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Cheltenham November Meeting Opens as Ground Stays Good Despite Frost

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Cheltenham November meeting opened on good, good to soft in places ground.

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Overnight temperatures dropped to -5C, but officials confirmed only a surface leaf frost occurred.

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Norman Fletcher won the opening race, giving jockey Jamie Brace his first Cheltenham win.

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Gidleigh Park was withdrawn from the Shloer Chase due to ground conditions.

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