Horse Alert

23 Dec 2017 12:40 Ascot

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,498); Distance: 2m 7f 118y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Foundation Developments Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	13	-	One Of Us (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	4/3343-4 / 13	Jump (23)	Lizzie Kelly	Nick Williams Forty Winks Syndicate	13/2
		made all, ridden between last 2, edged left briefly run-in, soon asserted and stayed on gamely
2^nd	4	1¾ L	Forgetthesmalltalk (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1424-32 / 9	Jump (38)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Tim Leadbeater…	7/2
		held up in mid-division and raced on inside, headway chasing leaders approaching 7th, 2nd going well before 2 out, every chance lost 2nd at the last, rallied to join 2nd post, no chance with winner
2^nd	9	DHT	Comely (GB) (filly, bay, 10 12)	3432-31 / 6	Jump (23)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson The Queen	5/1
		mid-division, headway on outside chasing leaders 7th, went 2nd at the last, trying to challenge when carried briefly left and slightly checked run-in, soon held
4^th	7	½ L	Christmas In April (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	1435-3 / 10	Jump (16)	Ned Curtis	N J Henderson Swallowfield Racing	15/2
		held up and behind, good headway on wide outside chasing leaders 3 out, kept on under pressure run-in, not quite pace to challenge
5^th	2	HD	Hatchet Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	6F-2734 / 11	Jump (19)	T J O'Brien	P Henderson E Hawkings & G…	22/1
		towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders soon after 3 out, ridden and not quicken between last 2, switched right approaching last, kept on under pressure run-in, not quite going pace to challenge
6^th	10	11 L	Plantagenet (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	11112U / 9	Jump (24)	Daniel Sansom	J W Mullins Mrs P de W Johnson	20/1
		mid-division, mistake 6th, soon lost place, rallied 4 out, soon pushed along, chased leaders before 2 out, weakening when mistake last
7^th	11	7 L	Eddy (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	6512U2 / 10	Jump (27)	Lucy Gardner	Mrs S Gardner Mr J F Panvert	25/1
		took keen hold, held up towards rear, good headway chasing leaders before 4 out, 2nd travelling well next, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened between last 2, dived at last
8^th	12	1¾ L	Kings Temptation (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	85242F / 9	Jump (26)	D A Jacob	B I Case Lady Jane Grosvenor	20/1
		towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders soon after 3 out, pushed along before next, where mistake and weakened
9^th	1	14 L	This Is It (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	5332-16 / 7	Jump (22)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Nick Mitchell Three Kings Partnerships	8/1
		chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, weakened soon after
10^th	14	2¼ L	Miss Yeats (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9)	3526-33 / 10	Jump (25)	T Dowling	Mrs L J Mongan Mrs P J Sheen	16/1
		always towards rear, pushed along and struggling 4 out, never a factor
11^th	6	12 L	Now Mcginty (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	343-33P / 10	Jump (23)	C Gethings	S Edmunds The Garratt Family	8/1
		raced wide, mostly chased winner until 3 out, chased leaders, weakened well before next where mistake
12^th	5	70 L	Natter Jack Croak (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1/8-724 / 6	Jump (14)	Adrian Heskin	Miss R Curtis Mr Nigel Morris	25/1
		held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off
13^th	8	1¼ L	Capsy De Mee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	953-236 / 6	Jump (45)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden Jamie Snowden Racing…	25/1
		always behind, never a factor, tailed off
PU	3	-	Ready Token (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 11)	11P04-8 / 10	Jump (63)	J J Burke	C E Longsdon Foxtrot Racing:…	66/1
		chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after, behind when mistake 2 out, soon pulled up
	15	-	Here Comes Molly (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 0)	8064-58 / 8	Flat (524), Jump (82)	Alex Edwards	Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	0/0
		NonRunner