Horse Alert

Winner: £6,400 (Penalty: £4,159); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Montanna (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10)	/ 11	Flat (55)	S Bowen	P & M Bowen Mr Reg Hopkins	7/2
		tracked leaders, slow normal 6th, challenged bypassing omitted last, soon led and ran on well
2^nd	4	2¼ L	Super Scorpion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	15435-3 / 8	Jump (21)	Lorcan Williams	Mrs D A Hamer Mrs J M Edmonds	6/4
		took keen hold, tracked leader, led before omitted 2nd, ridden and headed after omitted last, not pace of winner
3^rd	1	4½ L	The Bottom Bar (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 6)	6/221-2 / 8	Jump (27)	D A Jacob	N J Henderson Rockview Racing…	5/4
		tracked leaders, went 2nd before omitted 3 out, soon ridden, 3rd and one pace from omitted last
4^th	6	24 L	Persistantprincess (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 7)	523-221 / 7	Jump (19)	James Bowen	D A Rees Mr D Rees	25/1
		led, headed before omitted 2nd, tracked leader, ridden after normal 4 out, weakened from omitted 3 out
5^th	2	½ L	Dollnamix (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	09/ / 10	Jump (460)	Nick Scholfield	Miss E C Lavelle GDM Partnership	25/1
		jumped right, held up in rear, headway approaching omitted 3 out, soon went 4th, no impression
6^th	3	4 L	Musketeer (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	56/05- / 6	Jump (325)	C Gethings	R Stephens Mr R Stephens	66/1
		jumped right in rear, lost touch after normal 4 out
7^th	7	14 L	Nowheretoexit (GB) (filly, bay, 10 3)	77- / 4	Jump (187)	R Patrick	D A Rees Mrs G Davies	50/1
		held up, jumped left 1st, not fluent normal 6th, behind before omitted 3 out