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Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,798); Distance: 2m; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Marston's Pedigree 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Gunner Fifteen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	1/13P- / 8	Jump (317)	Conor Shoemark	F O'Brien Masterson Holdings…	1/2
		raced keenly, made all, clear before 3rd until approaching 4th, clear again approaching next, hit 3 out, soon well in command, hit last, unchallenged
2^nd	3	16 L	Detank (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	6667- / 9	Jump (230)	R T Dunne	R Stephens M Duthie & T Moynihan	5/1
		in touch, lost place 3rd, headway 5th, 2nd approaching 3 out, kept on same pace next, no chance with easy winner
3^rd	5	4 L	Micky Fingers (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	9-5 / 5	Jump (177)	Jonathan England	Mrs S J Smith Mr L Green	25/1
		raced keenly, chased winner until well before 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd
4^th	1	9 L	Carnaross (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	0-1665 / 8	Jump (16)	Sean Quinlan	A Middleton Chrissy's Passion…	20/1
		chased leaders, mistake 4th, weakened 5th, soon struggling in last pair, plugged on into modest 4th close home
5^th	6	NK	Surging Seas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	352- / 7	Jump (268)	Jack Doyle	A Stronge The Hot Hooves…	5/1
		held up in rear, pecked 1st, headway into 5th at 3rd, 2nd well before 3 out until approaching 3 out, hung left and weakened before next, lost modest 4th close home
6^th	7	23 L	Truckers Highway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	P/P22-00 / 12	Jump (10)	Harry Challoner	J Groucott Mr C J Tipton	50/1
		chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
PU	2	-	Copperfacejack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	2P / 10	Jump (17)	L Treadwell	P R Webber Mr R W Barnett