Horse Alert

22 Feb 2014 15:15 Kempton

Winner: £27,500 (Penalty: £15,661); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy on bend adjacent to lake).

Sky Bet Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Irving (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	111 / 10	Flat (176), Jump (64)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls Axom Xlix	4/6
		tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 3 out, led on bit between last 2, clear when reached for last, kept on strongly flat, impressive
2^nd	1	5 L	Amore Alato (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	81-4113 / 9	Jump (28)	R Johnson	Nick Williams Mrs Sarah Faulks	8/1
		led and soon clear, reduced lead approaching 3rd, ridden when hit 2 out, headed before last, no chance with impressive winner, kept on well for clear 2nd
3^rd	5	5 L	Cup Final (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	4-2 / 8	Jump (100)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	8/1
		took keen hold early, held up in 5th, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on same pace and went modest 3rd flat
4^th	4	3 L	First Mohican (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 6)	1 / 10	Flat (133), Jump (16)	R Thornton	A King Hp Racing First…	5/1
		not fluent, tracked leaders in 4th, disputing 3rd at 4th, hit 4 out, not fluent and slightly lost place 3 out, rallied to 3rd again on long run to 2 out, hit 2 out, weakened to 4th flat
5^th	6	¾ L	Germany Calling (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	2-32 / 8	Jump (127)	N D Fehily	C E Longsdon Mr Tyrone Hanlon	28/1
		raced keenly tracking leader, hit 4 out, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened 2 out
6^th	7	9 L	Vaihau (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	1131 / 6	Jump (145)	R P McLernon	Jonjo O'Neill Mr John P McManus	50/1
		held up in last pair, pushed along and outpaced on long run to 2 out
7^th	3	37 L	Dubai Prince (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6)	1P3 / 7	Flat (547), Jump (29)	D F O'Regan	J P Ferguson Bloomfields	16/1
		held up in rear, hit 3rd, beaten and eased from 2 out, tailed off