Exeter · 2005-03-30 · 2:30

Novices' Hurdle

2m1f · Soft · Turf · Class 4 · 4yo+

Winning time: 4m 27.40s (slow by 36.40s)

Non-runners: Flying Enterprise (unsuitable ground), Griffin's Legacy (unsuitable ground)

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn	Time	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	Prize
1	Escompteur (FR)	2/1	0	4:27.40	12-0	Timmy Murphy	M C Pipe	125	4127.50
2	Charlton Kings (IRE)	3/2F	4	4:28.40	11-7	Paul W Flynn	Ron Hodges	–	1270
3	Beehawk (GB)	14/1	16 (20)	4:32.40	11-0	Christian Williams	Paul Nicholls	–	635
4	Malaga Boy (IRE)	13/2	5 (25)	4:33.65	11-0	Joe Tizzard	Colin Tizzard	–	317.50
5	Bally Bolshoi (IRE)	25/1	2 (27)	4:34.15	10-1	Robert Walford	Mrs S D Williams	–
6	Lyon (GB)	33/1	.5 (27.5)	4:34.27	11-0	Jimmy McCarthy	Oliver Sherwood	–
7	Right Proud (GB)	50/1	24 (51.5)	4:40.27	10-0	Andrew Glassonbury	Jimmy Frost	–
8	Kingscourt Lad (IRE)	25/1	8 (59.5)	4:42.27	9-8	Wayne Jones	Jonjo O'Neill	–
9	Tates Avenue (IRE)	11/1	30 (89.5)	4:49.77	11-0	Carl Llewellyn	Nigel Twiston-Davies	–
PU	Gilded Ally (GB)	100/1	-	-	10-0	Wayne Kavanagh	Alan Jones	–

Tote returns

Win £3 · Place £1.30 £1.10 £2.40 · Exacta £8.10 · CSF £5.23

Race comments

First hurdle after winning post omitted.