Horse Alert

16 Jan 2008 13:00 Newcastle

Winner: £5,250 (Penalty: £3,416); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Gosforth Decorating & Building Services Beginners' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Minster Shadow (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	2365-35 / 26	Jump (21)	R McGrath	C Grant Anne Cairns And…	11/2
		in touch, reminders after 8th, led 4 out, stayed on well approaching last
2^nd	3	7 L	Allistathebarrista (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	218P-73 / 11	Jump (18)	Christian Williams	J Parkinson & S Smith M B Scholey & R…	6/1
		led to 2nd, led again 4th, headed 9th, outpaced next, ridden after 5 out, chased winner last, no impression
3^rd	7	3½ L	Top Cloud (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	11-2642 / 9	Jump (21)	G Lee	Ferdy Murphy Miss L Horner	3/1
		tracked leaders, joined leader 11th, ridden next, weakened last
4^th	5	21 L	Hockenheim (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	26P/11P- / 11	Jump (403)	D F O'Regan	J Howard Johnson Mr George Brian…	9/2
		led from 2nd, headed 4th, blundered 7th, led again 9th, mistake 5 out, headed next, weakened 3 out
5^th	8	Dist	Witch Wind (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	14158-P / 8	Jump (51)	P Buchanan	A M Crow Miss Jane K Glass	22/1
		always towards rear, soon tailed off
PU	1	-	Aitch Doubleyou (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs)	276-537 / 11	Jump (21)	P Kinsella	H Hogarth Hogarth Racing	40/1
		in touch, hit 11th, weakened approaching 13th, pulled up before 4 out,
PU	2	-	Allborn Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	P4P1-1F / 8	Jump (220)	K Johnson	R Johnson Mrs K Craggs	150/1
		held up in rear, soon tailed off, pulled up before 9th
UR	4	-	Double Default (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs)	1/22011- / 11	Jump (290)	A Dobbin	N G Richards Gill And Bill Hazeldean	9/4
		tracked leader, unseated rider 2nd