Horse Alert

27 Feb 2009 14:10 Newbury

Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Arkell's 3b Bitter 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	According To Dick (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1-121 / 6	Jump (7)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana Whateley	11/4
		chased leaders, ridden to chase leader last, driven ahead final 75 yards
2^nd	7	¾ L	Fiftyonefiftyone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	0-46 / 10	Jump (63)	R J Killoran	N J Henderson Mr J R Cornwall	40/1
		chased leaders, ridden to lead, approaching 2 out, strongly pressed last, headed final 75 yards, unable to quicken
3^rd	3	¾ L	Michel Le Bon (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	3-1 / 10	Jump (62)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas	11/10
		led to 4th, chased leader after, still every chance 2 out, driven and stayed on well towards finish
4^th	2	7 L	Duke Of Miskin (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1-316 / 6	Jump (60)	Donal Fahy	N J Hawke Mr G Deren	14/1
		chased leaders, led 4th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last
5^th	15	4½ L	Sassanias (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	236-54 / 5	Jump (92)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Sir Robert Ogden	16/1
		chased leaders, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
6^th	14	2¼ L	Roman Conquest (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	1 / 9	Jump (29)	W P Kavanagh	J W Mullins Mr F G Matthews	20/1
		mid-division, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened soon after next
7^th	10	3¾ L	Lord Ragnar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	754 / 9	Jump (26)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr & Mrs R Kelvin…	20/1
		in touch, headway 6th, chasing leaders and every chance 3 out, weakened soon after next
8^th	13	5 L	Qianshan Leader (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	7 / 10	Jump (32)	Jack Doyle	Miss E C Lavelle The Pick 'n' Mix…	25/1
		always behind
9^th	9	12 L	Lesmoir (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	91- / 8	Jump (555)	A Thornton	A G Newcombe Mr A G Newcombe	66/1
		always behind, tailed off
10^th	16	6 L	Spiders Nephew (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	0- / 5	Jump (393)	S Elliott	J A Geake Mr H M F McCall	200/1
		never better than mid-division, ridden 6th, soon struggling
11^th	8	12 L	King of Java (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 12)	6/P7 / 8	Jump (12)	R Greene	J Bennett Miss J C Blackwell	200/1
		always behind, ridden and struggling before 3 out, tailed off
12^th	17	19 L	Theophrastus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	4 / 13	Jump (14)	L Treadwell	N J Gifford Miss Abi Drury	8/1
		chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off
13^th	5	8 L	Back Exit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	63- / 7	Jump (369)	N D Fehily	B De Haan Willsford Racing…	40/1
		chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next
14^th	6	13 L	Bankstair (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	00 / 7	Jump (71)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mr Hugh Doubtfire	100/1
		always behind, tailed off
15^th	12	7 L	Pale Rider (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	08 / 8	Jump (26)	R P McLernon	J & A O'Neill Mrs Edwina Finn	100/1
		always in rear, ridden and struggling after 4 out, tailed off
16^th	11	Dist	Moonlight Cantor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	00 / 5	Jump (92)	C Bolger	C Gordon Mr L Gilbert	150/1
		always in rear, ridden and struggling 4 out, tailed off
PU	4	-	Albert Park (IRE) (0, chestnut, 10 12)	0/ / 10	Jump (721)	W McCarthy	John R Upson The Nap Hand Partnership

	18	-	Giollacca (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 5)	U-4P6 / 7	Jump (43)	J Mogford	D Killahena & G McPherson Mr Graeme P McPherson