Horse Alert

Winner: £40,000 (Penalty: £22,780); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

bet365 Long Distance Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 8)	9/426-16 / 20	Flat (2268), Jump (174)	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	7/2
		made all and always travelling well, clear after 2nd until approaching 2 out, left well clear 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
2^nd	5	17 L	Medinas (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	2411P-2 / 9	Jump (28)	R Thornton	A King Mr & Mrs F D Bell	15/2
		not fluent, held up in 4th, jumped slowly and ridden 6th, ridden approaching 8th, outpaced after 4 out, went 3rd between last 2, went poor 2nd and mistake last, never any chance with winner
3^rd	2	NK	Reve De Sivola (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1142-01 / 12	Jump (28)	R Johnson	Nick Williams Paul Duffy Diamond…	7/2
		not always fluent, chased (clear) winner, bumped 2nd, hit 5th, pushed along before 3 out, lost 2nd and hit 3 out, soon outpaced by leading duo, went 2nd again betwen last 2, no chance with winner, lost 2nd last, kept on same pace flat
4^th	3	5 L	At Fishers Cross (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	111111- / 9	Jump (239)	B J Geraghty	Miss R Curtis John P McManus	10/11
		not fluent, tracked leading pair, went right 2nd, went 2nd 3 out, trying to close in 2 lengths 2nd when sprawled badly on landing 2 out, not recover and eased
RF	4	-	Battle Group (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	0311-1P / 9	Jump (14)	J M Maguire	J Farrelly Jolly Boys Outing