Horse Alert

Winner: £5,250 (Penalty: £3,415); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places).

Howarth Franchising Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Mutual Friend (USA) (Colt, Grey, 157lbs)	542-412 / 20	Jump (24)	T Scudamore	D Pipe Pond House Racing	5/2
		held up, steady headway 4th, joined leaders 3 out, close up last, led flat, driven out
2^nd	7	3¼ L	Goldan Jess (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs)	0252-12 / 12	Jump (37), Flat (20)	Aidan Coleman	A W Carroll The Jessies,colin…	5/2
		in touch, close up 3 out, led 2 out, pressed and headed flat
3^rd	6	20 L	Frederick Ozanam (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs)	/ 4	Flat (39)	D Elsworth	O Sherwood Mr Stephen Dartnell	16/1
		held up, headway 4th, ridden 3 out, no impression soon after
4^th	4	6 L	Russian Flag (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	7U/34 / 10	Jump (17)	T J O'Brien	C E Longsdon Mr Neil King	4/1
		tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 2 out, weakened soon after
5^th	3	NK	Prince Vector (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	025-PF2 / 7	Jump (14)	R Johnson	Mrs A M Thorpe Whistlejacket Partnership	5/2
		led, headed 2nd, every chance 3 out, weakened after 2 out
6^th	5	23 L	So Extreme (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs)	0-457 / 9	Jump (7)	Mr Sam Hanson	P Sharp Mr P J Sharp	100/1
		never a factor
7^th	2	Dist	Icey Run (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 152lbs)	P-9P7 / 8	Jump (29)	Mr J Stevenson	Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt Miss O Walters	100/1
		held up, tailed off 4 out
PU	8	-	Rambling Socks (GB) (Filly, Chestnut, 145lbs)	40- / 5	Jump (215), Flat (23)	Jimmy McCarthy	S R Bowring Mr P M Sedgwick	66/1
		tracked leader and keen, lost place 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out