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Winner: €44,500 (Penalty: €26,255); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Guinness Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Fabulous Saga (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	211231 / 12	Jump (19)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins Mr T R George	8/13
		led, 2 lengths clear after 8th, not fluent at 9th and reduced advantage, headed before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, progress to lead narrowly at last, kept on strongly
2^nd	4	3¾ L	Delta Work (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 12)	41-2133 / 11	Jump (33)	B J Cooper	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	8/1
		held up, not fluent at 1st and 6th, soon dropped to 5th, pushed along in 4th after 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, not fluent at last, kept on run-in to 2nd closing stages, not trouble winner
3^rd	2	2½ L	Burren Life (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 3)	25-1312 / 6	Jump (19)	K M Donoghue	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	16/1
		soon raced in rear, progress to 4th after 6th, improved to 2nd after 3 out, headway to lead before 2 out, headed at last, ridden and weakened to 3rd closing stages
4^th	5	10 L	Ainsi Va La Vie (FR) (mare, not availiable, 10 10)	11131 / 8	Jump (36)	B Hayes	W P Mullins Supreme Horse Racing…	5/1
		held up, 3rd halfway, progress to 2nd 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon niggled along in 3rd, dropped to 4th and under pressure before 2 out, weakened
5^th	3	4¾ L	Minella Fair (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	2/221-1 / 9	Jump (30)	J M Moore	N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt	5/1
		tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd 4 out, dropped to rear and ridden after 3 out, detached approaching straight, no extra