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Winner: £20,000 (Penalty: £13,010); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.

Blue Square Novices' Handicap Chase

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	The Vicar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	13-UR32 / 21	Jump (23)	D Elsworth	Miss H C Knight Border Pointers…	6/1
		led, blundered 2nd, headed 6 out, led again 2 out, driven out
2^nd	4	2¼ L	Sa Suffit (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	2122/1F / 13	Jump (7)	D F O'Regan	J Ewart Friel Humbert Kesson…	17/2
		tracked leader, led 6 out, headed 2 out, kept on
3^rd	8	25 L	Amble Forge (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5)	711431 / 9	Jump (23)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Robert and Sarah…	11/1
		held up in touch, chased leading pair approaching 3 out, soon weakened, jumped left last
4^th	2	10 L	Sovereign King (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 4)	323-6U1 / 10	Jump (73)	Wayne Hutchinson	A King Miss J M Bodycote	16/1
		weakened 3 out
5^th	7	1½ L	Just Smudge (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	0446-11 / 10	Jump (22)	S Thomas	Miss V Williams Mrs S Cammidge…	15/8
		chased leaders, stumbled badly 1st, dropped to rear, headway 5 out, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
6^th	5	2½ L	Saphir Des Bois (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	502121 / 9	Jump (28)	A P McCoy	Jonjo & A O'Neill Mr F Lloyd	7/2
		held up, blundered 4th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened
7^th	6	5 L	Bougoure (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11)	F3F27/4 / 12	Jump (140)	Tjade Collier	Mrs S J Smith Mrs Didy Morgan	8/1
		held up, pushed along 7th, blundered 5 out, soon weakened
8^th	1	Dist	Grand Bleu (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 12)	P-4354P / 6	Jump (76)	F Keniry	F Doumen Uplifting Bloodstock…	16/1
		held up mid-division, joined leaders 5th, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened