Horse Alert

20 Feb 2010 14:45 Ascot

Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £30,980); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Betfair Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Beshabar (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	2151/41 / 23	Jump (14)	2nd Preference	P F Nicholls Middleham Park…	9/4
		tracked leader, led narrowly 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on gamely under pressure flat, just held on
2^nd	16	NK	Tender Falcon (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 2)	336-F74 / 10	Flat (464), Jump (21)	C Bolger	R J Hodges Mr P E Axon	20/1
		in touch, driven and effort 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to press winner and every chance flat, just held
3^rd	11	3¼ L	Consigliere (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 9)	10-3162 / 12	Jump (14)	Hadden Frost	D Pipe Mr Alan Hill	10/1
		mid-division on inside, headway 2 out, ridden to chase winner last, lost 2nd and no extra flat
4^th	12	NK	Chief Yeoman (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 8)	00-47P3 / 11	Flat (2392), Jump (14)	R Flint	Miss V Williams B Moore & E C Stephens	12/1
		mid-division, headway 4 out, challenged on inside after 3 out, kept on and every chance until one pace flat
5^th	17	1½ L	Martys Mission (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1)	0-21432 / 12	Jump (85)	J Pemberton	R Rowe Miss Becky Furber	25/1
		held up behind, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, kept on same pace, no impression
6^th	10	4½ L	Benfleet Boy (GB) (Gelding, grey, 10 9)	28-0521 / 7	Flat (119), Jump (16)	K Renwick	B G Powell Mrs P Jubert &…	20/1
		led mistake 6th, headed 4 out, driven and outpaced 2 out, no extra approaching last
7^th	18	NK	Majaales (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	101/8-52 / 10	Flat (1295), Jump (22)	2nd Preference	T R George S Nelson, J Bowen-rees,…	11/1
		close up on outside, effort after 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, 6th and no impression when hit last
8^th	7	NK	Ashkazar (FR) (Colt, bay, 10 12)	146906 / 9	Flat (952), Jump (14)	G Supple	D Pipe Mr D A Johnson	16/1
		held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, ridden and kept approaching last, never nearer
9^th	3	4½ L	El Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 11 5)	66522F / 11	Flat (505), Jump (14)	L P Aspell	L Wadham Mr Ron Davies	20/1
		mid-division, outpaced 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, no impression
10^th	5	5 L	Mutual Friend (USA) (Colt, grey, 11 1)	23P100 / 6	Flat (964), Jump (7)	Jimmy McCarthy	D Pipe Pond House Racing	66/1
		alway behind
11^th	8	1¾ L	Dee Ee Williams (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	45-2442 / 9	Jump (14)	L Treadwell	N J Gifford Give Every Man…	8/1
		raced keenly in touch, driven and outpaced 3 out, weakened from next
12^th	9	1 L	Secret Tune (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 10)	2-03860 / 8	Flat (910), Jump (21)	Charlie Huxley	T R George Mr R Davies	66/1
		in touch, joined leaders 4 out, outpaced 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
13^th	2	21 L	Tasheba (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 12)	13-71P2 / 12	Flat (245), Jump (28)	David Bass	N J Henderson Miss A Collier	9/1
		in touch, driven 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened 2 out
14^th	14	6 L	Halla San (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4)	10/3P2-P / 10	Flat (245), Jump (85)	B S Hughes	R A Fahey Mrs Una Towell	25/1
		mid-division, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened
15^th	15	27 L	Zabeel Palace (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 3)	0/11121 / 8	Flat (878), Jump (92)	Paul Moloney	B J Curley Curley Leisure	8/1
		mid-division on outside, lost place 3 out, weakened next
PU	13	-	Midnight Sail (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 6)	331P61- / 12	Jump (307)	R Thornton	A King Mrs C Houldsworth

	6	-	Souffleur (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 0)	47/2-P04 / 8	Flat (490), Jump (28)	2nd Preference	P & M Bowen Mrskarenbowen Mrwbryan…

	1	-	Lough Derg (FR) (Gelding, bay, 12 6)	52F367 / 11	Jump (14)	2nd Preference	D Pipe Mr W Frewen