Horse Alert

09 Mar 2022 14:40 Fontwell

Winner: £17,500 (Penalty: £9,149); Distance: 2m 3f 49y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Virgin Bet Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Royaume Uni (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 12)	24-1338 / 7	Flat (131), Jump (25)	Joshua Moore	G L Moore Mrs E Avery	11/8
		travelled well in 5th on inside, good headway into 3rd 4 out, switched out and went 2nd before 2 out where not fluent, led between last two, ridden and came clear run-in, easily
2^nd	3	7 L	Hell Red (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 12)	391-5P0 / 6	Jump (69)	H Cobden	P F Nicholls Sir Martin Broughton…	7/1
		led, ridden and headed between last two, no extra run-in, no chance with easy winner
3^rd	7	8½ L	Island Run (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11)	9571 / 7	Jump (60)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Sir Christopher…	4/1
		mistake and dropped to rear 1st, gained a place 5th, pushed along in 5th after 3 out, went 3rd between last two, stayed on same pace, never any chance with winner
4^th	5	6½ L	Grangeclare Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	125336 / 7	Jump (20)	T Scudamore	D Pipe Prof Caroline Tisdall	9/1
		held up in touch, closer in 4th after 6th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened between last two
5^th	4	1¾ L	Dreaming Blue (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9)	8-13 / 7	Flat (57), Jump (20)	Rex Dingle	A J Honeyball Mr R W Devlin	12/1
		raced wide and keen in close 3rd, went right 4th and 2nd soon after, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out
6^th	6	28 L	Manvers House (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	22-PP53 / 9	Jump (30)	James Best	R Walford K S B, Mr M Doughty…	4/1
		chased leaders on inside, pushed along and lost 3rd 4 out, weakened after next, tailed off
PU	1	-	Breaking Waves (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	412270 / 10	Jump (117)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	H Whittington Colin Peake & Julie…	28/1
		chased leader, hit 3rd, lost 2nd next, lost place and reminders after 5th, behind after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out