Horse Alert

03 Dec 2011 13:55 Sandown

Winner: £36,500 (Penalty: £20,787); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Markel Insurance Henry VIII Novices' Chase (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Al Ferof (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 2)	F3111-1 / 11	Jump (20)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls J Hales	4/11
		in touch, tracked leading pair approaching 3rd, joined leader 10th, led 3 out, ridden and hard pressed flat, held on near finish
2^nd	3	NK	For Non Stop (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	24F0-F2 / 8	Jump (14)	N D Fehily	Nick Williams Potensis Limited…	10/1
		held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd next, ridden to challenge and every chance flat, kept on, just held
3^rd	4	14 L	Lancetto (FR) (colt, bay, 11 2)	100-311 / 9	Flat (162), Jump (49)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams Mr R J Gambarini	16/1
		led, joined 10th, headed 3 out, lost 2nd next, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair flat
4^th	2	9 L	Eradicate (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 2)	667-121 / 8	Flat (532), Jump (8)	David Bass	N J Henderson Mr A D Spence	9/1
		held up in touch, not fluent 3rd and next, driven to chase leaders when blundered 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression from next
5^th	5	4 L	Lidar (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	22P-521 / 9	Flat (84), Jump (9)	Charlie Huxley	A King High 5	14/1
		tracked leader to 10th, driven and outpaced approaching 3 out, no impression from next
6^th	7	5 L	Ultimate (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2)	735P-10 / 9	Flat (77), Jump (20)	Danny Cook	B Ellison Mr Dan Gilbert	20/1
		tracked leading pair to before 3rd, soon lost place, 6th when blundered 9th, no danger after
7^th	6	34 L	Megastar (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	2350-33 / 9	Jump (19)	Joshua Moore	G & J Moore Galloping On The…	40/1
		always in rear, lost touch 7th, tailed off