Full Result 2.00 Exeter | 4 May 1999

Axminster 100 Weavers Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m1f110yds) 2m1½f OMS Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,705 2nd £755 3rd £365

Axminster 100 Weavers Mares Only Novices' Hurdle Class E, 2m1½f - Good To Firm, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Alta 6/5F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	111	92	110	–
b m Arctic Lord (IRE) - Thames Air (Crash Course)
Led 2nd, soon headed but stayed with leader until led again 4th, came clear from 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well (op 2-1 in places tchd 11-10)

2 3	8. Velsheda (IRE) 66/1 D Leahy Charlie Morlock	D Leahy Charlie Morlock	6	1012	–	84	96	–
b m Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Premier Susan (Murrayfield)
Held up, steady headway approaching 3 out, kept on to chase winner last, no impression run-in (op 20-1)

3 9 [12]	11. Hillside Rose (IRE) 16/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	4	107	–	71	85	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Miss Belgravia (USA) (Smarten)
Good headway from 4th, chased winner after 2 out, weakened last (op 10-1)

4 3 [15]	9. Belle D'Orsini (FR) 7/4 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	107	–	68	82	–
ch f Le Nain Jaune (FR) - Ma Belle (FR) (Lightning)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 3 out, weakened after next, broke blood vessel (op 5-4 tchd 2-1)

5 nk [15¼]	2. Celtic Land 33/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ R G Frost	Tom O'Connor ⁷ R G Frost	6	105	88	73	84	–
b m Landyap (USA) - Celtic Mist (Celtic Cone)
Behind, kept on from 2 out, never nearer (op 25-1)

6 4 [19¼]	10. Bint Nadia 20/1 Timmy Murphy Lord Tyrone	Timmy Murphy Lord Tyrone	4	107	90	65	76	–
b f Deploy - Faisalah (Gay Mecene)
Headway 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, weakened after next (op 12-1)

7 10 [29¼]	6. Leading Note (USA) 14/1 Mattie Batchelor ³ Henrietta C Knight	Mattie Batchelor ³ Henrietta C Knight	5	109	95	58	70	–
ch m Blushing John (USA) - Beat (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders to approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 6-1)

8 5 [34¼]	4. Disarming 66/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	6	1012	–	57	65	–
b m Gunner B - Mirthful (Will Somers)
Led to 2nd, weakened quickly 4 out (op 50-1)

9 10 [44¼]	3. Did You Know (IRE) 9/1 L Cummins ³ C R Barwell	L Cummins ³ C R Barwell	6	109	–	45	55	–
ch m Balinger - Dim Drums (Proverb)
Not fluent, behind most of way (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

10 5 [49¼]	7. Our Lottie 100/1 P Holley S G Knight	P Holley S G Knight	7	1012	–	43	50	–
ch m Nearly A Hand - Miss Saddler (St Paddy)
Always behind (op 33-1)

11 2½ [51¾]	12. Honey Dance (FR) 40/1 Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	4	104	–	33	42	–
b f Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Honey River (GER) (River River)
Led after 2nd to 4th, stayed pressing leaders until weakened after 4 out (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

12 8 [59¾]	5. Humara (IRE) 66/1 Paul W Flynn ⁷ Gordon Edwards	Paul W Flynn ⁷ Gordon Edwards	7	105	–	27	39	–
b m Astronef - Estivalia (Persian Bold)
Always behind