Horse Alert

22 Apr 2018 15:20 Wincanton

Winner: £22,200 (Penalty: £13,256); Distance: 2m 4f 35y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

Richard Hardy Memorial Handicap Chase (Sponsored By Weatherbys Hamilton)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Buster Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	12-3F45 / 13	Jump (73)	Nick Scholfield	Miss E C Lavelle Axom Lxvii	9/4
		led, joined 4 out, narrowly headed next, ridden and 2 lengths down when left clear at the last
2^nd	6	7 L	Turban (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	255534 / 12	Jump (13)	James Best	P Henderson The Ray Of Hope…	11/1
		chased leaders on outside, went 3rd at 10th, ridden before 3 out, dropped to 4th and no extra before next, left modest 3rd last, took 2nd last strides
3^rd	3	HD	Bramble Brook (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	313164 / 9	Jump (25)	H Cobden	C L Tizzard Brocade Racing	8/1
		held up in touch in last pair, steady headway when jumped slowly 11th, pushed along and outpaced 13th, rallied 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, left modest 2nd at the last, lost 2nd final strides
4^th	5	14 L	Amber Gambler (GER) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1P-6451 / 9	Jump (22)	T J O'Brien	Ian Williams Mr Patrick Kelly	7/2
		held up in touch in last pair, steady headway 11th, pushed along in 3rd after 13th, weakened next, left poor 4th last
5^th	2	5 L	Wilberdragon (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	6-31355 / 10	Jump (95)	Paul O'Brien	C E Longsdon Don Sebastiao Partnership	4/1
		several slow jumps, chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, pushed along and lost 3rd 10th, reminders and weakened 12th, behind and awkward next
FE	1	-	The Last But One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13)	P211F1 / 9	Jump (13)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Mr Tom Malone	9/2
		tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th, challenged and hit 4 out, led next, 2 lengths ahead when fell last