Horse Alert

29 Dec 2007 14:40 Newbury

Winner: £38,000 (Penalty: £21,668); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

Ballymore Properties Challow Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Souffleur (GB) (Colt, Bay, 161lbs)	041113 / 21	Jump (14)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen Mrskarenbowen Mrwbryan…	7/1
		held up, headway approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly
2^nd	1	6 L	Elusive Dream (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	114 / 9	Jump (41)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mrs M Findlay	9/2
		mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, no further impression
3^rd	2	13 L	Gauvain (GER) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	322-21 / 15	Jump (9)	N D Fehily	C J Mann Miss Sarah A Dawson	12/1
		mid-division, headway to lead after 7th, ridden and headed after 3 out, one pace from next
4^th	5	14 L	Razor Royale (IRE) (Horse (entire), Bay, 161lbs)	1-1214 / 9	Jump (14)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mr C Cornes	11/4
		held up, short lived effort approaching 3 out
5^th	8	1¾ L	Zilcash (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	4-11452 / 5	Jump (22)	R Thornton	A King Mr David Bellamy…	11/1
		tracked leaders, ridden when hit 3 out, weakened after 2 out
6^th	7	Dist	Swordsman (GER) (Horse (entire), Bay, 161lbs)	31 / 10	Jump (35)	J E Moore	C Von Der Recke Mrs I Colderick	7/1
		with leader until 7th, soon weakened
PU	3	-	Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	295-11 / 10	Jump (22)	T Scudamore	Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)…	3/1
		tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last
PU	4	-	Mount Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs)	310-312 / 13	Jump (22)	J Tizzard	R Rowe Mrs Jean R Bishop	16/1
		led until after 7th, soon ridden, weakened quickly after 3 out, pulled up before next
UR	9	-	Crazy Bear (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 154lbs)	/ 5	Flat (16)	P C O'Neill	K J Burke Mr J Bourke	100/1
		held up, blundered and unseated rider 4th