Horse Alert

01 Jan 2012 13:05 Cheltenham

Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £14,238); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).

Cheltenham Pony Club Raceday Novices' Chase (Registered As The Dipper Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Champion Court (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	94-U123 / 10	Jump (22)	Alain Cawley	M Keighley Mr M Boothright	6/1
		made all, jumped slightly right, ridden approaching 2 out, pressed last, stayed on well, in command final 75 yards
2^nd	1	1¾ L	Solix (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1475-11 / 11	Jump (23)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr J Tredwell	5/1
		tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, left 2nd 4 out, closed from 2 out, every chance last, stayed on, no impression on winner final 75 yards
3^rd	3	8 L	Invictus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	U301-11 / 7	Jump (27)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-hughes	10/3
		tracked leaders, not fluent 8th or 11th, left 3rd 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, beaten when mistake last
4^th	4	15 L	Saint Are (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	31-0252 / 12	Jump (22)	R Johnson	Tim Vaughan Mr D W Fox	16/1
		tracked winner, hit 8th, hit 4 out and slithered on landing, not recover and well beaten after
5^th	5	15 L	Sonofvic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	U1/11-2 / 8	Jump (38)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Hart	6/5
		held up, not fluent 6th or 7th, hit 8th and 11th, 5 lengths off winner in 5th when mistake 4 out, slipped soon after fence and bumped into rival, jockey nearly unseated, great recovery, not recover and well beaten after
6^th	6	53 L	Sybarite (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	220-242 / 13	Jump (23)	Sam Twiston-Davies	N A Twiston-Davies Miss Sarah A Dawson	33/1
		chasing leaders when jumped slowly 1st, dropped rear when jumoed slowly again next, reminder after 7th, lost touch from next, tailed off