Horse Alert

22 Dec 2012 15:25 Haydock

Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £9,495); Distance: 3m; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Blue Square Bet Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Alpha Victor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	6013-16 / 11	Jump (42)	Charlie Huxley	W Kinsey Kinsey & Osborne…	11/1
		chased leaders, every chance approaching last, led flat, all out
2^nd	5	½ L	South Leinster (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	144-461 / 7	Jump (42)	Jonathon Bewley	G Bewley Web Racing & K…	9/2
		held up, headway to lead before 5th, strongly challenged after 2 out, headed towards finish, no extra
3^rd	3	4 L	Ely Brown (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	U203P-1 / 10	Jump (55)	N D Fehily	C E Longsdon Countrywide Vehicle…	3/1
		in touch, headay approaching last, kept on under pressure to go 3rd closing stages, never able to challenge
4^th	8	1¼ L	Duke Of Monmouth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	242-21F / 8	Jump (22)	Gavin Sheehan	C J Mann Bryan & Philippa…	11/4
		prominent, ridden to challenge after 2 out, faded flat
5^th	7	3¾ L	Makhzoon (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	2-110P1 / 10	Jump (43)	Lucy Alexander	N W Alexander The Ladies Who	12/1
		with leaders, weakened after 2 out
6^th	9	3 L	Merrydown (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	7-23P42 / 11	Jump (14)	Brian Harding	N G Richards Mrs Pat Sloan	8/1
		soon led, headed after 4th, , chased leaders until weakened 2 out
7^th	6	2 L	Joseph Mercer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	F162-F1 / 11	Jump (35)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Mr H L Thompson	6/1
		in touch, under pressure after 2 out, soon weakened
8^th	2	32 L	Shalone (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9)	1355F6/ / 10	Jump (617)	Gerard Tumelty	Adrian Wintle Mrs Jeni Fisher…	33/1
		held up in rear but in touch, headway after 2 out, weakening when blundered last, tailed off
	1	-	Barafundle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	02210/4 / 12	Jump (28)	A O'Keeffe	J Candlish Mrs Judith Ratcliff