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Winner: £8,035 (Penalty: £4,289); Distance: 2m 8y; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Cotswold Hereford Novices' Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	Billingsley (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	11/504-U / 12	Jump (19)	L Treadwell	A Ralph Alastair Ralph…	7/2
		disputed lead until led 3 out, stayed on well
2^nd	2	2¾ L	Saint De Vassy (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 11)	3232-3P / 7	Jump (12)	David Bass	T Symonds Jakeman,booth,lanchbury,mason,hewlett	4/1
		disputed lead until chased winner 3 out, rallied last, kept on under pressure
3^rd	7	12 L	Arian (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1)	39245-6 / 10	Jump (22)	R T Dunne	J L Flint Mr Mel Mathias	8/1
		held up, headway 5th, chased leaders next, effort 3 out, no extra last
4^th	5	20 L	Corri Lindo (FR) (gelding, brown, 11 6)	062-4PF / 11	Jump (49)	L Heard	Henry Oliver Mr H J Oliver	20/1
		held up in rear, headway 5 out, went modest 4th 3 out, never a threat
5^th	8	4½ L	Balgemmois (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	1458/5-F / 8	Jump (7)	James Bowen	A Stronge Marlborough Racing-(balgemmois)	7/2
		chased leaders, slow 8th, weakened 3 out
PU	1	-	Espion De Saflo (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	4144-4F / 7	Jump (17)	Joshua Moore	G L Moore Mr William Muir	16/1
		always behind, beaten 4 out, pulled up after next
PU	3	-	Grania O'malley (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 11 10)	462123 / 8	Jump (26)	Adam Wedge	Evan Williams Sue Howell I	8/1
		held up, slow 5th, soon detached, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
PU	6	-	Big Nick (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4)	2/453-0 / 7	Jump (232)	J J Burke	T R George Mr R S Brookhouse	3/1
		tracked leaders, weakened 4 out, behind when pulled up 2 out