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Winner: £1,500 (Penalty: £988); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

John Dufosee Memorial Open Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Coombe Hill (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 2)	4P3341 / 14	Jump (31)	Mr D Edwards	Mrs C Fear Mr G Thompson	9/2
		held up mid-division, headway after 5 out, pecked in 4th 4 out, led before last, kept on well, driven out
2^nd	4	¾ L	How's My Friend (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	0334U3 / 14	Jump (18)	Miss A Bush	J G Cann The Hussey's Hustlers	16/1
		held up towards rear, soon in rear, headway before 3 out, every chance 2 out, kept on from last, went 2nd towards finish
3^rd	5	½ L	Iron Chancellor (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	59-1153 / 14	Jump (24)	Mr M Legg	Mrs Sue Popham Mrs S Barker	4/1
		mid-division, headway before 8 out, led before 3 out, headed before last, lost 2nd towards finish
4^th	1	5 L	Shy John (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 6)	1-12118 / 11	Jump (19)	Mr P Mason	P W Mason Shy John Partnership	10/11
		in rear, headway 13th, went 3rd before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace
5^th	7	7 L	Marufo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	4/12-P77 / 12	Jump (42)	Mr Dominic Sutton	Tracey Bailey Mr N Sutton	12/1
		led, headed before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
PU	3	-	Captain Marlon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	12/6-553 / 13	Jump (224)	Jamie Bargary	Mrs C Hitch Mr R M E Wright

PU	6	-	Latest Trend (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	415234 / 8	Jump (18)	Bridget Andrews	S Penny Mr P S Awdry

	8	-	Meilyr (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	53/75-3U / 11	Jump (13)	Mr M Woodward	Mrs C Lawrence Mrs C Lawrence

PU	9	-	Special Occasion (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	3PP954 / 10	Jump (10)	Miss L Gould	Miss S L Gould Miss L B Gould