Racecards
13:20 Kempton Park
January Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class D)
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: None specified
- Form 46321
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey R Biddlecombe
held up, went prominent 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened when not fluent last
- Form 1B
- Age 4
- Weight 11-2
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey L Cooper
held up, headway after 6th, ridden and every chance 2 out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer C J Mann
- Jockey N D Fehily
in touch, mistake and outpaced after 6th, ridden and stayed on, nearest finish
- Form F732
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up in touch, headway after 6th, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, kept on well flat, ridden out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey N Williamson
held up, steady headway 5th, in touch and ridden when hampered bend before 2 out
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey P Hide
led, headed 2nd, in touch when ridden and mistake 3 out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey J P McNamara
tracked leaders, ridden 6th, soon weakened
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
held up in touch, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, every chance last, kept on, not reach winner
- Form 6
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer R Phillips
- Jockey R Johnson
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
led 2nd, headed 4th, stayed prominent until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
in touch to 4th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
- Form 2U
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
prominent and keen, not fluent 2nd, led 4th, headed when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
Versailles
58- Form P
- Age 4
- Weight 10-10
- Trainer D Burchell
- Jockey V Slattery
soon tailed off pulled up before 3 out
In depth
Verdict
Another difficult race to sift through with the two winners Mistanoora and Spectroscope, looking to face stiff tasks under their penalties. The former, a wide margin winner at Wetherby, may prefer a stiffer track than he faces here, while the time Spectroscope clocked when winning over course and distance back in October was nothing to shout about. Paul Nicholls introduces another French import in the shape of Bal De Nuit and he deserves the utmost respect, but the one they all have to beat is Vanormix, who was still there with every chance when A P McCoy fell off him at Cheltenham. Ger Supple has been handed the reins this time and he should make no mistake.