Full Result 2.20 Exeter | 1 May 2012

Higos Insurance Services Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m175yds) 2m1f Heavy 7 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £2,599.20 2nd £763.20 3rd £381.60 4th £190.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Diamond's Return (IRE) 10/11F Conor O'Farrell David Pipe	Conor O'Farrell David Pipe	8	1013 7 p	97	74	115	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Mitsubishi Diamond (IRE) (Tender King)
Held up, headway 4th, led 2 out, soon in command, readily (op 4-5)

2 2¼	8. Petito (IRE) 40/1 Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	9	111	102	76	112	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Fallacy (Selkirk)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 3 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, kept on but soon held (op 50-1)

3 4½ [6¾]	9. Royal Riviera 5/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	110	98	67	103	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Miss Cap Ferrat (Darshaan)
Midfield, headway after 4th, soon ridden, stayed on same pace, went 3rd flat (op 9-2)

4 2 [8¾]	2. Qalinas (FR) 14/1 Tom Bellamy ⁷ David Pipe	Tom Bellamy ⁷ David Pipe	5	113 tb	108	75	112	–
gr g Malinas (GER) - Tabletiere (FR) (Kaldounevees)
Led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon one pace (op 16-1)

5 13 [21¾]	3. Calico Rose 4/1 Brendan Powell ⁵ Victor Dartnall	Brendan Powell ⁵ Victor Dartnall	8	114 p	107	58	97	–
ch m Karinga Bay - Sprig Muslin (Ra Nova)
Chased leader until 3rd, ridden after next, soon outpaced (op 5-1)

6 15 [36¾]	1. San Marino I (FR) 11/1 Andrew Thornton John Coombe	Andrew Thornton John Coombe	9	1112	110	43	90	–
ch g Bering - Sienne (FR) (Nureyev)
Midfield, headway after 4th, soon ridden, weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

7 11 [47¾]	11. Exiles Return (IRE) 100/1 William Kennedy Jackie Retter	William Kennedy Jackie Retter	10	100 11	84	–	48	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Moores Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)
Took keen hold, held up, struggling 3rd, soon tailed off

8 1 [48¾]	6. Ban Uisce (IRE) 25/1 Andrias Guerin ¹⁰ Neil Mulholland	Andrias Guerin ¹⁰ Neil Mulholland	7	1011 p	105	23	68	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Scolboa Gold (IRE) (Accordion)
Chased leaders, ridden when hit 4th, soon weakened, tailed off

9 17 [65¾]	4. Orion Express 40/1 Lucy Gardner ⁷ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ⁷ Sue Gardner	11	110	105	–	51	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Kaprisky (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Lost touch 2nd, soon tailed off (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 4m 17.30s (slow by 26.30s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Power Man (travel), Ruby Crown (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Seamus O'Farrell (Diamond's Return) 1st breeder: Seamus O'Farrell
2nd owner: Don Hazzard (Petito)
3rd owner: Tony Bloom (Royal Riviera)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.10 £7 £1.70 Ex: £42.70 CSF: £41.48 Tricast: £131.25

Last hurdle in back straight omitted

2:20 Exeter 1 May 2012

Higos Insurance Services Handicap Hurdle