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14:05 Kempton

Monday 26 December 2016

All12:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:45

32Red Kauto Star Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 53.45s

1^st

Royal Vacation

611-7

33/1

T: C L TizzardJ: P J Brennan

Raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th, not fluent next, hit 2 out, 10 lengths down and no impression when left clear last

2^nd

Virgilio

711-7

10/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Last trio, reminders and struggling in 6th before 12th, left poor 2nd and slightly hampered on landing last op 11/1

3^rd

Amore Alato

711-7

8/1

T: J FarrellyJ: R Johnson

With leader, bumped 1st, led after next until 9th, chased leader until 13th, chased leaders, weakened before 4 out, left poor 3rd and badly hampered on landing after the last

4^th

Present Man

611-7

10/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Jack Sherwood

Mistakes, chased leaders, blundered badly 5th, not fluent next, hit 11th and ridden, driven and weakened after 4 out, left poor 4th last op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1

Also Ran

Anibale Fly

611-7

3/1f

T: A J MartinJ: B J Geraghty

Never fluent, towards rear, mistake 8th, behind and struggling next, tailed off and pulled up before 13th tchd 7/2

Caracci Apache

611-7

33/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N D Fehily

Took keen hold, held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, steady headway on outside tracking leaders approaching 5th, pulled up quickly and dismounted before 7th op 25/1

Churchtown Champ

611-7

20/1

T: D SkeltonJ: T Scudamore

Always in rear, blundered 4th, tailed off when fell 3 out op 16/1

Might Bite

711-7

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Went left 1st, led briefly approaching 2nd, chased leader, led again 9th, clear 14th, went left 2 out, 10 lengths ahead and going strongly when fell last op 13/2 tchd 5/1

Minella Daddy

611-7

11/2

T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen

Led until approaching 2nd chased leading pair until 7th, chased leaders, lost place after 9th, behind and struggling after 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off when mistake 3 out and pulled up op 13/2

Frodon

411-0

10/3

T: P F NichollsJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Held up in last pair, steady headway 12th, went 3rd 14th, driven and no impression when left poor 2nd at the last, slithered badly on landing and fell soon after op 7/2 tchd 3/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£35.40Pl:£6.50, £2.70, £2.90EX:£495.20Trifecta:£2,421.70Tricast:£2,900.28SF:£322.79Swingers:£28.90, £35.60, £11.40

Forecasts

Anibale Fly (3/1), Frodon (10/3), Minella Daddy (11/2), Might Bite (11/2), Amore Alato (8/1), Virgilio (10/1), Present Man (10/1), Churchtown Champ (20/1), Royal Vacation (33/1), Caracci Apache (33/1)

In an open renewal of this event, marginal preference is given to ANIBALE FLY based on his excellent second in another competitive Grade 1 novices chase at Fairyhouse last time out where he gave the impression this longer trip would suit. Connections are expecting a big run and he is taken to account for Frodon who produced an outstanding effort to win at Cheltenham last time, especially given his young age. His stable companion Present Man also beat a good field last time and should be even better going right-handed here. 1. Anibale Fly 2. Frodon 3. Present Man