Full Result 3.35 Exeter | 2 October 2001

Portman-Mortgage Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m7f110yds) 2m7½f OMS Good To Firm 17 fences

1st £4,270.50 2nd £1,314 3rd £657 4th £328.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Relaxation (IRE) 6/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	120	115	100	129	–
b g Orchestra - Lets Cruise (Deep Run)
Held up in touch, led 4 out, ridden clear approaching last, ran on well (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places and 10-1 in a place)

2 6	2. Lucky Clover I 3/1F Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	1112	113	92	120	–
ch g Push On - Winning Clover (Winden)
Led, hit 6th, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on flat (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

3 3 [9]	10. Polden Pride 16/1 Barry Keniry ³ G B Balding	Barry Keniry ³ G B Balding	13	911 5	87	63	91	–
b g Vital Season - Bybrook I (Border Chief)
Held up, steady headway 9th, led briefly approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened flat (op 14-1)

4 nk [9¼]	9. StepasideboyI 8/1 Rodi Greene Deborah Cole	Rodi Greene Deborah Cole	11	100 4	87	63	91	–
b g Idiots Delight - Waterside (Shackleton)
Always prominent, blundered 13th, every chance approaching 4 out, one pace from 3 out (op 10-1 after 12-1 in places)

5 2½ [11¾]	3. Lord Strickland 5/1 A Honeyball ⁵ Philip Hobbs	A Honeyball ⁵ Philip Hobbs	8	111	107	80	111	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lady Rag (Ragapan)
Held up, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, headway 9th, every chance approaching 4 out, one pace from 3 out (op 4-1)

6 7 [18¾]	5. Bright Approach I (IRE) 9/1 Mr K Culligan ⁷ L G Cottrell	Mr K Culligan ⁷ L G Cottrell	8	106	100	66	95	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Dysart Lady (IRE) (King's Ride)
Held up and behind, mistake 13th, never troubled leaders (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7 hd [19]	11. Bowden Surprise 25/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	11	100 12 b	87	53	81	–
ch g Morgans Choice I - Bankers Surprise (Golden Surprise)
Prominent until weakened 9th (op 20-1)

8 13 [32]	4. Tom Cobbler (IRE) 4/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	101	54	82	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - Po Bo Pu (Pollerton)
Mistake 3rd, hit 11th, always behind (op 11-4)

9 ½ [32½]	7. Palace Parade (USA) 20/1 Miss P Gundry G F H Charles-Jones	Miss P Gundry G F H Charles-Jones	11	107	94	46	75	–
ch g Cure The Blues (USA) - Parasail (USA) (In Reality)
Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, behind from 12th (op 16-1)

10 11 [43½]	8. Master Chet (IRE) 25/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Zoe Davison	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Zoe Davison	11	102 b¹	92	33	62	–
b g Callernish - C C Meade (Paddy's Stream)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance approaching 4 out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

UR	6. Defendtherealm 9/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	10	1012	99	–	–	–
br g Derring Rose - Armagnac Princess (Armagnac Monarch)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, ridden 11th, 6th and beaten when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 8-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 5m 36.80s (fast by 3.20s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Mrs M P Wiggin & Sir P Payne-Gallwey (Relaxation) 1st breeder: Avonmore Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs P O Perry (Lucky Clover I)
3rd owner: D F Lockyer,C A Parry,G B Balding (Polden Pride)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £3.50 £1.50 £3 Ex: £65 CSF: £24.02 Tricast: £258.43

3:35 Exeter 2 Oct 2001

Portman-Mortgage Handicap Chase Class E