Horse Alert

16 Nov 2018 14:25 Cheltenham

Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £15,475); Distance: 2m 4f 44y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Count Meribel (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 7)	1265P-1 / 12	Jump (12)	M D Grant	N A Twiston-Davies Mr Charles C Walker	4/1
		tracked leader, upsides 3 out, led narrowly when blundered badly and headed next, soon ridden, regained narrow lead flat, edged left, just held on
2^nd	4	NK	Le Breuil (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	52015-1 / 10	Jump (12)	D A Jacob	B Pauling Mrs Emma Palmer	8/1
		led, joined 3 out, headed narrowly when left in 1 length advantage next, soon ridden, edged right last, headed narrowly flat, kept on, just held
3^rd	6	½ L	Mr Whipped (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	1/1112P- / 9	Jump (245)	J McGrath	N J Henderson Mrs J A Martin	15/8
		tracked leaders, driven and outpaced by front pair after 3 out, not fluent last, ridden and hung left flat, kept on, not quite reach front pair
4^th	3	NK	Jenkins (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	110P0-1 / 9	Jump (39)	David Bass	N J Henderson Miss H M McMahon	11/1
		in touch, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, left 4th at last, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, not quite reach leaders
5^th	5	49 L	Jerrysback (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	42F111/ / 12	Jump (633)	B J Geraghty	P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus	10/1
		held up in last pair, lost touch when blundered 4 out, tailed off
UR	2	-	Graasten (GER) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	74/16-13 / 11	Flat (769), Jump (20)	Joshua Moore	G L Moore Mr S G Allen	33/1
		held up in last pair when hit and unseated rider 9th
FE	7	-	White Moon (GER) (gelding, grey, 11 2)	5F/1117- / 10	Jump (343)	R M Power	C L Tizzard Brocade Racing	3/1
		tracked leaders to 6th, held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, outpaced in 4th after next, rallied and in touch when not much room and fell last