Horse Alert

Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £2,053); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 6; Eligibility: 4YO to 6YO; Going: Soft.

Merry Monk At Monkton Heathfield Standard Open NH Flat Race

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Gallic Warrior (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	8 / 9	Jump (17)	Alain Cawley	F O'Brien The Gud Times Partnership	14/1
		took keen hold with leader, led over 3f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, stayed on to assert inside final furlong
2^nd	6	2 L	August Hill (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 8)	25 / 6	Jump (32)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Caren Walsh…	1/1
		held up in rear, steady headway over 4f out, went 2nd inside final 3f, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
3^rd	3	1¾ L	Power Of God (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	14 / 6	Jump (22)	Michael Byrne	Tim Vaughan Mr J H Frost	9/2
		chased leader, outpaced over 4f out, rallied to modest 3rd over 1f out, kept on under pressure
4^th	5	14 L	Royal Palladium (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 1)	3 / 11	Jump (30)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams Sir John Timpson	5/2
		led until over 3f out, chased winner until inside final 3f, weakened well over 1f out
5^th	2	5 L	Higgsy (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1)	8 / 5	Jump (22)	Hadden Frost	M Hill Mr Martin Hill	50/1
		took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened inside final 3f
6^th	7	16 L	Grapeshot Verse (GB) (filly, chestnut, 10 0)	4 / 5	Jump (20)	W T Kennedy	A J Lidderdale Mr B S Hicks	25/1
		chased leaders, pushed along 8f out, weakened 5f out, tailed off
7^th	4	3½ L	Quick Brew (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	U / 12	Jump (16)	Lucy Gardner	Mrs S Gardner The Wizards	50/1
		held up in last pair, weakened 5f out, tailed off
	8	-	Pandy (GB) (filly, bay, 10 0)	/ 5		Non Runner	George Baker Mr R J McAlpine