PHOTO GALLERY
Kempton Park – Racing Plus Chase Day
Saturday 23 February 2013 – Races 4 to
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Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). In the Parade Ring, Choc aboard Fair Trade. 23 February 2013 |
Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc and Fair Trade head down to the starting gate. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). Heading up past the stands with one circuit
to go. Left to right: Lac Fontana (Ruby Walsh); Fair Trade and Black Spirit (Andrew Tinkler). 23
February 2013 |
Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). The business end of the race – Forgotten Voice (Barry Geraghty)
gets the better of Brick Red (Aidan
Coleman). 23 February 2013 |
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Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). Choc and Fair Trade return to the Winners’ Enclosure having finished 4th. 23 February 2013 |
Race 4: Dovecote Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2). De-briefing connections. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. Today’s popular grey, 12-year-old Nacarat, admires the statue of past Kempton hero, Desert Orchid. 23 February 2013 |
Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. The 2009 (when Racing Post sponsored) and 2012 winner, Nacarat,
is having his final race before
retirement beckons. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. The pre-race parade is led by What A Friend. 23 February 2013 |
Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. The pre-race parade break into a canter led by What A Friend (Harry Derham); Nacarat (Paddy Brennan); Roberto Goldback
(Barry Geraghty); and Rolling Aces (Ruby
Walsh). 23 February 2013 |
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Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. The runners take a look at the final fence. 23 February 2013 |
Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. One circuit to go – Opening Batsman (Noel Fehily); Same Difference (Sam Twiston-Davies);
Wyck Hill (AP McCoy)
and Rolling Aces lead the way. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. Over the last, Opening Batsman and Rolling Aces fight out the finish, the former prevailing
by a length. 23 February 2013 |
Race 5: Racing Plus Handicap Chase. Opening Batsman and Noel Fehily return to the Winners’
Enclosure triumphant. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 6: Handicap Hurdle. Choc with connections of Hollow Penny – he must be frozen, as the temperature at Kempton Park peaked at 3 degrees today ... 23 February 2013 |
Race 6: Handicap Hurdle The runners clear the second flight, led by Natural Spring
(Aidan Coleman). 23 February 2013 |
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Race 6: Handicap Hurdle. Over the last and heading for the winning
line. Beaten, Hollow Penny is eased to finish 13th. 23 February 2013 |
Race 6: Handicap Hurdle. The winner is mare, Baby Shine, trained by Lucy Wadham,
ridden by Richard
Johnson. 23 February 2013 |
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Race 7: Standard Open NH Flat Race. Choc is about to be legged aboard Money For Nothing. 23 February 2013 |
Race 7: Standard Open NH Flat Race. The main body of the field, headed by Stroke Of Genius
(Tom Scudamore). Left is the ‘tail-end’ of Orchard Boy and lengths ahead of him is Such A Legend 23 February 2013 |
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Race 7: Standard Open NH Flat Race. Despite the efforts of Barry Geraghty aboard Beat That, none of the runners have managed to catch Such A Legend, jockey Ed Cookson having stolen an easy lead at the
start! 23 February 2013 |
Race 7: Standard Open NH Flat Race. Beaten, Money For Nothing is eased up, finishing in 9th. 23 February 2013 |
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Post-race gallop for two Ben De Haan horses: Looks Like Slim (Choc) and grey Native
Gallery. 23 February 2013 |
Post-race gallop for three of the Nicky
Henderson’s stars: Left to right: Bobs Worth (Barry Geraghty); Long Run (Nico de
Boinville); and Binocular (AP McCoy) 23 February 2013 |

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