Fleming: Star luck was out with ground

Alan Fleming felt Starluck was unsuited by the ground when a slightly disappointing third in the rearranged Christmas Hurdle at Kempton on Saturday.

The Dorking trainer had hoped his stable star would put up a similar display to last winter when he was only beaten a short head by Go Native, but he had to settle for minor honours behind reigning champion hurdler Binocular this time.