Horse Alert

03 Nov 2012 14:45 Ayr

Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,198); Distance: 3m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

John Smith's Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Overquest (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	121F6P/ / 11	Jump (616)	T J Murphy	C Grant Mr Derrick Mossop	11/4
		tracking leaders when not fluent 2nd, mistake 6th, closed 10th, went 2nd before next, led 12th, joined last, found extra and in command towards finish
2^nd	3	1 L	Et Maintenant (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	1344-P2 / 11	Flat (2316), Jump (22)	Grant Cockburn	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr K Alexander	6/1
		tracked leaders, lost place 2nd, not fluent 8th, headway when not fluent 14th, mistake 4 out, hampered 3 out, every chance last, stayed on
3^rd	7	NS	Beau Dandy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	73153-4 / 10	Jump (157)	K Renwick	J Wade D Lofthouse E Lofthouse…	5/2
		led until 12th, 3rd when badly hampered 3 out, challenged last, held towards finish
4^th	2	23 L	Kingsmoss (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	75-1067 / 8	Jump (28)	B S Hughes	J J Lambe James Callow	14/1
		tracked leaders, not fluent 13th, hit 15th, weakened 4 out
5^th	4	4 L	Heez A Steel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1)	5U3P-22 / 14	Jump (150)	Lucy Alexander	G A Charlton Mrs J M Walton	13/2
		tracked leader until approaching 11th, last when mistake 14th, behind after next
6^th	1	34 L	The Hollinwell (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	107-P30 / 11	Jump (17)	J Reveley	Ferdy Murphy Tom Singleton,Chris…	7/1
		held up in rear, jumped slowly early stages, headway approaching 11th, went 2nd 4 out until blundered 3 out, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
PU	5	-	Stronghaven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	08/1-P / 8	Jump (22)	Brian Harding	Mrs Dianne Sayer Mrs Dianne Sayer