Horse Alert

08 May 2021 17:12 Warwick

Winner: £5,800 (Penalty: £3,159); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in Places).

racingtv.com Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Erne River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	321/31- / 10	Jump (63)	Charlie Hammond	N Kent Crossed Fingers…	8/15
		made all, quickened after 2 out and shaken up on run to final flight, well clear and eased close home
2^nd	6	8 L	Moonlight Flit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	79- / 6	Jump (63)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson Thurloe 57	22/1
		prominent early before settling in midfield, went third 3 out, headway to chase leader after 2 out, soon driven and kept on but not pace of winner
3^rd	4	7 L	Deeper Blue (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1)	25- / 9	Jump (65)	S Bowen	H Fry Mr Gary Winter	10/1
		held up in touch, niggled along before 3 out, effort 2 out, went third before last, plugged on
4^th	7	1¼ L	Sinister Minister (GB) (gelding, black, 11 1)	46- / 9	Jump (39)	Jordan Nailor	N & W Twiston-Davies Foxhunters In Mind	14/1
		held up towards rear, under pressure after 4 out but responded to stay in touch, went fourth before last
5^th	2	14 L	Opening Bid (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	4P551- / 10	Jump (25)	James Davies	C J Down Mr T Hamlin And…	5/1
		keen early and tracked leader, urged along in second 2 out, under pressure soon after and dropped to fifth before last
6^th	5	21 L	Gosuatri (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	1/46- / 6	Jump (27)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	17/2
		close up, ridden after 4 out and began to lose ground, weakened
7^th	3	10 L	Close Friend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	P3/9P- / 5	Jump (156)	Thomas Bellamy	A King Mr Sean Doyle	20/1
		settled in rear, under pressure before 4 out and began to lose touch, soon detached
PU	8	-	Libbdan (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 8)	28/4- / 7	Jump (20)	Harry Reed	N P Mulholland Peter Gray & Jackie…	100/1
		towards rear, began to lose touch with main group well before 4 out and pulled up in back straight