Horse Alert

Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Independent Racecourses Ltd, IRL Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	The Road Ahead (GB) (mare, bay, 11 4)	126552 / 10	Jump (35)	S Bowen	P & M Bowen Mr F Lloyd	7/2
		tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon led, kept on well
2^nd	2	2 L	Vivant Poeme (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	856433 / 7	Jump (53)	N D Fehily	H Fry Andy & Sharon Measham	11/4
		in rear, headway before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, kept on and always held
3^rd	7	9 L	Mister Snowball (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	5-34079 / 8	Flat (1555), Jump (14)	James Davies	C J Down P Holland,jt Measures,ma…	16/1
		tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, one pace
4^th	4	12 L	Sonny The One (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 9)	45-3532 / 7	Jump (21)	Paul O'Brien	C L Tizzard Mr R E Nuttall	3/1
		tracked leader, reminders before 4 out, weakened 2 out
5^th	3	HD	Vinnie My Boy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	5443P4 / 7	Jump (148)	Miss A Dalton	Heather Dalton Mr Roy Swinburne	33/1
		held up in touch, weakened after 3 out
6^th	8	4½ L	Rior (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	935305 / 9	Jump (31)	T J O'Brien	P Henderson The Ray Of Hope…	6/1
		held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out
7^th	6	2 L	Somerset Lias (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	8-26776 / 9	Jump (19)	L Heard	R H Buckler Mr D R Fear	17/2
		held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
8^th	1	9 L	Real Milan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P23-FP8 / 13	Jump (30)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Mrs A L M King Mr Nick J Jones	14/1
		led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out