Full Result 3.25 Chepstow | 7 May 1997

Highgrove Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good 18 fences

1st £4,601 2nd £1,388 3rd £674 4th £317

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Funcheon Gale 7/2 D Morris Roger Curtis	D Morris Roger Curtis	10	107	107	103	113	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Funcheon Breeze (Deep Run)
Held up, headway approaching 5 out, led approaching 3 out, clear approaching last, easily

2 10	5. Banntown Bill (IRE) 7/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	106 v	106	95	102	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Supple (Poynton)
Led 2nd until approaching 3rd, led 5 out until approaching 3 out, one pace

3 20 [30]	2. Black Church 7/4F D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	11	115	119	95	100	–
ch g Torus - Chantry Blue (Majority Blue)
Held up and behind, headway 10th, hit 13th, weakened approaching 5 out

4 5 [35]	1. Don't Light Up 10/1 Robert Thornton ³ Venetia Williams	Robert Thornton ³ Venetia Williams	11	117 b	124	94	95	–
b g Lighter - Hannah's Bar (Babu)
Led to 2nd, behind from 8th, tailed off from 12th

5 2½ [37½]	3. Pimberley Place (IRE) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	115	119	90	87	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades (Pollerton)
Reluctant to race, pulled hard, led approaching 3rd, headed 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off

UR	6. Nickle Joe 16/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ M Tate	Ollie McPhail ⁷ M Tate	11	911	104	–	–	–
ro g Plugged Nickle (USA) - Travois I (USA) (Navajo I)
4th when blundered and unseated rider 3rd

6 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 6m 1.00s (slow by 12.00s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Kings Of The Road Partnership (Funcheon Gale) 1st breeder: Patrick Moakley
2nd owner: Eric Scarth (Banntown Bill)
3rd owner: Dr B Alexander (Black Church)
Tote win: £5 PL: £1.90 £1.60 Ex: £7.60 CSF: £14.22