Horse Alert

26 Feb 2017 16:10 Southwell

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,330); Distance: 2m 7f 209y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Infinity Racing Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Nautical Nitwit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1B8F28 / 10	Jump (21)	A Nicol	P A Kirby Birrafun 2	7/1
		held up in close 5th, headway into 2nd before 2 out, led and went right 2 out, stayed on well, driven out
2^nd	5	1¾ L	Minstrels Gallery (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 6)	0163-34 / 8	Flat (258), Jump (79)	Aidan Coleman	L Wadham G Pascoe & S Brewer	9/1
		tracked leaders, travelling well after 3 out, challenged on outside and not fluent 2 out, soon switched left and went 2nd, one pace run-in
3^rd	2	4½ L	Kelvingrove (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9)	4/5-1453 / 11	Flat (175), Jump (17)	Mr J J O'Neill	J & A O'Neill Mr A B Leyshon	7/2
		ran in snatches and pushed along on occasions, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, rallied under pressure approaching 2 out, 3rd approaching the last, driven and kept on same pace run-in
4^th	1	1½ L	Sam Red (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	3/47-492 / 11	Flat (924), Jump (22)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr A B Leyshon	2/1
		took keen hold, held up in close 6th, headway approaching 2 out, disputing 3rd approaching the last where not fluent, weakened run-in
5^th	6	6 L	Saint John Henry (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	325-617 / 8	Jump (43)	David Noonan	D Pipe Bryan Drew	6/1
		chased leader, hit 3rd, not fluent 6th, led narrowly after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden and lost 2nd, weakened between last two
6^th	4	27 L	Nobuttaboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	124-213 / 8	Jump (45)	David Bass	B Pauling Mr David J Sturdy	4/1
		led, not fluent 1st, quickened pace on long run before 8th, narrowly headed after 3 out, chased winner until ridden before next, soon weakened quickly, tailed off