Horse Alert

06 Sep 2009 14:45 Fontwell

Winner: £2,850 (Penalty: £1,854); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 5; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Happy 60th Birthday Michael Claiming Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Pilgrims Lane (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	1-84165 / 21	Jump (19)	Nick Scholfield	P F Nicholls Mrs D J Brown	4/1
		led until after 2nd, remained prominent, left in lead 4 out, driven approaching 2 out, ran on well
2^nd	1	18 L	Heir To Be (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	119-113 / 12	Flat (1961), Jump (86)	Peter Toole	A B Haynes Mrs J M Haines	9/4
		tracked leaders, raced keen early, under pressure 6th, rallied 3 out, soon challenging, weakened next
3^rd	7	2½ L	Soviet Sceptre (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	8P-3245 / 8	Flat (104), Jump (15)	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan The Welsh Valleys…	4/1
		held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, never on terms
4^th	6	2¼ L	Samurai Warrior (GB) (Gelding, brown, 10 9)	7486-4 / 5	Flat (24), Jump (17)	D A Jacob	Jamie Snowden The Ebble Partnership	25/1
		held up in rear, headway 4 out, kept on well, never nearer
5^th	3	23 L	Fletch And Lenny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1-03 / 8	Jump (28)	A P McCoy	C W J Farrell Mr Adrian Wintle	15/2
		prominent and pulled hard, mistake 6th, weakened 3 out
6^th	9	8 L	Quaystone Lady (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 1)	P74/P04- / 6	Jump (167)	David England	Miss A M Newton-Smith Mr P Hempenstall	100/1
		held up in touch, chased leaders halfway, lost place 4 out, soon beaten
UR	2	-	Rathrockscourt (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	605311 / 8	Jump (5)	Hadden Frost	J D Frost Mr D V Gardner

	5	-	Fortification (USA) (Gelding, grey, 10 10)	653-734 / 11	Jump (105)	R Greene	G A Ham Mr S A Hughes

	8	-	Sonnengold (GER) (Mare, bay, 10 3)	43/32-24 / 8	Flat (44), Jump (15)	Miss Isabel Tompsett	B J Llewellyn Mr B J Llewellyn