Horse Alert

17 Mar 2021 12:35 Huntingdon

Winner: £5,800 (Penalty: £3,769); Distance: 2m 4f 145y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

MansionBet MerryCheltmas Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Solwara One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	2-112 / 10	Jump (31)	R T Dunne	N P Mulholland Mrs Jane Gerard-Pearse	1/7
		tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, squeezed along and reduced deficit to leader before 3 out, led before 2 out, extended advantage before last, easily
2^nd	5	4 L	Macfin (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 1)	354 / 5	Jump (23)	Jordan Nailor	N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies	15/2
		led at steady pace, not fluent 2nd, increased tempo after 4th, slow jump 6th, came under a drive before 2 out and headed, kept on at one pace after last
3^rd	3	1¾ L	Druim Samhraidh (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	43D-0U / 11	Jump (22)	Mitchell Bastyan	J Farrelly Mr Nathan Matthews	40/1
		held up in midfield, pushed along before 3 out, briefly outpaced, kept on well under a drive after last, headway and went 3rd on the run-in
4^th	2	4¼ L	Classic Ruler (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	14PP-4 / 7	Jump (19)	J E Moore	Mrs Caroline Bailey Mrs Claire Knight	200/1
		prominent, chased along and lost ground before 4 out, soon in rear, weakened before 2 out, kept on again under pressure after last
5^th	4	2 L	Etoile Du Matin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	4/411-6P / 8	Jump (65)	B S Hughes	K Frost K Frost & W Smith	66/1
		in rear, pushed along and progress before 2 out, soon came under pressure, weakened and headed after last
PU	6	-	Distant Universe (GB) (mare, bay, 10 8)	8-70 / 6	Jump (58)	Graham Carson	A Carson Mr Clive Dennett	400/1
		chased leader, took a keen hold, lost ground before 4 out, soon towards rear, pulled up 3 out
UR	7	-	Tashunka (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 8)	72680/3 / 8	Jump (109)	C Brace	F O'Brien The Fob Racing…	10/1
		held up last of all, blundered and unseated 4th