27 Dec 2013 14:30 Kempton
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
411-121 / 11 |
Jump (20) | J E Moore | G L Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg… |
4/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, went 2nd after 5th, led 4 out, clear when went left 3 out, went left last, stayed on well, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
| 4 L |
Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
314-544 / 12 |
Jump (20) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner |
33/1 | |
| tracked leading pair until 5th, left in modest 3rd after 7th, pushed along and stayed on to 2nd before 3 out, plugged on but no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| 26 L |
Astracad (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 0) |
F-45203 / 13 |
Jump (13) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mr Mark Barlow |
50/1 | |
| not fluent, held up in rear, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, left in modest 4th after 7th, no chance when blundered 3 out, went poor 3rd 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
4th |
6 |
| 10 L |
Tataniano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
575F-57 / 11 |
Jump (20) | A Thornton | R Rowe Miss L M Penhorwood |
66/1 | |
| tracked clear leader until 5th, soon in rear, went poor 4th in closing stages, tailed off | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 2½ L |
Fago (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6) |
1F25-61 / 11 |
Jump (35) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Ms A E Embiricos |
14/1 | |
| tended to jump left, led and raced keenly, clear 2nd, headed 4 out, no impression when lost 2nd before 3 out, lost 3rd next, weakened and eased, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
2 |
| - |
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1/11111- / 10 |
Jump (248) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould |
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