Horse Alert

21 Mar 2009 16:05 Newbury

Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Johnny Haine Memorial Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Riverside Theatre (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	13-121 / 21	Jump (54)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Jimmy Nesbitt Partnership	4/9
		held up in touch, headway travelling well to track leader 3 out, not much room on inside approaching 2 out, led soon after, drew readily clear on bit flat
2^nd	8	4½ L	Marc Aurele (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 7)	6 / 7	Flat (199), Jump (49)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Denvic Stables	11/2
		chased leaders, went 2nd and hit 4 out, challenged from 2 out, upsides winner and every chance last, ridden and readily held flat
3^rd	4	11 L	Russian Epic (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0)	7 / 7	Flat (185), Jump (28)	M D Grant	Andrew Turnell Cromhall Stud	20/1
		held up, hit 4 out, chasing leaders and ridden approaching 3 out, ridden and hit 2 out, weakened and no chance with first 2 approaching last
4^th	7	¾ L	Astrodome (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 13)	51 / 4	Flat (157), Jump (17)	P Hide	G & J Moore W E Sturt - Osborne…	4/1
		chased leader, led 2nd, wandered left 2 out, soon headed, ridden and weakened before last
5^th	6	27 L	Wandering Minstral (GB) (Gelding, brown, 11 0)	763-89 / 7	Jump (63)	Paul Moloney	H J L Dunlop Mr David Lovell	50/1
		led after 1st until next, chased leaders until weakened after 4 out, tailed off
6^th	3	Dist	Roscrea (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	7-87 / 7	Jump (146)	S P Jones	O Sherwood Mr E P Duggan	66/1
		hung right throughout, led until after 1st, in touch until blundered 4 out, soon tailed off
	2	-	Barathea Blazer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	P/ / 10	Flat (720), Jump (1204)	T J Murphy	K Bailey & M Nicholls Mrs Bettine Evans

	5	-	Super Directa (GER) (colt, bay, 11 0)	822 / 8	Flat (188), Jump (16)	D Elsworth	L Wadham Richard S Keeley