Horse Alert

18 Apr 2010 16:20 Ascot

Winner: £16,000 (Penalty: £10,019); Distance: 3m; Class: 2; Eligibility: 10YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm places).

Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Briery Fox (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 10)	12-7746 / 26	Jump (43)	L P Aspell	H D Daly Vicky Reed Helen…	11/4
		patiently ridden, held up last, steady headway to 4th after 3 out, close 3rd 2 out, quickened to lead last, soon clear
2^nd	3	1¾ L	Oscar Park (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	U-492FP / 11	Jump (29)	T J Murphy	D W P Arbuthnot Mr George Ward	11/2
		held up, mistake 1st, headway to 3rd at 10th, went 2nd 14th, challenged next, led 2 out, wandered left and headed last, soon outpaced by winner
3^rd	1	2¾ L	Knowhere (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	PP462F / 13	Jump (33)	P J Brennan	N A Twiston-Davies Mr H R Mould	4/1
		chased leaders, tracked leader 9th, led narrowly 11th, driven and headed 2 out, chased leader until last, one pace in 3rd flat
4^th	6	1¾ L	Pretty Star (GER) (Gelding, bay, 10 8)	25P050 / 10	Flat (1395), Jump (22)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams Mrs Lottie Hayman-Joyce…	6/1
		chased leader until 9th, stayed handy, ridden 15th, outpaced next, rallied before last, stayed on again flat
5^th	2	1 L	Magic Sky (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	131F2U / 11	Jump (9)	Mr O Greenall	M F Harris Mrs D J Brown	9/1
		in touch, headway to 3rd 3 out, weakened next
6^th	7	6 L	Cool Roxy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 6)	89U423 / 14	Jump (30)	D C Costello	A Blackmore Mr A G Blackmore	14/1
		led until narrowly headed 11th, chased leader until 14th, weakened 3 out, well beaten 6th when hit 2 out
PU	5	-	Bowleaze (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 9)	624674 / 11	Jump (36)	D A Jacob	R H & Mrs S Alner Mr Martin Short