Horse Alert

01 Apr 2011 17:30 Newcastle

Winner: £3,750 (Penalty: £2,439); Distance: 3m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places (Good places in last 3f)).

Hexham Ex Servicemen's Club Worthingtons Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Bear Dancing (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1-32P22 / 8	Jump (24)	P Buchanan	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mr Peter J S Russell	9/4
		in touch, badly hampered 4th and soon pushed along towards rear, headway 13th, ridden in 4th before 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, drew clear flat, kept on well towards finish
2^nd	2	6 L	Shrewd Investor (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 6)	64UP2P / 11	Jump (22)	R Walford	H Hogarth Hogarth Racing	16/1
		chased leaders, went 2nd before 4th, led 12th, headed 13th, led again 5 out, clear from 3 out, headed before last, kept on, no chance with winner
3^rd	7	1½ L	Toulouse Express (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8)	00U36P / 13	Jump (15)	K Johnson	R Johnson Mr Robert Johnson	40/1
		led to 12th, led again 13th, headed when jumped slowly 5 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on from last
4^th	8	2 L	Sycho Fred (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1)	5P3444 / 12	Jump (40)	C I Gillies	M E Sowersby Mrs E A Verity	7/1
		held up towards rear, headway 12th, jumped slow 5 out, disputing 3rd when blundered 2 out, no extra flat
5^th	4	4½ L	Dollar Mick (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	0/765-65 / 10	Jump (23)	P Aspell	James Moffatt Mr D J Moffatt	2/1
		held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced from 12th, plugged on from 4 out, never dangerous
6^th	6	6 L	Panama At Once (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11)	13-PPP3 / 13	Jump (15)	T Messenger	P A Kirby Mr L Green	10/1
		tracked leaders, weakened before 5 out
PU	3	-	Twelve Paces (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	128783 / 12	Jump (13)	Lucy Alexander	N W Alexander Mr G Cuthill

FE	5	-	Flaming Thistle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	967-8U / 13	Jump (88)	F Davis	N G Richards Mr John Mc C Hodge