PHOTO GALLERY
Kempton Park – Racing Plus Chase Day
Saturday 23 February 2013 – Races 1 to
3
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. The jockeys arrive in the Parade Ring ahead of the race. 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Choc greets connections. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Choc with trainer Alan King. 23
February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. “Up you go!” Choc is legged aboard Midnight Sail. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Midnight Sail and Choc head down the home straight to take a look at what will be the final
fence. 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Ditto 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Choc shows the fence to his mount. The other horse is Milarrow,
ridden by Tom O’Brien. 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Lucy’s Legend (Tom Scudamore),
Midnight Sail and Milarrow
canter to the starting
gate. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Over the fence in front of the grandstand. Midnight Sail leads the way, from Milarrow, chestnut Lexicon Lad (Paddy Brennan) and Mickelson (AP
McCoy). 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Over
the last, Midnight Sail clears the last to win from
Lexicon Lad. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Choc and Midnight Sail return to the Winners’
Enclosure. 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Ditto. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 1: Handicap Chase. Dismounting! 23 February 2013 |
Race 1: Handicap Chase. Unsaddling! 23 February 2013 |
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Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). In the Parade Ring ahead of the second
race. 23 February 2013 |
Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc onboard L’Unique. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc and L’Unique
head to the start. 23 February 2013 |
Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Heading up past the stands with one circuit
to go. Left to right: L’Unique
(Choc); Chris Pea Green (Jamie Moore); Shadarpour (Noel Fehily); and Vasco du Ronceray (Barry Geraghty). 23 February 2013 |
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Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Heading towards the winning post. Vasco du Ronceray
and Irish Saint (Ruby Walsh) fight out the finish – the latter
prevailing; from L’Unique –
3rd, Courtesy Call – 4th (David Bass) and Chris Pea Green –
6th. 23 February 2013 |
Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc and L’Unique
return to the Winners’ Enclosure having finished 3rd. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc glances up at the large screen to check the race replay. 23 February 2013 |
Race 2: Adonis Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2). Heading back to the Weighing Room. 23 February 2013 |
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A mid-afternoon pre-Festival gallop. Albertas Run is on the left
(under AP McCoy). The other horse is unknown! 23 February 2013 |
Race 3: Pendil
Novices’ Chase (Grade 2). Molotof (left) and
Grandioso (right) set off to look at the
final fence. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 3: Pendil
Novices’ Chase (Grade 2). Three of the runners take a look at the
final fence. Left to right: Molotof
(Barry Geraghty); Grandioso (Ruby Walsh) and Theatre Guide (Tom O’Brien). 23 February 2013 |
Race 3: Pendil
Novices’ Chase (Grade 2). One circuit to go. Left to right: Molotof,
Grandioso, Tour d’Argent
(David Bass) and Theatre Guide 23 February 2013 |
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Race 3: Pendil
Novices’ Chase (Grade 2). Grandioso clears the last and goes on to
win. Theatre Guide falls, leaving Molotof to claim 2nd. 23 February 2013 |
Race 3: Pendil
Novices’ Chase (Grade 2). After an anxious wait, Theatre Guide rises to his feet and is led back to the stables
unscathed. 23 February 2013 |

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