Horse Alert

Winner: £9,000 (Penalty: £5,636); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

New Astra At Ludlow Motors Novices' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Pickamus (FR) (Gelding, grey, 10 12)	51-7214 / 21	Jump (34)	Andrew Tinkler	H D Daly Neville Statham…	4/1
		made all, drew clear approaching 2 out
2^nd	1	4 L	Carlitos (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	23618/4 / 8	Jump (68)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mrs R Vaughan	10/3
		tracked leaders in 4th, chased winner approaching 4 out, kept on towards finish, just held on for 2nd near line, no chance with winner
3^rd	7	NS	Song Sung Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	22P-221 / 10	Jump (45)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Singing And Dancing…	10/1
		tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced after 4 out, kept on from 2 out, just held for 2nd near line
4^th	5	28 L	Polyfast (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	6664-15 / 11	Jump (20)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Miss C P Holliday	2/1
		tracked winner, ridden approaching and weakened 4 out
5^th	3	1½ L	Noble Crusader (USA) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	P5F716 / 9	Flat (512), Jump (22)	Mr O Greenall	R Lee Nicolashields Peterphillips…	20/1
		held up towards rear, struggling from 8th, pushed along next, never dangerous
6^th	8	4 L	Markila (FR) (Mare, bay, 10 5)	16-3437 / 7	Flat (915), Jump (22)	M Bradburne	H D Daly Ludlow Racing Partnership	22/1
		held up towards rear, ridden after 5 out, soon lost place
PU	2	-	Irish Legend (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	413B2P / 10	Flat (556), Jump (89)	T J O'Brien	A P Boxhall Irish Legend Racing…

UR	6	-	Quartz De Thaix (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	00-2322 / 10	Jump (30)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams ROA Arkle Partnership