Full Result 2.50 Exeter | 17 December 2009

Exeter Racecourse Conference Centre Graduation Chase

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m1f109yds) 2m1½f Soft 8 fences 4 omitted

1st £18,786 2nd £5,550 3rd £2,775 4th £1,389 5th £693

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Cornas (NZ) 11/10J Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	7	110	150	135	140	–
b g Prized (USA) - Duvessa (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Tracked clear leader, led 2 out, eased ahead, not fluent last, very easily (op 5-6)

2 13	1. Or Bleu (FR) 17/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	117	135	127	129	–
ch g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Kidibleue (FR) (Beyssac)
Tracked leading pair, slow jumps 2nd and 3rd and dropped to 5th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, stayed on same pace, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner (op 15-2 tchd 13-2)

3 1¼ [14¼]	2. Pasco (SWI) 11/10J A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	6	117	145	125	128	–
ro g Selkirk (USA) - Palena (Danehill)
Led, soon clear, ridden and headed when not fluent 2 out, soon beaten, finished tired and lost 2nd towards finish (op 7-4)

4 12 [26¼]	4. Master Cobbler (IRE) 66/1 James Davies Chris Down	James Davies Chris Down	7	110 p	97	104	108	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Lady Joshua (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Tracked leaders, disputed 2nd well before 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out

5 1¾ [28]	5. Procas De Thaix (FR) 50/1 Joe Tizzard Jimmy Frost	Joe Tizzard Jimmy Frost	6	110 b¹	–	102	106	–
ch g Ragmar (FR) - Isca De Thaix (FR) (Cimon)
Always last but in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened soon after (op 40-1)

5 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 31.90s (slow by 26.90s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: The Gascoigne Brookes Partnership Iii (Cornas) 1st breeder: D P And Mrs K C Fleming
2nd owner: The Kingpins (Or Bleu)
3rd owner: Terry Warner (Pasco)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £3.50 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £10.15

The four fences in the back straight were omitted due to the low sun