Horse Alert

15 Dec 2012 15:05 Cheltenham

Winner: £130,000 (Penalty: £74,035); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

StanJames.com International Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Zarkandar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	11/15F-1 / 11	Flat (838), Jump (35)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mr Chris Giles…	6/5
		always prominent, led narrowly before 3rd, headed briefly and driven 2 out, ridden last, held on well under pressure flat
2^nd	1	2 L	Grandouet (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	3B/1F11- / 7	Jump (371)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr S Munir	5/2
		held up in 4th, tracked leading pair 3rd, effort approaching last, ridden and stayed on to press winner flat, held towards finish
3^rd	2	6 L	Rock On Ruby (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	23/1213- / 10	Jump (245)	N D Fehily	H Fry The Festival Goers	5/2
		close up in 3rd, disputed lead before 3rd, led briefly 2 out, every chance when not fluent last, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace flat
4^th	4	24 L	Mad Moose (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	081-R30 / 10	Jump (21)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Middleham Park…	66/1
		held up in last trio, chased leaders briefly before 2 out, went moderate 4th between last 2, no chance with leaders
5^th	5	1¾ L	Minella Theatre (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	U2776-P / 12	Jump (7)	A Thornton	Mrs L Hill Mr Alan Hill	150/1
		held up in last trio, struggling 3 out, no chance with leaders
6^th	6	9 L	One Cool Shabra (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0)	572393 / 7	Flat (55), Jump (14)	R P Treacy	P O Brady Miss Rita Shah	33/1
		led on inside, headed before 3rd, remained in touch, outpaced before 2 out, ridden and no impression when rider dropped whip between last 2, soon weakened
7^th	7	31 L	Red Riverman (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	674225 / 10	Flat (519), Jump (49)	Dave Crosse	N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies	100/1
		held up in last trio, chased leaders briefly before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off