Horse Alert

29 Nov 2012 12:25 Newbury

Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,630); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Sportingbet Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Meganisi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	7-129 / 6	Flat (89), Jump (33)	A P McCoy	Miss R Curtis Mr M A Sherwood	7/4
		disputed lead until led and not fluent 3 out, soon strongly challenged, mistake next, hard ridden last, stayed on strongly
2^nd	3	3¼ L	Aaim To Prosper (IRE) (Colt, brown, 11 0)	/ 9	Flat (47)	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls CGA Racing Partnership…	15/8
		disputed lead, slow 2nd, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, no extra closing stages
3^rd	1	14 L	Kings Lad (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	8/13-2F1 / 12	Jump (19)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr G F Gingell	7/2
		mid-division, driven and headway 3 out, soon ridden to challenge, weakened after 2 out
4^th	7	½ L	Le Reve (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0)	3 / 13	Jump (19)	L P Aspell	L Wadham Mr P H Betts	12/1
		held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
5^th	6	2 L	Ironic (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	597553- / 5	Flat (109), Jump (256)	P J Brennan	T R George St Albans Bloodstock…	10/1
		tracked leaders, effort when mistake 2 out, soon under pressure and weakened
6^th	9	15 L	Strawberry Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	4/P78 / 10	Jump (15)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Mrs Caroline Keevil K S B Bloodstock	150/1
		held up in rear, weakened 3 out
7^th	4	2 L	Coastal Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	31-30 / 6	Jump (21)	Edward Cookson	K C Bailey Lucky Bin Racing	50/1
		chased leaders, under pressure approaching 3 out, soon lost place
8^th	8	39 L	Maison Royale (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	8-8684 / 5	Jump (22)	W T Kennedy	S Durack The Ups And Downes…	100/1
		always behind, weakened 3 out
	5	-	General Girling (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	97- / 13	Jump (239)	Alain Cawley	Mrs Caroline Keevil The Yeovilton Flyers