Horse Alert

15 Dec 2010 14:40 Newbury

Winner: £5,500 (Penalty: £3,578); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

E.B.F. 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	11	-	Pride In Battle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	234-4 / 10	Jump (42)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Mrs Elizabeth Pearce	15/2
		tracked leaders, headway to challenge on inside 3 out, led last, soon edged right, ridden and hard pressed flat, held on towards finish
2^nd	2	¾ L	Cucumber Run (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	221-5 / 8	Jump (31)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson The Goblyns	13/8
		tracked leaders, headway 3 out, challenged next, hit last, ridden and every chance flat, kept on, held towards finish
3^rd	9	4 L	Ohio Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	14-33 / 9	Jump (19)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr P M Warren	10/3
		tracked leaders, hung left 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure to go 3rd flat, no impression with leading pair
4^th	1	5 L	Court By Surprise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	F/1 / 12	Jump (38)	S Thomas	Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe	8/1
		with leader, led narrowly after 3rd, hard pressed when not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed when not fluent again last, kept on same pace, no impression when lost 3rd flat
5^th	6	5 L	Lord Liath (IRE) (gelding, grey, 10 12)	5-4 / 5	Jump (25)	Charlie Huxley	A King Mr & Mrs R Caddick…	33/1
		mid-division, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression approaching last
6^th	5	4½ L	Lexicon Lad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	F-33 / 10	Jump (52)	P J Brennan	T R George Mr C B Compton	7/1
		led to after 3rd, with leader, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and one pace
7^th	4	8 L	Empire Builder (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	48- / 9	Jump (269)	A Thornton	Mrs Caroline Bailey Countess Cathcart	100/1
		mid-divison on inside, chased leaders 3 out, soon one pace, weakened from next
8^th	8	4½ L	No Secrets (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	3 / 12	Jump (46)	N D Fehily	W Greatrex Mr Malcolm C Denmark	11/1
		in touch, mistake 2nd, driven and outpaced when hit 3 out, weakened next
9^th	13	3¾ L	Salut Honore (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	6-4 / 10	Jump (58)	Felix de Giles	A M Hales The Hexagon Racing…	150/1
		held up, always towards rear
10^th	10	½ L	Our Columbus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	PFP-2 / 7	Jump (32)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N & W Twiston-Davies Celia & Michael…	25/1
		tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened next
11^th	16	15 L	Lady Kayf (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5)	/ 7		Dave Crosse	M D I Usher Mr G A Summers	200/1
		always behind
12^th	12	6 L	Ratify (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 12)	30 / 14	Jump (19)	Aidan Coleman	B G Powell P J King & Son	66/1
		mid-division, hit 6th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
13^th	15	7 L	Willy Be Lucky (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	24 / 9	Jump (30)	Jimmy Derham	J W Mullins Mrs M M Rayner	100/1
		mid-division, lost place when mistake 4 out, soon behind
14^th	3	½ L	Eldred (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	5 / 6	Jump (52)	Andrew Tinkler	N J Henderson Mr P J D Pottinger	33/1
		mid-division on outside, headway and in touch 3rd, lost place after 4 out, weakened quickly before next
15^th	7	8 L	No Obligation (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	5 / 6	Jump (20)	Matt O'connor	B G Powell Mr A D Peachey	150/1
		towards rear, lost touch after 4 out
16^th	14	Dist	Stealing Time (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	7-P / 6	Jump (234)	Mr Alan Berry	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	125/1
		awkward and went right start, raced keenly in rear, headway into mid-division on outside 5th, lost place after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off