Horse Alert

Winner: £28,000 (Penalty: £15,946); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places on Back Straight).

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Winter Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Killala Quay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	15-117 / 11	Jump (21)	R Johnson	C E Longsdon Mr Richard & Mrs…	5/1
		tracked leading trio, headway disputing close 2nd when mistake 2 out, rallied and switched left approaching last, ridden and upsides last, soon led and stayed on strongly, driven out
2^nd	1	2½ L	Beat That (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	26-1 / 10	Jump (14)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr Michael Buckley	9/4
		tracked leading pair, not fluent 5th, went 2nd going well approaching 2 out, led narrowly between last 2, mistake last, soon headed and stayed on same pace flat
3^rd	2	6 L	Saint Roque (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	B5-1111 / 10	Jump (49)	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls Mr Ian J Fogg	5/4
		led, pressed 2 out, narroly headed between last 2, soon driven, chased leader, every chance when mistake and went right soon after last, no extra in 3rd flat
4^th	4	8 L	Oscar Fortune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	3141-11 / 7	Jump (33)	A P McCoy	Jonjo & A O'Neill The Jackdaws Strangers	9/2
		tracked leader, hit 3rd, not fluent next, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and outpaced when edged right approaching 2 out, soon beaten
5^th	5	46 L	Back In June (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	P452-82 / 9	Jump (56)	N D Fehily	P Henderson Mrs K Heard	100/1
		always in rear, outpaced and struggling after 5th, losing touch when went left 3 out, tailed off and mistake next
	6	-	Houseparty (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1/33-823 / 11	Jump (145)	Dave Crosse	Miss Z C Davison Ms G Howell