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[b]There was an across-the-card double for the yard on Saturday, but there was also a tragic loss at Ascot.[/b] What had looked a competitive opening novice hurdle at Ascot did, indeed, see the rating principals fill the first four places, with Sonofvic maintaining his unbeaten record with a useful performance to see off another improver in Tornado Bob, the pair finishing well clear in a good time. Sonofvic travelled smoothly before responding well after the last, and although he doesn't hold any Cheltenham entries, he certainly looks Festival class, if more as a novice chaser further down the line. The Minack, who lined up for the Reynoldstown, lost all realistic chance with a bad mistake at the fourteenth fence. Although he did recover to make ground after three out, the effort...