2.45 MAURA BLAKE 70TH BIRTHDAY ´NATIONAL HUNT´ NOVICES´ HURDLE of £5,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 6f. 110yds.

Exeter Results Tue, 18th Apr, 2006

Going - Firm-Good to Firm in places.

1st - £3,253.00, 2nd - £1,270.00, 3rd - £623.00, 4th - £299.00 4 Ran

1st

Grande Creole (FR) 11-0 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Sir Robert Ogden)
(0:33.25 7.83 secs faster on today's going )
Byzantium (FR) - Sclos (FR)

SP 7/4fav

Paul Nicholls

L Heard(5)

always travelling well, led on bit 2 out, clear when hit last, easily

2nd

13L

Call Out (IRE) 11-0 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr G N Noye)

Dr Massini (IRE) - Parsons Storm (IRE)(Glacial Storm (USA))

SP 16/1

Mrs S Gardner

Miss L Gardner(7)

led, ridden and headed 2 out, hung left and soon no chance with winner

3rd

29L

Emma's Dream (GB) 10-7 (Mr J P Blakeney)

Karinga Bay - Some Dream(Vitiges (FR))

SP 2/1

Paul Nicholls

Christian Williams

tracked leader, led briefly approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

7th Mar, 06 Exeter
4th Hdl This
Race

p.u.

So Long (GB) 10-7 (Mrs C C Scott)

Nomadic Way (USA) - Cherry Picker (GB)

SP 9/4

C L Popham

R Walford

chased leaders until weakened quickly after 8th and

Off
Time 5m. 32.50 secs, which is 7.83 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runners Double Dizzy (GB) ( ), Whatcanisay (GB) ( )