3.55 AGATHA CHRISTIE CHALLENGE TROPHY MARATHON HANDICAP CHASE of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 6f. 110yds.

Exeter Results Tue, 18th Apr, 2006

Going - Firm-Good to Firm in places.

AGATHA CHRISTIE CHALLENGE TROPHY MARATHON HANDICAP CHASE of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 6f. 110yds.

1st - £6,506.00, 2nd - £2,110.00, 3rd - £1,043.00, 4th - £509.00 9 Ran

1st

The Bandit (IRE) 11-7 (Mr R J Lavelle)
(0:44.35 28.82 secs faster on today's going )
Un Desperado (FR) - Sweet Friendship (GB)(Alleging (USA))

SP 8/1

Miss E Lavelle

B Fenton

jumped well, made all, drew clear after 17th, unchallenged

7th Apr, 06 Aintree
15th Hcp Chs This
Race 6th May, 06 Uttoxeter
p.u. Hcp Chs

2nd

11L

Tom Sayers (IRE) 11-6 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Capt E J Edwards-Heathcote)

Toulon (GB) - Jillie James (IRE)(The Parson)

SP 5/4fav

Philip Hobbs

Mr T J O'Brien(5)

in touch, took closer order 14th, chased winner 4 out, no impression

13th Apr, 06 Wincanton
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 11th May, 07 Wincanton
1st Hcp Chs

3rd

1.5L

Twisted Logic (IRE) 10-9 (Mr P M De Wilde)

Tremblant - Logical View(Mandalus)

SP 7/1

R H Alner

R Walford

held up, headway approaching 14th, ridden after 17th, stayed on

7th Mar, 06 Exeter
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 17th May, 06 Exeter
1st Hcp Chs

4th

1.25L

Mrs Be (IRE) 11-4 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Mr J H Burbidge)

Be My Native (USA) - Kilbrack

SP 7/1

J Cann

Miss P Gundry(3)

rear, headway to chase leaders 5th, ridden after 17th, kept on same pace

14th Mar, 06 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Chs This
Race 3rd May, 06 Cheltenham
4th Chs

5th

shd

Even More (IRE) 11-3 (Mr G Keirle)

Husyan (USA) - Milan Moss(Le Moss)

SP 14/1

R H Alner

A Thornton

in touch, dropped rear 13th, soon urged along, kept on same pace from 4 out

13th Apr, 06 Wincanton
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 21st Oct, 06 Chepstow
5th Hcp Chs

6th

35+L

El Hombre Del Rio (IRE) 10-7 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr V G Greenway)

Over The River (FR) - Hug In A Fog (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 16/1

V Greenway

James White(7)

chased leaders until weakened after 17th, jumped right from next

5th Apr, 06 Exeter
p.u. Hcp Hdl This
Race 31st Oct, 06 Exeter
p.u. Hcp Chs

7th

Kittenkat (GB) 10-2 (Mrs Tricia Butler)

Riverwise (USA) - Cut Above The Rest(Indiaro)

SP 20/1

N R Mitchell

S Curran

chased leaders until outpaced after 14th, never a danger after

1st Apr, 06 Fontwell
5th Hcp Chs This
Race

p.u.

Le Jaguar (FR) 11-12 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (The Connaught 'Le Jaguar' Syndicate)

Freeland (FR) - Fee La Maline (FR)

SP 11/1

Paul Nicholls

L Heard(5)

behind, hit 9th, ridden after 13th, hit 16th, soon lost touch and

4th Mar, 06 Newbury
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 25th Oct, 06 Cheltenham
3rd Hcp Chs

fell

Bak To Bill (GB) 10-11 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr D V Gardner)

Nicholas Bill - Kirstins Pride (GB)

SP 12/1

Mrs S Gardner

Miss L Gardner(7)

5th Apr, 06 Exeter
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 28th Apr, 06 Newton Abbot
6th Hcp Hdl

Off
Time 7m. 23.50 secs, which is 28.82 secs faster than the course average on today's going