Full Result 2.50 Exeter | 1 November 2011

Betfred Haldon Gold Cup Chase (Limited Handicap) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m1f109yds) 2m1½f Good 12 fences

1st £34,170 2nd £12,822 3rd £6,420 4th £3,198 5th £1,608 6th £804

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Medermit (FR) 7/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	114	154	139	155	–
gr g Medaaly - Miss D'Hermite (FR) (Solicitor I)
Held up, hampered 2nd, took close order 5th, led 4 out, soon ridden and hard pressed, probably narrowly headed briefly when pecked last, kept on gamely, ridden out (op 4-1)

2 1¼	5. Cornas (NZ) 16/1 James Reveley Nick Williams	James Reveley Nick Williams	9	113	153	137	153	–
b g Prized (USA) - Duvessa (NZ) (Sound Reason)
Tracked leader, joined leader 8th, every chance from 4 out, ridden after 3 out, kept on but no extra from last (tchd 14-1)

3 2¼ [3½]	4. Oiseau De Nuit (FR) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	9	113	153	134	153	–
b g Evening World (FR) - Idylle Du Marais (FR) (Panoramic I)
Held up, headway 4 out, soon ridden, every chance btween last 2, no extra from last (op 14-1)

4 6 [9½]	2. Ghizao (GER) 9/4 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	115 t	155	130	149	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Glorosia (FR) (Bering)
Tracked leader, mistake 3rd, nudged along after 8th, outpaced from next, left 4th at the last (tchd 2-1 and 5-2)

5 21 [30½]	6. Zaarito (IRE) 11/2 Robbie Power C A Murphy	Robbie Power C A Murphy	9	1012	148	100	122	–
b g Tiraaz (USA) - Coppenagh Girl (Kambalda)
Led, pecked 1st, not fluent 7th, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, weakened after 3 out (op 13-2)

6 shd [30½]	7. Thunder Child 200/1 Andrew Glassonbury Simon Burrough	Andrew Glassonbury Simon Burrough	11	104 43 t	140	92	110	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Double Dutch I (Nicholas Bill)
Held up but well in touch until outpaced after 8th (tchd 250-1)

UR	1. Captain Chris (IRE) 2/1F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	1110 t	160	–	163	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Function Dream (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Not particularly fluent at times, close up, jumped right 2nd, ridden when slightly outpaced after 4 out, strong run after 2 out, narrow advantage when stood off too far and landed on last, soon unseated rider who had little chance, looked unlucky (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

7 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 7.40s (slow by 2.40s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership (Medermit) 1st breeder: Philippe Gasdoue
2nd owner: The Gascoigne Brookes Partnership Iii (Cornas)
3rd owner: Terry Warner (Oiseau De Nuit)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.50 £5.40 Ex: £44.10 CSF: £47.93

2:50 Exeter 1 Nov 2011

Betfred Haldon Gold Cup Chase (Limited Handicap) Grade 2