Full Result 2.30 Cheltenham | 13 December 1997

Tripleprint Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good 17 fences

1st £37,574 2nd £14,066 3rd £6,883 4th £2,965 5th £1,332.50 6th £679.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Senor El Betrutti (IRE) 9/1 Graham Bradley Susan Nock	Graham Bradley Susan Nock	8	113	153	141	161	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Rambling Gold (Little Buskins)
Jumped well, led 3rd, clear 2 out, ran on well

2 8	2. Challenger Du Luc (FR) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	119 b	159	141	161	–
b g Chamberlin (FR) - Islande II (FR) (Tiepoletto)
Held up in rear, steady headway 13th, chased winner 3 out, ridden and beaten when mistake 2 out

3 2½ [10½]	5. Bells Life I (IRE) 25/1 G Tormey Philip Hobbs	G Tormey Philip Hobbs	8	1011	147	127	144	–
b g The Parson - Affability (Royal Buck)
Held up mid-division, headway 13th, one pace from 3 out

4 2½ [13]	6. Major Bell 15/2 Charlie Swan Alistair Whillans	Charlie Swan Alistair Whillans	9	108	144	122	139	–
br g Silly Prices - Melaura Belle (Meldrum)
Always prominent, went 2nd 13th, hit 4 out, weakened after 3 out

5 2½ [15½]	9. Fine Thyne (IRE) 13/2 Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	8	102 1	138	114	130	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine (Wolverlife)
Lost place 10th, rallied approaching 3 out, 5th and beaten when mistake last

6 1 [16½]	1. Simply Dashing (IRE) 2/1F Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	6	1110	160	135	151	–
br g Simply Great (FR) - Qurrat Al Ain (Wolver Hollow)
Held up, headway 13th, hit 4 out, soon ridden, weakening when hit 3 out. stewards' told: trainer reported that the gelding had muck in his throat

7 15 [31½]	8. Destin D'Estruval (FR) 20/1 Robert Thornton ³ D Nicholson	Robert Thornton ³ D Nicholson	6	101	140	100	116	–
b g Port Etienne I (FR) - Vocation I (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Held up, headway 7th, hit 12th, weakened 4 out

8 11 [42½]	4. Trying Again 9/2 R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	9	110	150	104	115	–
b g Northern Game - Wood Heath (Heres)
Led to 3rd, weakened 4 out

9 dist [72½]	7. Kadi (GER) 20/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	8	106	142	–	–	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Kaisertreue (GER) (Luciano)
Held up, blundered badly 11th, not recover, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 5m 24.10s (slow by 17.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Gerard Nock (Senor El Betrutti) 1st breeder: Bretton Bloodstock P L C
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Challenger Du Luc)
3rd owner: R Gibbs (Bells Life I)
Tote win: £8.70 PL: £2 £2 £3.70 Ex: £18.20 CSF: £53.89 Tricast: £1,183.41 Trifecta: £129.10 Pool: £2,676.21. 14.71 winning tickets.

2:30 Cheltenham 13 Dec 1997

Tripleprint Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)