Full Result 1.35 Cheltenham | 25 January 1997

Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £9,779.99 2nd £3,702.75 3rd £1,813.88 4th £828.38 5th £75 6th £75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Shooting Light (IRE) 10/11F R Dunwoody Pat Murphy	R Dunwoody Pat Murphy	4	110	–	115	126	–
b g Shernazar - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Always prominent, led on bit approaching last, ridden out

2 6	6. Noble Lord 7/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	4	110	–	110	117	–
ch g Lord Bud - Chasers' Bar (Oats)
Led until ridden and headed approaching last, one pace

3 1½ [7½]	7. Roseberry Avenue (IRE) 11/2 Adrian Maguire R Akehurst	Adrian Maguire R Akehurst	4	110	–	109	115	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lady's Bridge (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Always prominent, ridden and every chance approaching last, one pace

4 6 [13½]	5. Mazamet (USA) 33/1 Vince Slattery O O'Neill	Vince Slattery O O'Neill	4	110	–	103	109	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Miss Mazepah (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5 27 [40½]	2. Lear Jet (ZIM) 6/1 Jamie Osborne Bob Jones	Jamie Osborne Bob Jones	3	114	–	83	86	–
ch c Lear Fan (USA) - Lajna (Be My Guest)
Prominent, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened after 2 out, tailed off. stewards told: trainer reported, the colt had gurgled.

6 ¾ [41¼]	9. Sally's Twins 33/1 W McFarland J S Moore	W McFarland J S Moore	4	109	–	73	77	–
b f Dowsing (USA) - Bird Of Love (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Behind, hit 2nd, mistake 4th, tailed off from 3 out

PU	3. Fursan (USA) 10/1 D Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies	D Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Fred Astaire (USA) - Ancient Art I (USA) (Tell)
Held up and pulled hard, headway 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	4. Macmorris (USA) 20/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	4	110	–	–	–	–
b c Silver Hawk (USA) - Andover Cottage (USA) (Affiliate)
Prominent until weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

8 ran Off time: 1:35:00 Winning time: 4m 2.50s (slow by 5.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: J M Brown (Shooting Light) 1st breeder: The Earl Of Harrington
2nd owner: The Old Timers Partnership (Noble Lord)
3rd owner: P D Savill (Roseberry Avenue)

1:35 Cheltenham 25 Jan 1997

Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A Grade 2