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

2010 : Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			17 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Peddlers Cross	D McCain Jnr	J M Maguire	7/1
2	Reve de Sivola	Nick Williams	D Jacob	15/2
3	Rite Of Passage	D K Weld	Mr R P McNamara	7/2
4	Summit Meeting	Mrs J Harrington	R M Power	10/1

2009 : Ballymore Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good to Soft, Soft in places			14 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Mikael D'haguenet	W P Mullins	R Walsh	5/2
2	Karabak	A King	A P McCoy	4/1
3	Diamond Harry	Nick Williams	T J Murphy	4/1

2008 : Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft			15 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Fiveforthree	W P Mullins	R Walsh	7/1
2	Venalmar	M F Morris	P W Flood	11/1
3	Trafford Lad	E Sheehy	T Doyle	9/1

2007 : Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft, Good in places			15 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Massini's Maguire	P J Hobbs	R Johnson	20/1
2	Tidal Bay	J Howard Johnson	P J Brennan	10/1
3	Catch Me	E J O'Grady	B J Geraghty	7/1

2006 : Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			17 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Nicanor	N Meade	P Carberry	17/2
2	Denman	P F Nicholls	R Walsh	11/10
3	Refinement	Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy	11/2
4	Mr Nosie	N Meade	Denis O'regan	9/1

2005 : Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)
Going : Good			20 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	No Refuge	J Howard Johnson	G Lee	17/2
2	Racing Demon	Miss H C Knight	J Culloty	14/1
3	Our Ben	W P Mullins	R Walsh	33/1
4	Pole Star	J R Fanshawe	R Thornton	12/1

2004 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good			15 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Fundamentalist	N A Twiston-Davies	C Llewellyn	12/1
2	Inglis Drever	J Howard Johnson	G Lee	7/4
3	Grey Report	P Hobbs	R Johnson	25/1

2003 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Soft in places			19 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Hardy Eustace	D Hughes	K A Kelly	6/1
2	Pizarro	E O'Grady	N Williamson	2/1
3	Lord Sam	V R A Dartnall	W Marston	10/1
4	Foreman	T Doumen	T Doumen	11/1

2002 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle (Class A) (Grade 1)
Going : Good to Soft			27 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Galileo	T R George	J M Maguire	12/1
2	Over The Bar	E O'Grady	N Williamson	14/1
3	Lanzerac	John A Harris	P Flynn	66/1
4	Classified	M Pipe	A P McCoy	5/1

2000 : Royal & Sunalliance Novices' Hurdle
Going : Good, Good to Firm in places			14 ran
	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	SP
1	Monsignor	M Pitman	N Williamson	5/4
2	No Discount	C Swan	C F Swan	20/1
3	Gentle Rivage	N A Twiston-Davies	T Jenks	50/1

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