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Surprise in First at Exeter

According To Dick and Penharold, the two supposed big guns for the Open A Hills Account - 0800 44 40 40 "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle went the opposite way in the market, with the former going off a heavily-backed 8/13 chance.

However According To Dick couldn't live with Award Winner from the last. That one, representing J P McManus and Brendan Powell, was reappearing after a 251 day absence, and was causing a 20/1 surprise with Tony McCoy up.

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