Horse Alert

30 Mar 2023 14:10 Hexham

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £5,281); Distance: 1m 7f 133y; Class: 5; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Vickers Bet Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Cudgel (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	3U0544 / 11	Jump (14)	Craig Nichol	J Walton Messrs F T Walton	9/2
		chased leader, blundered 2 out, rallied to lead home turn, pressed last, stayed on well flat, always holding on
2^nd	3	½ L	Moonacura (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4)	39-8396 / 6	Jump (14)	D R Fox	W Coltherd Flannigan Newitt…	11/10
		mid-division on inside, headway under pressure to go 2nd home turn, pressed leader last, stayed on flat but could not reach winner
3^rd	6	9 L	Bandit D'ainay (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	2-PU48P / 12	Flat (1797), Jump (16)	C O'Farrell	Micky Hammond The Golden Cuckoo	25/1
		mid-division, went 3rd home turn but soon pushed along and outpaced, plugged on from last
4^th	4	46 L	Choix Des Armes (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 3)	515-U79 / 11	Jump (58)	Nathan Moscrop	Mrs A C Hamilton Mr J P G Hamilton	13/2
		mid-division, pushed along and outpaced 3 out when mistake, tailed off
PU	1	-	Hell On Earth (IRE) (gelding, grey, 12 2)	34/3626- / 10	Jump (628)	Bruce Lynn	C Bissett Bissett Racing	40/1
		held up, not fluent 5th, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, pulled up after 2 out
PU	2	-	Ashjan (GB) (colt, bay, 10 13)	1-46785 / 11	Flat (1455), Jump (14)	P W Wadge	Miss S E Forster Dave Skeldon &…	13/2
		short of room start and detached in rear early, struggling from 6 out, pulled up after 4 out
PU	7	-	Court Justice (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2)	857P0P / 6	Jump (20)	Thomas Dowson	P A Kirby Mr G Nicholson	13/2
		led, ridden and headed home turn, weakened quickly thereafter and soon pulled up