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Mascots race won by Exeter
Exeter City mascot Alex The Greek stormed to victory in the Mascots' Derby at Lingfield Park yesterday reports the Exeter Express and Echo.
Some 36 club mascots gathered at the Surrey racecourse before embarking on the one furlong dash, all in the aid of charity.
Alex The Greek, life-long Grecians fan Dave Stowall, powered home in second position before judges elevated him to the winners rostrum after disqualifying Burton Albion's Billy The Brewer for cheating.
In a closely-fought race, Alex the Greek fended off the advances of Tamworth's Tammy the Lamb and Crystal Palace's Peter the Eagle to lift the trophy, and confirm his status as the fastest mascot in the country.
After the race Alex said:"I thought I had came second and then we heard that Billy The Brewer had been disqualified. He pretended to be walking on crutches and so the judges let him start half way down the course.
"Then as soon as the gun went off for the start he threw down his crutches and sped off. We all had laugh about it after the race and the banter was flowing."
The colourful spectacle took place in front of hundreds of spectators who had gathered at the racecourse for an afternoon's race card.
There was no mention of Billy the Bull, the Hereford United mascot.