Horse Alert

12 Mar 2014 13:30 Cheltenham

Winner: £120,000 (Penalty: £68,340); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	Faugheen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1-1111 / 12	Jump (74)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci	6/4
		tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4 out where not fluent, led and hit 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly, impressive
2^nd	1	4½ L	Ballyalton (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1/2-1114 / 11	Jump (70)	W T Kennedy	Ian Williams Mr John Westwood	20/1
		mid-division, headway and in touch 4 out, effort 2 out, ridden to chase winner before last, kept on when hard pressed for 2nd flat, no chance with winner
3^rd	12	½ L	Rathvinden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	F111F2 / 11	Jump (46)	P Townend	W P Mullins R A Bartlett	11/2
		mid-division on outside, lost place 4 out, headway next, chased leaders when not much room and switched left before last, ridden and stayed on to press for 2nd flat, no chance with winner
4^th	8	1 L	Killala Quay (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	5-1171P / 11	Jump (60)	R Johnson	C E Longsdon Mr Richard & Mrs…	25/1
		mid-division, chased leaders when mistake 3 out and again next, ridden and stayed on flat, no impression
5^th	16	3¾ L	Twelve Roses (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	212249 / 8	Jump (76)	Sam Twiston-Davies	K C Bailey Jones Broughtons…	66/1
		behind, outpaced 4 out, headway under pressure before 2 out, ridden and kept on from last, never reached leaders
6^th	10	3½ L	Lieutenant Colonel (GB) (gelding, brown, 11 7)	1212 / 11	Jump (38)	B J Cooper	D T Hughes C Leech	10/1
		in touch on outside, driven to chase leaders before 2 out, effort on outside between last 2, outpaced before last, ridden and weakened flat
7^th	3	1½ L	Cole Harden (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1-14112 / 8	Jump (25)	G Sheehan	W Greatrex Mrs Jill Eynon…	40/1
		led, went left 1st, headed 2 out, soon ridden and lost place, no extra before last
8^th	15	2 L	Shanahan's Turn (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1231 / 12	Jump (73)	A E Lynch	H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts…	50/1
		raced keenly, tracked leaders, driven after 2 out, kept on same pace before last, weakened flat
9^th	13	7 L	Red Sherlock (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	11-1111 / 8	Jump (46)	T Scudamore	D Pipe The Johnson Family	7/2
		mid-division, headway and in touch 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, lost place when not much room and hampered before last, soon weakened
10^th	5	21 L	Cup Final (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	4-23 / 8	Jump (18)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson Mr John P McManus	16/1
		mid-division on inside, pushed along 5th, weakened before 3 out
11^th	2	8 L	Cocktails At Dawn (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	F/4-3 / 10	Jump (89)	Paul Carberry	N J Henderson George P Mahoney	33/1
		in touch, lost place after 4 out, soon behind
12^th	7	¾ L	Fennell Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7)	11 / 5	Flat (147), Jump (28)	D F O'Regan	J P Ferguson Bloomfields	28/1
		chased leaders on inside, lost place 4 out, weakened next
13^th	9	8 L	Knock House (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	6-1312 / 11	Jump (53)	D Elsworth	M R Channon Mr T G Leslie	50/1
		behind, struggling 4 out, never dangerous
14^th	4	2¾ L	Creepy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	121U55 / 10	Jump (46)	Ian Popham	M Keighley The Dee Family	40/1
		pressed leader on outside, not fluent 5th, driven and lost place before 4 out, weakened next
15^th	11	50 L	Midnight Thunder (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7)	1-06223 / 5	Jump (14)	Brendan Powell	C L Tizzard Brocade Racing…	150/1
		always behind, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
	14	-	Royal Boy (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1/23-311 / 8	Jump (60)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr Carl Hinchy