Horse Alert

01 Dec 2007 15:30 Newcastle

Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,072); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

WBX.COM 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Harchibald (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	312/455- / 25	Jump (218), Flat (8)	Paul Carberry	N Meade D P Sharkey	4/1
		held up in rear, headway on bit approaching 3 out, led last, shaken up and stayed on flat
2^nd	1	1¾ L	Al Eile (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	6/7541-3 / 9	Jump (132), Flat (42)	A Dobbin	John Queally Mr M A Ryan	5/1
		mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on same pace flat
3^rd	5	1½ L	Katchit (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	11111-1 / 8	Jump (34)	R Thornton	A King D S J P Syndicate	5/4
		in touch, led 4 out, ridden and headed last, no extra flat
4^th	3	12 L	Clopf (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	6/1121-4 / 9	Jump (13)	A J McNamara	E J O'Grady Bernard Anthony…	10/1
		mid-division, headway 3 out, effort next, ridden and no impression approaching last
5^th	6	7 L	Mephisto (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	31131/0- / 10	Jump (378)	K Renwick	J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham…	28/1
		held up, headway to dispute lead 4th, blundered next, every chance 3 out, weakened next
6^th	2	13 L	Blythe Knight (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	1321- / 9	Jump (232), Flat (43)	D C Costello	J & S Quinn Maxilead Limited	4/1
		held up, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
7^th	8	6 L	Torkinking (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	131832- / 9	Jump (261)	M J McAlister	M A Barnes Mr J G Graham,…	200/1
		with leader, led 4th, headed 4 out, weakened next
PU	7	-	The French Furze (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	9F/3324- / 14	Jump (287)	Brian Harding	N G Richards Mr Jim Ennis	50/1
		led to 4th, outpaced after 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last