Horse Alert

18 Oct 2008 14:20 Cheltenham

Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars (Help For Heroes) Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	8	-	Mirage Dore (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 13)	3311-31 / 21	Flat (1072), Jump (150)	Mrs R Dobbin	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr & Mrs Duncan…	10/1
		held up in mid-division, progress from 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, led approaching last, ran on well flat
2^nd	1	2 L	Fair Along (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	02/3437- / 11	Flat (164), Jump (179)	R P Flint	P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson	9/2
		disputed lead, led 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, no impression on winner flat, kept on gamely to hold on for 2nd
3^rd	4	NK	Tot Of The Knar (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 3)	112162 / 9	Jump (20)	N D Fehily	Mrs A M Thorpe Steve & Jackie…	8/1
		held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 2 out, switched right before last, went left and hit slight, stayed on flat
4^th	14	4 L	Lordsbridge (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 2)	PF113-5 / 9	Jump (174)	J Favell	Andrew Turnell The Rakkam Wahed…	12/1
		held up in rear, raced keenly, headway on inside after 2 out, kept on, never reached leaders
5^th	7	3¼ L	Bantry Bere (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13)	56P120 / 10	Flat (357), Jump (20)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Fleur Hawes	20/1
		soon pressing leader, not fluent 7th, still challenging 2 out, hung left and beaten approaching last
6^th	9	1¼ L	Supreme Being (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	358116 / 12	Jump (17)	T J Murphy	G Cromwell Mrs B Lynch	40/1
		raced keenly, led to 2nd, remained prominent, beaten approaching last
7^th	11	NS	Pocket Aces (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	210F10- / 10	Jump (189)	M Foley	R Rowe The Encore Partnership…	22/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 5th, shaken up approaching 2 out, stayed on approaching last, never near leaders
8^th	10	½ L	Thunder Rock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	436513 / 7	Flat (737), Jump (20)	A P McCoy	Jonjo & A O'Neill Mrs Gay Smith	14/1
		mid-division, headway 6th, mistake next, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
9^th	13	1½ L	Bring Me Sunshine (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4)	41P61-P / 8	Jump (168)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Robert & Sarah…	16/1
		held up towards rear, headway after 7th, never reached leaders, weakened from 2 out
10^th	3	¾ L	Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	6514B2- / 10	Flat (749), Jump (177)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mrs J M Haines	4/1
		held up towards rear, raced keenly, some headway approaching 3 out, never in contention, not fluent last
11^th	15	6 L	Timpo (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0)	6/140- / 11	Jump (232)	R Johnson	H D Daly Mrs A Timpson	11/2
		mid-division, headway on outside before 6th, weakened before 2 out
12^th	16	1 L	Jug Of Punch (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 0)	44PP0P / 12	Flat (1989), Jump (34)	R Greene	S T Lewis Mr David Lewis	66/1
		in touch, not fluent 5th, soon pushed along, weakened next, behind when pecked 3 out
13^th	5	1½ L	Swordsman (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 1)	6282-38 / 10	Flat (525), Jump (48)	C Bolger	C Gordon Mrs I Colderick	25/1
		chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
14^th	2	4½ L	Pearl King (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 11)	5-5286P / 6	Flat (1107), Jump (21)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus	28/1
		held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, struggling next
15^th	12	7 L	It's A Discovery (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 6)	12/4111- / 9	Jump (328)	D Elsworth	D McCain Jnr The Vyner-Brooks…	14/1
		in touch, hit 7th, weakened 2 out
16^th	6	Dist	Tampa Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	13122-9 / 9	Jump (23)	S E Durack	M F Harris Mrs Denise Hopkins	66/1
		not fluent, always in rear, lost touch after 7th, tailed off