Full Result 3.30 Exeter | 23 March 1999

Buzzard Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) 2m3f OMS Good 15 fences

1st £4,040.50 2nd £1,219 3rd £592 4th £278.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Village King (IRE) 7/4F R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	6	120	114	107	139	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Honorine (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Prominent, tracked leader from 8th, stayed on well from 3 out to lead last, shaken up run-in, comfortably (op op 9-4 after 5-2 in places tchd 13-8)

2 2	5. Gratomi (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy P C Ritchens	A P McCoy P C Ritchens	9	110	100	91	121	–
b g Bustomi - Granny Grumble (Politico)
Led 2nd, clear 7th, ridden 3 out, headed last, no extra run-in (op 5-1)

3 9 [11]	7. Normarange (IRE) 12/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	9	1010	96	80	108	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Perdeal (Perspex)
Headway 6th, kept on from 4 out but no impression on leaders from 2 out (tchd 14-1 in places)

4 8 [19]	2. Holdimclose 9/2 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	9	117	107	84	110	–
b g Teamwork I - Holdmetight (New Brig)
Pulled hard, headway and hit 9th, stayed on again and mistake 4 out, never dangerous after (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 shd [19]	3. Shimba Hills I 14/1 E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	11	112	102	79	105	–
b g ScorpioI (FR) - Leading Line (Leading Man)
Chased leaders to approaching 4 out, soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 7 [26]	4. Colonel Blazer 14/1 R Farrant Henrietta C Knight	R Farrant Henrietta C Knight	7	111 b¹	101	72	100	–
b g Jupiter Island - Glen Dancer (Furry Glen)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 4 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

7 1 [27]	9. Coolree I (IRE) 25/1 L Cummins ³ J S King	L Cummins ³ J S King	11	911 2	86	53	81	–
b g Gianchi - Positron (Free State I)
Led to 2nd, stayed chasing leader to 8th, hit 10th and soon weakened (op 16-1)

8 15 [42]	8. Sagaman (GER) 16/1 X Aizpuru ³ Robin Dickin	X Aizpuru ³ Robin Dickin	13	102	91	45	71	–
b g Solo Dancer (GER) - Scholastika (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Behind from 7th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9 5 [47]	10. Silent Guns (NZ) 50/1 D Salter Gordon Edwards	D Salter Gordon Edwards	9	100 14	86	38	61	–
b g Guns Of Navarone - Acol (NZ) (Ace Of Aces)
Blundered 4th, hit 7th, effort and hit 10th, soon weakened

10 2 [49]	6. Seymourswift 6/1 Graham Bradley D R Gandolfo	Graham Bradley D R Gandolfo	9	1011	97	48	70	–
b m Seymour Hicks (FR) - Swift Sentence (Paper Cap)
Veered badly left start, always behind (op 5-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 46.20s (slow by 18.20s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Capt E J Edwards-Heathcote (Village King) 1st breeder: Gerry Canavan
2nd owner: John Pearl (Gratomi)
3rd owner: E T Wey (Normarange)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.60 £2.30 £2.70 Ex: £6.20 CSF: £12.06 Tricast: £87.89

3:30 Exeter 23 Mar 1999

Buzzard Handicap Chase Class E