14:30 Kempton

Sunday 26 December 2021

All12:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:40

Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   5 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:30  |   Winning time: 4m 1.0s
1st
Horse silk
5
4/5f
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Bit keen tracking leader, led narrowly 3 out, 4 lengths ahead next, always doing enough op 10/11
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
28/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Held up off the pace in last, pushed along and headway on inside approaching 2 out, 3rd when mistake and stumbled 2 out, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner tchd 33/1
3rd
Horse silk
nk
3
17/2
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.
Tracked leading pair, pushed along on inside before 2 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and well held soon after, lost 2nd and plugged on in 3rd run-in op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
9
4
4/1
T: A KingJ: Adrian Heskin
Held up in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next tchd 9/2
5th
Horse silk
hd
2
4/1
T: H MorrisonJ: J J Burke
Reluctant to line up and started slowly, soon recovered to lead and set good pace, jumped slowly and joined 3rd, jumped slowly 4 out, narrowly headed next, chased winner under strong pressure until approaching 2 out, weakened between last two op 7/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.80Pl:£1.10, £6.20EX:£16.40Trifecta:£59.40SF:£17.88

Forecasts

Epatante (4/5), Tritonic (4/1), Not So Sleepy (4/1), Soaring Glory (17/2), Glory And Fortune (28/1)

Verdict

EPATANTE left the impression that the easing ground blunted her speed when dead-heating for first with Not So Sleepy in the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle last month, so she's very much the one to beat back under more suitable conditions. Last season's Betfair Hurdle winner Soaring Glory retains potential having not been seen to best effect in a small field at Newbury last time.

  1. EPATANTE (FR)
  2. NOT SO SLEEPY
  3. SOARING GLORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Silver Streak
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
13/2

Prize Money

1st: £74,035.002nd: £27,781.003rd: £13,910.004th: £6,929.005th: £3,484.006th: £1,742.00

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