Horse Alert

01 Dec 2024 14:15 Leicester

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,446); Distance: 1m 7f 113y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

1st Airborne Division Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Indeevar Bleu (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1/4- / 7	Jump (393)	S Bowen	O Murphy Mrs Diana L Whateley	2/7
		wore hood to post, held up in mid-division, switched near side and travelling after 3 out, led last, asserted under minimum pressure run-in, won in a canter
2^nd	5	2½ L	Sonification (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0)	15/5 / 7	Jump (44)	Alice Stevens	Harry Derham Quicksilver Racing…	7/2
		prominent, led 3 out, mistake 2 out, headed last, outpaced and always held by winner run-in
3^rd	6	8½ L	Walden (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	55-38 / 5	Jump (39)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey Value Racing -…	25/1
		close up, pressed leader 2nd, outpaced and dropped to third after 2 out, no chance with leading pair after last
4^th	7	8½ L	Scene Stealer (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 7)	3/44F2- / 7	Jump (465)	David Bass	G Brown Mr Alexander Gibbons	80/1
		held up towards rear, pulled hard and keen early., struggling from 3 out, tailed off from 2 out
5^th	4	5½ L	Leech (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	310-6 / 6	Jump (21)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams Mr David M Williams	12/1
		led, pressed by rival from 2nd, headed 3 out, ridden when outpaced before 2 out, gradually weakened from 2 out
6^th	2	30 L	Grandad's Cap (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	F-5U / 5	Jump (16)	R P McLernon	L Morgan Mr Alan Rogers	33/1
		mid-division, not fluent 3rd, dropped to rear 5th, raced alone far side when outpaced 3 out, tailed off from 2 out (rider said gelding ran too freely)
PU	1	-	As Good As Can Be (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	FP0-99 / 5	Jump (9)	David Noonan	Miss C Dyson Mr Guy Sainsbury	250/1
		mid-division, pushed along 5th, ridden 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out