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Winner: £3,000 (Penalty: £1,872); Distance: 3m 1f 110y; Class: 6; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

John Wade Skip Hire Novices' Hunters' Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Soleil D'avril (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	22/5P-6U / 10	Jump (24)	Mr William Easterby	Mrs Sarah Easterby Mrs Sarah Easterby	25/1
		in rear, headway before 7 out, challenged 5 out, led before 3 out, kept on well from last
2^nd	2	2¼ L	Best Served Cold (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	511223 / 11	Jump (14)	Mr G Crow	J J O'Shea Mr R J Hewitt	4/1
		held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders before 8 out, ridden 2 out, kept on to chase winner towards finish, always held
3^rd	8	3 L	Sportingfriendship (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	1221-21 / 9	Jump (10)	Harry Bannister	Mrs Stephanie Easterby Mr B Padgett	7/4
		towards rear, headway before 8 out, every chance before 2 out, ridden before last, no extra
4^th	4	7 L	Forge Valley (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	23-7P21 / 14	Jump (10)	Mr Thomas Greenwood	Miss G Walton Mr James Latham	14/1
		towards rear, outpaced before 6 out, plugged on from 3 out, never dangerous
PU	1	-	Beau Traveller (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	2332/46- / 13	Jump (658)	Mr John Dawson	Miss B Dunk Miss Bianca Dunk

FE	3	-	Cave Hunter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	2-11222 / 12	Jump (38)	Mr T Hamilton	Mrs W Hamilton Mr Niel Manning

PU	5	-	Newspage (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	3-216P6 / 10	Jump (10)	Mr C M O'mahony	J Wade Mr John Wade

PU	6	-	Slick Operator (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	4F-6342 / 9	Jump (24)	Mr D Bartlett	D Dickenson Mrs S L Dickenson

UR	9	-	Talkin Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	334-P53 / 10	Jump (17)	Mr S Croft	S Croft The Doubting Thomas'…