14:05 Cheltenham

Wednesday 14 March 2012

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Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)

Off time: - | Winning time: -

1^st

Simonsig

611-7

2/1

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Held up in touch in mid-division, closed after 4th, hit 6th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when left in lead 2 out, clear before last, easily

2^nd

Felix Yonger

611-7

16/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, left 2nd 2 out, stayed on under pressure, no chance with winner

3^rd

Monksland

511-7

11/2

T: N MeadeJ: Paul Carberry

Mid-division on inside, closed after 5th, headway when not fluent 4 out, hampered by loose horse after 2 out, soon went 3rd, stayed on, no impression on fornt pair

4^th

4.5

Close House

511-7

33/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up rear of mid-division, mistake 4th, 9th and driven before 2 out, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat, nearest finish

5^th

1.75

Sous Les Cieux (FR)

611-7

11/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Ruby Walsh

Held up towards rear, bumped 2nd, shaken up 3 out, stayed on approaching last, never nearer

6^th

Nagpur (FR)

611-7

66/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Aidan Coleman

Held up towards rear, ridden after 6th, stayed on approaching last, never in contention

7^th

0.75

Make Your Mark (IRE)

511-7

15/2

T: W P MullinsJ: D N Russell

In touch in mid-division, took keen hold, hampered on bend after 4 out, closed 3 out, went 2nd briefly after 2 out, no impression in 4th before last, weakened flat

8^th

Double Ross

611-7

33/1

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Mid-division, jumped left and mistake 1st, lost place after 3 out, no impression after

9^th

2.75

Fiulin

711-7

80/1

T: D PipeJ: C O'Farrell

Led, clear after 2nd until before 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened next

10^th

Benefficient (IRE)

611-7

14/1

T: A J MartinJ: B J Cooper

Mid-division, took keen hold, not much room 1st, closed before 4th, not fluent 2 out, weakened and hung left from 2 out

11^th

Nelson's Bridge (IRE)

511-7

16/1

T: N J HendersonJ: A P McCoy

Held up towards rear, took keen hold, mistake 1st,headway 4 out, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened after 2 out

12^th

Secret Edge

410-12

25/1

T: A KingJ: R Thornton

Tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out

13^th

0.75

Sunny Ledgend

711-7

100/1

T: Andrew MartinJ: Mr S Drinkwater

Tracked leader until after 3rd, stayed handy, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next

14^th

Natural High (IRE)

711-7

100/1

T: P RichJ: T Doyle

In rear, behind 5th, tailed off

15^th

Brass Tax (IRE)

611-7

100/1

T: B I CaseJ: D A Jacob

Tracked leaders, lost place when not much room 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

Baldadash

711-7

200/1

T: George BakerJ: Paul Moloney

Held up in rear, behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

Cotton Mill

511-7

8/1

T: J P FergusonJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3rd, led approaching 3 out, still going ok but pressed when ducked left and unseated rider 2 out

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Non-Runners

Batonnier (FR)

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: A King J: R Thornton

The Tracey Shuffle

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: D Pipe J: Hadden Frost

Betting Breakdown

Tricast:£162.63SF:£36.42

Forecasts

Simonsig (2/1), Monksland (11/2), Sous Les Cieux (FR) (11/2), Make Your Mark (IRE) (15/2), Cotton Mill (8/1), Benefficient (IRE) (14/1), Felix Yonger (16/1), Nelson's Bridge (IRE) (16/1), Secret Edge (25/1), Close House (33/1), Double Ross (33/1), Nagpur (FR) (66/1), Fiulin (80/1), Sunny Ledgend (100/1), Natural High (IRE) (100/1), Brass Tax (IRE) (100/1), Baldadash (200/1)