14 Jan 2012 15:05 Warwick
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £14,238); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places ).
Neptune Investment Management Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Cotton Mill (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
11 / 7 |
Flat (474), Jump (33) |
Jack Quinlan | J P Ferguson Bloomfields |
11/2 | |
| always prominent, mistake 6th, led when not fluent 2 out, edged right approaching last, driven out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| ½ L |
Ambion Wood (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
21-321 / 10 |
Jump (18) | A Glassonbury | V R A Dartnall Mr O C R Wynne… |
7/2 | |
| always prominent, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, edged right approaching last, still every chance flat, held close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 9 L |
Same Difference (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-14 / 10 |
Jump (31) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs R Vaughan |
16/1 | |
| held up, headway approaching 7th, ridden after next, went 3rd 2 out, no chance with front pair | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 21 L |
Highland Lodge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
1-11 / 13 |
Jump (28) | Jack Doyle | Miss E C Lavelle Cheveley Park Stud |
5/6 | |
| took keen hold, led, jumped right 4th, not fluent 8th, headed after 3 out, weakened before next | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 9 L |
Jumps Road (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) |
287-F1 / 9 |
Jump (24) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Chasing Gold Racing… |
16/1 | |
| held up, not fluent, mistake 2nd, ridden approaching 7th, behind next | ||||||||||
6th |
3 |
| 2¾ L |
Fintan (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) |
6/33F13 / 12 |
Jump (76) | T J O'Brien | B R Summers Mr D Steele |
50/1 | |
| took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway when not fluent 8th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 39 L |
Castle Conflict (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
112-721 / 10 |
Jump (6) | A Thornton | H D Daly Strachan,clarke,gabb,corbett… |
14/1 | |
| held up, mistake 2nd, headway 5th, pushed along and lost place after 6th, behind from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 1 L |
Layla's Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) |
12F / 6 |
Flat (173), Jump (129) |
N D Fehily | A W Carroll Mr Michael Appleby |
40/1 | |
| held up, mistake 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||