12:50 Kempton

Thursday 26 December 2019

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Off time: 12:50 | Winning time: 3m 57.30s

1^st

Fred

411-0

9/2

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Tracked leaders, pushed along on long run before 2 out, went 2nd between last 2, led last, quickened readily clear run-in op 7/2

2^nd

4 ½

Ecco

411-8

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Harry Cobden

Tracked leader, hit 3 out, led 2 out, ridden between last 2, headed last, readily outpaced run-in, no chance with winner op 7/1

3^rd

Getaway Fred

511-5

4/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Led, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last 2, plugged on same pace in 3rd tchd 7/2

4^th

Touchthesoul

411-0

25/1

T: G & J MooreJ: J E Moore

Bit keen, held up in last pair on inside, plugged on in 4th between last 2, never on terms op 20/1

5^th

1 ¼

Vegas Blue

410-7

6/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened before 2 out op 7/4

6^th

Red Force One

411-5

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Tracked leaders, weakened on long run before 2 out tchd 12/1

7^th

South Seas

511-0

14/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Raced keenly, always behind, weakened 3 out, tailed off op 11/1

Also Ran

Ballycloven Beat

411-0

150/1

T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan

Raced keenly in rear, lost touch4 out, tailed off when went right 2 out and pulled up op 125/1 tchd 100/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.40Pl:£1.80, £1.60, £1.70EX:£22.90Trifecta:£93.00SF:£23.60Swingers:£2.70, £2.80, £3.50

Forecasts

Vegas Blue (6/4), Ecco (4/1), Getaway Fred (4/1), Fred (9/2), Red Force One (14/1), South Seas (14/1), Touchthesoul (25/1), Ballycloven Beat (150/1)

Paul Nicholls, Nicky Henderson and Gary Moore are doubly represented in the opening race on Kempton's Boxing Day extravaganza. Henderson sends the unbeaten filly Vegas Blue over hurdles on the back of an impressive Listed bumper win at Huntingdon, while the dual hurdles scorer Ecco looks best positioned of the Ditcheat duo despite having something to prove on a soft racing surface. However, the solution may come in the shape of the Colin Tizzard-trained GETAWAY FRED. On a strict line through Hang In There (Exeter) he should have the beating of Ecco. Furthermore, he took a definite step forward next time when justifying favouritism in a ready manner at Chepstow (on soft).

Getaway Fred
Vegas Blue
Fred

Previous Winners

2018

Mister Fisher

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 4

J: N de Boinville | T: N J Henderson

7/2

Prize Money

1st: £13,763.002nd: £4,066.003rd: £2,033.004th: £1,016.005th: £508.006th: £255.00