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Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle

The Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle is registered as the Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle. It is a Grade 1 National Hunt event for 4 year old and above novices hurdlers.

It is run over a distance of 2 miles 5 furlongs on the old course at the Cheltenham Festival in March

The race was introduced in 1971 as the Aldsworth Hurdle and in more recent times has been run as the Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle and the Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle.

Recent Past Results
2012 : Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places17 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1SimonsigN J HendersonB J Geraghty2/1
2Felix Yonger W P MullinsP Townend16/1
3Monksland N MeadeP Carberry11/2
4Close HouseD PipeT Scudamore33/1
 
2011 : Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places12 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1First Lieutenant M F MorrisD N Russell7/1
2Rock On Ruby P F NichollsD Jacob13/2
3So Young W P MullinsR Walsh2/1
 
2010 : Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places17 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Peddlers Cross D McCain JnrJ M Maguire7/1
2Reve de Sivola Nick WilliamsD Jacob15/2
3Rite Of PassageD K WeldMr R P McNamara7/2
4Summit MeetingMrs J HarringtonR M Power10/1
 
2009 : Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good to Soft, Soft in places14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Mikael D'haguenetW P MullinsR Walsh5/2
2Karabak A KingA P McCoy4/1
3Diamond HarryNick WilliamsT J Murphy4/1
 
2008 : Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Fiveforthree W P MullinsR Walsh7/1
2VenalmarM F MorrisP W Flood11/1
3Trafford LadE SheehyT Doyle9/1
 
2007 : Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Massini's MaguireP J HobbsR Johnson20/1
2Tidal Bay J Howard JohnsonP J Brennan10/1
3Catch Me E J O'GradyB J Geraghty7/1
 
2006 : Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places17 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Nicanor N MeadeP Carberry17/2
2Denman P F NichollsR Walsh11/10
3Refinement Jonjo O'NeillA P McCoy11/2
4Mr Nosie N MeadeDenis O'regan9/1
 
2005 : Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good20 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1No Refuge J Howard JohnsonG Lee17/2
2Racing Demon Miss H C KnightJ Culloty14/1
3Our BenW P MullinsR Walsh33/1
4Pole StarJ R FanshaweR Thornton12/1
 
2004 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good15 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Fundamentalist N A Twiston-DaviesC Llewellyn12/1
2Inglis DreverJ Howard JohnsonG Lee7/4
3Grey Report P HobbsR Johnson25/1
 
2003 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places19 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Hardy Eustace D HughesK A Kelly6/1
2Pizarro E O'GradyN Williamson2/1
3Lord Sam V R A DartnallW Marston10/1
4Foreman T DoumenT Doumen11/1
 
2002 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft27 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Galileo T R GeorgeJ M Maguire12/1
2Over The Bar E O'GradyN Williamson14/1
3LanzeracJohn A HarrisP Flynn66/1
4Classified M PipeA P McCoy5/1
 
2000 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Firm in places14 ran
 HorseTrainerJockeySP
1Monsignor M PitmanN Williamson5/4
2No Discount C SwanC F Swan20/1
3Gentle Rivage N A Twiston-DaviesT Jenks50/1
 

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