Horse Alert

01 Jan 2012 12:30 Cheltenham

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

Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Barbatos (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 8)	552-123 / 7	Jump (30)	P J Brennan	Ian Williams Power Panels Electrical…	9/2
		held up in mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before last, soon led, ridden clear flat, stayed on well, eased close home
2^nd	9	7 L	Batonnier (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	3552-23 / 8	Jump (64)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Mr H R Mould	33/1
		held up in rear, headway from 2 out, closing when hit last, stayed on under pressure, went 2nd final 100 yards, no chance with winner
3^rd	2	2 L	Forgotten Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	216-221 / 13	Jump (52)	William Twiston-Davies	T R George Mr T R George	20/1
		pressed leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd final 100 yards
4^th	11	1½ L	Hard To Swallow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	F/11-2F / 10	Jump (71)	Alain Cawley	M Keighley Int-ex Contracting…	8/1
		held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, headway after 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on same pace
5^th	12	6 L	Judge Davis (GB) (colt, bay, 11 2)	3-35 / 8	Jump (37)	Sam Twiston-Davies	Mrs Caroline Keevil Gale Force Three	66/1
		held up in touch in mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden next, no impression on leaders approaching last
6^th	15	NK	Reggie Perrin (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3)	F22 / 6	Flat (75), Jump (26)	C Bolger	P Phelan Ermyn Lodge Stud	50/1
		tracked leaders, lost place after 3rd, not fluent 5th, ridden next, not fluent 7th, mistake when behind 3 out, stayed on flat, no chance with leaders
7^th	5	NS	Dawn Commander (GER) (gelding, grey, 11 8)	P-F3113 / 8	Jump (24)	D F O'Regan	C E Longsdon Nick Brown Racing	20/1
		mid-division, not fluent 2nd, effort 6th, no impression when not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, no threat
8^th	1	¾ L	Allthekingshorses (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1-15 / 11	Jump (36)	James Best	P Hobbs & J White Mr Jamie Alexander	14/1
		prominent, hit 7th, soon ridden, lost place after 3 out, well held approaching last
9^th	3	2¾ L	Jump City (FR) (colt, bay, 11 12)	2-14 / 8	Flat (934), Jump (30)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Mrs Angela Tincknell…	7/1
		tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
10^th	7	3 L	Jimbill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 8)	1-121 / 9	Jump (20)	Aidan Coleman	Tim Vaughan Brian Ead & Martin…	12/1
		tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, lost place when not fluent 2 out
11^th	13	2½ L	Master Of The Game (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	7F-1 / 10	Jump (77)	B J Geraghty	N J Henderson Paul & Clare Rooney	11/4
		mid-division when not fluent 1st, mistake 5th, headway on outside 7th, went 2nd after 2 out until approaching last, soon weakened
12^th	14	½ L	One Term (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	3-2112 / 10	Jump (21)	A P McCoy	Miss R Curtis Miss L Reid & Mr…	17/2
		took keen hold, made most until ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened before next
13^th	6	61 L	Imperial Circus (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	F16-1 / 12	Jump (24)	R Johnson	P Hobbs & J White Mrs Lucy Fielding-johnson	11/1
		mid-division, headway on inside approaching 5th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
14^th	8	9 L	Sohappyharry (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8)	42-3412 / 7	Jump (41)	T J Murphy	Miss Jane Mathias Mrs S E Mathias	80/1
		towards rear, pushed along after 4th, lost touch from next, tailed off
	10	-	Casco Bay (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	3PP48P / 8	Flat (174), Jump (21)	C Poste	David Lewis Pixie Go Racing