Full Result 2.00 Kempton | 27 February 2010

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(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £15,465.06 2nd £5,847.66 3rd £2,964.06 4th £1,514.16 5th £795.96

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Escort'men (FR) 16/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	107	–	132	144	–
ch g Robin Des Champs (FR) - Escortee (FR) (Cadoudal)
Confidently ridden, held up in last pair, smooth progress from 3 out, tracked leading trio before next, led and left clear last, coasted away from toiling rivals, impressive (op 20-1)

2 14	8. Frascati Park (IRE) 5/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	132	123	135	–
b g Bach (IRE) - Hot Curry (IRE) (Beau Sher)
Led at strong pace, hard ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd when left 2nd and hampered last, no chance with winner (op 6-1)

3 1½ [15½]	4. Salden Licht 11/4J Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	116	138	125	134	–
b g Fantastic Light (USA) - Salde (GER) (Alkalde)
Settled in midfield, closed to chase leading pair 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, outpaced after 2 out, left 3rd last (tchd 3-1 and 5-2 in a place)

4 29 [44½]	7. Cool Touch (IRE) 20/1 Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	112	–	83	102	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Feather Star (Soviet Star)
Well in touch, mistake 3rd, lost place before 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

5 13 [57½]	9. Ghimaar 12/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	112	–	66	88	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Charlecote (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, mistake 4th, progress next, chasing leaders when blundered 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off (op 14-1)

F	5. Vino Griego (FR) 7/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	116	134	–	140	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Vie De Reine (FR) (Mansonnien)
Prominent, tracked leader 3rd, led before 2 out, soon driven, just headed under pressure when fell last (op 9-2)

PU	1. Dr Livingstone (IRE) 16/1 A P McCoy Charles Egerton	A P McCoy Charles Egerton	5	119 p	129	–	–	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Radhwa (FR) (Shining Steel)
Chased leader until mistake 3rd, weakened after 5th, eased after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 20-1)

PU	6. Ashammar (FR) 66/1 Liam Treadwell Paul Webber	Liam Treadwell Paul Webber	5	112 t	–	–	–	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Asharna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold early, held up in last pair, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off last when pulled up before 2 out

PU	2. Grey Soldier (IRE) 11/4J Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	5	119	–	–	–	–
gr g Galileo (IRE) - Crusch Alva (FR) (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders, jumped left 2nd, not fluent 5th and ridden, reached 4th briefly after 3 out, soon weakened and eased, poor 5th when pulled up before next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 4m 3.20s (slow by 21.20s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Cheshire Prince (self certificate)
1st owner: G MacDonald, C Donlon & A Doyle (Escort'men) 1st breeder: Michel Larobe & Haras De St Voir
2nd owner: Barry Connell (Frascati Park)
3rd owner: Dai Griffiths (Salden Licht)
Tote win: £22.80 PL: £5.60 £2.10 £1.40 Ex: £105.60 CSF: £96.62

2:00 Kempton 27 Feb 2010

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