Horse Alert

02 Dec 2011 13:55 Sandown

Winner: £21,200 (Penalty: £12,073); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.

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	-	Fingal Bay (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	1-11 / 11	Jump (19)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs R J Skan	4/5
		tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4th, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, stayed on well to assert flat
2^nd	3	2¾ L	Simonsig (GB) (gelding, grey, 11 7)	1F1-11 / 10	Jump (14)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Mr R A Bartlett	7/2
		held up in touch towards rear, headway 6th, not fluent next, went close 2nd going well 2 out, shaken up approaching last, ridden flat, no impression on winner, stayed on
3^rd	5	16 L	Barbatos (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4)	5552-12 / 7	Jump (19)	D C Costello	Ian Williams Power Panels Electrical…	12/1
		held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 5th or 6th, ridden and outpaced by leaders when hit 2 out, well held when taking 3rd last
4^th	2	11 L	Jump City (FR) (colt, bay, 11 7)	2-1 / 8	Flat (904), Jump (31)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Tincknell…	13/2
		tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon beaten, weakened before last
5^th	4	¾ L	Sizing Symphony (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	052-111 / 7	Jump (49)	A E Lynch	H De Bromhead Alan & Ann Potts…	10/1
		led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before next
6^th	7	41 L	The Strawberry One (GB) (mare, chestnut, 10 11)	211122 / 7	Jump (139)	J M Maguire	D W P Arbuthnot Miss Kykie Allsopp	25/1
		held up in last, outpaced 6th, behind next, tailed off
7^th	6	38 L	Coral Point (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 11 0)	3121/0-6 / 11	Flat (907), Jump (25)	Paul Moloney	A E Jessop Mr B Dowling	250/1
		took keen hold, pressed leader until after 4th, lost place next, tailed off