Horse Alert

Winner: £30,000 (Penalty: £17,085); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).

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	1	-	Vyta Du Roc (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	53/111 / 10	Jump (19)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Simon Munir & Isaac…	7/4
		tracked leading pair, closer in 2nd after 3 out, dropped to 3rd briefly before 2 out, stayed on between last two, led last, hard driven run-in, all out
2^nd	3	NS	Shantou Bob (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	1-111 / 10	Jump (24)	G Sheehan	W Greatrex Fallon, Shipp &…	4/1
		chased clear leader until soon after 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied on outside under pressure before 2 out,upsides last, hung left run-in, chased winner final 75 yards, strong challenge near finish, just failed
3^rd	5	1¼ L	Tara Point (GB) (mare, grey, 10 11)	F1/1-1 / 7	Jump (23)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls Mr R J H Geffen	5/2
		raced freely, given 4 lengths lead start, led, drew further clear on long run to 4th, reduced lead 3 out, held together from 2 out, headed last, driven and chased winner until 75 yards out, soon no extra in 3rd
4^th	2	16 L	Ordo Ab Chao (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	F/F14-11 / 9	Jump (33)	D F O'Regan	A King Ready Steady Go	7/2
		held up tracking leading trio, 2nd before 2 out until 2 out, ridden and weakened between last two
5^th	4	43 L	Third Act (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	3/210U-3 / 9	Jump (63)	D A Jacob	C L Tizzard Blackmore Vale…	40/1
		mistake 1st, held up last, hit 6th, 4th after 3 out until weakened before next, behind and eased, tailed off