Horse Alert

12 Aug 2010 20:15 Stratford

Winner: £5,000 (Penalty: £3,252); Distance: 2m 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.

Orchard Hill Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Rio Gael (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 4)	64-16 / 18	Flat (625), Jump (10)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen Mrs Karen Bowen	11/4
		made all, ran on flat, driven out
2^nd	6	1¼ L	Tara Warrior (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	355-235 / 7	Flat (308), Jump (62)	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan Notalotterry	15/8
		tracked leaders, not clear run on inside after 3 out, chasing winner when mistake 2 out, soon switched right, stayed on flat, edged right when held towards finish
3^rd	8	8 L	Rafta (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 4)	62 / 5	Flat (45), Jump (17)	Miss Isabel Tompsett	W G Harrison Mr R L Gray	13/2
		held up, took keen hold, saddle soon slipped, headway 6th, 4th and ridden when lost pad well before 2 out, went well held 3rd last
4^th	4	4½ L	Crystal Rock (IRE) (Colt, brown, 10 12)	830- / 7	Flat (664), Jump (205)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson Mr Michael Anthony…	11/4
		prominent, mistakes, lost 2nd and no extra approaching 2 out
5^th	3	Dist	Bolanderi (USA) (colt, chestnut, 10 12)	30/8-0 / 7	Flat (23), Jump (98)	Nick Scholfield	Andrew Turnell Maori Partnership	20/1
		held up in rear, headway after 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
6^th	5	Dist	Pedasus (USA) (colt, bay, 10 11)	/ 5	Flat (27)	Paul Moloney	T Keddy Mr Andrew Duffield	28/1
		in touch on outside, lost place and jumped slowly 2nd, soon given reminders and rallied, weakened 5th, tailed off
PU	2	-	Bluebird Chariot (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 10 12)	U / 7	Flat (92), Jump (57)	Tom Cannon	J M Bradley Mr J M Bradley

PU	7	-	Trading Nation (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 11)	/ 4	Flat (45)	L Treadwell	P W Hiatt Mr Mark Goodall