Horse Alert

18 Apr 2012 14:00 Cheltenham

Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places ).

Messier-Bugatti-Dowty Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Captain Sunshine (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	3-2F21 / 7	Jump (32)	D Elsworth	Miss E C Lavelle Mrs Julien Turner	13/2
		led into start, held up in last, not fluent 1st, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, headway under pressure to take 2nd last, stayed on well to lead towards finish
2^nd	2	1 L	Bold Chief (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4)	211-421 / 9	Jump (54)	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls The Eyre Family	10/3
		pressed leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden 2 1/2 lengths clear when hit last, soon edged right, headed towards finish
3^rd	1	1½ L	Big Easy (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	054117 / 10	Flat (353), Jump (32)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mr Terry Warner	8/1
		tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
4^th	4	2 L	Jimbill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4)	1-12100 / 9	Jump (36)	Aidan Coleman	Tim Vaughan Brian Ead & Martin…	9/2
		set steady pace, headed approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish
5^th	7	8 L	Master Of The Game (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	7F-10 / 10	Jump (108)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Paul & Clare Rooney	10/3
		held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 4th, jumped slowly next, headway approaching 7th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, 5th and weakening last
6^th	5	33 L	Medinas (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	21-2311 / 9	Jump (15)	R Thornton	A King Mr & Mrs F D Bell	9/2
		tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, soon edged left, tailed off
7^th	8	24 L	Regal Flow (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	543 / 14	Jump (31)	James Best	Mrs Caroline Keevil Mrs C J Dunn	50/1
		tracked leaders, not always fluent, lost place before 3 out, tailed off
	6	-	Polisky (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	27-36P1 / 9	Jump (24)	Mr H Derham	P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la…