2.05 Neptune I.M. Novice Hurdle
The old fuddy-duddies among us struggle to get our heads around the fact that this is no longer the Sun Alliance - apologies to the fine Neptune Investments Management organization (all sponsors truly valued, credit crunch and all!).
Favourites had a great record back in the day but Mikael d’Haguenet (2009) was the first to score since 2000.
Trends For Winners
- 1st or 2nd last time out - 27/28
- First six in betting - 24/26
- Aged 5 or 6 years - 13/13
- Contested a pattern race over hurdles - 12/14
- Ran at least three times over hurdles - 22/24
- Irish-trained - 4/6
Recent Winners
| Year | Horse | Age | Trainer | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | First Lieutenant | 6 | M F Morris | 7/1 |
| 2010 | Peddlers Cross | 5 | D McCain Jnr | 7/1 |
| 2009 | Mikael D’Haguenet | 5 | W P Mullins | 5/2F |
| 2008 | Fiveforthree | 6 | W P Mullins | 7/1 |
| 2007 | Massini’s Maguire | 6 | P J Hobbs | 20/1 |
| 2006 | Nicanor | 5 | N Meade | 17/2 |
| 2005 | No Refuge | 5 | J H Johnson | 17/2 |
| 2004 | Fundamentalist | 6 | N A Twiston-Davies | 12/1 |
| 2003 | Hardy Eustace | 6 | D Hughes | 6/1 |
| 2002 | Galileo | 6 | T R George | 12/1 |
| 2000 | Monsignor | 6 | M Pitman | 5/4F |
| 1999 | Barton | 6 | T D Easterby | 2/1F |
| 1998 | French Holly | 7 | F Murphy | 2/1F |
| 1997 | Istabraq | 5 | A P O’Brien | 6/5F |
| 1996 | Urubande | 6 | A P O’Brien | 8/1 |
