Horse Alert

15 Mar 2012 17:25 Hexham

Winner: £3,500 (Penalty: £2,395); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Nodform Richard (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1-3343 / 8	Jump (49)	Adrian Lane	D McCain Jnr Mr D Gorton	11/8
		chased leaders, led 3 out, hard driven before last, ran on well
2^nd	4	3 L	Master Murphy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	2/10-03 / 11	Jump (19)	Mr A J Findlay	Mrs J Walton Mrs J M Walton	6/1
		mid-division, headway 3 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge after 2 out, stayed on under pressure
3^rd	2	5 L	Charlie Bucket (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	3P-5622 / 10	Jump (49)	Callum Whillans	D W Whillans Mr D W Whillans	3/1
		tracked leaders, hard driven approaching 6th, stayed on same pace after 2 out
4^th	9	4½ L	Optimist (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7)	695324 / 4	Jump (13)	D C Costello	B Ellison Mr Brian Ellison	7/2
		behind, jumped slowly 5th, headway 4 out, soon under pressure, kept on approaching last, never able to challenge
5^th	5	12 L	My Friend George (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	0-0 / 12	Jump (167)	J Reveley	Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr L Humphrey	50/1
		held up in rear, headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
6^th	3	1½ L	George My Friend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	7-44PPU / 7	Jump (16)	Ryan Mania	S Waugh Mrs Linda Balmer	66/1
		led until 3 out, weakened after next
7^th	7	10 L	All For A Buzz (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 9)	335 / 8	Jump (45)	Brian Harding	W Amos Aitchison Amos…	50/1
		always behind
8^th	1	¾ L	Barseventytwo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0-4 / 7	Jump (11)	B S Hughes	G A Swinbank Mrs Jean Perratt	22/1
		held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, soon beaten
PU	8	-	Itsbeyondajoke (GB) (mare, bay, 10 9)	P / 6	Jump (305)	Robert McCarth	Mrs S Walton Mr R H Walton