Horse Alert

Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,798); Distance: 2m 70y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in Places).

Shakespeare Media Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Leapaway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	00-3311 / 12	Jump (21)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mme V Ferguson	1/4
		tracked leader and well clear of rest, not fluent 2nd and 4th, led going well between last 2, soon clear, unchallenged after, canter
2^nd	2	6 L	Havisham (GB) (colt, bay, 11 3)	560P-1P / 6	Flat (764), Jump (27)	G Sheehan	Jamie Snowden Mr David Brownlow	14/1
		led and well clear with one other, headed between last 2, soon no chance with easy winner, mistake last
3^rd	3	1¼ L	Romanor (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	F72-451 / 9	Flat (268), Jump (33)	Daniel Sansom	J W Mullins Four Hens And A…	7/2
		mostly chased clear pair, closed slightly between last 2, ridden and kept on flat, never nearer
4^th	7	35 L	Musical Stardust (GB) (filly, bay, 10 5)	67-846 / 7	Jump (7)	Kielan Woods	A M Hales Mrs J Way	100/1
		soon behind, tailed off 3 out, plugged on to take remote 4th flat, no chance with leaders
5^th	5	1¾ L	Chef De Troupe (FR) (colt, bay, 10 12)	P9 / 10	Flat (253), Jump (13)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Dr R D P Newland Mr Tony Forbes	20/1
		held up behind, went modest 4th when jumped right from 5th, never near leaders, weakened flat, tailed off
6^th	6	3½ L	Snap Shots (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 12)	6 / 6	Flat (23), Jump (13)	W T Kennedy	O Greenall & J Guerriero Mr Gary Dewhurst	80/1
		always behind, tailed off 3 out
7^th	4	34 L	Another Drama (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	PF-16 / 9	Jump (25)	Wayne Hutchinson	Noel Williams Mr Noel Williams	33/1
		behind most of way, tailed off 3 out