Horse Alert

08 Mar 2023 15:40 Fontwell

Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 1f 165y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Ultimate Cheltenham Festival Guide On attheraces.com/cheltenham Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Wewillgowithplanb (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1)	4/881-28 / 7	Jump (132)	Harry Bannister	R Bandey Test Valley Partnership…	11/4
		led early, headed before 2nd, chased leader 4 out, good headway to dispute before untidy jump 3 out, led on landing, joined approaching 2 out, rallied to lead outright approaching last, soon clear, ridden out
2^nd	5	11 L	Police Academy (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6)	1-5343 / 6	Jump (22)	J J Burke	O Sherwood Mr N Sutton	9/2
		close up, settled midfield 4 lengths behind from pair 4th, headway and closed on leaders after 4 out, disputed approaching 2 out, lost momentum when nodded on landing 2 out, chased winner from there on but no impression in closing stages
PU	1	-	The Grey Falco (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 2)	61730-P / 9	Jump (110)	Luca Morgan	B Pauling Ms Vera Sugrue	9/4
		prominent, led approaching 2nd, jumped well 6th, eight lengths clear with a circuit to go, reminders after 4 out, quickly reduced lead before 3 and headed when not fluent on landing 3 out, gradually lost ground and pulled up before last
PU	3	-	Across The Line (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	653804 / 8	Jump (15)	Sam Twiston-Davies	S Hosie Case,courage,hosie,romans,van…	6/1
		held up, reminders 5th, pushed along entering final circuit, detached from 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
	4	-	Extraordinary Man (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	394U-52 / 8	Jump (20)	Brendan Powell	D G Bridgwater Mr Simon Hunt	0/0
		NonRunner
PU	6	-	Letsbe Avenue (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 3)	724-1U2 / 8	Flat (1139), Jump (20)	Harry Kimber	K Burke Mr Christopher…	9/2
		in rear, pushed along 4 out, pushed along when making headway before 3 out, ridden and dropped to rear before being pulled up before 2 out