Horse Alert

Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £12,524); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Cross Country; Good).

Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Weird Al (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	2/1- / 21	Jump (359)	N D Fehily	Ian Williams Brannon Dick Holden	12/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 4 out, not fluent 2 out, soon moved into 4th, stayed on strongly approaching last, kept on flat to lead last strides
2^nd	1	NK	Knockara Beau (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	1157-11 / 14	Jump (12)	Jan Faltejsek	G A Charlton Mr J I A Charlton	5/2
		chased leaders, hit 10th and 2 out, stayed on well approaching last, led 100 yds out, headed last strides
3^rd	3	6 L	Overclear (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	444PP-1 / 12	Jump (20)	Jack Doyle	V R A Dartnall Exe Valley Racing	18/1
		pressed leader, left in lead 8th, not fluent and challenged from 4 out, driven approaching last, headed 100 yds out, weakened
4^th	2	1¼ L	Ashkazar (FR) (Colt, bay, 11 7)	12/010-1 / 9	Flat (853), Jump (15)	T J Murphy	D Pipe Mr D A Johnson	5/2
		held up, closed 7th, challenged from 4 out, went left and blundered 2 out, still every chance when went left and awkward last, weakened flat
5^th	4	16 L	Aigle D'or (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	110/20P- / 9	Flat (1140), Jump (224)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson John P McManus	4/1
		held up in rear, took keen hold, blundered 1st, closed after 4 out, went 3rd 3 out until blundered 2 out, weakened after
FE	5	-	Little Josh (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	12141-2 / 11	Jump (19)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mr Tony Bloom

	6	-	Minella Theatre (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	362132- / 12	Jump (209)	Paul Moloney	Miss H C Knight Mr Alan Hill