Horse Alert

26 Dec 2023 13:20 Kempton

Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,950); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices' Chase (In Memory Of Nigel Clark) (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Il Est Francais (FR) (colt, bay, 11 7)	1115-11 / 6	Jump (44)	J Reveley	N George & A Zetterholm R Kelvin Hughes/haras…	13/8
		led at strong pace and jumped well mostly throughout, clear with one rival, given breather before 12th, drew clear again next, mistake 13th, steadied into 2 out, soon clear again, stayed on strongly, impressive
2^nd	2	11 L	Hermes Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	11163-1 / 7	Jump (25)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Sir A Ferguson…	11/8
		chased winner and clear of rest, closer before 12th, readily held after next, mistake 5 out, pushed along and tried to close before 3 out, ridden and no chance after next
3^rd	4	3¼ L	Kilbeg King (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	6121-33 / 9	Jump (30)	Sam Twiston-Davies	A J Honeyball M R Chapman, E…	28/1
		chased clear leading pair until 5th, went 3rd again 4 out, pushed along and stayed on same pace before 3 out, no chance when mistake and stumbled last
4^th	6	29 L	Tightenourbelts (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	4221-13 / 7	Jump (25)	Thomas Bellamy	Miss E C Lavelle Salvo & Alex Giannini,…	12/1
		off the pace in last pair, tailed off 5th, went left 3 out, left remote 4th last, never a factor
PU	1	-	Giovinco (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	111-U12 / 7	Jump (18)	S Mulqueen	Miss Lucinda V Russell Thunder Holdings…	11/2
		off the pace in 4th, went 3rd at 5th, closer before 12th, pushed along and hit next, lost 3rd 4 out, weakened before 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last
PU	5	-	Marble Sands (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	5156-14 / 8	Jump (25)	Brendan Powell	D Killahena & G McPherson Dl Adams, Ja Adams…	20/1
		jumped badly left, off the pace in last pair, went badly left 10th and pulled up