Happy Christmas From The Kempton-Park Team Handicap

1st

Grenham Bay (IRE) ^b

No. 9, stall 7

4yo, 9-7, OR 66

J: Jason Watson · T: Andrew Balding

4 9-7 66

Jason Watson

Andrew Balding

1:12.28 £4,187

Sluggish start - settled towards rear - made progress with a furlong left - found room to close between rivals - hit front close home and drew clear

2nd

Gaiety Musical (IRE)

No. 2, stall 1

3yo, 9-4, OR 68

J: Jordan Williams (5) · T: David Evans

3 9-4 68

Jordan Williams (5)

David Evans

¾ £1,965

Tracked front group down the inner - driven to move up and hit front approaching final furlong - overtaken and outpaced in closing stages to finish second

3rd

Zu Run (GB)

No. 5, stall 2

4yo, 9-8, OR 67

J: Edward Greatrex · T: Mark Loughnane

4 9-8 67

Edward Greatrex

Mark Loughnane

¾ £982

Held a handy spot on the rail early - asked for effort with two furlongs left then found a gap to finish strongly - lacked the extra gear to get closer late finishing third

4th

Merrimack (GB) ^t

No. 8, stall 5

3yo, 9-7, OR 66

J: Sean Levey · T: Stuart Williams

3 9-7 66

Sean Levey

Stuart Williams

0.3 £491

Sat close to pace early - stayed handy until inside final furlong - lost momentum in closing yards - finished fourth beaten under two lengths

5th

Big R (IRE) ^p

No. 1, stall 4

4yo, 9-9, OR 68

J: Charles Bishop · T: Eve Johnson Houghton

4 9-9 68

Charles Bishop

Eve Johnson Houghton

0.3 £245

Settled towards the back of the pack - improved wide with a furlong left - stayed on late but couldn't get to the front runners

6th

Sir Rodneyredblood (GB) ^p

No. 12, stall 3

7yo, 9-4, OR 63

J: Lewis Edmunds · T: J R Jenkins

7 9-4 63

Lewis Edmunds

J R Jenkins

3½

Set the pace early - pushed along and lost front spot inside final two furlongs - dropped away fast in the last furlong - finished sixth beaten 5.5 lengths

7th

Shalaa Asker (GB) ^t

No. 10, stall 10

6yo, 9-6, OR 65

J: Cieren Fallon · T: Charlie Wallis

6 9-6 65

Cieren Fallon

Charlie Wallis

1¼

Held up rear of the field - unable to challenge - well held in 7th

8th

Call Time (IRE)

No. 4, stall 8

3yo, 9-8, OR 67

J: David Probert · T: J S Moore

3 9-8 67

David Probert

J S Moore

0.2

Tracked the front group early - lost momentum and drifted right approaching the final furlong - dropped away to finish eighth

9th

Roach Power (IRE) ^t

No. 3, stall 9

5yo, 9-8, OR 67

J: Darragh Keenan · T: Michael Wigham

5 9-8 67

Darragh Keenan

Michael Wigham

1¾

Held up early - unable to quicken with rivals - well held at finish

10th

Monsieur Patat (GB)

No. 11, stall 6

7yo, 9-5, OR 64

J: Finley Marsh · T: Adrian Wintle

7 9-5 64

Finley Marsh

Adrian Wintle

0.3

Wide throughout - held in touch through the pack early - unable to make further impression - well held in tenth

11th

Sonmarg (IRE) ^t

No. 7, stall 12

3yo, 9-7, OR 66

J: Richard Kingscote · T: David Evans

3 9-7 66

Richard Kingscote

David Evans

2¾

Wide early - stayed off the pace throughout - never a factor - finished 11th