Horse Alert

13 Mar 2009 14:05 Cheltenham

Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,608); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	15	-	American Trilogy (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 0)	1349 / 9	Flat (334), Jump (27)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Fulton,donlon,kilduff…	20/1
		mid-division, headway on bit approaching 2 out, led when mistake last, quickened clear, readily
2^nd	28	11 L	Stradbrook (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6)	14-1410 / 9	Jump (6)	R P McLernon	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	66/1
		held up behind, headway when hit 2 out, soon ridden, ran on well, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
3^rd	25	3¼ L	Cockney Trucker (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 9)	18-315 / 11	Jump (58)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mr John P McManus	17/2
		chased leaders, hit 3rd, ridden and every chance approaching last, kept on
4^th	24	½ L	Nortonthorpe Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10)	322421 / 9	Jump (23)	D A Jacob	Mrs A M Thorpe Mr Don Jenkins	50/1
		held up towards rear, blundered 2 out, ridden and headway soon after, finished strongly from last
5^th	23	HD	Kandari (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 10)	216 / 10	Flat (228), Jump (26)	Paul Carberry	N Meade Mr Andrew Gough	14/1
		mid-division, hit 2nd, good headway 2 out, ridden and every chance approaching last, one pace flat
6^th	18	¾ L	Dave's Dream (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	11-101 / 9	Jump (6)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson David Murdoch &…	7/2
		in touch, hit 3rd, mistake 2 out, hampered on bend soon after, ridden and stayed on same pace
7^th	2	½ L	Arcalis (GB) (Gelding, grey, 11 10)	5541/65 / 11	Flat (1707), Jump (75)	D F O'Regan	J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham…	40/1
		held up towards rear, hit 5th, headway 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on
8^th	7	4 L	Sesenta (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 5)	U0-1602 / 5	Flat (131), Jump (23)	P Townend	W P Mullins Michael F Carroll	20/1
		mid-division, ridden after 2 out, stayed on without reaching leaders
9^th	21	1¾ L	Bedlam Boy (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 12)	0P-U6U4 / 9	Jump (41)	G Lee	Ferdy Murphy Mr Tony Ambler	50/1
		held up towards rear, ridden and stayed on from after 2 out, not reached leaders
10^th	26	½ L	Gloucester (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 9)	2B8310 / 9	Flat (22), Jump (3)	J Kington	M Scudamore Mr S M Smith &…	80/1
		held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to lead briefly approaching last, weakened flat
11^th	11	NK	Raise Your Heart (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	32-0331 / 7	Flat (572), Jump (148)	D J Condon	Ms J Morgan Gaeltacht Gang…	11/1
		mid-division, headway 3 out, hampered on home bend, soon ridden, weakened flat
12^th	5	NS	Harper Valley (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 8)	31P3-50 / 5	Flat (174), Jump (6)	D Elsworth	L Wadham Derbar Racing Partnership	33/1
		held up towards rear, headway 2 out, soon ridden, no further impression
13^th	19	2¼ L	Sky Hall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13)	09132F / 7	Jump (83)	L Mcniff	N Meade SPK Syndicate	20/1
		mid-division, headway 3 out, led 2 out until approaching last, weakened flat
14^th	27	2 L	Moves Goodenough (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7)	1720 / 7	Flat (142), Jump (6)	T J Murphy	Andrew Turnell D Goodenough Removals…	100/1
		held up towards rear, some late progress, never a factor
15^th	3	5 L	Group Captain (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9)	2-03520 / 9	Flat (69), Jump (41)	R J Killoran	H J Collingridge Mlle M Plat	40/1
		chased leaders, ridden after 4th, hit 2 out, soon weakened
16^th	10	2¼ L	Silver Jaro (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 3)	10-0270 / 8	Flat (14), Jump (61)	N D Fehily	T Hogan Masterson Holdings…	33/1
		held up towards rear, some progress 2 out, never a danger
17^th	22	2¼ L	Culcabock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	25-3416 / 11	Flat (921), Jump (48)	C I Gillies	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs Elizabeth Ferguson	50/1
		led until 2nd, chased leaders, weakened after 2 out
18^th	16	½ L	Fisher Bridge (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	8-11284 / 11	Flat (528), Jump (68)	Emmet Mullins	N Meade Robert Watson	33/1
		always mid-division
19^th	8	2½ L	Leo's Lucky Star (USA) (Gelding, bay, 11 3)	113150 / 9	Flat (1266), Jump (3)	T Scudamore	D Pipe Mrs S J Brookhouse	66/1
		always towards rear
20^th	6	4 L	Aachen (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 7)	111 / 13	Flat (148), Jump (19)	S Thomas	Miss V Williams Mr Tony Bloom	10/1
		in touch, mistake 5th, weakened after 3 out
21^st	14	HD	Working Title (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	3-0F538 / 15	Jump (23)	Felix de Giles	N J Henderson Mr Paul Drinkwater	33/1
		held up towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders next, weakened before last
22^nd	4	2¾ L	Khyber Kim (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9)	404-205 / 11	Flat (896), Jump (57)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Mould	33/1
		raced keenly, led 2nd, soon clear, headed 2 out, weakened
23^rd	13	6 L	Rippling Ring (SAF) (Gelding, bay, 11 1)	15-559 / 8	Flat (678), Jump (18)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	33/1
		mid-division, hit 4th, weakened after 3 out
24^th	9	14 L	Cedrus Libani (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3)	118F-1P / 12	Jump (84)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams Ms Angela Wright	100/1
		chased leader until 3 out, soon behind
25^th	20	9 L	Sunnyhillboy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13)	14-3111 / 12	Jump (97)	A P McCoy	J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus	5/1
		tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened
26^th	17	2¼ L	Farringdon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	3-41322 / 7	Flat (520), Jump (50)	P W Flood	Mrs P Dobbs John P McManus	25/1
		always towards rear
27^th	1	18 L	Clopf (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	P-F3425 / 9	Flat (131), Jump (27)	A J McNamara	E J O'Grady Bernard Anthony…	33/1
		mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, slightly hampered on home bend, ridden in close 6th when blundered badly last, not recover
	12	-	Take The Breeze (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 2)	40-1810 / 10	Flat (716), Jump (6)	Harry Skelton	P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs G Calder