Horse Alert

30 Dec 2013 14:20 Taunton

Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £11,546); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Season's Greetings From totepool Mares' Novices' Hurdle (Listed)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Down Ace (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 2)	411-111 / 8	Jump (34)	D C Costello	F O'Brien Paul Sullivan	7/2
		chased leaders, went 3rd approaching and hit 2 out, led before last, ridden and narrow advantage when edged left briefly 100 yards out, driven to hold on
2^nd	3	NK	Blue Buttons (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 2)	12-4P31 / 8	Jump (11)	R Mahon	H Fry Swanbridge Bloodstock…	7/2
		chased leader until 3 out, chased leading pair, went 2nd again before 2 out, ridden and upsides last, every chance under pressure flat, just held
3^rd	1	11 L	As I Am (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 7)	111312 / 6	Jump (9)	Conor Shoemark	D E Cantillon Mr Don Cantillon	1/1
		jumped left, kept slight advantage when joined after 3 out, hung right and headed before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, dropped to 3rd and blundered last, weakened flat
4^th	7	5 L	Dolores Delightful (FR) (filly, bay, 10 3)	74 / 7	Jump (211)	R Johnson	Nick Williams Miss Eliisa Morgan	10/1
		took keen hold, held up, headway to chase leaders 5th, went 2nd 3 out, joined leader and challenged soon after, lost 2nd before 2 out, no extra in 4th soon after
5^th	5	2¾ L	Miner Distraction (GB) (mare, bay, 11 2)	18-0 / 10	Jump (11)	Nick Scholfield	J Scott Mrs M Phillips	66/1
		held up in rear, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, soon outpaced
6^th	6	17 L	Neston Grace (GB) (filly, bay, 11 2)	1-13019 / 6	Jump (24)	James Davies	S Hodgson Dr Nigel Knott	33/1
		took keen hold tracking leaders, pushed along before 6th, weakened before next, tailed off
7^th	2	19 L	Roja Dove (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5)	01125 / 9	Flat (138), Jump (20)	T E Whelan	N B King FirstTimesTwentySix…	25/1
		chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off