26 Dec 2023 13:55 Kempton
Winner: £130,000 (Penalty: £74,035); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Constitution Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
11/1111- / 7 |
Jump (257) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley |
1/12 | |
| raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, went 2nd at 4th, angled out home turn, led on bit 2 out, soon clear, canter | ||||||||||
2nd |
5 |
| 9½ L |
Rubaud (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2011-11 / 6 |
Flat (816), Jump (45) |
H Cobden | P F Nicholls Chris Giles & Brendan… |
15/2 | |
| led and set steady pace, pushed along and quickened turning in, headed 2 out, soon readily outpaced and no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1¼ L |
First Street (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
3308-32 / 7 |
Jump (29) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N J Henderson Lady Bamford &… |
33/1 | |
| raced wide, tracked leader until 4th, rallied out wide 4 out, readily left behind as pace lifted turning in, rallied and went 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 2¼ L |
Black Poppy (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2731-12 / 7 |
Jump (60) | Brendan Powell | Kerry Lee West Coast Haulage… |
50/1 | |
| held up tracking leaders in 5th on inside, headway turning in, soon pushed along and not quicken, ridden in well held 3rd between last two, weakened into 4th run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Sceau Royal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
4326-45 / 11 |
Flat (3323), Jump (31) |
Thomas Bellamy | A King Mr Simon Munir… |
50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly 4th, pushed along and unable to quicken before 2 out, driven between last two, no impression and weakened | ||||||||||
4 |
| - |
Nemean Lion (GER) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
1231-15 / 7 |
Flat (431), Jump (37) |
G Sheehan | Kerry Lee Mr Will Roseff |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||