Full Result 1.45 Exeter | 5 December 2003

Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m1f109yds) 2m1½f Good 12 fences

1st £10,725 2nd £3,300 3rd £1,650 4th £825

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. L'Ange Au Ciel (FR) 6/5F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	105	–	100	125	–
b g Agent Bleu (FR) - Epopee II (FR) (Comrade In Arms)
Held up, headway 4 out, challenging when jumped right and bumped 2 out, hard ridden to lead flat, all out (op 5-4 tchd 11-8 and 11-10)

2 shd	3. Keltic Bard 8/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	112	–	111	136	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Broughton Singer (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Pulled hard in rear, mistake 4th, headway 6th, led 4 out, hard ridden and headed flat, ran on well (op 5-1)

3 1¾ [1¾]	8. Nas Na Riogh I (IRE) 4/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	4	100	–	93	120	–
b f King's Theatre (IRE) - Abstraite (Groom Dancer)
Always prominent, led briefly after 1st, mistake 8th, ridden when hampered 2 out, not quicken flat (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in a place)

4 1¼ [3]	4. Korelo (FR) 4/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	112	–	107	133	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Lora Du Charmil (FR) (Panoramic I)
Led until after 1st, chased clear leader until led approaching 8th, ridden and headed 4 out, no extra flat (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in a place)

5 6 [9]	1. One Nation (IRE) 11/1 Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	8	116	118	105	131	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Diklers Run (Deep Run)
Prominent, lost place 8th, no impression from 4 out (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

6 9 [18]	2. Biliverdin (IRE) 20/1 Mark Bradburne G B Balding	Mark Bradburne G B Balding	9	112	–	92	118	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Straw Beret (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Behind from 6th (tchd 25-1 in places)

F	6. Freddy Crystal (FR) 20/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	105	–	–	–	–
b g Northern Crystal - Native Times (FR) (Faraway Times)
Held up, headway after 8th, prominent when fell 4 out (tchd 25-1 in places and 33-1 in a place)

PU	5. Venn Ottery 200/1 Charlie Studd ⁷ O J Carter	Charlie Studd ⁷ O J Carter	8	109	80	–	–	–
b g Access Ski - Tom's Comedy (Comedy Star)
Pulled hard, headway to lead approaching 2nd, soon clear, raced wide back straight, headed approaching 8th, weakened quickly, pulled up before 3 out (op 100-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 13.60s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: B C Marshall (L'Ange Au Ciel) 1st breeder: S Boucheron And Valentin Berouard
2nd owner: M Rowland, M Collins & P Cox (Keltic Bard)
3rd owner: Brian Twojohns Partnership (Nas Na Riogh I)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.60 £1.90 £1.30 Ex: £18.60 CSF: £11.53

1:45 Exeter 5 Dec 2003

Harry Dutfield Memorial Novices' Chase Class C