Horse Alert

14 Dec 2012 13:20 Cheltenham

Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,507); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places; Cross Country: Soft, Heavy in places).

CF Roberts Electrical + Mechanical Services Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Dark Lover (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	2121/17 / 11	Jump (26)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls The Dark Lovers	9/2
		mid-division, smooth headway before 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, led going well approaching last where not fluent, driven clear flat, comfortably
2^nd	14	16 L	Open Day (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	8763/81 / 8	Jump (25)	Maurice Linehan	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	7/1
		mid-division, headway under pressure on outside 2 out, soon chased leaders, switched inside and went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
3^rd	2	3¼ L	Dan Breen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	9203-P3 / 9	Jump (21)	F J Hayes	D Pipe Mr Stuart & Simon…	12/1
		in touch, headway 3 out, went 2nd approaching next, led narrowly between last 2, headed and 1 length down when stumbled and almost unseated rider last, soon lost place, kept on same pace
4^th	15	NK	Gallox Bridge (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	0/811U-2 / 13	Jump (34)	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan Mrs Annabel Wheatley	10/1
		led, ridden after 2 out, headed between last 2, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression flat
5^th	6	4½ L	Top Of The Range (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5)	11433- / 9	Jump (241)	Andrew Tinkler	N J Henderson Walters Plant Hire…	14/1
		mid-division, outpaced on outside 3 out, never reached leaders
6^th	17	SHD	Talkin Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	3216-4 / 10	Jump (64)	Brian Harding	N G Richards The Doubting Thomas'…	12/1
		held up behind, headway on inside 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression before last
7^th	3	½ L	Bold Chief (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 10)	1/4212-P / 9	Jump (39)	N D Fehily	H Fry The Eyre Family	12/1
		tracked leader, lost place approaching 3 out, soon ridden, every chance on outside next, weakened before last
8^th	5	¾ L	Arctic Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	4627-00 / 12	Jump (20)	R McGrath	J S Goldie Mr & Mrs Raymond…	66/1
		in touch, mistake 3rd, lost place 5th, no danger after
9^th	12	3¼ L	Turn Over Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	364-121 / 10	Jump (25)	R Thornton	A King J A Mooney & R…	7/1
		mid-division on inside, smooth headway after 3 out, chased leading pair briefly after next, no extra and weakened before last
10^th	8	9 L	Zama Zama (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	444-100 / 10	Jump (26)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams Tony Cromwell &…	66/1
		always behind
11^th	9	1¾ L	Nampour (FR) (Horse (entire), grey, 11 4)	6F22-49 / 8	Flat (951), Jump (41)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner	16/1
		tracked leaders, lost place and ridden after 3 out, soon behind
12^th	10	18 L	Kayaan (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	5-33377 / 7	Flat (174), Jump (21)	Wayne Hutchinson	Mrs P Sly Mr David L Bayliss	50/1
		towards rear, ridden after 2 out, never near leaders
13^th	11	3¾ L	Falcarragh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	012423 / 10	Jump (27)	D C Costello	Tim Vaughan Mr Mike Stratford	8/1
		held up behind, headway into mid-division 2 out, soon weakened
14^th	16	2 L	Trip The Light (GB) (Colt, bay, 10 8)	79-0742 / 8	Flat (426), Jump (48)	Thomas Garner	P W Middleton Mr P W Middleton	25/1
		mid-division, ridden 2 out, soon weakened
15^th	13	2½ L	Secret Dancer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10)	503/070- / 11	Flat (56), Jump (321)	Nick Scholfield	A E Jones Mr J L Flint	66/1
		always towards rear
16^th	1	9 L	Hawkhill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	121214 / 9	Flat (447), Jump (48)	Jason Kiely	Tim Vaughan Mr Lee Helps	20/1
		tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, lost place before next, soon weakened
PU	7	-	Tom Du Lys (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	0120- / 5	Flat (452), Jump (230)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr S Munir