Horse Alert

28 Nov 2015 14:05 Newcastle

Winner: £113,000 (Penalty: £63,585); Distance: 2m 98y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Identity Thief (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	11P23-1 / 8	Jump (29)	B J Cooper	H De Bromhead Gigginstown House…	6/0
		led to before 5th, tracked leader, close up 3 out, challenged next, led again briefly when mistake and headed last, ridden flat, stayed on well to regain narrow lead towards finish
2^nd	5	NK	Top Notch (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	111122 / 10	Jump (7)	D A Jacob	N J Henderson Mr Simon Munir…	9/0
		tracked leader, led before 5th, headed briefly before last, ridden and kept on under pressure flat, headed towards finish
3^rd	6	10 L	Wicklow Brave (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	80P1-03 / 10	Flat (42), Jump (13)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins Wicklow Bloodstock(Ireland)Ltd	2/0
		tracked leading pair, mistake 2nd, effort and every chance 3 out, one pace next, ridden and no impression in clear 3rd between last 2
4^th	4	16 L	Purple Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	217124 / 6	Jump (21)	David Bass	J P Ferguson Bloomfields	14/0
		held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden after next, stayed on into modest 4th after last, no chance with leaders
5^th	7	6 L	Intense Tango (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0)	21135-2 / 6	Flat (70), Jump (28)	Henry Brooke	K R Burke New Approach Racing…	50/0
		held up towards rear in touch, outpaced 3 out, no chance with leaders, lost modest 4th after last
6^th	3	8 L	Irving (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1P2P11 / 10	Flat (820), Jump (7)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls Axom Xlix	2/0
		held up towards rear in touch, 6th when blundered 4 out, soon outpaced, well beaten when ridden after next
7^th	1	15 L	Beltor (GB) (colt, bay, 11 7)	116 / 10	Flat (416), Jump (260)	T J O'Brien	R Stephens Alison Mossop	22/0
		took keen hold, held up in 4th, outpaced when hit 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off