Kempton 26/12/2007 Good to Soft (Soft in places) 12.45 Stanjamesuk.Com Novices' Hurdle (Class 2) Tote trifecta: #74.40 £14000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £8768, 11 ran. 1st   Song of Songs 5 A P McCoy 5-4 11 0 J R Fanshawe Tracked leaders, ridden into narrow advantage approaching last, ran on well, ridden out Opened 5/4, touched 6/4 £3000-£2000(x2), £1500-£1000, £600-£400, £5500-£4000, £2750-£2000, £1100-£800(x9), £550-£400, £625-£500, £500-£400, including office money 2nd 3l Polyfast (FR)   M A Fitzgerald 4-1 11 0 N J Henderson Led, not fluent 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed when hit last, not pace of winner Opened 10/3, touched 9/2 £4500-£1000, £4000-£1000, £3500-£1000, £1750-£500 3rd 3½  l Otage De Brion (FR)   T J O'Brien 8-1 11 5 C E Longsdon Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden in close 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace Opened 14/1 4th 2½  l Evelith Echo   R Thornton 9-2 11 5 A King Not always fluent, took keen hold in touch, hit 3rd, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace Opened 5/1 5th 7l Font   S Thomas 11-2 11 0 P F Nicholls In touch, headway after 5th, chased winner briefly approaching 2 out, soon weakened Opened 7/1 6th 8l Invention (USA)   P Merrigan 50-1 11 0 Miss E C Lavelle Held up, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened Opened 50/1, touched 66/1 7th 11l Alisar (IRE) 7 J Tizzard 100-1 11 0 E J Creighton Always towards rear 8th 15l Free To Air 2 P J Brennan 25-1 11 0 A M Balding In touch, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened quickly Opened 33/1 9th dist Whistle Dixie   D P O'Dwyer 100-1 11 0 P J Hobbs Chased leaders until 4th, tailed off next Opened 66/1, touched 100/1 Pulled Up   Artreju (GER)   J E Moore 50-1 11 0 G L Moore Always towards rear, behind and pulled up before last Pulled Up   Who's Winning (IRE) 6 T J Murphy 100-1 11 0 B G Powell Took keen hold, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out Opened 66/1, touched 100/1 Non Runner Blue Bajan(IRE) Non Runner Blackthorn Boy(IRE) Non Runner Mr Joe Platinum(IRE) Winning time: 04:07.000 Kempton results 12.45   1.20   1.55   2.30   3.05   3.45