Full Result 6.45 Exeter | 23 May 1996

Simpkins Edwards Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m3f48yds) 2m3f Good 15 fences

1st £2,853 2nd £864 3rd £422 4th £201

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Abavard (IRE) 4/1F J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	7	113	97	81	114	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Heroanda (Tepukei)
Always prominent, led 12th, soon clear, eased flat

2 10	. Channel Pastime 8/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	12	112	96	72	101	–
b g Turn Back The Time (USA) - Channel Ten (Babu)
Always leading group, chased leader 9th to 12th, outpaced, rallied and went 2nd 2 out, no impression

3 2 [12]	. Mine's An Ace (NZ) 6/1 Rodi Greene Venetia Williams	Rodi Greene Venetia Williams	8	115	99	73	102	–
br g Full On Aces (AUS) - Endure (USA) (Causeur)
Headway 8th, chased leaders 12th, no impression

4 6 [18]	. Jailbreaker 5/1 D Salter ⁵ Rod Millman	D Salter ⁵ Rod Millman	9	1013 b	98	62	95	–
ch g Prince Of Peace - Last Farewell (Palm Track)
Held up, stayed on from 11th

5 shd [18]	. Ramstar 5/1 A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	8	1110	104	73	101	–
ch g Import - Meggies Dene (Apollo Eight)
Led to 12th, soon outpaced

6 6 [24]	. Evening Rain 11/1 T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	10	911 1	80	41	71	–
b g Hays - Fine Form (USA) (Fachendon)
Headway 9th, weakened approaching 12th

7 3 [27]	. Henley Regatta 16/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	8	1013	93	55	81	–
br g Gorytus (USA) - Straw Boater (Thatch)
Behind, some headway 9th, not reach leaders

8 8 [35]	. Maggots Green 20/1 S Wynne Milton Bradley	S Wynne Milton Bradley	9	100 6	80	35	60	–
ch m Pas De Seul - Fabled Lady (Bold Lad)
Chased leader to 9th, weakened next

9 25 [60]	. Gabish 100/1 Robert Thornton ⁷ Bernard Scriven	Robert Thornton ⁷ Bernard Scriven	11	97 19	80	4	32	–
b g Try My Best (USA) - Crannog (Habitat)
Prominent until ridden 8th, weakened next, tailed off

PU	. Sydney Barry (NZ) 6/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	10	1110	104	–	–	–
b g Tom's Shu (USA) - Avill Star (NZ) (Karayar)
Chased leaders to 10th, steadily weakened, behind and pulled up before 13th

10 ran Off time: 6:45:00 Winning time: 4m 53.10s (slow by 23.10s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: D G Henderson (Abavard) 1st breeder: Nancy Smyth
2nd owner: Mrs Sandra Worthington (Channel Pastime)
3rd owner: Michael A Knight (Mine's An Ace)

6:45 Exeter 23 May 1996

Simpkins Edwards Handicap Chase Class F