Horse Alert

01 Jan 2015 12:10 Cheltenham

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

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Thomas Brown (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	4181-12 / 8	Jump (34)	N D Fehily	H Fry The Corse Lawners	5/1
		led, mistake 2 out, soon headed, rallied before last, edged right and led flat, driven out
2^nd	6	½ L	Robinsfirth (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1/4-1 / 10	Jump (27)	Brendan Powell	C L Tizzard Christine Knowles…	8/1
		prominent, mistake 4th, not fluent 3 out, led after 2 out, headed flat, edged left and stayed on, held final 50 yards
3^rd	4	8 L	Zeroeshadesofgrey (IRE) (gelding, grey, 11 12)	110-111 / 10	Jump (19)	T E Whelan	N B King Mrs J K Buckle	2/1
		held up in touch in mid-division, closed 7th, ridden and every chance after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when faltered after last, one pace
4^th	2	1¾ L	Different Gravey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1-1 / 11	Jump (34)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson R Kelvin-hughes…	7/2
		held up on outside, not always fluent, closed 6th, outpaced 2 out, hung left and stayed on flat
5^th	8	¾ L	Birch Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	F1-5P / 8	Jump (25)	Andrew Tinkler	N J Henderson Mr G Thompson	25/1
		held up, effort 2 out, outpaced before last, plugged on flat, no impression
6^th	1	1½ L	Brother Tedd (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 12)	15-F11 / 12	Jump (38)	T J O'Brien	P Hobbs & J White Scrase Farms	8/1
		held up in rear, headway after 2 out, soon ridden, no impression approaching last
7^th	5	¾ L	As De Mee (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	124-321 / 10	Jump (27)	Sam Twiston-Davies	P F Nicholls The Stewart Family…	16/1
		tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, 4th and beaten when not fluent last, no extra
8^th	7	79 L	Simply The West (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	P-1251 / 9	Jump (33)	J M Maguire	C E Longsdon Biddestone Racing…	20/1
		prominent until 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off