Full Result 2.45 Exeter | 1 January 2004

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m2f111yds) 2m2½f Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £5,005 2nd £1,540 3rd £770 4th £385

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Lesdream 10/1 Vince Slattery Jimmy Frost	Vince Slattery Jimmy Frost	7	1010	99	84	104	–
b g Morpeth - Lesbet (Hotfoot I)
Held up and behind, headway after 6th, soon hard ridden, led soon after last, driven out (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

2 1¼	6. Top Of The Left 7/4F L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	9	1011	100	84	105	–
bb g Nomination - Diva Madonna (Chief Singer)
Held up in touch, challenged going well 3 out, led on bit soon after 2 out, hit last, soon ridden and headed, not quicken (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

3 5 [6¼]	8. Happy Hussar (IRE) 20/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	11	104	98	77	97	–
b g Balinger - Merry Mirth (Menelek)
Led to 3rd, lost place 4th, rallied 2 out, stayed on (tchd 25-1)

4 2½ [8¾]	11. Clifton Mist I 14/1 Jimmy McCarthy Stuart Howe	Jimmy McCarthy Stuart Howe	8	105	94	70	92	–
gr m Lyphento (USA) - Brave Maiden (Three Legs)
Prominent, led after 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, headed soon after 2 out, weakened flat (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5 6 [14¾]	5. Quabmatic 14/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	11	1013	102	72	93	–
b g Pragmatic - Good Skills (Bustino)
Held up and behind, headway 3 out, no impression from 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6 hd [15]	10. Good Thyne Guy (IRE) 9/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	106	95	65	85	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Mourne Trix (Golden Love I)
Prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

7 1½ [16½]	1. Sky Warrior (FR) 10/1 Christian Williams ³ Evan Williams	Christian Williams ³ Evan Williams	6	119	115	83	104	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Sky Bibi (FR) (Sky Lawyer)
Held up, headway after 6th, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out (op 8-1)

8 9 [25½]	2. Master Papa (IRE) 6/1 R Biddlecombe ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	R Biddlecombe ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	112	71	92	–
bl g Key Of Luck (USA) - Beguine I (USA) (Green Dancer)
Prominent, led briefly 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 5-1)

9 3 [28½]	4. Tosawi (IRE) 20/1 Robert Walford ³ Ron Hodges	Robert Walford ³ Ron Hodges	8	1012	104	60	81	–
b g Commanche Run - Deep Satisfaction (Deep Run)
Held up in touch, ridden 5th, weakened after 6th (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

10 9 [37½]	3. Linus 33/1 Richard Hobson ⁵ Chris Down	Richard Hobson ⁵ Chris Down	6	110	108	54	76	–
b g Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - Land Line (High Line)
Always in rear (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

11 16 [53½]	12. Wun Chai (IRE) 11/1 Dave Crosse ³ R J Baker	Dave Crosse ³ R J Baker	5	913	91	20	43	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Flower From Heaven (Baptism)
Held up in touch, ridden 5th, weakened after 6th (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

12 16 [69½]	13. Saby (FR) 14/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	100 3	89	–	25	–
bb g Sassanian (USA) - Valy Flett (FR) (Pietru)
Held up, headway 4th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 8-1)

PU	9. Ifrane Balima (FR) 20/1 Barry Keniry J C Tuck	Barry Keniry J C Tuck	8	109 v¹	98	–	–	–
ch g Video Rock (FR) - Balima Des Saccart (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, ridden 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 16-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:52:00 Winning time: 4m 42.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Mrs L W Carlson (Lesdream) 1st breeder: Mrs Elizabeth Carlson
2nd owner: John P McManus (Top Of The Left)
3rd owner: Dr J J Kabler (Happy Hussar)
Tote win: £10.20 PL: £2.70 £1.50 £5.50 Ex: £34.20 CSF: £28.22 Tricast: £373.14

First hurdle past the stands omitted.

2:45 Exeter 1 Jan 2004

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle Class D