Full Result 2.30 Exeter | 4 May 1999

Axminster 100 All Wool Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m7f110yds) 2m7½f OMS Good To Firm 17 fences

1st £4,684 2nd £1,417 3rd £691 4th £328

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Mr Playfull 5/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	9	1012	104	119	117	–
br g Teamwork I - Blue Nursery (Blue Rullah)
Behind, steady headway from 10th, stayed on well to chase leader 2 out, ran on gamely to lead on line (tcdh 6-1, 7-1 in a place)

2 shd	2. Knight Templar (IRE) 7/2 R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	R Dunwoody Paul Nicholls	6	114	110	125	122	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Rathsallagh Tartan (Strong Gale)
Led after 2nd to 3rd, stayed with leader until led again 5th to 7th, challenged 13th, led 3 out, edged left under pressure run in and headed line (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

3 1½ [1½]	9. Swing Quartet (IRE) 3/1F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	100 1	92	106	103	–
bb m Orchestra - Sweetly Stung (Master Rocky)
In touch, outpaced 4 out, rallied well from 3 out, finished strongly (op 7-2 after 4-1 in places)

4 2 [3½]	10. Steel Moss (IRE) 25/1 Timmy Murphy C R Barwell	Timmy Murphy C R Barwell	10	100 1 v¹	92	104	101	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Iron Star (General Ironside)
Behind and reminders after 5th, still plenty to do 4 out, kept on from next, finished well but not reach leaders (op 20-1)

5 3 [6½]	3. Wishing William (IRE) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Henrietta Knight	Mick Fitzgerald Henrietta Knight	7	113	109	120	115	–
b g Riot Helmet (IRE) - Forest Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, led after 13th, headed 3 out, one pace from next (op 4-1)

6 4 [10½]	6. Diwali Dancer 20/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	105	97	105	101	–
gr g Petong - Dawn Dance (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
With leader, led 3rd to 5th, led 7th until mistake and headed 13th, hit 3 out, soon beaten (op 14-1)

7 1½ [12]	1. Wilde Music (IRE) 33/1 Henry Oliver ⁵ Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver ⁵ Simon Sherwood	9	119	120	127	120	–
b g Orchestra - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, lost place 10th, rapid headway to lead 13th, headed 4 out, soon one pace (op 16-1)

8 6 [18]	4. Normarange (IRE) 15/2 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	9	1012	104	107	101	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Perdeal (Perspex)
Behind, hit 11th, never reached leaders (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

9 3 [21]	11. Saint Joseph 20/1 Miss S Young Miss S Young	Miss S Young Miss S Young	9	108 8 4	100	101	91	–
ch g Lir - Kimberley Ann (St Columbus)
Always in rear, finished lame (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

10 13 [34]	7. Secret Bid (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	9	104	96	88	74	–
ch g Seclude I (USA) - Trial Bid (Grundy)
Led until after 2nd, lost place 10th, rallied next, weakened 4 out (op 10-1)

PU	8. Mr President (IRE) 50/1 B Powell Snr V Soane	B Powell Snr V Soane	10	100 t	92	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - I've No Idea (Nishapour)
Pressed leaders, challenged 10th to 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before last (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

11 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 5m 41.90s (slow by 1.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: J E Blake (Mr Playfull) 1st breeder: P A Tylor
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Knight Templar)
3rd owner: A M Armitage (Swing Quartet)
Tote win: £11.90 PL: £2.10 £1.20 £1.40 Ex: £19.90 CSF: £19.92 Tricast: £56.34

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:30 Exeter 4 May 1999

Axminster 100 All Wool Handicap Chase Class D