Horse Alert

Winner: £4,800 (Penalty: £3,119); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places, Watered).

Ladbrokes 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Sergeant Thunder (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	1/9-F / 6	Jump (13)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach	4/1
		tracked leaders who went clear from 2nd until 4th, challenged on bit 2 out, led before last, shaken up and went clear flat
2^nd	4	7 L	Thatchers Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	P1P/28-2 / 9	Jump (18)	D F O'Regan	Henry Oliver Miss J Green	8/1
		tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, rider unbalanced before last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
3^rd	5	NK	Val D'arc (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	025/15- / 7	Flat (589), Jump (32)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Tony & Pauline…	7/2
		led, jumped slightly right, ridden before 2 out, headed appraoching last, no chance with winner flat, lost 2nd close home
4^th	1	7 L	Rody (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	4PP83F- / 12	Jump (32)	P J Brennan	T R George Mr C M Casey	3/1
		tracked leaders who went clear from 2nd until 4th, ridden after 3 out, one pace last, no extra flat
5^th	3	38 L	Swift Arrow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	41P16P- / 10	Jump (47)	A P McCoy	D McCain Jnr Mrs C Strang Steel	3/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along next, ridden after 4th, weakened next, tailed off
6^th	6	2¼ L	Agha Des Mottes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	6132- / 7	Jump (29)	W T Kennedy	Ian Williams Mr Ian Williams	11/1
		held up, took keen hold, ridden after 5th, weakened before next, tailed off
	7	-	Strictly The One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	7-PP / 6	Jump (4)	M J Quinlan	N P Mulholland Mr Brian Valentine