Horse Alert

06 Mar 2009 17:05 Sandown

Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in back straight).

Kate Poulter 40th Birthday 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Tanks For That (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 2)	42- / 21	Jump (317)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mrs Christopher…	5/1
		chased leaders, 2nd before 3rd, led next, narrowly headed after 3 out, still going well, led going well 2 out, driven and kept on well flat
2^nd	1	2 L	Cracboumwiz (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	032/122 / 11	Jump (15)	R Thornton	A King Mr J B Shears	11/10
		took keen hold, held up in rear, headway 4th, challenged and hit 2 out, kept on flat, always held
3^rd	8	7 L	Ravello Bay (GB) (Mare, bay, 11 0)	164-21 / 6	Jump (15)	R J Killoran	N J Henderson Turf Club 2008	7/1
		headway under pressure before 2 out, went 3rd flat, never near front pair
4^th	5	1¾ L	Pearlysteps (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	28 / 14	Jump (76)	Andrew Tinkler	H D Daly The Glazeley Partnership	11/1
		in touch, headway to chase leading pair after 3 out, ridden and weakened next
5^th	7	½ L	Wade Farm Billy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	31-644 / 6	Jump (14)	J E Moore	G L Moore Mrs M J George…	5/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led soon after, headed and weakened 2 out
6^th	4	12 L	Mr Logistics (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0 / 7	Jump (98)	A P McCoy	C R Egerton Bruce Pomford &…	7/1
		slight lead from 2nd and set steady pace, headed 4th, driven after 3 out and weakened before next
7^th	2	6 L	Beware Chalk Pit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0P / 11	Jump (69)	S Elliott	J A Geake Mrs Ann Leftley	100/1
		in touch, outpaced 5th, weakened and no chance after
8^th	3	Dist	Junior Jimble (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 11 2)	80PP / 6	Jump (49)	Matthew Batchelor	R Dickin The Jimbles	200/1
		slight lead to 2nd, chased leader to before 3rd, outpaced 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off