Horse Alert

19 Jan 2008 12:35 Ascot

Winner: £10,500 (Penalty: £6,576); Distance: 2m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Spargonet Consulting Juvenile Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Binocular (FR) (Horse (entire), Bay, 152lbs)	/ 21	Flat (195)	M Foley	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	6/4
		held up in 3rd, went 2nd at 4th, led 6th, driven after 2 out, ran on well, comfortable
2^nd	8	6 L	Norman The Great (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	/ 7	Flat (87)	R Thornton	A King McNeill Family	14/1
		mid-division, headway 4th, ridden to challenge next, outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with winner
3^rd	4	½ L	Crack Away Jack (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs)	5 / 11	Jump (50)	Ruby Walsh	Miss E C Lavelle GDM Partnership	15/2
		held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to challenge next, stayed on same pace
4^th	7	10 L	Metaphoric (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 152lbs)	2 / 4	Jump (56)	T J O'Brien	M L W Bell The Royal Ascot…	6/4
		held up in touch, hit 1st, slow 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
5^th	1	½ L	Approved Force (USA) (Gelding, Grey, 162lbs)	R119 / 7	Jump (23)	M Bradburne	L Wadham Mr Tim Wood	10/1
		held up towards rear, headway 6th, hit next, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened
6^th	6	Dist	Feeling Peckish (USA) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs)	066896 / 13	Jump (44), Flat (4)	L Vickers	M C Chapman Mrs Ann Binns	100/1
		tracked clear leader, not fluent 2nd, left in lead 4th, headed 6th, soon under pressure and weakened
PU	2	-	Art of Being (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs)	UPP0U / 4	Jump (30)	D N Cullinane	M C Chapman Mrs S M Richards	100/1
		led, jumped right 2nd, soon clear, reluctant next, virtually refused 4th, soon pulled up
	5	-	Distiller (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	75 / 6	Jump (14)	P J Brennan	N & W Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould
		Nonrunner