Full Result 3.20 Exeter | 1 January 2004

Thurlestone Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m6f110yds) 2m6½f OMS Soft 10 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £3,738 2nd £1,068 3rd £534

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Noble Baron 33/1 Josh Byrne ³ Clive Cox	Josh Byrne ³ Clive Cox	8	110	90	48	101	–
gr g Karinga Bay - Grey Baroness (Baron Blakeney)
Led until after 1st, prominent, led again approaching 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat (op 25-1)

2 1½	1. All In The Stars (IRE) 13/2 Noel Fehily D P Keane	Noel Fehily D P Keane	6	1112	99	56	108	–
ch g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Luton Flyer (Condorcet)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on flat, not reach winner (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 and 15-2 in places)

3 12 [13½]	6. Keep Smiling I (IRE) 7/2F Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	8	114	94	40	91	–
b g Broken Hearted - Laugh Away (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway approaching 5th, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4 6 [19½]	10. Glacial Evening (IRE) 10/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	8	110	87	27	79	–
bb g Glacial Storm (USA) - Cold Evening (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Headway 3rd, mistake 4th, ridden 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-1)

5 2 [21½]	5. Dante Citizen (IRE) 7/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	6	118	95	33	84	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Boreen Citizen (Boreen)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 4-1)

6 12 [33½]	2. Existential (FR) 8/1 Mr Nick Williams ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Mr Nick Williams ⁷ Paul Nicholls	9	115 b	99	26	76	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Lyceana (USA) (Super Concorde)
Held up in touch, ridden and found nil approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

7 8 [41½]	13. Red Emperor 25/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	10	913 1 p	77	–	46	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Golden Curd (FR) (Nice Havrais)
With leaders, hit and hampered 5th, soon ridden, weakened after 7th (op 33-1)

8 1½ [43]	3. Sandywell George 14/1 Derek Laverty ⁷ Liam Grassick	Derek Laverty ⁷ Liam Grassick	9	114 t	98	16	65	–
ch g Zambrano - Farmcote Air (True Song)
Held up, headway 3rd, ridden 6th, weakened after 7th (tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in places)

9 dist [73]	8. Red Return (IRE) 40/1 Charlie Studd ⁷ Luke Dace	Charlie Studd ⁷ Luke Dace	7	1011	91	–	–	–
ch g Bob's Return (IRE) - Kerrie's Pearl (Proverb)
Ridden 6th, always behind, tailed off (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

10 1 [74]	7. Castleford (IRE) 12/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	117	94	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Commanche Bay (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Prominent, ridden after 4th, weakened 7th, tailed off (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in a place)

11 3½ [77½]	4. Waynesworld I (IRE) 33/1 R Biddlecombe ⁵ M Scudamore	R Biddlecombe ⁵ M Scudamore	6	113	95	–	–	–
b g Petoski - Mariners Mirror (Julio Mariner)
Held up and behind, headway 5th, ridden 6th, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 50-1 in a place)

12 13 [90½]	14. Luxembourg 33/1 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	101	74	–	–	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Princess Borghese (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened 7th, tailed off

PU	16. Count Tirol (IRE) 66/1 Rodi Greene James Payne	Rodi Greene James Payne	7	100 6	73	–	–	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Bid High (IRE) (High Estate)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 places)

PU	12. Windsor Beauty (IRE) 11/1 Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	6	108	81	–	–	–
bb g Woods Of Windsor (USA) - Tumble Dale (Tumble Wind I)
Always behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

PU	15. Flora Poste 50/1 Barry Keniry J C Tuck	Barry Keniry J C Tuck	8	100 1	73	–	–	–
ch m Alflora (IRE) - Preachers Popsy (The Parson)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	11. Irishkawa Bellevue (FR) 8/1 Dave Crosse ³ Jean-Rene Auvray	Dave Crosse ³ Jean-Rene Auvray	6	1011 p	87	–	–	–
bb g Irish Prospector (FR) - Strakawa (FR) (Sukawa)
Led after 1st until approaching 5th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 7-1)

16 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 5m 48.00s (slow by 38.00s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: T Y Bissett (Noble Baron) 1st breeder: T Y And Mrs R A F Bissett
2nd owner: Avon Thoroughbreds Ltd (All In The Stars)
3rd owner: Mrs Kathy Stuart (Keep Smiling I)
Tote win: £36.70 PL: £7.60 £2.30 £2 Ex: £421.10 CSF: £228.53 Tricast: £964.64

First hurdle past the stands omitted.

3:20 Exeter 1 Jan 2004

Thurlestone Hotel Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E