Horse Alert

19 Oct 2007 14:20 Cheltenham

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,263); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

cheltenham.co.uk Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Middleton Dene (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs)	43-2111 / 23	Jump (61)	Miss R Davidson	N G Richards Mr & Mrs Duncan…	11/2
		held up, headway 6th, went 2nd 3 out, challenged next, led before last, ridden and stayed on well run-in
2^nd	1	2 L	Ashwell (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 160lbs)	5F2F/11 / 9	Jump (133)	N D Fehily	C C Bealby Mrs Robert Bingley	11/1
		held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, chased leaders approaching last, stayed on under pressure, went 2nd near finish
3^rd	3	NK	Battlecry (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs)	FP29P-1 / 12	Jump (23)	P J Brennan	N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies	3/1
		led, hit 6th, driven and headed before last, no impression and lost 2nd near finish
4^th	6	1 L	Officier De Reserve (FR) (Gelding, Brown, 152lbs)	F13112- / 11	Jump (230)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Miss N Henton	9/4
		chased leaders, went 2nd 5th to 3 out, stayed chasing leaders until no extra run-in
UR	4	-	Investment Wings (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs)	4213P9 / 8	Jump (9)	D Laverty	P Kelsall Mr Peter Kelsall	100/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd 4th unti next, ridden 6th, soon weakened, no chance when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
	5	-	Hills Of Aran (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	235303- / 10	Jump (210), Flat (63)	A P McCoy	W K Goldsworthy Mr K Goldsworthy	5/2
		held up in touch, hit 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next
	7	-	Penfull (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	/ 5	Flat (386)	T Scudamore	M Scudamore The Yes No Wait…	100/1
		chased leaders to 4th, weakened next, soon struggling, tailed off