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Winner: £6,000 (Penalty: £3,899); Distance: 3m 96y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.

bet365 Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Ephraim (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	3 / 14	Flat (98), Jump (21)	P J Brennan	C J Mann Pp Control & Automation…	9/0
		tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden after last, kept on well towards finish
2^nd	2	1½ L	Ami Desbois (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	45-4 / 13	Jump (28)	Kielan Woods	D & G McPherson L Gill & Reserved…	25/0
		held up behind, headway before 2 out, chased winner after last, kept on
3^rd	3	3 L	Bugsie Malone (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	/ 8	Jump (209)	S Bowen	P F Nicholls Mr Anthony Ward-Thomas	5/0
		tracked leaders, ridden after last, kept on
4^th	6	6 L	High Hopper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	3-7 / 6	Jump (218)	B S Hughes	J M Jefferson Mr Michael Thuey	12/0
		held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, ridden and blundered last, soon weakened
5^th	1	13 L	Atlantic Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	27-2110 / 6	Jump (28)	Tom Humphries	C E Longsdon C W Booth & Mark…	2/0
		led to 3 out, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
6^th	8	4 L	Viaduct Jack (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	CU1-37 / 7	Jump (30)	Thomas Bellamy	K Bailey & M Nicholls Viajack Partnership	9/0
		held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
7^th	7	53 L	Mr Elevator (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 12)	45-F2P / 6	Jump (33)	A Pogson	C T Pogson Pete & Pauline…	66/0
		always behind, tailed off 4 out
PU	5	-	Flora Aurora (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	0- / 8	Jump (394)	C O'Farrell	N J Hawke Holnicote Partnership	66/0
		held up mid-division, weakened from 4 out, soon pulled up