Horse Alert

01 Jan 2014 12:10 Cheltenham

Winner: £10,000 (Penalty: £6,256); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Aubusson (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	71 / 13	Jump (25)	Lizzie Kelly	Nick Williams Mrs Jane Williams	9/1
		tracked leaders, challenged 7th, led before 3 out, edged left flat, stayed on well
2^nd	5	2¼ L	Regal Diamond (IRE) (horse (entire), bay, 11 2)	41-1624 / 7	Jump (25)	T J O'Brien	P & M Bowen Roddy Owen,Paul…	22/1
		led, jumped slowly 1st and 2nd, headed 4th, lost place after 2 out, rallied and every chance approaching last, stayed on flat, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
3^rd	4	NK	Racing Pulse (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	111 / 12	Jump (20)	J Reveley	J & S Quinn Mr Jamie Alexander	15/8
		tracked leader, led 4th, mistake next, headed approaching 3 out, every chance approaching last, stayed on flat, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards
4^th	1	6 L	Ballyalton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	11/2-111 / 11	Jump (19)	A P McCoy	Ian Williams Mr John Westwood	3/1
		held up in last, closed from after 3 out, every chance approaching last, no extra inside final 100 yards
5^th	2	3¼ L	Royal Regatta (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	P/1-11 / 10	Jump (31)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Lesley Field…	3/1
		held up in touch in 5th, closed from after 5th, pushed along before 2 out, every chance approaching last, weakened last
6^th	6	2¾ L	Vivaldi Collonges (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	2 / 9	Jump (61)	D A Jacob	P F Nicholls David Maxwell Racing…	7/1
		chased leaders, not fluent 3 out or 2 out, lost place approaching last, soon weakened
	7	-	Flementime (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 9)	16/2 / 8	Jump (22)	Ian Popham	M Keighley Figjam Ii