Overview
- Willie Mullins confirmed both Gaelic Warrior and Fact To File for Boxing Day, setting up a repeat of their neck finish in last month’s John Durkan.
- Eight runners are locked in with jockeys: Gaelic Warrior (Paul Townend), Fact To File (Mark Walsh), Jango Baie (Nico de Boinville), The Jukebox Man (Ben Jones), Banbridge (Sean Bowen), Il Est Francais (Harry Cobden), Djelo (Charlie Deutsch) and Master Chewy (Sam Twiston-Davies).
- Fact To File’s price swung wildly on Monday, drifting to 8-1 before shortening back to around 7-2 after assurances from connections.
- Ladbrokes reported strong support for Jango Baie, with the market now led by Gaelic Warrior alongside Jango Baie and Fact To File as the principal fancies.
- Tote launched a Boxing Day–New Year ‘money back if 2nd–4th’ feature-race offer, with other operators promoting free-bet deals that are lifting interest in the Kempton card.