Full Result 4.30 Exeter | 28 April 1999

Greig Middleton Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Soft 10 hurdles

1st £2,851.25 2nd £860 3rd £417.50 4th £196.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Pot Black Uk 6/4F Paul W Flynn ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn ⁷ Philip Hobbs	8	103	96	107	104	–
b g Joligeneration - Golden Home (Homing)
Steadied rear after 4th, headway to challenge and jumped slowly next, disputed lead 4 out, soon led going well, ridden last, idled, held on all out (op 6-4 after 2-1 in places tchd 13-8 and 7-4 in places)

2 1	4. Distant Storm 9/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	6	107 v	93	103	97	–
ch h Pharly (FR) - Candle In The Wind (Thatching)
Keen hold, chased leader 3rd, challenged 5th to 6th, outpaced after 4 out, rallied to chase winner 2 out, stayed on well run-in, not quite get up (op 5-1)

3 11 [12]	2. Tonka 3/1 D Leahy D R Gandolfo	D Leahy D R Gandolfo	7	114	104	105	100	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Led until headed after 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 5-2 tchd 100-30 in a place)

4 13 [25]	5. Saafi (IRE) 16/1 Seamus Durack C L Popham	Seamus Durack C L Popham	8	100 3 b	86	76	72	–
b g Primo Dominie - Baby's Smile (Shirley Heights)
Headway to press leader 4th, stayed prominent until weakened after 4 out (tchd 20-1 and 25-1 in a place)

5 dist [55]	1. Handy Lass 9/4 Ollie McPhail ⁵ Julian Smith	Ollie McPhail ⁵ Julian Smith	10	115	110	–	76	–
b m Nicholas Bill - Mandrian (Mandamus)
Dropped rear after 4th, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off (op 2-1 tchd 5-2 in places)