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Winner: £4,500 (Penalty: £2,927); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 4; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

John Smith's Extra Smooth 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	De Welsh Wizzard (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	49-7 / 22	Jump (161)	Jack Doyle	Miss E C Lavelle Mr N Mustoe	10/3
		led, headed after 4th, led again 3 out, jumped slowly and headed last, rallied to lead flat
2^nd	2	1 L	Our Hero (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7)	F/1-416 / 7	Jump (21)	Sean Quinlan	C E Longsdon Mrs L Suenson-Taylor	13/8
		held up, led 4 out, headed 3 out, ridden, led again briefly after last, no extra
3^rd	3	10 L	Blue Dark (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 0)	43-66P / 7	Jump (51)	Gerard Tumelty	A King Mr E J Creighton	9/2
		held up, headway and ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
4^th	1	6 L	Option Money (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0)	3-51182 / 10	Jump (21)	L Stephens	Tim Vaughan Ann And Eric Lumley	7/1
		tracked leaders, every chance 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out
5^th	6	3¾ L	Quenzo Conti (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	000- / 5	Jump (360)	Michael Murphy	J L Spearing Mr D A Thorpe	33/1
		tracked leaders, led after 4th, headed 5th, led again briefly after 7th, weakened 3 out
6^th	7	Dist	Spiders Nephew (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0)	0-0 / 5	Jump (36)	S Elliott	J A Geake Mr H M F McCall	33/1
		held up and keen, held from 4 out
7^th	8	7 L	Unanswered (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	605 / 9	Jump (19)	Jimmy McCarthy	A King Jules Sigler	6/1
		held up and keen, effort 4 out, no impression
8^th	5	Dist	My Boy Nick (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	F0 / 7	Jump (6)	Dave Crosse	D L Williams Mr R Williams	66/1
		with leaders, led 5th, headed after 7th, tailed off