Horse Alert

23 Apr 2016 14:55 Sandown

Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,475); Distance: 2m 6f 164y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

bet365 Oaksey Chase (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Menorah (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	2851-P3 / 12	Flat (695), Jump (140)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley	5/0
		tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th, hit next, challenged 14th, led 4 out, strongly pressed last, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in
2^nd	6	1 L	Valseur Lido (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	6-12FU2 / 10	Jump (37)	B J Cooper	W P Mullins Gigginstown House…	4/0
		not always fluent, jumped slowly 1st, chased leading trio, went 3rd 15th, 2nd before 3 out, upsides and every chance when hit last, kept on run-in but always held
3^rd	3	10 L	Rocky Creek (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	P-2P40P / 11	Jump (14)	S Bowen	P F Nicholls The Johnson & Stewart…	25/0
		chased leader until 6th, chased leading pair until 15th, outpaced in 4th after 4 out, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in
4^th	4	1¼ L	Third Intention (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 6)	236653 / 11	Flat (2121), Jump (15)	T J O'Brien	C L Tizzard Robert and Sarah…	16/0
		sometimes jumped left, led until 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd approaching next, soon driven and no chance with leading duo, weakened into 4th run-in
5^th	2	1½ L	Saphir Du Rheu (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 10)	1-15566 / 9	Jump (16)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	8/0
		held up in rear, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, plugged on run-in, never involved
6^th	7	½ L	Ballycasey (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 11 0)	B-4935U / 12	Jump (14)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	12/0
		held up in 6th, pecked 4th (water), closer order 12th, outpaced 4 out, plugged on run-in, never involved
7^th	5	29 L	Wonderful Charm (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	783P-2P / 12	Jump (14)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Rjh Geffen, Sir…	10/0
		held up in 5th, hit 9th, weakened after 4 out, behind next, tailed off