Master Eddy (10-1) made Jason Maguire work desperately hard but he still came up trumps in the opener at Newbury to provide a big stage winner for second-season trainer Shaun Lycett.
Even-money favourite Minella Tipperary dictated a sedate pace that still had Maguire pushing along with a circuit to go in the VC Casino.com 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle.
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