Horse Alert

16 Nov 2009 15:20 Plumpton

Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,757); Distance: 3m 2f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Windsor Partners Mazar-e-Sharif Novices' Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Its A Classic (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	2RF226- / 23	Jump (235)	M D Grant	R Curtis Mighty Fine Partnership	5/2
		raced widest of all, held up in touch, steady headway on outer from 14th, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and in command before last, stayed on well, always just doing enough
2^nd	6	1½ L	Quartz Du Montceau (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	P3-2784 / 9	Flat (735), Jump (39)	Peter Toole	Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr S Hicks	11/4
		led 2nd to 4th, stayed handy in 3rd, outpaced 3 out, rallied next, went 2nd last, stayed on flat, always held
3^rd	2	NK	Wheres Johnny (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 10)	27748-6 / 11	Jump (14)	Matthew Batchelor	Jamie Poulton Mr Les Best	5/1
		led to 2nd, regained lead 4th, ridden and headed 3 out, chased winner after, mistake and pecked 2 out, lost 2nd last, stayed on flat, always held
4^th	4	16 L	Moon Melody (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	F7802U / 12	Flat (823), Jump (12)	S P Jones	Evan Williams Mrs Janet Cooper	10/1
		close up on inside, chased leading pair 3 out until ridden and weakened before next, tailed off
5^th	1	15 L	Majic Moments (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	5949-1P / 9	Jump (14)	P J Brennan	C E Longsdon James W Power	11/2
		took keen hold early, held up in rear, blundered 14th, not on terms when blundered badly 3 out, not recover, tailed off
6^th	3	21 L	Go Johnny Go (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	5043/6-P / 8	Jump (12)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr C L Tizzard	7/1
		prominent, tracked leader 4th, pushed along approaching 14th, hit 4 out, weakened and not fluent 3 out, tailed off