THE StanJames.com Greatwood Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 contest worth more than £56,000 to the winner. A 7lb allowance can make a considerable difference and Paul Nicholls put up young Harry Cobden on 12/1 chance Old Guard.
The pair won smoothly from the much-improved Superb Story with Noel Meade’s Waxies Dargle third, followed by Willie Mullins enigmatic, slow-starting Renneti.
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