Horse Alert

Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,922); Distance: 2m 1f 14y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Royal Caledonian Hunt Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Escapeandevade (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	1P4-441 / 8	Jump (21)	B S Hughes	J Ewart The Escapees	11/8
		led until 2md, chased clear leader, hit 8th, closer 4 out, angled out and led turning in, over 3 lengths ahead and good jump last, pushed along and stayed on well run-in
2^nd	3	3½ L	Dubai Days (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	12-5654 / 10	Jump (33)	Bruce Lynn	N W Alexander Alexander, McGarrity,…	7/4
		held up in 4th, outpaced and struggling 8th, went modest 3rd 3 out, ridden between last two, went 2nd at the last, hung left and stayed on same pace run-in, no chance with winner
3^rd	4	3 L	Salamanca Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	251U/32 / 8	Jump (34)	D R Fox	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Allan Stennett	5/1
		sweating, pulled hard and headway to lead 2nd, soon clear, reached for next, went right 7th, reduced lead 3 out, headed turning in, soon no extra, weakened into 3rd at the last
4^th	1	17 L	Marshalled (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13)	3-12715 / 10	Jump (22)	R P McLernon	B Haslam Mr John P McManus	15/2
		tracked leader until steadied into 3rd at 2nd, pushed along and struggling when dropped to modest 4th 3 out