Neptune Collonges (FR)
Owner: Mr J Hales Trainer: P F Nicholls Sex: Gelding Age: 24
Form Summary
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Starts | Wins | 2nds | 3rds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 4 | 1 | ||
| Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good (Good to Soft in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Soft | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 1 | |||
| Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3 | 2 | ||
| Good to Soft (Soft in places, back straight Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Heavy | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| Soft | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soft (Heavy in places on Chase Course) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Yielding to Soft | 1 | |||
| Totals | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 |
Race History
| Date | Course | Going | Distance | Class | Race Winner | Weight | Position | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2012 | Aintree | Good (Good to Soft in places) | 4m 4f | 2 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 6lbs | 1 of 40 | D A Jacob | 33/1 |
| held up towards rear, headway into mid-division 9th (valentines), tracked leaders when hit 22nd (foinavon), 7th and driven after 3 out, rallied before last, ridden to chase leading pair after last, stayed on well under pressure to lead post | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2012 | Haydock | Heavy | 3m 4f | 1 | Giles Cross | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 14 | Mr H Derham | 8/1 |
| tracked winner, took closer order 8th, ridden and every chance last, kept on towards finish | |||||||||
| 07 Jan 2012 | Sandown | Good to Soft (Soft in places, back straight Good in places) | 3m 110y | 2 | Hold On Julio | 11st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | Ruby Walsh | 9/1 |
| ridden from start, in touch in 5th, lost place and dropped to rear before 12th, rallied and stayed on in 5th after 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on to 2nd towards finish, never any chance with winner | |||||||||
| 17 Dec 2011 | Ascot | Soft | 3m | 1 | The Minack | 11st 12lbs | 4 of 13 | Mr H Derham | 16/1 |
| chased leaders, mistake 4th, effort 4 out, weakened next, stayed on flat | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 2011 | Newbury | Good (Good to Soft in places ) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Carruthers | 11st 12lbs | PulledUp of 18 | Mr H Derham | |
| 16 Apr 2011 | Ayr | Good | 4m 110y | 1 | Beshabar | 11st 12lbs | 6 of 30 | A P McCoy | 16/1 |
| in touch in mid-division, lost place and mistake 10th, towards rear next, back in mid-division 17th, stayed on from 4 out, 5th 3 out, no chance with leaders and well held | |||||||||
| 18 Mar 2011 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Long Run | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 14 | R Thornton | 33/1 |
| mid-division, blundered 3rd, never travelled with any fluency after, struggling 15th, never on terms | |||||||||
| 29 Jan 2011 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st | 1 of 6 | A P McCoy | 11/2 |
| jumped well, made all and soon clear, not fluent 4 out, clear last, stayed on gamely under pressure flat, unchallenged | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 2010 | Cheltenham | Good | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Midnight Chase | 11st 12lbs | 11 of 17 | R Mahon | 15/2 |
| started slowly, never able to get on terms after and always in rear, tailed off | |||||||||
| 27 Nov 2010 | Newbury | Good to Soft (Good in places ) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Diamond Harry | 10st 8lbs | BroughtDown of 19 | A P McCoy | |
| 13 Mar 2009 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | 4 of 16 | Christian Williams | 15/2 |
| led until 8th, hit next, led 12th, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, headed after next, one pace after | |||||||||
| 15 Feb 2009 | Leopardstown | Soft (Heavy in places on Chase Course) | 3m | 0 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | Ruby Walsh | 8/13 |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead before 3 out, ridden and kept on well from before last | |||||||||
| 28 Dec 2008 | Leopardstown | Yielding to Soft | 3m | 0 | Exotic Dancer | 11st 10lbs | Fell of 9 | Ruby Walsh | |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Punchestown | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 3m 1f | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | 9/10 |
| led, headed after 6th, led again before 6 out, clear 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out | |||||||||
| 14 Mar 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 2f 110y | 1 | Denman | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 12 | M A Fitzgerald | 25/1 |
| jumped slightly right, led until 12th, chased winner, hit 4 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd and hit 2 out, stayed on again final 100 yards, just failed to regain 2nd | |||||||||
| 16 Feb 2008 | Wincanton | Good to Soft (Good in places) | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 10lbs | 1 of 6 | L Heard | 5/4 |
| prominent, led 13th, clear 17th, mistake 3 out, unchalleged | |||||||||
| 26 Jan 2008 | Cheltenham | Good to Soft | 3m 1f 110y | 1 | Knowhere | 11st 10lbs | 3 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | 3/1 |
| led, pecked 9th, mistake 3 out, soon ridden and headed, kept on same pace | |||||||||
| 25 Apr 2007 | PUNCHESTOWN | Good | 5500 | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 12lbs | 1 of 10 | Ruby Walsh | |
| close 2nd, led before 4 out, clear after 3 out, hard ridden and kept on from last | |||||||||
| 16 Mar 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 5830 | 1 | Kauto Star | 11st 10lbs | 8 of 18 | L Heard | |
| chased leaders, led before 11th to next, regained lead and mistake 16th, headed 2 out, soon weakened | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 2007 | CHELTENHAM | Heavy | 5610 | 1 | Exotic Dancer | 11st 6lbs | FE of 9 | Ruby Walsh | |
| raced on stand's side, tracked leaders in 4th, narrow lead 11th, headed approaching 2 out, under pressure in 3rd when fell | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 2006 | ASCOT | Good to Soft | 5500 | 1 | Mighty Man | 11st 7lbs | 6 of 9 | Ruby Walsh | |
| led until 2 out, one pace after | |||||||||
| 25 Nov 2006 | NEWCASTLE | Good to Soft | 5280 | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 9lbs | 1 of 11 | L Heard | |
| hampered 1st, in touch, led 5th, made rest, ridden and hit last, stayed on well | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 2006 | WETHERBY | Soft | 5500 | 1 | Our Vic | 10st 12lbs | 2 of 10 | S Thomas | |
| chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 4 out when blundered, one pace, no chance with winner | |||||||||
| 07 Apr 2006 | AINTREE | Good to Soft | 5390 | 1 | Black Jack Ketchum | 11st 4lbs | 3 of 11 | Christian Williams | |
| tracked leaders, led approaching 2nd, headed after 2 out, weakened run-in | |||||||||
| 18 Feb 2006 | HAYDOCK | Heavy | 5170 | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 6 | Christian Williams | |
| led 2nd, hit 2 out, soon ridden, driven out flat | |||||||||
| 04 Feb 2006 | WETHERBY | Soft | 5500 | 1 | Neptune Collonges | 11st 11lbs | 1 of 5 | Christian Williams | |
| made all, clear approaching last | |||||||||
| 27 Dec 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Good to Soft | 5280 | 0 | My Way de Solzen | 11st 7lbs | 2 of 8 | Ruby Walsh | |
| led to 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 02 Dec 2005 | SANDOWN | Heavy | 4510 | 0 | Neptune Collonges | 11st | 1 of 4 | B J Geraghty | |
| led 3rd, ridden clear before 2 out, kept on | |||||||||
| 13 Nov 2005 | CHELTENHAM | Good to Soft | 4620 | 0 | Black Jack Ketchum | 11st 5lbs | 4 of 18 | Ruby Walsh | |
| tracked leaders, led 5th, ridden soon after 3 out, weakening when headed soon after 2 out | |||||||||
| 02 Nov 2005 | CHEPSTOW | Heavy | 4400 | 0 | Neptune Collonges | 10st 12lbs | 1 of 7 | Ruby Walsh | |
| made all, clear 2 out, very easily | |||||||||


