Full Result 4.50 Exeter | 18 March 2008

Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m175yds) 2m1f Soft 7 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	5. Chance Du Roy (FR) 4/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	4	119	115	38	118	–
ch g Morespeed - La Chance Au Roy (FR) (Rex Magna)
Mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, in command when hit last, ridden out (op 5-1)

2 4½	3. Honour's Dream (FR) 11/4F Noel Fehily Tom George	Noel Fehily Tom George	5	119 p	108	32	111	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - The Last Dream (FR) (Arazi)
Prominent, led 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on same pace (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

3 2¾ [7¼]	8. Purple Patch 7/1 Ian Popham ⁷ Jeremy Scott	Ian Popham ⁷ Jeremy Scott	10	1013	105	26	106	–
b m Afzal (IRE) - My Purple Prose (Rymer)
Chased leaders, outpaced approaching 4th, stayed on again from 3 out, went 3rd run-in (op 8-1)

4 2¾ [10]	6. Mungo Jerry (GER) 8/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ John Berwick	Tom O'Connor ⁷ John Berwick	7	111 t	107	25	106	–
b g Tannenkonig (IRE) - Mostly Sure (IRE) (Sure Blade)
In touch, ridden after 4th, went 3rd before next, soon one pace, lost 3rd run-in (op 11-1)

5 15 [25]	4. Coconut Beach 7/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	119 p	108	7	94	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Eversince (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Led until 2nd, ridden in 2nd approaching 4th, weakened 3 out (op 13-2)

6 6 [31]	1. Paddy's Tern 8/1 Willie McCarthy ⁵ Kim Bailey	Willie McCarthy ⁵ Kim Bailey	6	117	111	2	91	–
b g Fraam - Great Tern (Simply Great)
Held up, reminders after 2nd, headway approaching 4th, ridden to dispute 3rd approaching 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 9-1)

7 3¼ [34¼]	2. Divine Gift 12/1 Tom Siddall Noel Chance	Tom Siddall Noel Chance	7	1112	111	–	84	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Child's Play I (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Mid-division, ridden approaching 4th, weakened before 3 out (op 7-1)

8 5 [39¼]	7. Gold Ring I 10/1 Mark Bradburne Jonathan Geake	Mark Bradburne Jonathan Geake	8	118	107	–	75	–
ch g Groom Dancer (USA) - Indubitable (Sharpo)
Chased leaders, disputed 2nd at the 3rd until weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 11-1)

9 5 [44¼]	9. Elegant Clutter (IRE) 16/1 David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	113 t	105	–	68	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Mountain Hop (IRE) (Tirol)
Held up, reminders after 2nd, headway 4th, weakening when blundered 3 out (op 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 4m 29.60s (slow by 38.60s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Miss I D Du Pre (Chance Du Roy) 1st breeder: Jean, Raymond And Jean-Claude Campos
2nd owner: Power Panels Electrical Systems Ltd (Honour's Dream)
3rd owner: Mrs C C Scott (Purple Patch)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.20 £1.10 £2.30 Ex: £17.10 CSF: £16.02 Tricast: £74.49
Jackpot: £7,100.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £10,000.00. 1.00 winning ticket.
Placepot: £36.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £86,088.35. 1,704.60 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £4.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,977.50. 991.35 winning tickets.

Flight past the winning post omitted.

4:50 Exeter 18 Mar 2008

Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Handicap Hurdle