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Winner: £8,000 (Penalty: £5,204); Distance: 2m 3f 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Sportingbet Novices' Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	2	-	Ballybriggan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	1-253 / 12	Jump (25)	D C Costello	J & S Quinn Stewart Andrew	6/4
		tracked leaders, challenged when hit last, hard ridden flat, stayed on to lead towards finish
2^nd	1	NK	Pearlysteps (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8)	284-521 / 14	Jump (30)	Mr O Greenall	H D Daly The Glazeley Partnership	11/4
		held up in touch, good headway to join leader and hit 4 out, led next, hit last, headed towards finish, one pace
3^rd	4	3¼ L	Laskari (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	P2P-31F / 12	Flat (2368), Jump (84)	S P Jones	P R Webber Mrs W Morrell	4/1
		tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, no extra from last
4^th	6	3½ L	Papa Caruso (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	0-2143 / 9	Jump (85)	H Oliver	J Parkinson & S Smith Mrs S Smith	8/1
		tracked leader, pushed along approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
5^th	3	21 L	L'eldorado (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	612 / 8	Jump (41)	T Messenger	C C Bealby Mrs T P Radford	8/1
		led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out
PU	5	-	Lucky Angler (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	6/P-P / 11	Jump (294)	K Mercer	Mark Campion Mr A M Campion

	7	-	Melange (USA) (colt, bay, 10 13)	40144 / 6	Flat (271), Jump (27)	2nd Preference	G A Charlton Northumbria Leisure…