Horse Alert

16 Dec 2016 13:55 Ascot

Winner: £32,000 (Penalty: £18,224); Distance: 1m 7f 152y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Kennel Gate) (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Capitaine (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	21-12 / 12	Jump (28)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Martin, Jocelyn…	9/1
		jumped well, raced keenly, made all, clear after 2nd until 3 out, ridden and pressed between last two, forged clear from last, stayed on strongly, driven out
2^nd	6	3½ L	Captain Forez (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	2-3 / 5	Jump (21)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr J Hales	9/2
		held up in touch in last pair, smooth headway into 4th 4 out, 3rd on outside 2 out, one pace when hung right between last two, kept on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
3^rd	3	1 L	Keep In Line (GER) (colt, bay, 11 4)	114 / 6	Flat (316), Jump (33)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Paul & Clare Rooney	7/2
		tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to challenge and hung right between last two, held last, one pace and no impression when hung left run-in, lost 2nd towards finish
4^th	4	3½ L	Lough Derg Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	3-11 / 11	Jump (25)	J McGrath	N J Henderson Catherine Murphy…	11/4
		tracked (clear) winner until pushed along after 3 out, chased leading pair until 2 out, weakened between last two
5^th	2	1¼ L	Thomas Campbell (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	7-111 / 7	Jump (28)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mrs Van Geest &…	5/2
		tracked leaders, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along and lost place after 4th, behind and never on terms after, weakened 3 out, mistake next
6^th	5	7 L	Blue Surf (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0)	21 / 8	Flat (105), Jump (60)	L P Aspell	Mrs A J Perrett John Connolly And…	20/1
		took keen hold, held up in touch in last pair, not fluent 4 out, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, mistake and beaten next