Full Result 3.30 Exeter | 4 May 1999

Axminster 100 Torbay Open Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (6yo+) (2m7f110yds) 2m7½f OMS Good To Firm 17 fences

1st £1,987 2nd £557 3rd £271

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Grimley Gale (IRE) 1/4F Mr J M Pritchard ³ M J Jackson	Mr J M Pritchard ³ M J Jackson	10	1112	–	119	121	–
br m Strong Gale (IRE) - Zauditu (Menelek)
Led to 2nd, soon led again, headed 5th, stayed tracking leaders until led again 12th, clear 4 out, readily (op 1-3 tchd 4-11 and 2-9 in places)

2 9	2. Comedy Gayle 10/1 Mr I Widdicombe ⁵ Ms Sue Willcock	Mr I Widdicombe ⁵ Ms Sue Willcock	12	118 1	–	111	108	–
b g Lir - Follifoot's Folly (Comedy Star)
Prominent until dropped rear 9th, headway after next, chased leaders 13th, went 2nd 3 out, kept on but no chance with winner (op 6-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

3 1 [10]	4. Indian Rabi 20/1 Mr A Holdsworth ⁵ G Chambers	Mr A Holdsworth ⁵ G Chambers	9	117 b¹	–	110	103	–
gr g Northern Game - Acoras Prediction (Scallywag)
Keen hold, steadied rear 6th, lost touch 8th, driven and stayed on from 2 out, kept on run-in (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4 7 [17]	7. Full Alirt 16/1 Miss S Young ⁷ Miss S Young	Miss S Young ⁷ Miss S Young	11	110	–	100	92	–
ch m Lir - Full Tan (Dairialatan)
Chased leaders 3rd, challenged next, led 5th, headed 12th, weakened from next (op 14-1)

5 dist [47]	5. Mr Golightly 16/1 Mrs S Godfrey ⁷ Mrs J C Reed	Mrs S Godfrey ⁷ Mrs J C Reed	12	115	–	–	97	–
br g Lighter - Go Gently (New Member)
Led 2nd, soon headed, stayed chasing leaders to 12th, weakened next, tailed off

6 1½ [48½]	6. Still In Business 7/1 Mr T Mitchell R Barber	Mr T Mitchell R Barber	11	1113 1	–	–	73	–
b g Don Enrico (USA) - Mill Miss (Typhoon)
Held up in touch, challenged from 11th to 13th, weakening when stumbled bend approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 5-1)

PU	3. If You Say So 40/1 Mr A Farrant K F Ellis	Mr A Farrant K F Ellis	13	1112	–	–	–	–
ch g Say Primula - Vinovia (Ribston)
Behind, hit 6th, headway 7th, chased leaders and blundered 13th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 5m 46.40s (slow by 6.40s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: R M Phillips (Grimley Gale) 1st breeder: Miss Eudora O'Connor
2nd owner: Ms Sue Willcock (Comedy Gayle)
3rd owner: Mrs E M Roberts (Indian Rabi)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.20 £4.30 Ex: £5.60 CSF: £4.48

After a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered.

3:30 Exeter 4 May 1999

Axminster 100 Torbay Open Hunters' Chase Class H