Horse Alert

18 Feb 2011 13:15 Newbury

Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,103); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

totepool Game Spirit Chase (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	11121-9 / 21	Flat (1263), Jump (41)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson…	7/2
		led to 5th, tracked leader, led again narrowly 5 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on well flat
2^nd	2	6 L	Tchico Polos (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	12-1F27 / 7	Jump (27)	A P McCoy	P F Nicholls Mrs Sandra Giles	5/2
		tracked leaders, challenged 5 out, every chance when not fluent 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace approaching last, no impression flat
3^rd	4	7 L	Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	32-U648 / 12	Jump (69)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner	33/1
		held up in 6th, blundered 6th, soon behind and struggling, stayed on to go well beaten 3rd after 2 out, no chance with leading pair
4^th	6	13 L	Take The Breeze (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 3)	4183-24 / 10	Flat (1423), Jump (13)	Harry Skelton	P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs G Calder	7/1
		with leader, led 5th, hit and headed 5 out, soon outpaced, no impression from next
5^th	5	2 L	Sports Line (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	1/1203-4 / 12	Jump (64)	J M Maguire	D McCain Jnr Mrs Mary O'Donovan	7/2
		raced keenly, tracked leaders on inside, chased leading pair before 4 out, soon outpaced, no impression when mistake 2 out, lost well beaten 3rd and weakened between last 2
6^th	7	1 L	I'msingingtheblues (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	F42848 / 10	Jump (41)	T Scudamore	D Pipe Mrs Jo Tracey	9/1
		held up behind in touch, driven and outpaced in 6th after 8th, never on terms
7^th	1	10 L	Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 10)	45-1641 / 11	Jump (41)	D A Jacob	Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes…	7/1
		tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, outpaced 5 out, 5th and beaten when hit next, soon weakened