Full Result 3.10 Chepstow | 4 October 1997

Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Firm 18 fences

1st £6,892.40 2nd £2,079.20 3rd £1,009.60 4th £474.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Father Sky 2/1F Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	6	111 b	130	120	139	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Flamenco Wave (USA) (Desert Wine)
Chased leader 2nd until approaching 8th, chased leader from 11th, led last, easily

2 2½	5. Dromhana (IRE) 9/2 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	7	105 b¹	120	109	119	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Honey Come Back (Master Owen)
Led until last, unable to quicken

3 4 [6½]	3. Samlee (IRE) 9/4 D Bridgwater Philip Hobbs	D Bridgwater Philip Hobbs	8	112	131	117	125	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Annie Buskins (Little Buskins)
Headway 5 out, one pace from 4 out

4 nk [6¾]	6. Andrelot 9/1 R Dunwoody Peter Bowen	R Dunwoody Peter Bowen	10	105 b	120	106	114	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Seminar (Don)
Headway 7th, chased leaders approaching 8th until 11th, ridden 4 out, one pace

5 30 [36¾]	2. Evangelica (USA) 11/2 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	7	114	133	99	97	–
b m Dahar (USA) - Rebut (USA) (Graustark)
Behind from 5 out, tailed off

6 20 [56¾]	7. Beatson (IRE) 11/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	8	103	118	71	62	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Toevarro (Raga Navarro)
Jumped slowly 3rd, behind from 5 out, tailed off

6 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 5m 55.40s (slow by 6.40s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Bell Staffboy
1st owner: Kenneth Kornfeld (Father Sky) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: J Blackwell,T Chappell,T Curry&d Nichols (Dromhana)
3rd owner: White Lion Partnership (Samlee)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.50 £2 Ex: £6.10 CSF: £10.98