Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Kempton

13:55

Date 2025-12-26

Distance 2m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £74,035

Rain 0%

Winning Time 3m 41.29s (fast by 2.21s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Sir Gino (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	4/7F	Won
2nd	Golden Ace (GB) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	5/1	6
3rd	Rubaud (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	16/1	3.5
4th	Celtic Dino (FR) Dylan Johnston · Sam Thomas	4/1	1.25
5th	Tripoli Flyer (IRE) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	28/1	7.5
6th	Give It To Me Oj (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Gary & Josh Moore	50/1	4.25

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
4	Sir Gino Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	164	—	11/11-	163	164	136	364d	—	—	-10	48.3	0.13/1	8/15 65%
Returns to action after an injury; exciting and unbeaten youngster who is the one to beat
6	Golden Ace Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	157	—	11-221	152	165	150	27d	—	—	+15	29.9	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Fortuitous winner of the Champion Hurdle and Fighting Fifth but is still a major contender
1	Celtic Dino Chestnut J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	J:Dylan Johnston T:Sam Thomas	164	—	433-12	147	153	127	34d	—	—	+15	27.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Chepstow win is strong handicap form; ran well in Ascot Grade 2 since; progressive
3	Rubaud Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	164	—	15-511	149	153	113	48d	—	—	+21	26.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Successful this autumn in races at Kempton and Wincanton that he's won twice previously
5	Tripoli Flyer Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	164	p	16-3U4	140	150	128	39d	—	—	+20	23.5	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Sole win at Kempton resulted in Dovecote novice win but this is a stiffer assignment
2	Give It To Me Oj Bay J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Caoilin Quinn T:Gary & Josh Moore	164	—	411-15	141	141	126	27d	—	—	+21	23.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Came up short when bidding for six-timer (Flat/hurdles); this is a harder task

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Sir Gino	8/15	8/15	8/15	8/15	1/2
Golden Ace	5/1	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Celtic Dino	11/2	11/2	11/2	5/1	13/2
Rubaud	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Tripoli Flyer	28/1	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1
Give It To Me Oj	50/1	50/1	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

Sir Gino

48.3

OR: 28.3 Form: 0 Odds: 20

8/15

2nd

Golden Ace

29.9

OR: 25.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

3rd

Celtic Dino

27.9

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Rubaud

26.1

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Tripoli Flyer

23.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Give It To Me Oj

23.3

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sir Gino	163	164	136
Golden Ace	152	165	150
Rubaud	149	153	113
Celtic Dino	147	153	127
Give It To Me Oj	141	141	126
Tripoli Flyer	140	150	128

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Golden Ace	27d ago	Fit
Give It To Me Oj	27d ago	Fit
Celtic Dino	34d ago	Fit
Tripoli Flyer	39d ago	Fit
Rubaud	48d ago	Fresh
Sir Gino	364d ago	Long break