Full Result 3.10 Catterick | 24 November 1997

November Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (3m1f54yds) 3m1f Good 19 fences

1st £2,833.25 2nd £851 3rd £410.50 4th £190.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Billsbrook 4/1J Peter Niven Rhona Brewis	Peter Niven Rhona Brewis	7	116	97	81	103	–
b g Meadowbrook - Carney (New Brig)
Tracked leaders, led 12th, clear 15th, hit last, driven out

2 5	6. Gold Pigeon (IRE) 7/1 R Supple Brian Rothwell	R Supple Brian Rothwell	8	108	85	65	84	–
b m Goldhill - Bracka Pigeon (Gala Performance)
Always chasing leaders, outpaced 15th, kept on well from 3 out

3 24 [29]	7. Karenastino 9/2 R Wilkinson ⁵ Sue Smith	R Wilkinson ⁵ Sue Smith	6	100	82	41	61	–
b g Neltino - Karena Park (Hot Spark)
Led until 12th, outpaced from 4 out

4 1½ [30½]	8. Alaskan Heir 5/1 T Eley A Streeter	T Eley A Streeter	6	102 v	79	42	52	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Prominent, mistake and reminders 7th, soon lost place, stayed on again from 3 out

5 12 [42½]	3. Magic Bloom 16/1 Eddie Callaghan ³ Malcolm Jefferson	Eddie Callaghan ³ Malcolm Jefferson	11	116	100	52	61	–
br m Full Of Hope - Mantavella (Andrea Mantegna)
Effort halfway, soon in touch, prominent and mistake 3 out, soon beaten

6 3 [45½]	5. Farney Glen 14/1 Dale Jewett ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Dale Jewett ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	10	1012	96	42	54	–
b g Furry Glen - Windara (Double-U-Jay)
Behind, headway and prominent 11th, soon outpaced and weakened

7 6 [51½]	2. Pims Gunner (IRE) 5/1 Andrew Thornton Micky Hammond	Andrew Thornton Micky Hammond	9	1111	102	51	54	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - My Sweetie (Bleep-Bleep)
Rear division, pushed along 11th, never dangerous

8 5 [56½]	1. Gale Ahead (IRE) 4/1J B Storey George Moore	B Storey George Moore	7	120	105	50	52	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Caddy Girl (Avocat)
Chased leaders until 10th, soon outpaced and behind. stewards' told: trainer reported that the horse was unsuited by the going and also gurgled

8 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 6m 51.50s (slow by 35.50s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: R Brewis (Billsbrook) 1st breeder: Mrs R Brewis
2nd owner: Contrac Promotions Ltd (Gold Pigeon)
3rd owner: Miss J Wood (Karenastino)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.50 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £12.40 CSF: £29.43 Tricast: £119.56

3:10 Catterick 24 Nov 1997

November Handicap Chase Class E