Horse Alert

06 Jan 2012 13:30 Bangor

Winner: £4,000 (Penalty: £2,599); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Matthew Clark Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Absinthe (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5)	/ 8	Flat (86)	J M Maguire	D McCain Jnr Paul & Clare Rooney	10/11
		raced keenly, tracked leaders, headway on inside when hampered 4 out, went 2nd before next, led before 2 out, drew clear approaching last, ran on, eased towards finish
2^nd	3	4½ L	Crescent Beach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	4-64 / 8	Jump (38)	A O'Keeffe	J Candlish Mr R G Whitehead	14/1
		not fluent 1st, led or disputed lead, went on after 6th, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression with winner approaching last
3^rd	6	7 L	Record Breaker (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 5)	/ 9	Flat (77)	Henry Brooke	D McCain Jnr The Generals Men…	12/1
		tracked leaders, headway 4 out, effort to chase leading pair when not fluent next, soon ridden and outpaced, no impression before next
4^th	2	1½ L	Clowance House (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	0224- / 7	Flat (846), Jump (303)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams Seasons Holidays	85/40
		tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, no impression from next
5^th	4	3¼ L	Dartford Warbler (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5)	0-70P / 12	Jump (24)	L P Aspell	O Sherwood The Cartmel Syndicate	33/1
		led or disputed lead until after 6th, mistake 4 out, soon lost place, no impresssion from next
6^th	8	39 L	Court Wing (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12)	0 / 6	Flat (34), Jump (15)	D F O'Regan	R J Price Court Reclamation…	150/1
		pulled hard, held up in last pair, in touch 5th, lost place 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
7^th	5	33 L	Honoured (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5)	3 / 7	Flat (39), Jump (130)	Mr E D Linehan	N J Henderson Dallas Racing	10/1
		held up in touch, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
PU	7	-	Touch of Style (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	0 / 8	Flat (469), Jump (7)	S Thomas	B Barr Miss Daisy Hitchins