THE novice hurdle on Kempton’s King George card is invariably a strong contest. It certainly was this year.
The early pace set by Arzal (33) was rather too strong. He reached the fourth 1.25 seconds before they did in the Christmas Hurdle. He was clearly in trouble turning in and soon headed but kept on surprisingly well given his earlier exertions to take third.


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