Horse Alert

30 Jan 2010 12:55 Cheltenham

Winner: £27,000 (Penalty: £15,393); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft.

Betfair Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Baccalaureate (FR) (mare, bay, 11 0)	06 / 11	Flat (154), Jump (34)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Frost Racing Club	100/1
		tracked leading trio, smooth headway soon after 2 out, tracked leader on long run to last, led last, ridden and stayed on well flat
2^nd	1	2 L	Pistolet Noir (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	31 / 8	Jump (77)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Angus McAlpine…	8/15
		led and green in front, wandered badly and ridden before 4th, hit 2 out, pushed along soon after, mistake and headed last, kept on again final 100 yards
3^rd	8	4½ L	Reaction (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0)	/ 7	Flat (100)	J Goldstein	Miss S West The Giggle Factor…	40/1
		bumped 1st, in touch, pushed along and well outpaced after 3 out, headway under pressure approaching last, kept on into 3rd near finish, no chance with front pair
4^th	4	1½ L	George Nympton (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 0)	822 / 10	Jump (49)	D A Jacob	Nick Williams The Secret Circle	3/1
		chased leading pair, going well enough when mistake 2 out, no impression on front pair from last and lost 3rd near finish
5^th	7	Dist	Investissement (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0)	/ 10	Flat (100)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams Homewoodgate Racing…	14/1
		pressed leader until weakened soon after 2 out, no chance when blundered last, tailed off
6^th	5	14 L	Good Lord (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	2227 / 4	Flat (171), Jump (45)	A P McCoy	F Doumen John P McManus	11/1
		took keen hold, held up in rear, went left 1st, headway after 3 out, weakened soon after next, well beaten when mistake last, eased soon after
PU	2	-	Blazing Buck (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 11 4)	2P13 / 12	Flat (142), Jump (68)	P Merrigan	A W Carroll Mr J P Hoskins

	6	-	History Lesson (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0)	5 / 7	Flat (99), Jump (58)	T J O'Brien	A E Jones Burnham P & D Ltd