Horse Alert

03 Apr 2021 14:05 Haydock

Winner: £35,000 (Penalty: £18,004); Distance: 1m 7f 144y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Betway Challenger Two Mile Hurdle Series Final Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Vision Du Puy (FR) (filly, bay, 10 13)	1/30-741 / 10	Jump (19)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton Mr John P McManus	11/4
		raced keenly in 5th, closer at 3rd, travelling well in 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, quickened readily clear to lead between last 2, very easily
2^nd	6	6 L	Nordic Combined (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 7)	25F755 / 8	Flat (939), Jump (24)	Fergus Gillard	D Pipe David Pipe Racing…	9/1
		tracked leading pair, 2nd going well before 3 out until next, went 2nd again before the last, ridden and no chance with winner run-in
3^rd	3	½ L	Xcitations (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	7-27171 / 10	Jump (15)	Kielan Woods	Mrs P Sly G Libson,d Bayliss,t…	6/1
		disputing 4th until lost place approaching 4 out, rallied on inside 3 out, modest one paced 3rd before the last, plugged on towards finish
4^th	5	½ L	Dino Velvet (FR) (colt, bay, 10 11)	347734 / 10	Flat (298), Jump (28)	Adrian Heskin	A King Mr Alan King	15/2
		held up in last pair, headway on outside 3 out, kept on into one paced 4th before the last, plugged on towards finish
5^th	7	16 L	Da Vinci Hand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	P81-5 / 9	Flat (736), Jump (26)	G Sheehan	Miss J E Foster Mr J Nixon	22/1
		always behind, went poor 5th close home, never a factor, tailed off
6^th	2	¾ L	Chti Balko (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	4-615P6 / 11	Jump (26)	Theo Gillard	D McCain Jnr Dalwhinnie Bloodstock…	8/1
		led, hit 2nd and 2 out, headed and weakened quickly between last 2
7^th	1	25 L	Shantou Express (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	221152 / 9	Jump (26)	David Bass	K Bailey & M Nicholls The Second Chancers	11/5
		tracked leader until pushed along before 3 out, weakened quickly, tailed off