Full Results
14:05 Cheltenham
Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 5f
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £120,000 added
- Winner: £68,340
- 2nd: £25,644
- 3rd: £12,840
- 4th: £6,396
- Form 61-1112
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 152
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
tracked leaders, led before last, driven clear flat, ran on strongly
- Form 1-1211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer M F Morris
- Jockey D N Russell
tracked leaders, not fluent and lost several places 2nd, closed 5th, ridden and every chance when edged left before last, stayed on flat, no impression on winner
- Form 111
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 154
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
with leader, led 2nd, headed after 4th, led again 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat, no impression on front pair
- Form 1-11
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey B J Geraghty
held up in touch in rear, headway on inside approaching 3 out, pressing for 2nd when not fluent and lost place 2 out, not much room briefly on bend before last, no impression on leaders after
Minsk (IRE)
32- Form 2-1424
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer D T Hughes
- Jockey D E Mullins
held up in touch in rear, headway on outside after 6th, ridden after 3 out, outpaced after next, no impression on leaders before last
- Form 1211
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey A P McCoy
tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly 2 out, ridden and no impression before last, weakened flat
Ubak (FR)
109- Form 3P4-234
- Age 5
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey J E Moore
led until 2nd, led narrowly after 4th, headed 3 out, lost place before next, soon well beaten
- Form 1-111
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Wayne Hutchinson
held up in touch, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 4 out, no impression from next, well beaten from 2 out