Horse Alert

Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £4,225); Distance: 1m 7f 36y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Caithness (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 1)	3606-32 / 9	Jump (54)	Alan Doyle	Miss Lucinda V Russell Kelso Lowflyers…	11/4
		made all, briefly pressed for lead before 4 out, ridden before 3 out where 2 lengths clear, maintained advantage 2 out, kept on approaching last, stayed on well run-in
2^nd	3	1½ L	Skycutter (FR) (colt, bay, 12 0)	24130-2 / 6	Flat (767), Jump (22)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton The French Connection	11/8
		prominent, jumped left 9th, briefly pressed winner before 4 out, kept on same pace 3 out, ridden and chased winner before 2 out, stayed on run-in, not reach winner
3^rd	5	8 L	Coup De Coeur (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	12410-2 / 7	Jump (11)	B S Hughes	Micky Hammond Mr John Burnett	5/1
		midfield, switched left and in touch 4 out, briefly chased winner 3 out where not fluent, soon ridden, weakened before last
4^th	1	8½ L	Rich Spirit (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 1)	512FP-F / 6	Jump (46)	Peter Kavanagh	Mrs S J Smith Mrs S Smith	18/1
		tendency to jump left, held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression before last
	4	-	Beat Box (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	7-11114 / 9	Flat (2009), Jump (54)	C J Todd	D Skelton Union Stripes	0/0
		NonRunner
FE	6	-	Saladam (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	32221/6- / 7	Jump (389)	R T Dunne	O Murphy Mr Adrian Butler	5/1
		held up in rear, travelling okay when hampered and fell 9th
	7	-	Dance Thief (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0313-22 / 6	Jump (25)	Ben Smith	R M Smith Mr R Michael Smith	0/0
		NonRunner