833.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Mad Max (IRE) 5/6F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	8	110	–	117	147	–
b g Kayf Tara - Carole's Crusader (Faustus)
Pressed leader, led 6th, narrowly headed before 3 out, shaken up and mistake 2 out, led before last, pushed clear (op 10-11 tchd 4-5)

2 4½	4. Mahonia (IRE) 10/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	110	130	111	138	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Bell Walks Run (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Tracked leading pair, mistake 2nd, pressed winner from 6th, narrow lead before 3 out, headed before last, one pace (trainer said gelding bled from the nose after the race) (op 8-1)

3 15 [19½]	1. Fiendish Flame (IRE) 11/4 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	6	115	137	97	129	–
ch g Beneficial - Deenish (IRE) (Callernish)
Mistake 1st, led, headed and outjumped by rivals 6th, 3rd from next, readily left behind from 9th (op 7-2)

4 12 [31½]	2. Dee Ee Williams (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy Nick Gifford	A P McCoy Nick Gifford	7	110	–	75	114	–
b g Dushyantor (USA) - Fainne Oir (IRE) (Montelimar)
Jumped left and often carefully, held up in 4th, closed to challenge 6th, soon outpaced and beaten (op 4-1)

PU	5. Petito (IRE) 100/1 Wayne Kavanagh Mark Gillard	Wayne Kavanagh Mark Gillard	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Fallacy (Selkirk)
Started slowly, jumped badly, soon tailed off, over a fence behind when pulled up before 7th

5 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 4m 13.30s (slow by 23.30s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Carole Skipworth & Paul Murphy (Mad Max) 1st breeder: Paul Murphy
2nd owner: Messrs Lewis,Deal,Holder,Tincknell,Warner (Mahonia)
3rd owner: Mrs Hall & Exors of the Late Hall (Fiendish Flame)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £3.30 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £8.68