Full Result 5.05 Cheltenham | 13 March 1997

Cathcart Challenge Cup Chase Class B

(Class 2) (6yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good 17 fences

1st £32,850 2nd £9,900 3rd £4,800 4th £2,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Sparky Gayle (IRE) 3/1F B Storey C Parker	B Storey C Parker	7	113	–	152	155	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Baybush (Boreen)
Held up, steady headway 10th, led 3 out, soon clear, ridden out

2 4	4. Major Bell 5/1 Tony Dobbin Alistair Whillans	Tony Dobbin Alistair Whillans	9	113	–	149	148	–
br g Silly Prices - Melaura Belle (Meldrum)
Chased leader until 6th, went 2nd 9th, led and hit 4 out, headed 3 out, ran on one pace

3 2½ [6½]	5. Or Royal (FR) 4/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	113 b	–	147	146	–
gr g Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR) (Shergar)
Held up, headway 8th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

4 13 [19½]	10. Wild West Wind I (IRE) 10/1 Jason Titley Henrietta Knight	Jason Titley Henrietta Knight	7	110	–	135	129	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Taggs Castle (Levmoss)
Prominent until weakened 13th

5 8 [27½]	1. Destin D'Estruval (FR) 20/1 D Bridgwater D Nicholson	D Bridgwater D Nicholson	6	117	–	136	128	–
b g Port Etienne I (FR) - Vocation I (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Always behind

6 2½ [30]	8. Stately Home II (IRE) 11/1 Norman Williamson Peter Bowen	Norman Williamson Peter Bowen	6	113	–	130	125	–
bb g Fools Holme (USA) - Water Splash (USA) (Little Current)
Led, clear 3rd, hit 12th, headed and hit 4 out, eased when beaten approaching 2 out

7 nk [30¼]	6. Pimberley Place (IRE) 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	113	–	130	122	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades (Pollerton)
Held up, headway 6th, chased leader 7th to 9th, weakened 11th

8 12 [42¼]	9. The Reverend Bert (IRE) 40/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	9	110	–	118	107	–
b g Decent Fellow - Best Of Kin (Pry)
Always behind, tailed off from 8th

PU	2. Double Symphony (IRE) 4/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	9	117	–	–	–	–
ch m Orchestra - Darling's Double (Menelek)
Held up, lost place 8th, hit 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	3. Manhattan Castle (IRE) 15/2 F Woods A L T Moore	F Woods A L T Moore	8	117	–	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Allamanda (FR) (Versailles II)
Held up and behind, pulled up before 8th

10 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 5m 5.70s (fast by 1.30s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Sparky Gayle) 1st breeder: Thomas Walsh
2nd owner: Ian T Middlemiss (Major Bell)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Or Royal)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.50 £1.90 £2 Ex: £8 CSF: £17.28 Trifecta: £12.80 Pool: £8,263.45. 456.07 winning tickets.

5:05 Cheltenham 13 Mar 1997

Cathcart Challenge Cup Chase Class B