Full Result 3.40 Cheltenham | 13 December 1996

Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Firm 12 hurdles

1st £5,138.50 2nd £1,543 3rd £744 4th £344.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Elburg (IRE) 7/2 Mick Fitzgerald Tom George	Mick Fitzgerald Tom George	6	106	115	91	115	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Iosifa (Top Ville)
Held up, headway 9th, led approaching last, edged right flat, ran on well

2 1¾	3. Runaway Pete (USA) 12/1 R Dunwoody M C Pipe	R Dunwoody M C Pipe	6	112	125	100	123	–
b g Runaway Groom (CAN) - Pete's Damas (USA) (Cutlass)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on flat

3 7 [8¾]	4. Olympian 8/1 Norman Williamson J Neville	Norman Williamson J Neville	9	112 b	125	96	116	–
ch g High Line - Elysian I (Northfields)
Always prominent, led 7th to 8th, every chance 2 out, beaten when left 3rd last

4 2 [10¾]	8. Glengarrif Girl (IRE) 15/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	101 v	110	79	101	–
b m Good Thyne (USA) - Mention Of Money (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Prominent until ridden and outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, one pace flat

5 2½ [13¼]	6. Uluru II (IRE) 16/1 J R Kavanagh Charlie Morlock	J R Kavanagh Charlie Morlock	8	1011	120	88	107	–
b g Kris - Mountain Lodge (Blakeney)
Led to 2nd, led 2 out, headed and weakened approaching last

6 1½ [14¾]	10. Mister Blake 33/1 Richard Johnson Richard Lee	Richard Johnson Richard Lee	6	100 15	109	76	94	–
b g Damister (USA) - Larive (Blakeney)
Held up and behind, headway 9th, every chance 2 out, soon weakened

7 9 [23¾]	1. Erzadjan (IRE) 14/1 G Cahill Mrs M Reveley	G Cahill Mrs M Reveley	6	1110	133	94	109	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Ezana (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Blundered 9th, always behind

8 7 [30¾]	9. Swing Quartet (IRE) 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	100 6	109	66	78	–
bb m Orchestra - Sweetly Stung (Master Rocky)
Led 2nd to 7th, led 8th to 2 out, soon weakened

F	2. Balanak (USA) 8/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	5	110	128	–	125	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Banque Privee (USA) (Private Account)
Held up and behind, good headway after 2 out, 3rd and staying on well when fell last

UR	5. Lochnagrain (IRE) 15/8F Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	8	111 4	124	–	–	–
bb g Strong Gale (IRE) - Mountain Sedge (Goldhill)
Held up, blundered and unseated rider 4th

10 ran Off time: 12:00:00 Winning time: 6m 0.10s (slow by 14.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs Alison Gamble (Elburg) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: J D Smeaden (Runaway Pete)
3rd owner: J Neville (Olympian)
Jackpot: [None]
Placepot: [None]
Quadpot: [None]

3:40 Cheltenham 13 Dec 1996

Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier Class B