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Winner: £26,000 (Penalty: £14,825); Distance: 2m 4f 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).

Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle Race (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Lightning Strike (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs)	295-1 / 21	Jump (13)	A P McCoy	Miss V Williams John Nicholls (Trading)…	2/1
		tracked leader to after 3rd, remained handy, smooth headway on inside to lead 2 out, in command last, driven and stayed on well flat
2^nd	3	3 L	Mount Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs)	P/310-31 / 13	Jump (24)	M Foley	R Rowe Mrs Jean R Bishop	8/1
		led, ridden and headed 2 out, held when went left last, kept on again flat
3^rd	7	1½ L	Nakai (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	112-1 / 7	Jump (41)	S Thomas	P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach	13/8
		held up, smooth on bit approaching 2 out, unable to quicken soon after, one pace after
4^th	2	2½ L	Hills Of Aran (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs)	03-5113 / 10	Jump (7)	M A Fitzgerald	W K Goldsworthy Mr K Goldsworthy	6/1
		took keen hold, tracked leader after 3rd, until ridden and weakened soon after 2 out
5^th	8	17 L	Talenti (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs)	6 / 10	Jump (14)	A Thornton	Miss E C Lavelle Malachy McKenna	25/1
		took keen hold in 5th, outpaced 5th, no chance after, hit 2 out
6^th	5	2 L	Kealshore Boy (GB) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs)	11-2F / 9	Jump (19)	D F O'Regan	J Howard Johnson Mr C Dawson	15/2
		raced in 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, hit last 2
	4	-	Openditch (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs)	F1134-1 / 10	Jump (23)	G Lee	Miss H C Knight Mr Michael Allfrey
		Nonrunner
	6	-	Lysander's Quest (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 154lbs)	97/2 / 10	Jump (19)	Matthew Batchelor	R Ingram Mrs E N Nield
		Nonrunner