Horse Alert

22 Jan 2022 15:45 Haydock

Winner: £16,400 (Penalty: £8,169); Distance: 2m 67y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Smalley Decorators Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Oscars Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	2325-3P / 12	Jump (27)	Jamie Hamilton	J Candlish Jl Marriott	15/2
		prominent, ridden to lead 4 out, soon pushed along and headed, kept up to task from 2 out, left in lead last, stayed on well flat, gamely
2^nd	7	1½ L	Gallic Geordie (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 5)	581113 / 12	Jump (4)	R Patrick	S Drinkwater Mr Mark Glastonbury	3/1
		in rear, headway tracking leaders 3 out, kept on well from last, grabbed 2nd close home
3^rd	4	SHD	Thomas Macdonagh (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1P2-7P2 / 10	Jump (23)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden Sperling, Coomes,…	10/1
		mid division, headway to press leaders 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching last, kept on well flat, lost 2nd close home
4^th	2	2 L	Shaman Du Berlais (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	F242/13 / 9	Jump (49)	Daire James McConville	Kerry Lee Mrs C M Marles	13/8
		led, not fluent 3rd, serious blunder 7th, ridden and headed 4 out, plugged on thereafter
5^th	3	10 L	Katpoli (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	7152/U-4 / 7	Jump (26)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Dr R D P Newland S Sutton	9/2
		always towards rear, never involved
6^th	5	6½ L	Est Illic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1136-P4 / 10	Jump (35)	W T Kennedy	S-J Davies Mr Andrew Gough	14/1
		mid division, dropped to rear and struggling 5 out, tailed off
FE	1	-	The Last Day (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1)	2114/56- / 12	Jump (353)	S Bowen	Evan Williams Mr & Mrs William…	25/1
		held up, headway to track leaders home turn, took it up travelling well 3 out, fell last when holding every chance