Horse Alert

18 Jan 2014 16:05 Ascot

Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,630); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Heavy.

EBF Stallions 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Champagne West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	12-9211 / 11	Jump (23)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Knowle Racing Stables…	11/8
		held up in rear, smooth headway to 4th and hit 7th, led 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon drew clear, kept up to work run in
2^nd	3	4 L	Knock House (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8)	6-131 / 11	Jump (33)	D Elsworth	M R Channon Mr T G Leslie	7/2
		led, hit 2nd, not fluent 6th, headed 4 out, chased winner and stayed challenging, well held soon after 2 out
3^rd	6	14 L	Ceasar Milan (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	2/111-72 / 9	Jump (21)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	7/2
		tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 3rd until approaching 4 out, chased leading pair, no impression and outpaced before 2 out, held on for 3rd
4^th	2	½ L	Call The Cops (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	131 / 10	Jump (30)	Andrew Tinkler	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	11/1
		held up in touch in 5th, dropped to last pair 7th, modest 4th well before 2 out, kept on run in pressing for modest 3rd
5^th	7	1¾ L	Delgany Demon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	03-21 / 11	Jump (23)	T E Whelan	N B King Mr C M Wilson	33/1
		chased leading trio, pushed along before 4 out, weakened next
6^th	4	1 L	Swallowshide (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	314 / 9	Jump (20)	L P Aspell	Miss E C Lavelle Mr J H Young	8/1
		raced wide, chased leader until before 3rd, disputing 2nd after until before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened well before 2 out
7^th	5	27 L	By The Boardwalk (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	2-43 / 10	Jump (56)	S Thomas	K C Bailey Mr J Perriss	20/1
		last pair, weakened 4 out, tailed off