Full Result 4.10 Chepstow | 22 April 1997

Hancocks H.B. Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £4,674.65 2nd £1,407.20 3rd £681.10 4th £318.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Ashwell Boy (IRE) 11/8F Warren Marston Philip Hobbs	Warren Marston Philip Hobbs	6	107	138	110	127	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Billys Pet (Le Moss)
Held up, headway 4th, hit 4 out, soon outpaced, rallied to lead 2 out, ran on well

2 1½	1. Pridwell 6/4 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	126 6	165	136	152	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Glowing With Pride (Ile De Bourbon)
Always prominent, led 4th to 3 out, wandered approaching last, rallied flat

3 2 [3½]	4. Blair Castle (IRE) 16/1 A Bates ⁵ G B Balding	A Bates ⁵ G B Balding	6	99	131	95	116	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Caimanite (Tap On Wood)
Held up, led 3 out to 2 out, one pace

4 21 [24½]	3. Forestal 7/2 Timmy Murphy Sirrell Griffiths	Timmy Murphy Sirrell Griffiths	5	100	131	81	111	–
b g Glenstal (USA) - Foreno (Formidable I)
Led to 4th, weakened 3 out, eased when beaten