Horse Alert

07 Dec 2007 15:40 Sandown

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,506); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Sun 'Favourite' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Osako D'airy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs)	2-P2611 / 22	Jump (15)	K Tobin	S Gollings Mr J B Webb	2/1
		tracked leaders, effort to lead well before 2 out, soon clear, stayed on strongly, driven out
2^nd	3	2½ L	Coda Agency (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs)	16 / 9	Jump (34)	A Thornton	D W P Arbuthnot Mr Philip Banfield	16/1
		not always fluent, led to 2nd, chased leader, led next, ridden and headed well before 2 out, chased winner after and kept on, always held
3^rd	5	7 L	Sarde (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs)	44-14 / 7	Jump (86)	J M Maguire	K C Bailey Mr Bill Ives	12/1
		held up in touch, driven and went 3rd before 2 out, no extra between last 2
4^th	7	4 L	Sahf London (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 151lbs)	2574- / 5	Jump (266)	A P McCoy	G & J Moore Longshot Racing	3/1
		close up in 4th, ridden to challenge for 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened into 4th and blundered badly last
5^th	6	13 L	The Cayterers (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs)	321 / 11	Jump (18)	L Stephens	K M Prendergast Mr R D Willis And…	5/1
		led 2nd to next, chased leader to well before 2 out, weakened 2 out
PU	2	-	Our Choice (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs)	724 / 11	Jump (16)	S Thomas	C J Mann Anthony McKeever…	13/2
		held up in 6th, struggling before 3 out, no chance and tailed off when pulled up before next
	4	-	Mous Of Men (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	5502-4 / 7	Jump (45)	G Lee	Miss H C Knight Mr D A Johnson
		Nonrunner
PU	8	-	Odal D'airy (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs)	02/35-8 / 6	Jump (15)	P J Brennan	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Karola Vann	7/1
		sweating, took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and beaten after 3 out, well behind when pulled up before next