Horse Alert

11 Feb 2012 13:30 Musselburgh

Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,249); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

John Smith's Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Cross Of Honour (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	4-11032 / 7	Jump (20)	Felix de Giles	C E Longsdon C Booth, J Hughes,…	4/6
		occasionally jumped left, mostly tracked leader until led 8th, clear 2 out, eased heavily flat
2^nd	1	3 L	Ebanour (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	38-6321 / 5	Jump (64)	J M Maguire	D McCain Jnr Mr T G Leslie	9/4
		tracked leaders, mistakes 7th and 8th, chased winner after next, ridden before 3 out, well held from 2 out, flattered by proximity
3^rd	7	½ L	Samstown (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	4- / 13	Jump (404)	P Buchanan	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs Elizabeth Ferguson	20/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway after 9th, not fluent 3 out, went 3rd next, stayed on same pace
4^th	8	7 L	Venitzia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	54-55 / 8	Jump (51)	Jonathon Bewley	G Bewley Hadrian's Warriors	10/1
		tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 6th, went 2nd briefly before next, weakened last
5^th	6	2¾ L	Edmund (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	24-54 / 10	Jump (51)	B S Hughes	Mrs A Hamilton Mr Ian Hamilton	25/1
		held up in rear, blundered 8th, headway after next, weakened 2 out, mistake last
6^th	9	44 L	Creagan Bay (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5)	P-P / 6	Jump (60)	R Walford	T D Walford Mr T R Calam	66/1
		led, sometimes jumped left, headed 8th, weakened after next, tailed off
7^th	4	19 L	Dark Exile (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	00 / 7	Jump (29)	Jan Faltejsek	G A Charlton The Gathering &…	66/1
		mid-division, weakened after 9th, tailed off
	2	-	Kealigolane (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 5)	F/0-6012 / 11	Jump (51)	Lucy Alexander	F P Murtagh Mr James Callow

PU	5	-	Edinburgh Gin Time (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	98-8P / 6	Jump (44)	A L Voy	Mrs L B Normile Sheep Dip Racing