Horse Alert

Winner: £21,200 (Penalty: £12,086); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft on bend adjacent to lake ).

williamhill.com Dovecote Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	22411 / 11	Jump (25)	J E Moore	G & J Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg…	11/4
		pulled hard, held up in touch, tracked leaders 4th, driven to lead 2 out, clear before last, ran on well
2^nd	6	11 L	Empire Levant (USA) (gelding, grey, 11 0)	31 / 7	Flat (254), Jump (29)	Harry Skelton	P F Nicholls UTR Racing Syndicate	5/1
		pulled hard in touch, tracked leaders 4th, effort 2 out, soon one pace
3^rd	5	4 L	Celtus (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1121 / 6	Flat (199), Jump (39)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson S Munir	2/1
		prominent, led 3rd, not fluent 5th, headed 2 out, faded approaching last
4^th	2	22 L	Toubab (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 9)	352-413 / 8	Flat (552), Jump (49)	S Thomas	P F Nicholls Hills of Ledbury…	9/2
		keen hold, tracked leaders, mistakes 3rd and 4th, soon lost place, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next
5^th	7	15 L	Pullyourfingerout (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 11)	51125 / 4	Flat (217), Jump (59)	A P McCoy	B G Powell Mr K Rhatigan	14/1
		soon led, headed 3rd, remained prominent, driven to challenge approaching 3 out, soon weakened
6^th	4	8 L	Yorgunnabelucky (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 2)	53 / 5	Flat (168), Jump (14)	R Thornton	A King Mrs S J Brookhouse	25/1
		held up in touch, slow 2nd, under pressure before 3 out, soon weakened
7^th	1	12 L	Points of View (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 9)	B11167 / 8	Flat (860), Jump (139)	Edward Cookson	K C Bailey Mr Bill Ives	33/1
		held up in rear, weakened after 3 out, never a factor