Horse Alert

18 May 2010 18:10 Towcester

Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Murcar (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	U-7 / 20	Flat (207), Jump (11)	Giles Hawkins	Mrs A M Thorpe Mr Ray Antell	7/4
		raced keenly, led 1st, green at hurdles after, wandered 5th, soon headed, led and jumped well from 7th, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well
2^nd	6	3½ L	Naughty Naughty (GB) (filly, bay, 10 7)	0/02550- / 6	Jump (73)	Jimmy McCarthy	B G Powell Mrs A Ellis & Mrs…	7/1
		held up in 4th, not fluent 2nd, chased winner approaching 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, no real impression
3^rd	3	27 L	Magical Treasure (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 0)	4/226-3 / 9	Jump (12)	Paul Moloney	Mrs S Leech Mr R H Kerswell	4/1
		chased leaders, pushed along approaching 6th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, went remote 3rd post
4^th	1	SHD	Knightsbridgelives (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	7/P2FUF- / 8	Jump (45)	Christian Williams	Mrs L Hill Brynderwen Racing	14/1
		pulled hard in last, headway to lead after 5th, headed 7th, weakened after 3 out
5^th	8	2 L	Atabaas Allure (FR) (Filly, bay, 10 2)	U-6 / 4	Flat (276), Jump (18)	C Bolger	C Gordon Mr B R Edgeley	40/1
		held up in 5th, took keen hold, headway 7th, weakened after 3 out
6^th	7	13 L	Saffron Spring (GB) (Mare, bay, 10 7)	08/6P6-8 / 7	Jump (12)	M J Quinlan	Mrs S P Stretton Mrs Susan Stretton	150/1
		held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out
PU	2	-	Like Ice (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	3764-3 / 7	Jump (22)	J E Moore	P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton

PU	5	-	Sykalino (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	00P/ / 7	Jump (552)	T J Murphy	A Fleming Mr A T A Wates