15 Jan 2011 14:45 Warwick
Winner: £25,000 (Penalty: £14,252); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Neptune Investment Management Leamington Novices' Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Court In Motion (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | 3F2-12 / 7 | Jump (17) | Aidan Coleman | Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe | 6/4 | |
| held up in rear, headway after 6th, went 2nd 8th, led after 3 out, soon clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 21 L | Neptune Equester (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2111F4 / 13 | Flat (121), Jump (32) | D F O'Regan | B Ellison Mr Jim Beaumont | 25/1 | |
| held up, jumped slowly and in rear 6th, headway 8th, mistake 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6 |   | 5 L | Safran De Cotte (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 4) | 11-10 / 10 | Jump (14) | L P Aspell | H D Daly Exors Of The Late… | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent 7th, headway next, closing when bad mistake 3 out, not recover, went 3rd flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 1 L | Moon Indigo (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 212 / 11 | Flat (150), Jump (32) | B S Hughes | J Howard Johnson Mr John Wade | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden when not fluent 8th, well held from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 15 L | Mossley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | F-111 / 7 | Jump (35) | Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson W Hennessy | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd before 7th until not fluent next, no chnace with winner when going 2nd again after 3 out until before 2 out, weakening when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 3¾ L | Jetnova (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | F/1-3611 / 9 | Jump (33) | Wayne Hutchinson | A King Mrs K R Smith-Maxwell | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, mistake 6th, lost 2nd when mistake next, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 4 |   | - | Lamb's Cross (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 61 / 11 | Jump (113) | David England | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr P Hiscock | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Maxdelas (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 2F2-1 / 9 | Jump (15) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs Carol Newman | ||
