Kempton 26/12/2007 Good to Soft (Soft in places) 3.45 Stanjamesuk.Com Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) Jackpot: #2,908.10. Quadpot: #6.50. Tote trifecta: #204.20 £14000 added, 3yo plus, 2m 5f, penalty £8768, 10 ran. 1st   Nycteos (FR) 6 R Walsh 4-1 11 5 P F Nicholls Held up last, smooth headway 3 out, led 2 out, idled run-in, ridden out Opened 4/1, touched 9/2 £2700-£600, £2520-£560 2nd 2½  l Princelet (IRE) 5 A P McCoy 11-4 11 9 N J Henderson Mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden and every chance 2 out, not fluent last, kept on Opened 11/4, touched 4/1 £1200-£300, £3500-£1000(x2), £2100-£600(x2), £1750-£500(x3), £1400-£400, £3000-£600(x4), £1500-£450, £1000-£300(x2), £1500-£500(x5), including office money 3rd 1¾  l Rio De Janeiro (IRE) 6 P Merrigan(3) 8-1 11 12 Miss E C Lavelle Chased clear leader, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, kept on same pace Opened 12/1 £6000-£500 4th 5l Dancer's Serenade (IRE) 5 G Lee 4-1 11 2 Ferdy Murphy Held up behind, hit 5th, headway approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, found little Opened 4/1 £4000-£1200 5th 11l Mind How You Go (FR) 9 J E Moore 12-1 11 5 J R Best Chased leaders, pipped 5th, led and hit 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened next 6th 17l Hereditary 5 James White(3) 33-1 11 7 Mrs L C Jewell Mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out Opened 28/1, touched 33/1 7th dist At The Money 4 S Thomas 25-1 11 7 J M P Eustace Mid-division, headway after 7th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out Pulled Up   Ship's Hill (IRE)   M A Fitzgerald 4-1 11 12 N J Henderson Mid-division, headway after 7th, effort 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last Opened 5/1, touched 11/2 £10000-£1800 each way, £5000-£1000 Pulled Up   Newman Des Plages (FR)   T J O'Brien 33-1 11 10 Jonjo O'Neill Led, soon clear, pipped 4 out, soon headed and weakened, pulled up before 2 out Opened 40/1 Pulled Up   Magical Legend 6 T J Murphy 14-1 11 4 L Corcoran Lost touch 6th, pulled up before 3 out Opened 11/1, touched 14/1 Non Runner Glacial Sunset(IRE) Non Runner Zonergem Non Runner Nawamees(IRE) Non Runner Court Ruler Winning time: 05:31.700 Kempton results 12.45   1.20   1.55   2.30   3.05   3.45