day 12

Neptune books Gold Cup ticket
Neptune Collonges got his season back on track with a comforable success in the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Leopardstown.
The 8-13 market leader tracked The Listener for much of the three-mile contest and moved effortlessly to the front halfway down the back straight.
It seemed a a matter of how far from that point on and although Welsh National winner Notre Pere stuck to his guns well, Neptune Collonges only had to be kept up to his work to score by five lenghts.
William Hill and Paddy Power cut the winner to 6-1 from 7's to go two places better than last year's thrid-placed finish in the Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Pandorama took advantage of the final flight fall of Cousin Vinney to take top honours in the Deloitte Novice Hurdle.
The two market leaders had it between them soon after turning for home but Cousin Vinney was travelling much the better of the two approaching the final flight ,with jockey Patrick Mullins looking round for dangers.
The two of them jumped the last in unison but Cousin Vinney knuckled on landing and Pandorma (6-4) was able to come 10 lenghts clear.
Hill cut Cousin Vinney to 4-1 from 5's for the Supreme Novs' Hurdle. Pandorma is 10's for the Ballymore with Paddy Power.
Hills also make the winner 12-1 from 14's for the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.