Full Result 3.00 Exeter | 1 January 2007

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m2f111yds) 2m2½f Heavy 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £4,228.90 2nd £1,241.50 3rd £620.75 4th £310.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Brave Jo (FR) 3/1F Daryl Jacob ³ Nigel Hawke	Daryl Jacob ³ Nigel Hawke	6	100	85	11	89	–
ch g Villez (USA) - Eau De Nuit (Kings Lake)
Made all, ridden approaching 3 out, all out (op 9-2)

2 nk	2. Devito (FR) 8/1 Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Gordon Edwards	Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Gordon Edwards	6	114	107	32	111	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Snowy (FR) (Wollow)
Always prominent, ridden to chase winner and hit 3 out, jumped right 2 out, every chance flat, ran on (op 11-1)

3 1 [1¼]	4. Fleurette 7/1 Tom Doyle D R Gandolfo	Tom Doyle D R Gandolfo	7	116 p	102	26	105	–
b m Alflora (IRE) - Miss Wrensborough (Buckskin)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and lost place approaching 3 out, rallying when carried right 2 out, soon switched left, ran on flat (op 8-1)

4 9 [10¼]	6. Signature Tune (IRE) 7/1 Barry Fenton Peter Winkworth	Barry Fenton Peter Winkworth	8	111	97	11	92	–
b g Gothland (FR) - Divine Affair (IRE) (The Parson)
Held up in touch, ridden when left 3rd 3 out, weakened last (op 6-1)

5 5 [15¼]	5. Picot De Say 16/1 Sam Jones ⁵ C Roberts	Sam Jones ⁵ C Roberts	5	1010	97	6	88	–
b g Largesse - Facsimile (Superlative)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, weakened last (op 14-1 tchd 12-1)

6 8 [23¼]	3. Orion Express 8/1 Tom O'Brien Sue Gardner	Tom O'Brien Sue Gardner	6	117	103	3	86	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Kaprisky (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, mistake 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 9-1)

7 60 [83¼]	7. Kenwyn 14/1 Darren O'Dwyer ⁷ Kevin Bishop	Darren O'Dwyer ⁷ Kevin Bishop	5	107	96	–	17	–
b g Efisio - Vilany (Never So Bold)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off (op 9-1)

8 nk [83½]	1. Oxybau (FR) 66/1 Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	8	1112	108	–	29	–
ch g Beaudelaire (USA) - Foxy (FR) (Moulin)
Behind from 5th, tailed off (op 50-1)

9 35 [118½]	8. Coustou (IRE) 9/1 Sam Thomas Robert Stronge	Sam Thomas Robert Stronge	7	1013 p	95	–	-1	–
b g In Command (IRE) - Carranza (IRE) (Lead On Time)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 15-2 and 10-1)

F	10. Olimpo (FR) 7/2 Paddy Brennan Nick Williams	Paddy Brennan Nick Williams	6	100	82	–	–	–
ch g Starborough - Emily Allan (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Held up and behind, headway on inside after 6th, 3 lengths 3rd and going well when fell 3 out (op 3-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 5m 2.70s (slow by 45.70s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: D R Mead (Brave Jo) 1st breeder: Elevage Des Chartreux
2nd owner: G F Edwards (Devito)
3rd owner: Starlight Racing (Fleurette)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.60 £2.60 £2 Ex: £39.10 CSF: £28.10 Tricast: £157.89

The hurdle past the stands' was omitted due to the state of the ground.

3:00 Exeter 1 Jan 2007

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle