Horse Alert

12 Dec 2009 15:05 Cheltenham

Winner: £150,000 (Penalty: £85,515); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

boylesports.com International Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Khyber Kim (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	0500-51 / 22	Flat (1170), Jump (27)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Caroline Mould	12/1
		confidently ridden, held up, smooth headway after 2 out, quickened to challenge on outside last, pushed along to lead flat, cleverly
2^nd	2	2¼ L	Celestial Halo (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 8)	2/2120-1 / 10	Flat (819), Jump (35)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family	4/7
		prominent, chased leader from 3rd, led soon after 3 out, driven along after 2 out, narrow lead last and mistake headed and outpaced by winner flat
3^rd	7	3 L	Medermit (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4)	21125-3 / 11	Jump (27)	R Thornton	A King The Dunkley & Reilly…	8/1
		in touch, headway to 3rd after 3 out, shaken up approaching last, kept on same pace flat
4^th	4	8 L	Punjabi (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 8)	1/1F31-2 / 10	Flat (562), Jump (225)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr Raymond Tooth	7/2
		held up behind leaders, closed 5th, chased leader after 3 out, shaken up and no extra just before last
5^th	3	20 L	Ebadiyan (IRE) (Colt, grey, 11 8)	112R-43 / 5	Flat (251), Jump (9)	J Cullen	Patrick O Brady Miss Rita Shah	33/1
		chased leader until driven along and not keen from 3rd, struggling from 5th, tailed off
6^th	1	HD	Ashkazar (FR) (Colt, bay, 11 8)	2/010-14 / 9	Flat (882), Jump (29)	T J Murphy	D Pipe Mr D A Johnson	33/1
		led reluctantly, driven along before 5th, headed soon after 3 out, soon beaten
7^th	5	1¾ L	Songe (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 8)	1908-42 / 7	Flat (954), Jump (11)	T Siddall	C E Longsdon Mr Alan Halsall	100/1
		chased leaders, outpaced after 5th, soon struggling in rear, tailed off