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Distance: 3m54y
Going: Good
Prize: £5,281
Runners: 5
Winning time: 6m 4.88s (slow by 20.88s)
Age: 4yo+
Class: Class 4
1
J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen
Age:6 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:109 SP:11/2
Jumped well - prominent - left in lead 6th - pushed along when faced challenge 3 out - ridden and kept on well run-in - always doing enough(tchd 5/1)
2
J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey
Age:6 Weight:12st 0lbs
OR:120 SP:9/4
Prominent - left in second 6th - pressed leader 4 out - outpaced when mistake 2 out - rallied approaching last - kept on but no impression run-in(op 2/1 tchd 15/8)
3
J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls
Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:116 SP:11/10F
Novicey jumping - led - bad mistake and headed 6th - soon lost position - awkward jump 7th - headway 11th - pressed leaders 3 out - briefly went second approaching last - not fluent last - weakened gradually run-in(op 11/8 tchd 6/4)
4 11 15½
J:Connor Brace T:Fergal O'Brien
Age:7 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:117 SP:7/1
Took keen hold - held up in rear - mistake 4th - not fluent 5th - outpaced 4 out - weakened 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1)
REF
J:Harry Kimber T:Jackie Du Plessis
Age:9 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:106 SP:18/1
Held up in rear - not fluent 12th - briefly went third 14th - lost position gradually before 4 out - tried to refuse and nearly lost jockey 3 out - tailed off when refused last(op 16/1)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6.50
Tote place: £2.10 £1.50
Exacta: £20.60
Trifecta: £34.60
CSF: £18.72