Horse Alert

08 Jan 2012 14:30 Hereford

Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,924); Distance: 2m 6f 110y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places. Hurdle: Soft).

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12)	31P/70-8 / 21	Flat (1541), Jump (23)	Aidan Coleman	Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)…	13/2
		held up in touch on outside, led approaching 3 out, clear from next, easily
2^nd	4	10 L	Triptico (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 3)	1-43 / 12	Jump (23)	Paul Moloney	Evan Williams R J Smith-maxwell…	8/1
		held up in touch, chased winner 2 out, no impression, hit last
3^rd	3	SHD	Piraya (FR) (Gelding, grey, 11 8)	P0-6364 / 9	Jump (23)	T Scudamore	D Pipe T Neill	5/1
		tracked leader, led 4th, headed approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next
4^th	5	14 L	Ebony River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	3/43-242 / 7	Jump (20)	A O'Keeffe	J Candlish Mrs Glazebrook…	4/1
		held up, headway when not fluent 6th, ridden when not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching last
5^th	2	5 L	Whispering Jack (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1-P2256 / 10	Jump (19)	N D Fehily	C J Mann Prestige Cars And…	9/2
		tracked leaders, challenged approaching 3 out, weakened after next
6^th	6	13 L	Caulfields Venture (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1)	2444 / 11	Jump (22)	Nick Scholfield	Andrew Turnell Mr C F Colquhoun	4/1
		held up, 6th 3 out, soon weakened
7^th	7	5 L	Am I Blue (GB) (filly, bay, 11 0)	P25458 / 7	Flat (229), Jump (50)	R Johnson	Mrs D Thomas Mrs D Thomas	16/1
		led until 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
8^th	8	24 L	Mercury Bay (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	332225 / 8	Jump (18)	R Flint	W K Goldsworthy Mr E C Jones	14/1
		tracked leaders on inside, lost place 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off