williamhill.com Levy Board Tolworth Hurdle |
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| Grade 1, Sandown (moved to Kempton) £32,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1 |
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| Saturday 4th January 2014 | |
1 Royal Boy 9/1
2 Josses Hill 5/1
3 Upazo 3/1
NR: Creepy (IRE)
6 ran Distances: ½l, 11l, 4½l
TIME 3m 58.29s (slow by 16.29s)
Royal Boy and Josses Hill gave champion trainer Nicky Henderson a one-two in the rearranged williamhill.com Levy Board Tolworth Hurdle Novices' Hurdle at Kempton as hot favourite The Liquidator was well-beaten.
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Tony McCoy came out on top on the Michael Buckley-owned Royal Boy, edging out stable jockey Barry Geraghty on Josses Hill by half a length.
The 11-8 favourite The Liquidator made the running but was a spent force when headed two and finished fourth of the five runners. Willie Mullins' raider Upazo took third, but was some way behind the front two.
Henderson said: "We all thought that looked a good Tolworth and you'd have to say I was impressed with both of them when they drew clear like that.
"I thought about running Royal Boy at Warwick in the two-and-a-half (mile race), but I thought that would be an awful slog and he's not a slow horse.
"I think you'd go two-and-a-half at Cheltenham with him, whereas Josses Hill is more of a two-miler."
williamhill.com Levy Board Tolworth Hurdle (Grade 1 Novices' Hurdle)
£32,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 1
6 ran
Going: Soft, Heavy in places
| Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
SP Distance |
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| 1 |
Royal Boy N J Henderson |
A P McCoy 11st 7lbs |
9 - 1 Winner |
| 2 |
Josses Hill N J Henderson |
B J Geraghty 11st 7lbs |
5 - 1 1/2 length |
| 3 |
Upazo W P Mullins |
R Walsh 11st 7lbs |
3 - 1 11 lengths |
| 4 |
Garde La Victoire P J Hobbs |
R Johnson 11st 7lbs |
7 - 1 4 1/2 lengths |
| 5 |
The Liquidator D Pipe |
T Scudamore 11st 7lbs |
11 - 8 4 1/2 lengths |
| 6 |
Prince Siegfried J P Ferguson |
D F O'Regan 11st 7lbs |
20 - 1 1 1/4 length |
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Creepy M Keighley |
2nd Preference 11st 7lbs |
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