Full Result 4.20 Catterick | 14 February 1998

Whitby Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (1m7f145yds) 1m7½f Good 12 fences

1st £3,548 2nd £1,064 3rd £512 4th £236

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Dr Bones (IRE) 5/6F Ollie McPhail ⁷ Ferdy Murphy	Ollie McPhail ⁷ Ferdy Murphy	5	107	–	92	98	–
bb g Durgam (USA) - Rose Deer (Whistling Deer)
Chased leaders, outpaced and driven along 7th, stayed on approaching 3 out, led last, ridden out

2 4	4. Whitegates Willie 10/1 C McCormack ⁵ Howard Johnson	C McCormack ⁵ Howard Johnson	6	1011	–	92	94	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Whitegates Lady (Le Coq D'Or)
Led, clear 5th, headed last, kept on well

3 ½ [4½]	1. Noble Tom (IRE) 3/1 Derek Byrne P Eccles	Derek Byrne P Eccles	6	112	–	97	95	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Hospitality (Homing)
Soon tracking leader, every chance and hit 2 out, kept on one pace

4 10 [14½]	2. Smolensk I (IRE) 5/1 D Parker J Berry	D Parker J Berry	6	112	–	87	84	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Merry Twinkle (Martinmas)
Prominent, hit 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

5 4 [18½]	3. Triona's Hope (IRE) 40/1 Pat Cosgrave ⁷ E M Caine	Pat Cosgrave ⁷ E M Caine	9	109	–	76	79	–
br g Rising - Quinpool (Royal Highway)
In touch, driven along 5th, well outpaced from 9th

PU	6. Muffled Mist 66/1 N Old Smith Alistair Whillans	N Old Smith Alistair Whillans	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Ayyabaan - Keep Fighting I (Baltus)
Blundered 1st, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 2 out