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The Neptune Novices Hurdle is always an exciting race for the young hurdlers and all the money before the tapes went up was for the exciting So Young and the in form Oscars Well who was also coming in for plenty of money. Aikman was the one leading them at a decent clip in the early stages with Tornado Bob just sat in behind him while So Young was held up towards the rear of the field by Ruby Walsh, and that remained the case right through the first circuit.
At the top of the hill the whole field were tightly packed and in with a chance and it was Oscars Well who was looking the one to beat heading to the final hurdle but he made a clattering mistake to rule out his chances. Rock On Ruby took up the running and he looked for all the world the winner but First Lieutenant was closing fast and he got up to win a hugely exciting photo finish for trainer Mouse Morris. So Young was another one who made a mistake at the last but he ran on well for third ahead of Oscars Well but in the end it was another win for Ireland and First Lieutenant in what could turn out to be a top class Neptune renewal.
14:05 Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle (Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1) (Class 1, 2m 5f)
1. First Lieutenant (D Russell) 7/1
2. Rock On Ruby (D Jacob) 13/2
3. So Young (R Walsh) 2/1F
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Following on from last year, we are delighted to announce that we are featuring horse racing tips from Channel Four Racing presenter, Tom Lee.
Tom appears on Channel 4's Morning Line & covers live Racing in the afternoon as well fronting RTE's Racing coverage in Ireland, his Cheltenham Festival Tips and previews of each day's Racing will be available during the Festival and supported with opinions and views from our Racing writers.
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We now have the latest bookmakers betting odds for the main Cheltenham Festival Races.
These odds are updated regularily to ensure that you in touch with all the market moves in the build up to the festival.
The four days of the Cheltenham Festival play host to a number of high quality races:
