Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Kempton

13:55

Date 2023-12-26

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £74,035

Winning Time 3m 52.70s (slow by 11.70s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Constitution Hill (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	1/12F	Won
2nd	Rubaud (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	15/2	9.5
3rd	First Street (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nicky Henderson	33/1	1.25
4th	Black Poppy (GB) Brendan Powell · Kerry Lee	50/1	2.25
5th	Sceau Royal (FR) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	50/1	1.25

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2	Constitution Hill Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	/1111-	175	181	173	257d	—	—	+4	75	0.02/1	1/11 92%
Won this contest last year and remains unbeaten under rules; outstanding hurdler
5	Rubaud Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	011-11	149	153	108	45d	—	—	+17	27.8	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Improving; 5-6 on good ground over hurdles; dual course winner; commands respect
3	First Street Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nicky Henderson	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	308-32	141	156	101	29d	—	—	+21	23.5	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Useful hurdler on his day but has a question mark over current form
6	Sceau Royal Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	164	—	326-45	145	153	121	31d	—	—	+22	24.2	16.50/1	66/1 1%
His two results this season suggest he's perhaps finally on the wane
1	Black Poppy Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Kerry Lee	J:Brendan Powell T:Kerry Lee	164	—	731-12	130	135	110	60d	—	—	+18	20.6	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Progressive handicap hurdler; has the worst chance at the weights in this field
NR	Nemean Lion Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Kerry Lee	J:NON-RUNNER T:Kerry Lee	164	—	231-15	140	149	138	37d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Good handicap form this term; open to further improvement; should go well

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Constitution Hill	1/11	1/12	1/12
Rubaud	17/2	8/1	8/1
First Street	33/1	33/1	33/1
Sceau Royal	50/1	66/1	50/1
Black Poppy	50/1	50/1	50/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Constitution Hill

OR: 30 Form: 25 Odds: 20

1/11

2nd

Rubaud

27.8

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

17/2

3rd

Sceau Royal

24.2

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

66/1

First Street

23.5

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

Nemean Lion

22.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Black Poppy

20.6

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Constitution Hill	175	181	173
Rubaud	149	153	108
Sceau Royal	145	153	121
First Street	141	156	101
Nemean Lion	140	149	138
Black Poppy	130	135	110

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
First Street	29d ago	Fit
Sceau Royal	31d ago	Fit
Nemean Lion	37d ago	Fit
Rubaud	45d ago	Fit
Black Poppy	60d ago	Fresh
Constitution Hill	257d ago	Long break