Horse Alert

17 Apr 2013 14:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,010); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Citipost Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Whisper (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-1414 / 12	Jump (39)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Walters Plant Hire…	9/4
		chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 6th, challenged 2 out, ridden flat, led final 100 yards, stayed on well
2^nd	5	1½ L	Valdez (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4)	217130 / 13	Jump (39)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Riverdee Stable	12/1
		took keen hold, held up, not fluent 6th, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, ridden flat, headed final 100 yards, stayed on, held by winner
3^rd	3	14 L	Bob Ford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	U9-1311 / 14	Jump (32)	A P McCoy	Miss R Curtis Miss Laura Richardson	8/1
		took keen hold, led, clear after 2nd until 4th, ridden and headed approaching last, soon beaten, went 3rd just after last, no chance with front pair
4^th	2	7 L	Annacotty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	33-1311 / 9	Jump (28)	Ian Popham	M Keighley Mrs Peter Prowting	6/1
		tracked leader, closed 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, weakened approaching last, went 4th towards finish
5^th	1	½ L	Puffin Billy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1-11125 / 9	Jump (36)	L P Aspell	O Sherwood Tim Syder	6/5
		held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 3rd, hit 7th, closed 3 out, pushed along and tracking leaders after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when not fluent last, weakened and lost 2 places flat
6^th	7	44 L	Sankyouplease (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	14 / 5	Jump (20)	T Scudamore	M Scudamore Mr Mark Blandford	100/1
		chased leaders, jumped slowly 1st, soon lost place, not fluent 4th, last and losing touch from next, tailed off
	4	-	Karinga Dancer (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	2/2-0111 / 13	Jump (13)	Non Runner	H Fry Miss L Thomas