27 Dec 2015 14:00 Kempton
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,560); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft 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 |
2 |
| - |
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1P/2P2-1 / 10 |
Jump (42) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould |
8/0 | |
| held up in touch in 4th, closed 8th, challenged next, shaken up before 2 out, better jump than rival to lead last, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ¾ L |
Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
U14F-51 / 11 |
Jump (22) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg… |
11/0 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd from 6th, challenged 7th, led next but strongly pressed, driven approaching 2 out, mistake and headed last, stayed on, held towards finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 3¾ L |
Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 6) |
1424-13 / 9 |
Jump (22) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Axom XLIII |
6/0 | |
| tracked leader until 6th, every chance before mistake 3 out, outpaced by front pair after, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
5 |
| 10 L |
Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 0) |
2425-24 / 12 |
Jump (22) | B S Hughes | M R Channon Mr T P Radford |
12/0 | |
| led until 8th, 4th and outpaced from 4 out, no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
5th |
4 |
| 12 L |
Sir Valentino (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
F-58111 / 8 |
Flat (1346), Jump (11) |
P J Brennan | T R George Doone Hulse Susie… |
33/0 | |
| held up in last, not fluent 2nd, outpaced from 6th, well behind 4 out | ||||||||||