Horse Alert

20 Jun 2017 15:30 Stratford

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 6f 125y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places (Watered)).

John Smiths Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Play The Ace (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	4U35P-P / 11	Jump (24)	S Bowen	P & M Bowen The Shinton Family	11/2
		chased leaders, led 11th until 13th, led again after 2 out, joined last, driven and kept on run-in, all out
2^nd	6	1¼ L	Hepijeu (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 13)	8445-31 / 9	Flat (1180), Jump (28)	Aidan Coleman	C E Longsdon Mrs H Woodhall	9/2
		chased leader, jumped right 1st, led 3rd, jumped right and headed 11th, led again 13th, headed after 2 out, chased winner, every chance last, kept on same pace run-in
3^rd	5	NK	Honkytonktennessee (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	FP11-42 / 10	Flat (1065), Jump (14)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr Graham William…	11/4
		held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, good headway chasing leaders 13th, driven and kept on run-in
4^th	4	12 L	Queen Spud (GB) (filly, bay, 11 3)	11365-6 / 8	Jump (42)	R Johnson	H D Daly Barlow & Brindley	7/1
		led until not fluent and headed 3rd, chased leader until outpaced 13th, kept on again into remote 4th before the last
5^th	8	16 L	Mr Mafia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	F525P-2 / 14	Jump (43)	Lee Edwards	A W Carroll Mr Peter Boggis	8/1
		held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
	1	-	Alberobello (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	23P4/1-3 / 10	Jump (19)	Matt Griffiths	Nicky Martin Bradley Partnership	0/0
		Nonrunner
UR	2	-	Cernunnos (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	7366P-3 / 8	Jump (35)	Adrian Heskin	T R George Mr John P McManus	7/2
		chased leaders, badly hampered and unseated rider 11th
PU	7	-	Oyster Shell (GB) (gelding, brown, 10 11)	P2-2PF1 / 10	Jump (17)	Ian Popham	O Greenall & J Guerriero Hewitt & Daresbury	16/1
		led in start, chased leaders, pushed along after 10th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out