Kempton 12/11/2008 Good to Soft (Good in places) 1.05 Book Now For Boxing Day 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4) £6000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £3903, 11 ran. 1st   Shalone   Christian Williams 5-2 11 5 A King Tracked leaders, left 2nd 4 out, switched left to challenge leader 2 out, ridden to lead last, ran on gamely Opened 5/2, touched 11/4 £1100-£400, £5000-£2000 2nd 1¼  l Tataniano (FR) 4 R Walsh 4-7 10 12 P F Nicholls Led, challenged 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra towards finish Opened 8/13, touched 4/5 £800-£1000, £400-£550, £400-£600(x2), £2000-£3250, £800-£1300, £400-£650, £220-£360 3rd dist Lord Brunello (IRE)   A Thornton 20-1 10 12 Mrs T J Hill In touch, ridden and outpaced 6th, stayed on moderately to take poor 3rd 4th ¾l One And All (IRE) 5 D R Dennis 66-1 10 12 N J Hawke In touch, ridden from 7th, beaten when mistake 2 out Opened 100/1 5th 22l Rocky Ryan (IRE) 5 M Goldstein(5) 50-1 10 12 Jim Best Behind from 6th Opened 66/1 6th 1¼  l Bob 'n' You (IRE)   J E Moore 33-1 10 12 J L Spearing In touch and keen hold, jumped right throughout, hampered 7th, blundered badly 3 out, weakened after 2 out 7th 16l Rapid Return (IRE) 5 W Hutchinson 40-1 10 12 R T Phillips Always in the rear Fell   Strategic Approach (IRE) 6 P J Brennan 10-1 10 12 C Llewellyn Tracking leader when fell 7th Opened 10/1 Pulled Up   Deep Woods   J A McCarthy 50-1 10 12 C P Morlock Never going, lost touch 6th, pulled up before 2 out Pulled Up   Peyekashe (FR)   A Freeman(10) 100-1 10 12 S Curran In rear, pulled up before 3 and dismounted (lame) Pulled Up   Sykalino (FR)   D Jacob 80-1 10 12 A Fleming Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakening approaching 7th, mistake 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out Opened 66/1, touched 80/1 Non Runner Finian's Rainbow(IRE) Winning time: 05:13.800 Kempton results 12.30   1.05   1.40   2.15   2.50   3.20   3.50