Kempton 27/12/2006 Good to Soft (Good in places) 12.35 Stanscasino.Co.Uk Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Class 3) £10000 added, 3yo only, 2m, penalty £6263, 13 ran. 1st   Poquelin (FR)   S Thomas 10-1 10 12 P Nicholls Keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to challenge and hit 2 out, led approaching last, pushed out flat Opened 10/1 2nd 1½  l Liberate   R Johnson 6-4 11 8 P Hobbs Led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on one pace flat Opened 11/8, touched 15/8 £1500-£800(x4), £750-£400(x4), £3500-£2000(x2), £1950-£1200, £1400-£800, £875-£500, £700-£400(x3), £1300-£800, £650-£400(x3), £600-£400 3rd nk Parrain (FR)   A Duchene(5) 5-1 11 8 F Doumen Held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure flat Opened 11/2, touched 6/1 4th 9l My Petra   R Thornton 3-1 11 1 A King Tracked leader to 4th, stayed in 3rd, went 2nd again before 3 out, weakened soon after 2 out, 4th and well beaten when blundered last Opened 10/3, touched 7/2 £1750-£500, £1400-£400 5th 5l Doctor David   T Doyle 25-1 10 12 Mrs Caroline Bailey Mid-division, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened after next Opened 20/1, touched 25/1 6th 14l Altilhar (USA)   W Marston 33-1 11 4 G L Moore Took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out 7th 3½  l Stellenbosch (USA)   D Crosse 100-1 10 12 C Mann Behind, under pressure, no impression approaching 2 out 8th 7l Mister Benedictine 3 B Fenton 20-1 11 8 B Duke Mid-division, mistake 3rd, headway soon after 3 out, ridden and weakened before next Opened 66/1, touched 100/1 £5000-£50 each way 9th 10l Addicted (IRE)   S Curling(5) 12-1 10 12 N Henderson Mid-division, mistake 3rd, weakened 3 out Opened 14/1 10th 1¾  l Famcred 3 M Bradburne 100-1 10 5 P Phelan Hit 5th, always in rear, tailed off 11th dist Zariyan (FR)   A P McCoy 20-1 10 12 T Doumen Took keen hold, always rear, struggling soon after 3 out, eased, tailed off Opened 16/1, touched 20/1 12th 7l First Slip   R McGrath 100-1 10 12 Jonjo O'Neill Mistake and ridden 5th, always rear, tailed off Pulled Up   Plume d'Oudairies (FR)   M Batchelor 16-1 10 5 Miss H Knight Keen hold, tracked leader 4th to approaching 3 out, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off when pulled up approaching 2 out Opened 20/1 Winning time: 04:03.600 Kempton results 12.35   1.10   1.45   2.30   3.05   3.40