Full Result 12.50 Chepstow | 26 November 1997

Sterling Fluid Systems 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Soft

1st £3,826.25 2nd £1,160 3rd £567.50 4th £271.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Strong Tel (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	110	–	116	117	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Arctic Snow Cat (Raise You Ten)
Held up and behind, good headway from 7th, led 3 out, jumped left, blundered and left clear last

2 13	6. Ivory Coaster (NZ) 6/1 C Maude Ben De Haan	C Maude Ben De Haan	6	110	–	105	106	–
b g Ivory Hunter (USA) - Rajah's Girl (NZ) (Indian Order)
Led until 3rd, led 5th until 3 out, weakened 2 out, left 2nd last

3 9 [22]	10. Regal Absence (IRE) 6/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	5	110	–	98	97	–
br g King's Ride (IRE) - Aw Gone (Buckskin)
Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out

4 11 [33]	4. Flutterbud 12/1 L Cummins ⁵ Brian Eckley	L Cummins ⁵ Brian Eckley	5	109	–	84	86	–
b m Lord Bud - Spartan Flutter (Spartan General)
Led 3rd until 5th, hard ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out

5 26 [59]	1. Ben Eiger (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	110	–	67	58	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Priscilla's Pride (Laurence O)
Mistake 1st, always behind

6 3 [62]	11. River Mulligan (IRE) 14/1 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	64	55	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Miss Manhattan (Bally Joy)
Behind from 7th

7 2½ [64½]	7. King Paddy (IRE) 100/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ Susan Johnson	Ollie McPhail ⁷ Susan Johnson	5	107	–	55	52	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Nebechal (Native Bazaar)
Behind from 7th

8 3½ [68]	3. Finnure (IRE) 66/1 T Eley F Jordan	T Eley F Jordan	5	110	–	59	49	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Wayward Express (Pony Express)
Always behind

9 30 [98]	16. Splash Of Blakeney 100/1 D Salter ⁵ S G Knight	D Salter ⁵ S G Knight	6	104	–	22	–	–
b m Blakeney Point I - Upper Persuasion (Hard Fact)
Prominent until 5th, tailed off

10 10 [108]	15. Plaid Maid (IRE) 25/1 P Holley Mark Bradstock	P Holley Mark Bradstock	5	109	–	18	–	–
b m Executive Perk - Tipperary Tartan (Rarity)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off

F	2. Edmond (FR) EvensF Andrew Thornton T A Forster	Andrew Thornton T A Forster	5	110	–	–	116	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Galia III (FR) (Baraban)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, close 2nd when fell last

PU	12. Roland I 50/1 J R Kavanagh Pat Murphy	J R Kavanagh Pat Murphy	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Acapulco Gold - Silkwood Baize (Swing Easy)
Pulled hard, always prominent, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	5. Honest George 100/1 Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	6	107	–	–	–	–
b g Cruise Missile - Colourful Girl (Blue StreakI)
Pulled hard, prominent until weakened quickly approaching 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

PU	14. Two Lords 100/1 S Burrough Gerald Ham	S Burrough Gerald Ham	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Doddycross (Deep Run)
Pulled hard, prominent until 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	8. Lightening Steel 50/1 D Leahy D J Caro	D Leahy D J Caro	6	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Sulaafah (USA) - Wotusay (Lighter)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	9. Pure Air 50/1 D Bridgwater Mrs C M Hicks	D Bridgwater Mrs C M Hicks	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Derrylin - Pure Poetry (Elegant Air)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

16 ran Off time: 12:51:00 Winning time: 5m 22.50s Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Terry Neill (Strong Tel) 1st breeder: Miss K O'Connor
2nd owner: Denis Andrews (Ivory Coaster)
3rd owner: P R D Fasteners Ltd (Regal Absence)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £1.80 £1.60 £2 Ex: £26.70 CSF: £32.91 Trifecta: £28.20 Pool: £329.51. 8.27 winning tickets.

12:50 Chepstow 26 Nov 1997

Sterling Fluid Systems 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class C