Horse Alert

12 Dec 2008 12:45 Cheltenham

Winner: £22,000 (Penalty: £13,776); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places, Cross Country Course;Soft, Heavy in places).

Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (Qualifier)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Fair Along (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	3437-21 / 22	Flat (219), Jump (27)	R P Flint	P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson	8/1
		mid-division early, tracked leaders 4th, ridden to lead after 2 out, clear when hit last, stayed on strongly
2^nd	6	6 L	Don't Push It (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7)	5/1F0-P8 / 11	Jump (14)	A P McCoy	Jonjo & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	12/1
		held up behind, steady progress on outer from 7th, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, kept on but always held
3^rd	14	2 L	Maucaillou (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	24F972 / 8	Flat (859), Jump (28)	Alain Cawley	P Nolan G Murtagh, J Whitney	11/1
		held up towards rear, good headway approaching 2 out, ridden to dispute 3rd approaching last, stayed on
4^th	12	5 L	Cullahill (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1)	56-131F / 10	Jump (55)	D A Jacob	R H Buckler Mr Nick Elliott	16/1
		in touch, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on again approaching last, went 4th near finish
5^th	9	½ L	Hidden Agent (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4)	53121-0 / 6	Jump (26)	R M Power	A L T Moore C Jones	20/1
		held up towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out, ridden to dispute 3rd after 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last
6^th	2	1 L	Liberate (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3)	2054-14 / 9	Flat (55), Jump (41)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Anabel K Murphy	12/1
		prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra from last
7^th	15	5 L	Pennek (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	1-5 / 8	Jump (26)	R Thornton	A King Mr H D Read	7/2
		in touch, struggling 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out
8^th	8	1½ L	Mendo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 5)	1F449-8 / 9	Jump (20)	T Siddall	Noel T Chance Mrs M C Sweeney	6/1
		held up towards rear, hampered on inner after 3 out, stayed on after next, never troubled leaders
9^th	5	6 L	Caracciola (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 7)	5/00004- / 13	Flat (55), Jump (230)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr P J D Pottinger	10/1
		mid-division until 3 out, never back on terms
10^th	10	1¾ L	Valley Ride (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3)	59P53P/ / 10	Jump (608)	Aidan Coleman	D W P Arbuthnot Saith O Ni & Ednyfed…	16/1
		mid-division, hit 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next
11^th	3	2 L	Buena Vista (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	03-3900 / 11	Jump (27)	Hadden Frost	D Pipe Matt Archer&the…	33/1
		mid-division, effort approaching 2 out, weakened soon after
12^th	16	HD	Openditch (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	4/1302-4 / 10	Jump (216)	T J Murphy	D Pipe Mr Michael Allfrey	15/2
		mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden to dispute 3rd after 2 out, weakened approaching last, eased run-in
13^th	4	Dist	Lacdoudal (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 12)	644303/ / 11	Flat (2215), Jump (609)	Ian Popham	P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan	28/1
		mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
14^th	11	Dist	Tora Bora (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 2)	67P-0P1 / 9	Flat (73), Jump (20)	K Renwick	B G Powell Mrs A Ellis	28/1
		led until 5th, prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakening when mistake next
15^th	13	1 L	Saltango (GER) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 0)	721122/ / 10	Flat (1183), Jump (783)	W Kennedy	A M Hales Mr A M Hales	33/1
		mid-division, headway when mistake 8th, effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened
16^th	7	10 L	Diablo (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 6)	13117P / 8	Jump (27)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould	25/1
		tracked leaders, went prominent 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
	17	-	Dan Buoy (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 0)	P-P8713 / 8	Flat (503), Jump (14)	Brian Harding	R C Guest Bamboozelem