THE NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NOVICES’ HURDLE
Class 1, Grade 1, Total Prize Fund £120,000, 2.05pm, Cheltenham, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Old Course, two miles and five furlongs. For novice four-year-olds and upwards. Weights: four-year-olds 10st 12lb; five-year-olds and upwards 11st 7lb. Allowances: fillies & mares 7lb. Entries closed
Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Entries revealed Thursday, January 31 (119 entries). Scratchings deadline February 19 (74 remain). Six-day confirmation stage March 7. Final declaration stage 10am, Tuesday, March 12. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Tuesday, February 19. May not include some overseas form.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
3-12154 ALLY CASCADE (IRE) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE
11111 ANNIE POWER (IRE) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
3/-11F ANONIS (GER) 7 Barry Connell Mags Mullins IRE
25-1111 AT FISHERS CROSS (IRE) 6 J P McManus Rebecca Curtis
1-11 BALLYCASEY (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-14 BALNASLOW (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE
324112 BONDAGE (IRE) 6 Bodhran Makers Syndicate Gordon Elliott IRE
11343 BONISLAND 5 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
240-132 BRIGHT NEW DAWN (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Dessie Hughes IRE
111 BROADWAY BUFFALO (IRE) 5 The Broadway Partnership David Pipe
0312220 CAID DU BERLAIS (FR) 4 Donlon, MacDonald, C Barber & Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls
2613110 CAUSE OF CAUSES (USA) 5 Timeform Betfair Racing Club Ltd Gordon Elliott IRE
111-1231 CHAMPAGNE FEVER (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-11 CHATTERBOX (IRE) 5 The Not Afraid Partnership 2 Nicky Henderson
211/- CHELTENIAN (FR) 7 Roger Brookhouse Philip Hobbs
10-1113 CONEYGREE 6 The Max Partnership Mark Bradstock
3 DARLEY SUN (IRE) 7 Bloomfields John Ferguson
2-11 DEFY LOGIC (IRE) 6 J P McManus Paul Nolan IRE
5111-1F2 DON COSSACK (GER) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
25/05-234 FAULTLESS FEELINGS (IRE) 7 Mrs Peter Prowting Martin Keighley
FLYING CROSS (IRE) 6 Robin Geffen David Pipe
14-111 GEVREY CHAMBERTIN (FR) 5 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe
112131 GLENS MELODY (IRE) 5 Mrs F McStay Willie Mullins IRE
1322 GOLD BULLET (IRE) 5 Fitri Hay Tom Taaffe IRE
40-31101 IFANDBUTWHYNOT (IRE) 7 Claire Hollowood & Henry Dean David O'Meara
10-1P I SHOT THE SHERIFF (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe
232104 KATKEAU (FR) 6 Prof C Tisdall, J A Gent, R Wilkin David Pipe
12F KINGS PALACE (IRE) 5 Drew, George, Johnson Partnership David Pipe
(P)(1)P LECALE LAD (IRE) 6 Robert Kirkland Tim Vaughan
3451 LE REVE (IRE) 5 Pat Betts Lucy Wadham
32 LIENOSUS (IRE) 7 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams
14 LORDOFTHEHOUSE (IRE) 5 St Albans Bloodstock LLP Tom George
11-212 LORD WISHES (IRE) 6 Leeds Plywood and Doors Ltd James Ewart
00-03r1 MALA BEACH (IRE) 5 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE
12-2111 MELODIC RENDEZVOUS 7 Cash For Honours Jeremy Scott
2-1424 MINSK (IRE) 5 Barry Connell Dessie Hughes IRE
31114-1 MOSCOW MANNON (IRE) 7 J M Flanagan Brian Hamilton IRE
2/1213-11 MOZOLTOV 7 Martin Lynch Willie Mullins IRE
1120-22 NEW YEAR'S EVE 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson
3111 O'FAOLAINS BOY (IRE) 6 C Trembath & R Hyde Rebecca Curtis
333- OFF THE WALL (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe
1 PAY THE KING (IRE) 6 Robin Geffen Paul Nicholls
3-31121 PIQUE SOUS (FR) 6 Supreme Horse Racing Club Willie Mullins IRE
111 PONT ALEXANDRE (GER) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-1112 PUFFIN BILLY (IRE) 5 T D J Syder Oliver Sherwood
2-11 RED DEVIL BOYS (IRE) 6 Bloomfields John Ferguson
111 ROAD TO RICHES (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE
1061025 ROMEO AMERICO (IRE) 6 Mark Adams Seamus Mullins
1/410-554 ROYAL GUARDSMAN (IRE) 6 Camilla & Rosie Nock Susan Nock
1211 RULE THE WORLD 6 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE
1112U6 SEEFOOD (IRE) 6 Lyreen Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE
1123112 SHE RANKS ME (IRE) 6 Roger O'Byrne Donald McCain
4U35/- SIR PITT 6 Gordon Kendrick Andy Hobbs
21-2212 SIZING GOLD (IRE) 6 Alan & Ann Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE
61011 SUPERIOR QUALITY (IRE) 8 The Stewkley Shindiggers Partnership Charlie Longsdon
F5-12113 TANERKO EMERY (FR) 7 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Egan Waste Ltd David Pipe
1211 TAQUIN DU SEUIL (FR) 6 Martin Broughton & Friends 1 Jonjo O'Neill
61-1112 THE NEW ONE (IRE) 5 Mrs S Such Nigel Twiston-Davies
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THE NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NOVICES’ HURDLE - continued
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
10-22114 THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE) 6 Trembath, Hill, Outhart, Fletcher Rebecca Curtis
211 TOP GAMBLE (IRE) 5 Walters Plant Hire Ltd David Pipe
12/-1 TOUCH THE EDEN (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
5/1/-1F TWIGLINE (FR) 6 Hammer & Trowel Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
111 TWO ROCKERS (IRE) 6 Masterson Holdings Limited Alan King
3P4-234 UBAK (FR) 5 Nick Peacock Gary Moore
1-11 UN ATOUT (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE
5-110 UN BON P'TIT GARS (FR) 5 K Alexander/ R Watts Nick Williams
0-2321 UNIKA LA RECONCE (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
11-1P222 UP TO SOMETHING (FR) 5 E M G Roberts Charlie Longsdon
205-2566 VILLAGE VIC (IRE) 6 Alan Peterson Philip Hobbs
111/2-12F WAAHEB (USA) 6 J P McManus Dermot Weld IRE
1324 WAKE YOUR DREAMS (IRE) 5 Pam Beardmore & Alan Baxter Jennie Candlish
1-141 WHISPER (FR) 5 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Nicky Henderson
11 WHISPERING GALLERY 7 Bloomfields John Ferguson
2 ZUIDER ZEE (GER) 6 Bloomfields John Ferguson
74 entries remain after February 19 scratchings deadline
28 Irish-trained
THE FOLLOWING 45 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AAIM TO PROSPER (IRE); ABBEY COURT (IRE);
BLISSFUL MOMENT (USA); BUTHELEZI (USA); CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHAT ROOM, CHIBERTA KING, COCKTAILS
AT DAWN, DRUM VALLEY, DURSEY SOUND (IRE), EASTER DAY (FR), EDUARD (IRE), ELECTROLYSER (IRE),
FAMOUSANDFEARLESS (IRE), GAS LINE BOY (IRE), JUST A PAR (IRE), KING HELISSIO (IRE), LEGAL EXIT (IRE),
LORD OF HOUSE (GER), MAC'S RETURN (IRE), MANY CLOUDS (IRE), MASTER OF THE GAME (IRE), MINELLA
DEFINITELY (IRE), MORNING ROYALTY (IRE), MR WATSON (IRE), PINE CREEK, PRIDEOFTHECASTLE (IRE),
ROCKNROLLRAMBO (IRE), ROYAL BOY (FR), SAIL BY THE SEA (IRE), SAUSALITO SUNRISE (IRE), SEEDSMAN,
SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (IRE), SIDNEY MELBOURNE (USA), SOME ARTICLE (IRE), THIMAAR (USA), TOMINATOR
UMPACT (FR), UNIQUE DE COTTE (FR), UP AND GO (FR), UTOPIE DES BORDES (FR), VENTURE CAPITAL (IRE),
VIVA STEVE (IRE), WESTERN WARHORSE (IRE), WINGTIPS (FR)
Timeform Ratings (weight-adjusted)
172p Pont Alexandre
166p At Fishers Cross
165p The New One
165p Rule The World
165 Cause Of Causes
164+ Champagne Fever
163 Waaheb
162p Melodic Rendezvous
162 Bright New Dawn
161P Ballycasey
161p Un Atout
161p Mozoltov
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AINTREE festival bumper winner The New One could bid for a second Grade 2 victory at the Open meeting next month in the The Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle.
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies said: "It's certainly a race we are looking at for The New One. He has come out of his race on Friday brilliantly - he is very laid back and you wouldn't know he's had a race.
"I thought his performance at Cheltenham was very good. He was on the bridle coming to the last and just had to be shaken up on the run in and he went away well.
"He has all the right attributes and he travels well. His jumping wasn't too bad as he was quite quick over his hurdles. He wasn't spectacular, which we would like, but it was a very good performance overall. I think the form is very solid as the first two were miles clear of the rest.
"I think one day he will get three miles as he is stoutly bred but I think for the moment we will stick to two-and-a-half. He won on very soft ground at Newton Abbot - I know it wasn't much of a race - but at the moment we are not worried about the ground."
Class 1, Grade 1, Total Prize Fund £120,000, 2.05pm, Cheltenham, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Old Course, two miles and five furlongs. For novice four-year-olds and upwards. Weights: four-year-olds 10st 12lb; five-year-olds and upwards 11st 7lb. Allowances: fillies & mares 7lb. Entries closed
Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Entries revealed Thursday, January 31 (119 entries). Scratchings deadline February 19 (74 remain). Six-day confirmation stage March 7. Final declaration stage 10am, Tuesday, March 12. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Tuesday, February 19. May not include some overseas form.
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
3-12154 ALLY CASCADE (IRE) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE
11111 ANNIE POWER (IRE) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
3/-11F ANONIS (GER) 7 Barry Connell Mags Mullins IRE
25-1111 AT FISHERS CROSS (IRE) 6 J P McManus Rebecca Curtis
1-11 BALLYCASEY (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-14 BALNASLOW (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE
324112 BONDAGE (IRE) 6 Bodhran Makers Syndicate Gordon Elliott IRE
11343 BONISLAND 5 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
240-132 BRIGHT NEW DAWN (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Dessie Hughes IRE
111 BROADWAY BUFFALO (IRE) 5 The Broadway Partnership David Pipe
0312220 CAID DU BERLAIS (FR) 4 Donlon, MacDonald, C Barber & Paul Nicholls Paul Nicholls
2613110 CAUSE OF CAUSES (USA) 5 Timeform Betfair Racing Club Ltd Gordon Elliott IRE
111-1231 CHAMPAGNE FEVER (IRE) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-11 CHATTERBOX (IRE) 5 The Not Afraid Partnership 2 Nicky Henderson
211/- CHELTENIAN (FR) 7 Roger Brookhouse Philip Hobbs
10-1113 CONEYGREE 6 The Max Partnership Mark Bradstock
3 DARLEY SUN (IRE) 7 Bloomfields John Ferguson
2-11 DEFY LOGIC (IRE) 6 J P McManus Paul Nolan IRE
5111-1F2 DON COSSACK (GER) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott IRE
25/05-234 FAULTLESS FEELINGS (IRE) 7 Mrs Peter Prowting Martin Keighley
FLYING CROSS (IRE) 6 Robin Geffen David Pipe
14-111 GEVREY CHAMBERTIN (FR) 5 Roger Stanley & Yvonne Reynolds III David Pipe
112131 GLENS MELODY (IRE) 5 Mrs F McStay Willie Mullins IRE
1322 GOLD BULLET (IRE) 5 Fitri Hay Tom Taaffe IRE
40-31101 IFANDBUTWHYNOT (IRE) 7 Claire Hollowood & Henry Dean David O'Meara
10-1P I SHOT THE SHERIFF (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe
232104 KATKEAU (FR) 6 Prof C Tisdall, J A Gent, R Wilkin David Pipe
12F KINGS PALACE (IRE) 5 Drew, George, Johnson Partnership David Pipe
(P)(1)P LECALE LAD (IRE) 6 Robert Kirkland Tim Vaughan
3451 LE REVE (IRE) 5 Pat Betts Lucy Wadham
32 LIENOSUS (IRE) 7 William & Angela Rucker Evan Williams
14 LORDOFTHEHOUSE (IRE) 5 St Albans Bloodstock LLP Tom George
11-212 LORD WISHES (IRE) 6 Leeds Plywood and Doors Ltd James Ewart
00-03r1 MALA BEACH (IRE) 5 C Jones Gordon Elliott IRE
12-2111 MELODIC RENDEZVOUS 7 Cash For Honours Jeremy Scott
2-1424 MINSK (IRE) 5 Barry Connell Dessie Hughes IRE
31114-1 MOSCOW MANNON (IRE) 7 J M Flanagan Brian Hamilton IRE
2/1213-11 MOZOLTOV 7 Martin Lynch Willie Mullins IRE
1120-22 NEW YEAR'S EVE 5 Bloomfields John Ferguson
3111 O'FAOLAINS BOY (IRE) 6 C Trembath & R Hyde Rebecca Curtis
333- OFF THE WALL (IRE) 6 Malcolm Denmark David Pipe
1 PAY THE KING (IRE) 6 Robin Geffen Paul Nicholls
3-31121 PIQUE SOUS (FR) 6 Supreme Horse Racing Club Willie Mullins IRE
111 PONT ALEXANDRE (GER) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1-1112 PUFFIN BILLY (IRE) 5 T D J Syder Oliver Sherwood
2-11 RED DEVIL BOYS (IRE) 6 Bloomfields John Ferguson
111 ROAD TO RICHES (IRE) 6 Gigginstown House Stud Noel Meade IRE
1061025 ROMEO AMERICO (IRE) 6 Mark Adams Seamus Mullins
1/410-554 ROYAL GUARDSMAN (IRE) 6 Camilla & Rosie Nock Susan Nock
1211 RULE THE WORLD 6 Gigginstown House Stud Mouse Morris IRE
1112U6 SEEFOOD (IRE) 6 Lyreen Syndicate Dessie Hughes IRE
1123112 SHE RANKS ME (IRE) 6 Roger O'Byrne Donald McCain
4U35/- SIR PITT 6 Gordon Kendrick Andy Hobbs
21-2212 SIZING GOLD (IRE) 6 Alan & Ann Potts Partnership Henry de Bromhead IRE
61011 SUPERIOR QUALITY (IRE) 8 The Stewkley Shindiggers Partnership Charlie Longsdon
F5-12113 TANERKO EMERY (FR) 7 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Egan Waste Ltd David Pipe
1211 TAQUIN DU SEUIL (FR) 6 Martin Broughton & Friends 1 Jonjo O'Neill
61-1112 THE NEW ONE (IRE) 5 Mrs S Such Nigel Twiston-Davies
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THE NEPTUNE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT NOVICES’ HURDLE - continued
Form Horse Age Owner Trainer
10-22114 THE ROMFORD PELE (IRE) 6 Trembath, Hill, Outhart, Fletcher Rebecca Curtis
211 TOP GAMBLE (IRE) 5 Walters Plant Hire Ltd David Pipe
12/-1 TOUCH THE EDEN (FR) 6 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
5/1/-1F TWIGLINE (FR) 6 Hammer & Trowel Syndicate Willie Mullins IRE
111 TWO ROCKERS (IRE) 6 Masterson Holdings Limited Alan King
3P4-234 UBAK (FR) 5 Nick Peacock Gary Moore
1-11 UN ATOUT (FR) 5 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE
5-110 UN BON P'TIT GARS (FR) 5 K Alexander/ R Watts Nick Williams
0-2321 UNIKA LA RECONCE (FR) 5 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
11-1P222 UP TO SOMETHING (FR) 5 E M G Roberts Charlie Longsdon
205-2566 VILLAGE VIC (IRE) 6 Alan Peterson Philip Hobbs
111/2-12F WAAHEB (USA) 6 J P McManus Dermot Weld IRE
1324 WAKE YOUR DREAMS (IRE) 5 Pam Beardmore & Alan Baxter Jennie Candlish
1-141 WHISPER (FR) 5 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Nicky Henderson
11 WHISPERING GALLERY 7 Bloomfields John Ferguson
2 ZUIDER ZEE (GER) 6 Bloomfields John Ferguson
74 entries remain after February 19 scratchings deadline
28 Irish-trained
THE FOLLOWING 45 HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: AAIM TO PROSPER (IRE); ABBEY COURT (IRE);
BLISSFUL MOMENT (USA); BUTHELEZI (USA); CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHAT ROOM, CHIBERTA KING, COCKTAILS
AT DAWN, DRUM VALLEY, DURSEY SOUND (IRE), EASTER DAY (FR), EDUARD (IRE), ELECTROLYSER (IRE),
FAMOUSANDFEARLESS (IRE), GAS LINE BOY (IRE), JUST A PAR (IRE), KING HELISSIO (IRE), LEGAL EXIT (IRE),
LORD OF HOUSE (GER), MAC'S RETURN (IRE), MANY CLOUDS (IRE), MASTER OF THE GAME (IRE), MINELLA
DEFINITELY (IRE), MORNING ROYALTY (IRE), MR WATSON (IRE), PINE CREEK, PRIDEOFTHECASTLE (IRE),
ROCKNROLLRAMBO (IRE), ROYAL BOY (FR), SAIL BY THE SEA (IRE), SAUSALITO SUNRISE (IRE), SEEDSMAN,
SHUTTHEFRONTDOOR (IRE), SIDNEY MELBOURNE (USA), SOME ARTICLE (IRE), THIMAAR (USA), TOMINATOR
UMPACT (FR), UNIQUE DE COTTE (FR), UP AND GO (FR), UTOPIE DES BORDES (FR), VENTURE CAPITAL (IRE),
VIVA STEVE (IRE), WESTERN WARHORSE (IRE), WINGTIPS (FR)
Timeform Ratings (weight-adjusted)
172p Pont Alexandre
166p At Fishers Cross
165p The New One
165p Rule The World
165 Cause Of Causes
164+ Champagne Fever
163 Waaheb
162p Melodic Rendezvous
162 Bright New Dawn
161P Ballycasey
161p Un Atout
161p Mozoltov
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AINTREE festival bumper winner The New One could bid for a second Grade 2 victory at the Open meeting next month in the The Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle.
Trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies said: "It's certainly a race we are looking at for The New One. He has come out of his race on Friday brilliantly - he is very laid back and you wouldn't know he's had a race.
"I thought his performance at Cheltenham was very good. He was on the bridle coming to the last and just had to be shaken up on the run in and he went away well.
"He has all the right attributes and he travels well. His jumping wasn't too bad as he was quite quick over his hurdles. He wasn't spectacular, which we would like, but it was a very good performance overall. I think the form is very solid as the first two were miles clear of the rest.
"I think one day he will get three miles as he is stoutly bred but I think for the moment we will stick to two-and-a-half. He won on very soft ground at Newton Abbot - I know it wasn't much of a race - but at the moment we are not worried about the ground."
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