Sandown Result
26 Apr 1997
41st Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Class A) (Grade 3)
- (Class 1) (5yo+) (3m5f110y) 3m5½f Good To Firm 24 fences
- £57,400.00, £21,400.00, £10,400.00, £4,400.00, £1,900.00, £900.00
| HORSE/SP | AGE | WGT | TRAINER/JOCKEY | OR | TS | RPR | |||||||
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Harwell Lad (IRE) 14/1 | 8 | 10-0 8 |
R H Alner | 141 | * | * | » | ||||
| b g Over The River (FR) - Gayles Approach (Strong Gale) | Mr R Nuttall | ||||||||||||
Held up, mistake 4th, left in lead 3 out, ridden out |
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2 |
4 | Flyer's Nap 4/1J | 11 | 10-7 | R H Alner | 148 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Rolfe (USA) - English Flyer (English Prince) | A P McCoy | ||||||||||||
Held up, every chance 3 out, 2nd and beaten when blundered last |
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3 |
4 | Mcgregor The Third 13/2 | 11 | 10-1 18 |
G Richards | 142 | * | * | » | |||
| ch g Nearly A Hand - Arctic Dawn (Arctic Slave) | R Dunwoody | ||||||||||||
Prominent, every chance 3 out, one pace |
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4 |
dist | Feathered Gale 9/1 | 10 | 10-5 | A L T Moore | 146 | * | * | » | |||
| br g Strong Gale - Farm Approach (Tug Of War) | P Carberry | ||||||||||||
Led to 2nd, behind from 13th, tailed off from 19th |
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5 |
8 | Avro Anson 5/1 | 9 | 10-10 | M J Camacho | 151 | * | * | » | |||
| b g Ardross - Tremellick (Mummy's Pet) | P Niven | ||||||||||||
Led 2nd to 9th, led 11th to 13th, led 14th to 16th, weakened 17th, tailed off |
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F |
Barton Bank 4/1J | 11 | 11-10 | D Nicholson | 165 | * | * | » | ||||
| br g Kambalda - Lucifer's Daughter (Lucifer) | D Walsh | ||||||||||||
4th when fell 18th |
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PU |
Tom's Gemini Star 150/1 | 9 | 10-043 |
O J Carter | 141 | * | * | » | ||||
| ch g Celtic Cone - Je Dit (I Say) | D Gallagher | ||||||||||||
Always behind, mistake 10th, tailed off from 14th, pulled up before 17th |
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PU |
Bishops Hall 15/2 | 11 | 10-6 | R H Alner | 147 | * | * | » | ||||
| br g Pimpernel's Tune - Mariner's Dash (Master Buck) | Charlie Swan | ||||||||||||
Always behind, tailed off from 14th, pulled up before 17th |
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F |
Yorkshire Gale 13/2 | 11 | 10-2 | J T Gifford | 143 | * | * | » | ||||
| br g Strong Gale - Mio Slipper (Sole Mio) | Norman Williamson | ||||||||||||
Always prominent, led 9th to 11th, led 13th to 14th, led 16th until fell 3 out |
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9 ran
TIME 7m 35.50s (slow by 20.50s) Total SP 112%
1st OWNER: H Wellstead BRED: N J Connors TRAINER: R H Alner
2nd OWNER: R J Tory
3rd OWNER: Mrs D A Whitaker
TOTE WIN £16.10 PL £2.70, £2.30, £1.30; DF £33.60; CSF £62.62; TRICAST £366.77 TRIFECTA £34.60 Pool: £3,435.28. 70.29 winning tickets.
1st OWNER: H Wellstead BRED: N J Connors TRAINER: R H Alner
2nd OWNER: R J Tory
3rd OWNER: Mrs D A Whitaker
TOTE WIN £16.10 PL £2.70, £2.30, £1.30; DF £33.60; CSF £62.62; TRICAST £366.77 TRIFECTA £34.60 Pool: £3,435.28. 70.29 winning tickets.