Horse Alert

10 Mar 2017 16:40 Leicester

Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,496); Distance: 1m 7f 201y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (heavy in places).

Nicol & Fielding Mechanical Services Ltd Open Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Darwins Fox (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	25-6633 / 11	Flat (749), Jump (9)	Mr D Maxwell	D M Christie Mr David Maxwell	13/8
		in touch, lost place 8th, headway before 4 out, led last, clear flat, stayed on
2^nd	1	7 L	Delta Borget (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 6)	2-U4542 / 13	Jump (17)	Miss V Wade	L Jefford Here Come The Girls	2/1
		led, blundered badly 2 out, headed and mistake last, no impression on winner flat
3^rd	5	11 L	Doeslessthanme (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	521F3U/ / 13	Jump (861)	R Patrick	Mike Hammond Mr R J Hewitt	12/1
		prominent on outside, lost place before 4th, behind 7th, still over 15 lengths last at the last, stayed on flat, took 3rd post
4^th	7	NS	The Banastoir (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	6064P-6 / 9	Jump (320)	Henry Morshead	Mrs A Morshead Mr Peter J S Russell	50/1
		reluctant to race and left at least 10 lengths, latched onto rear of group before 3rd, not fluent 7th, closed 4 out, 2nd before next, 3rd and beaten last, weakened flat, jockey stopped riding inside final 100 yards, lost 3rd post
5^th	3	7 L	Court In Session (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P/P2-843 / 12	Jump (17)	Ms Annabel Roberts	Mrs A Brook Mrs Annabel Brook	25/1
		chased leaders, mistake 7th, lost place 3 out, weakened 2 out
6^th	2	1¼ L	Boygojumping (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	2-124P3 / 6	Jump (12)	Sean Houlihan	Martin Peaty Martin & Kathryn…	7/2
		held up, closed 3rd, 2nd next until after 4 out, weakened last
UR	6	-	Rody (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	83F46/P / 12	Jump (26)	Mr N George	C M Casey Mr C M Casey	14/1
		prominent until 2nd, tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, weakening when mistake and unseated rider 3 out