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Kempton · Friday, 26 Dec · 19:05
· 2m
· Class 2
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:05
Off time
11
Runners
Good (Good to Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 12 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.75
7/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4.33
10/3
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
12
11/1
06 · —
15
14/1
07 · —
29
28/1
08 · —
34
33/1
09 · —
34
33/1
10 · —
41
40/1
11 · —
51
50/1
12 · —
126
125/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th | 1 | — |
Cooler Than Me (G)
Ran to a fair level when runner-up in an Exeter bumper in March 2023. Went one better in a point the following month but pulled up on Market Rasen hurdle debut in June 2024 (only run for Barry Brennan). Off 18 months ahead of this first ou…
|
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien | 7 | 71.7 kg |
126
125/1
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Gnomon (G)
Bumper winner for Ralph Beckett and progressed well on the Flat for the same trainer this year, scoring twice from 6 starts. Showed an aptitude for hurdling when 6 lengths second in 2m Hereford maiden 16 days ago and should improve.
|
K Brogan | T Lawes | 4 | 71.7 kg |
29
28/1
|
| 7th | 3 | — |
Hans Lippershey (G)
Made the frame all 3 starts in bumpers and made a sound start over hurdles with a hood added when third of 11 in 2m Huntingdon maiden 5 weeks ago. He'll need to leave that bare form behind to go close here, though.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | B I Case | 4 | 71.7 kg |
51
50/1
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
Ionian (G)
Unplaced on sole start in Irish point but he was a short-priced favourite on that occasion and has joined a top stable for his Rules career. It'll be very interesting to see what the betting makes of him.
|
N de Boinville | N J Henderson | 4 | 71.7 kg |
4.33
10/3
|
| 3rd | 5 | — |
Jimbo Sport (G)
[T1]
Irish point recruit who Hereford bumper in March. Couldn't justify strong market support but still made an encouraging start to his hurdle career when second in C&D novice last month. Tongue tie added. Ben Jones on stablemate Lock Stock bu…
|
Callum Pritchard | B Pauling | 6 | 71.7 kg |
12
11/1
|
| 1st | 6 | — |
Klub De Reve (G)
FAV
Point winner who was placed in a Newbury bumper and has shaped well in 2 hurdle starts this season, latterly second of 16 to a smart prospect at Exeter (18f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Big player for yard which won this race 2 years ago.
|
Paul O'Brien | Harry Derham | 5 | 71.7 kg |
2.75
7/4
|
| 9th | 7 | — |
Lock Stock (G)
Runner-up on 2 of 3 bumper starts last winter and has filled the same position in 2 hurdle outings this time round, late mistakes counting against him at Market Rasen latterly. More to come and the mount of Ben Jones from the Ben Pauling p…
|
Ben Jones | B Pauling | 5 | 71.7 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 5th | 8 | — |
Maskarvel (G)
Fair form when reaching the frame in all 3 bumper starts in Ireland over the summer. Should have a future over jumps but might be best watched this time.
|
J J Burke | A Ralph | 4 | 71.7 kg |
34
33/1
|
| — | 9 | — |
Mount Bonete (G)
Point recruit who made a winning start to his Rules career in a Worcester bumper in October 2022 but hasn't been since. Makes his belated return with his yard going well but can only watch after such a huge absence.
|
Caoilin Quinn | C Gordon | 7 | 71.7 kg |
41
40/1
|
| 4th | 10 | — |
Zamek (G)
Promising third in a bumper for Paul Nicholls last season and shaped well again when runner-up on hurdle/stable debut over 2m at Lingfield on reappearance.
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 5 | 71.7 kg |
8
7/1
|
| — | 11 | — |
Heron In The Park (M)
[H]
£280,000 point winner who impressed when following up in a Newbury bumper for new connections back in March. That makes her 2 hurdle efforts this autumn a bit underwhelming but it's still early days.
|
H Cobden | T R George | 5 | 68.5 kg |
15
14/1
|
| — | 12 | — |
Kapability (M)
Looked a bright prospect when making a winning bumper debut at Aintree last autumn but has failed to progress as might have been expected, only midfield on last month's Newbury hurdle debut/reappearance.
|
G Sheehan | A J Honeyball | 5 | 68.5 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Klub De Reve (7/4), Ionian (10/3), Lock Stock (7/2), Zamek (7/1), Jimbo Sport (11/1), Heron In The Park (14/1), Gnomon (28/1), Maskarvel (33/1), Kapability (33/1), Mount Bonete (40/1), Hans Lippershey (50/1), Cooler Than Me (125/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 11447.0 GBP |
| P2 | 5262.0 GBP |
| P3 | 2631.0 GBP |
| P4 | 1316.0 GBP |
| P5 | 658.0 GBP |
| P6 | 328.0 GBP |