Horse Alert

Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £13,010); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places on Hurdles Course).

Sands 5th Year Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Georgian King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	1-2F1U3 / 21	Jump (94)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Mr Roger Allsop	8/1
		held up, headway approaching 3 out, led next, kept on well
2^nd	9	6 L	Sheriff Hutton (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1)	113145 / 11	Jump (28)	R Walford	T D Walford Mr Russell Dennis	11/4
		tracked leader and keen, left in lead 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace
3^rd	10	2½ L	Star Beat (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7)	P-84P85 / 9	Jump (10)	J Reveley	K G Reveley Blyth, Buttery,…	10/1
		tracked leaders, stayed on from 2 out
4^th	3	1¾ L	Iroquois Warrior (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	168112- / 10	Jump (334)	Harry Skelton	P F Nicholls Mr Mel Fordham	8/1
		held up, weakened from 2 out
5^th	4	7 L	Fairoak Lad (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 5)	301-134 / 9	Jump (98)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson	6/1
		held up, headway 7th, weakened 3 out
6^th	7	21 L	Stripe Me Blue (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	17-40F2 / 10	Jump (14)	Alex Merriam	P J Jones Mrs A H Jones &…	5/1
		chased leaders, weakened approaching 2 out
FE	5	-	Arrayou (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 3)	53-0029 / 8	Flat (1908), Jump (92)	D Elsworth	O Sherwood Mr J P Ledwidge

BD	8	-	Leac An Scail (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	4-32P63 / 12	Jump (64)	Tjade Collier	Mrs S J Smith Mrs J Drake

PU	2	-	Hard Act To Follow (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	P1/PPP-F / 10	Jump (119)	T J Murphy	J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham…

	1	-	Laertes (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 12)	1-976P4 / 8	Jump (28)	J Halliday	C Grant Panther Racing…