Horse Alert

14 Aug 2008 19:40 Stratford

Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £4,554); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

H.L. Barnes And Sons Crystal Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Young Lorcan (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 6)	6P/PP3P- / 28	Jump (124)	M Bradburne	Mrs K Waldron Mr Nick Shutts	17/2
		chased leaders, led approaching 4 out, stayed on well flat
2^nd	6	3¾ L	Foly Pleasant (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 1)	83U4-43 / 14	Jump (70)	O Nelmes	Mrs K Waldron Mr Nick Shutts	4/1
		held up behind leaders, headway approaching 4 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression
3^rd	4	6 L	Grecian Groom (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3)	0P-4743 / 6	Jump (23)	A P McCoy	J & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith	9/2
		held up, reminder after 10th, driven after 12th, lost touch with leaders 4 out, stayed on approaching last, went 3rd flat
4^th	2	2¼ L	Be Telling (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	322F1/5 / 9	Jump (16)	M Foley	S Curran Mr P Byrne	11/8
		led until after 1st, led 4th, headed approaching 4 out, still every chance 2 out, weakening in 3rd when mistake last
5^th	1	HD	See The View (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	F246/1 / 8	Jump (39)	C Bolger	Miss S Smith Mr F Willson	8/1
		raced keenly, tracked leaders, mistakes 9th and 13th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, carried head hight after 2 out, soon hanging left
6^th	7	4 L	The Walnut Tree (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	31P6-59 / 12	Jump (32)	R Greene	S T Lewis Mr Michael J Dunn	16/1
		led after 1st, headed 4th, ridden 12th, jumped slowly and mistake 13th, weakened 4 out
PU	3	-	Salinas (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 9)	92U226- / 9	Jump (114)	Dave Crosse	M F Harris Prevention & Detection…	10/1
		held up, jumped slowly 4th, went prominent 11th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last