Defence Witness won the 1:35 at Hexham, the carpetgallop.co.uk Handicap Steeple Chase (Go North Red Rum Series Qualifier), beating C'mon So by a neck, with Aill Dubh third. Ridden by Jonathan England and trained by Sam England, starting price 8/1.
| 1 | J: Jonathan England · T: Sam England | 8/1 |
| 2 | J: Patrick Wadge · T: Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore · beaten 0.3l | 13/8F |
| 3 | J: Brian Hughes · T: Micky Hammond · beaten 27.25l | 10/1 |
| PU | J: Jonathon Bewley · T: George Bewley | 10/1 |
| UR | J: Freddie Gingell · T: Joe Tizzard | 15/8 |
| UR | J: Miss Rebekah Duffy · T: Susan Corbett | 16/1 |
| UR | J: Charlie Maggs · T: Gillian Boanas | 22/1 |
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