Full Result 4.05 Exeter | 14 April 1998

Weatherbys Turf Newspapers Novices' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m7f110yds) 2m7½f OMS Soft 17 fences

1st £3,441 2nd £1,038 3rd £504 4th £237

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Saxon Duke 4/1 Mr R Widger ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger ⁷ Philip Hobbs	7	1013	90	102	106	–
b g Saxon Farm - Bucks Princess (Buckskin)
Always prominent, chased leader 11th, led 14th, clear last

2 5	8. The Hatcher (NZ) 16/1 Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	9	106	76	92	85	–
br g Captain Jason (NZ) - Pulka (NZ) (North Pole)
Led until 3rd, led 4th until 6th, lost place 8th, headway 13th, stayed on well flat

3 2½ [7½]	11. Brook Bee 12/1 D Leahy N A Gaselee	D Leahy N A Gaselee	6	100 7	70	84	76	–
br g Meadowbrook - Brown Bee III (Marcus Superbus)
Behind, headway 8th, lost place 13th, stayed on from 15th

4 ¾ [8¼]	6. Ragtime Boy 11/2 I Lawrence C R Barwell	I Lawrence C R Barwell	10	108	78	91	84	–
b g Sunyboy - Ragtime Dance (Ragstone)
Chased leaders until lost place 11th, stayed on from 15th

5 2 [10¼]	3. Tom's Gemini Star 25/1 R Wakley ³ O J Carter	R Wakley ³ O J Carter	10	111	88	97	94	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Je Dit (I Say)
Behind, headway 11th, chased winner 14th, every chance 2 out, weakened quickly

6 16 [26¼]	5. Grey Gorden (IRE) 25/1 J Leech Roger Curtis	J Leech Roger Curtis	10	1010	80	80	68	–
gr g Mister Lord (USA) - Grey Squirrell (Golden Gorden)
Headway 8th, in touch until 13th, steadily weakened

7 21 [47¼]	1. Texan Baby (BEL) 7/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1110	94	78	61	–
b g Baby Turk - Texan Rose (FR) (Margouillat)
Led 3rd until next, led 6th until 9th, ridden and weakened 11th, tailed off

8 15 [62¼]	7. Wot No Gin 10/1 J R Kavanagh Jim Wilson	J R Kavanagh Jim Wilson	9	107	77	49	29	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Lawnswood Miss (Grey Mirage I)
Chased leader until led 9th, slight mistake 13th, soon headed and weakened, tailed off

9 25 [87¼]	9. Captain My Captain I (IRE) 14/1 Sean Curran Roy Brotherton	Sean Curran Roy Brotherton	10	102	72	25	–	–
ch g Flash Of Steel - Amanzi (African Sky I)
Chased leaders, until weakened 12th, tailed off

F	10. Noddadante (IRE) 20/1 Mr C Rae Richard Mitchell	Mr C Rae Richard Mitchell	8	100 5	70	–	–	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Loughcopple (Over The River)
Behind when fell 6th

UR	4. Bagalino (USA) 9/4F Robert Thornton T A Forster	Robert Thornton T A Forster	8	111	85	–	–	–
ch g Lyphard (USA) - Bag Of Tunes (USA) (Herbager)
Mid-division, headway 8th, soon prominent ridden approaching 14th, weakening when blundered and unseated rider next

11 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 6m 26.10s (slow by 46.10s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Saxon Duke Partnership (Saxon Duke) 1st breeder: P S And J E Hinchcliffe
2nd owner: Mrs J Renfree-Barons (The Hatcher)
3rd owner: The Saxon Partnership (Brook Bee)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £2.50 £6.30 £1.90 Ex: £126.10 CSF: £56.77 Tricast: £646.22 Trifecta: £251.40 Pool: £354.09. 0.38 winning tickets.. Pool of £219.54 carried over to Newmarket 3.40 today

4:05 Exeter 14 Apr 1998

Weatherbys Turf Newspapers Novices' Handicap Chase Class E