Horse Alert

16 Jun 2009 20:15 Newton Abbot

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,337); Distance: 2m 3f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Newton Abbot Races Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	First Point (GER) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	4/1101-6 / 21	Jump (38)	Felix de Giles	N J Henderson The Third Pheasant…	5/2
		held up behind leaders, led approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on well
2^nd	5	6 L	Indian Blood (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8)	6/971F5- / 5	Flat (698), Jump (58)	T J Murphy	P F Nicholls Mr D A Johnson	4/1
		keen, held up, headway after 3 out, ridden and chance 2 out, not pace of winner
3^rd	1	1¾ L	Mutual Friend (USA) (Colt, grey, 11 12)	10420-1 / 6	Flat (715), Jump (37)	T Scudamore	D Pipe Pond House Racing	8/1
		held up, mistake 3 out, headway soon after, effort next, stayed on same pace, went 3rd final strides
4^th	7	HD	Sea Cliff (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8)	09/901-3 / 10	Flat (48), Jump (30)	A P McCoy	J & A O'Neill Mrs D S Wilkinson	6/1
		held up, headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, challenged for 2nd last, no extra towards finish
5^th	6	½ L	King Ar Aghaidh (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8)	67/517-5 / 9	Jump (34)	R Thornton	D W P Arbuthnot Tunnel Vision	7/1
		tracked leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
6^th	4	10 L	Come West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10)	PP37-51 / 6	Jump (18)	R Johnson	Mrs A M Thorpe Itsfuninit	22/1
		led until hit 3rd, with leader, led after 3 out, ridden and headed before next, weakened before last
7^th	3	2¼ L	Mickmacmagoole (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	10P53-1 / 10	Flat (423), Jump (4)	Donal Fahy	Evan Williams Mr A Turton & Mr…	7/1
		held up, struggling from 6th, weakened 2 out
8^th	8	Dist	Master Wells (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3)	F4P11-3 / 12	Flat (321), Jump (29)	J W Farrelly	J D Frost Mr J D Frost	8/1
		prominent, led 3rd, hit 3 out, soon ridden and headed, weakened quickly