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Winner: £130,000 (Penalty: £74,035); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Ladbrokes Christmas Hurdle (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Epatante (FR) (filly, bay, 11 0)	1/1233-1 / 10	Jump (29)	N de Boinville	N J Henderson John P McManus	4/5
		bit keen tracking leader, led narrowly 3 out, 4 lengths ahead next, always doing enough
2^nd	1	2¼ L	Glory And Fortune (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	5-21164 / 9	Jump (29)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey Mr J Hinds	28/1
		held up off the pace in last, pushed along and headway on inside approaching 2 out, 3rd when mistake and stumbled 2 out, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner
3^rd	3	NK	Soaring Glory (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	F314-14 / 9	Jump (29)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill Mr P Hickey	17/2
		tracked leading pair, pushed along on inside before 2 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, ridden and well held soon after, lost 2nd and plugged on in 3rd run-in
4^th	4	9 L	Tritonic (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 7)	115-251 / 7	Flat (191), Jump (8)	Adrian Heskin	A King McNeill Family…	4/1
		held up in 4th, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next
5^th	2	HD	Not So Sleepy (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 7)	P/R157-1 / 12	Flat (65), Jump (29)	J J Burke	H Morrison Lady Blyth	4/1
		reluctant to line up and started slowly, soon recovered to lead and set good pace, jumped slowly and joined 3rd, jumped slowly 4 out, narrowly headed next, chased winner under strong pressure until approaching 2 out, weakened between last two