Horse Alert

01 Feb 2020 14:00 Leopardstown

Winner: €150,000 (Penalty: €90,000); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.

ERSG Arkle Novice Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Notebook (EG) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	20-2111 / 11	Jump (37)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Gigginstown House…	5/4
		keen to post, disputed lead early, headed after 1st and chased leader, improved to dispute lead travelling well 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly before last, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong
2^nd	2	¾ L	Cash Back (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	2/12-511 / 12	Flat (1056), Jump (27)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins Watch This Space…	10/3
		disputed lead early, led after 1st, joined and strongly pressed 2 out, ridden entering straight, headed narrowly before last, kept on under pressure in 2nd inside final furlong
3^rd	3	7 L	Gallant John Joe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	317-952 / 10	Jump (36)	B Browne	O McKiernan Keep The Faith…	25/1
		held up in 5th, ridden in moderate 4th 2 out, went moderate 3rd before last, kept on one pace without troubling leaders inside final furlong
4^th	4	12 L	Melon (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 10)	2F-7021 / 10	Flat (1604), Jump (36)	P Townend	W P Mullins Mrs J Donnelly	4/1
		tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, 3rd when mistake 3 out and ridden, dropped to moderate 4th after next, no impression from before last
5^th	6	1¾ L	Royal Rendezvous (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	111-P13 / 11	Jump (37)	M P Fogarty	W P Mullins Dr S P Fitzgerald	14/1
		in rear, mistake 1st, slight mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, under pressure in moderate 5th and bad mistake 2 out, no impression
6^th	1	57 L	Bapaume (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	4-34271 / 8	Jump (47)	R M Power	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	9/2
		tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, soon ridden, dropped to moderate last next, weakened, eased inside final furlong
	7	-	Fakir D'oudairies (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	42-2112 / 9	Jump (37)	M P Walsh	J P O'Brien John P McManus	0/0