Horse Alert

Winner: £6,300 (Penalty: £4,094); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in Places).

Matchbook Betting Exchange Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Eskendash (USA) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	2/43323- / 11	Flat (208), Jump (13)	R Johnson	Mrs P Sly Sticky Wicket Racing…	6/5
		held up in last pair, steady headway after 4th, tracked leaders before 3 out, close 3rd and awkward 2 out, 2nd before led last, quickened clear run-in
2^nd	1	6 L	Choix Des Armes (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	331133 / 11	Jump (20)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Mr J P G Hamilton	9/4
		soon tracking leader, ridden before 2 out, lost 2nd before the last where left 2nd again, no chance with winner
3^rd	2	6 L	Movie Set (USA) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	F1- / 7	Flat (915), Jump (13)	James Bowen	R Spencer Fathers & Sons	5/2
		jumped left, mistake 1st, led, joined 2 out, headed when blundered last, lost 2nd and no chance after
4^th	6	5 L	Atalanta's Gold (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 5)	0-PP66 / 8	Jump (22)	T Scudamore	G & J Moore Dr P D Molony	50/1
		chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened between last 2
5^th	5	13 L	Geordielad (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	P- / 5	Flat (228), Jump (159)	Thomas Garner	O Sherwood Mr A Taylor	80/1
		in touch, lost place and in last pair 4th, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out
6^th	7	4½ L	Golden Cannon (GB) (mare, bay, 10 5)	877/77 / 8	Flat (77), Jump (13)	M Goldstein	Miss S West Miss Sheena West	100/1
		chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened
7^th	4	3 L	Gamekeeper Bill (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	668888 / 5	Jump (28)	Tom Cannon	A Bailey Mr F A Clegg	80/1
		always in rear, never a factor