Full Result 1.30 Exeter | 7 December 2012

Axminster Carpets Devon Marathon Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) 4m OMS Heavy 21 fences

1st £10,128 2nd £2,992 3rd £1,496 4th £748.80 5th £374.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Arbor Supreme (IRE) 16/1 Maurice Linehan ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Maurice Linehan ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	10	104	110	104	123	–
b g Supreme Leader - Peter's Well (IRE) (Electric I)
Held up, headway 14th, ridden before 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on dourly, driven out (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

2 3½	7. Desperate Dex (IRE) 5/1J Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	12	1011	110	102	119	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Too Sharp (True Song)
Tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, stayed on into 2nd run-in, always being held (op 11-2)

3 3¼ [6¾]	1. Our Island (IRE) 5/1J Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	7	1112 v¹	125	114	131	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Linda's Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Tracked leaders, jumped left 9th, pressed leader from 11th, ridden to lead before 4 out, headed 2 out, stayed on but no extra from last (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

4 ½ [7¼]	9. Ammunition (IRE) 6/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	12	109	108	97	114	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Flapping Freda (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Led until 1st, tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, stayed on same pace (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

5 6 [13¼]	5. River D'Or (FR) 12/1 Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	7	112	115	100	114	–
b g Saint Preuil (FR) - Une Pomme D'Or (FR) (Pot D'Or)
In touch, ridden before 4 out, never any real impression on leaders, stayed on same pace (op 16-1)

6 8 [21¼]	2. Lord Tomnoddy 6/1 Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	Nick Scholfield Kim Bailey	10	119	122	101	117	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Rosemoss (Le Moss)
Held up, hit 15th, some progress before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, never threatened leaders, weakened before last (op 5-1)

PU	8. Chesapeake (IRE) 12/1 Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon Jonjo O'Neill	8	1010 v¹	109	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Khoruna (GER) (Lagunas)
In touch, pushed along when hit 13th, weakening when mistake 17th, pulled up before 4 out (tchd 14-1)

PU	10. Miss Fleur 33/1 Liam Treadwell Nick Mitchell	Liam Treadwell Nick Mitchell	9	100 2	99	–	–	–
b m Bandmaster (USA) - Floral Park (Northern Park)
In touch, dropped to last pair 6th, pushed along from 10th, lost touch 14th, pulled up after 17th (op 40-1 tchd 28-1)

PU	4. Shaking Hands (IRE) 11/2 Tom Bellamy ⁷ David Pipe	Tom Bellamy ⁷ David Pipe	8	1012 b	118	–	–	–
b g Bach (IRE) - Picton Lass (Rymer)
Ran without tongue-tie, raced keenly, led 1st, joined 11th, ridden and headed before 4 out, kept chasing leaders, not fluent 3 out, weakened next, pulled up before last (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

PU	3. Graduation Night 11/2 Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	Tom O'Brien Jamie Snowden	6	116	119	–	–	–
br g Kayf Tara - Jadidh (Touching Wood)
Tracked leaders until weakened quickly after 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 9m 1.60s (slow by 1m 11.60s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: John P McManus (Arbor Supreme) 1st breeder: Thomas O'Brien
2nd owner: Crossed Fingers Partnership (Desperate Dex)
3rd owner: Oceans Racing (Our Island)
Tote win: £19.10 PL: £6.40 £2.20 £2 Ex: £160.10 CSF: £96.06 Tricast: £468.22 Trifecta: £708 Part won. Pool: £944.00 - 0.10 winning units.

1:30 Exeter 7 Dec 2012

Axminster Carpets Devon Marathon Handicap Chase