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Winner: £7,000 (Penalty: £4,549); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in Places (On the inner course)).

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Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Mint Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	3667 / 11	Jump (42)	D R Fox	Miss Lucinda V Russell Mrs S Russell &…	50/1
		tracked clear leader, left in lead 3 out, strongly challenged last and throughout run in, held on gamely
2^nd	3	½ L	For Three (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	2 / 10	Flat (107), Jump (50)	B S Hughes	J Ewart Mr Jonathan Poulter	3/1
		in touch, headway 4 out, left in 3rd 3 out, every chance last and throughout run in, no extra closing stages
3^rd	2	18 L	Cosheston (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2)	3-75 / 11	Jump (72)	Sean Quinlan	J Candlish Mrs Judith Ratcliff	12/1
		keen tracked leaders, left in 4th 3 out, effort next, soon outpaced, stayed on after last into modest 3rd, never a threat
4^th	4	3¼ L	Just Call Me Al (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2)	4-297 / 11	Jump (26)	Ross Chapman	G Boanas M B Thwaites G…	22/1
		behind, headway 5 out, left in 2nd 3 out, weakened approaching last, lost 3rd flat
5^th	7	17 L	The Navigator (GB) (gelding, grey, 10 7)	F60 / 9	Flat (204), Jump (18)	C O'Farrell	Mrs Dianne Sayer Mr G H Bell	125/1
		held up in rear, tailed off 4 out, some headway 2 out, never dangerous
6^th	1	25 L	Allonok (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	05 / 6	Jump (55)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton The Can't Say No…	5/1
		pulled hard in mid-division, headway 4 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
UR	6	-	River Glades (GB) (colt, bay, 10 7)	4 / 6	Flat (47), Jump (26)	C R King	T P Tate T T Racing	4/5
		led, raced freely, soon well clear, 20 lengths clear when stumbled and unseated rider 3 out