Full Result 2.15 Exeter | 5 November 1996

William Hill Haldon Gold Challenge Cup Chase Limited Handicap Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m1f109yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £17,985.80 2nd £6,805.14 3rd £3,330.07 4th £1,516.99

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Absalom's Lady 8/1 D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	8	107 17	158	131	148	–
gr m Absalom - High Point Lady (USA) (Knightly Dawn)
Held up behind, headway 6th, led 8th, ridden next, mistake 10th and 2 out, held on gamely under pressure

2 2½	1. Coulton 13/8F Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	9	1110	175	146	158	–
ch g Final Straw - Pontevecchio Due (Welsh Pageant)
Led, headed approaching 8th, lost place, rallied to chase winner last, not reach leader

3 1¼ [3¾]	6. Pimberley Place (IRE) 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	107 42	158	128	140	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades (Pollerton)
Pulled hard, prominent to 8th, ridden and stayed on from 10th

4 shd [3¾]	2. Travado 15/8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	10	110	165	135	147	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Adelina (Athenius)
Chased leader 5th to 8th, every chance next until outpaced and weakened last

5 11 [14¾]	3. Nakir (FR) 4/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	8	107 12	158	118	129	–
b g Nikos - Nabita (FR) (Akarad)
In touch to 7th, steadily weakened

6 dist [44¾]	5. Terao 16/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	10	107 20	158	–	–	–
b g Furry Glen - Bodyline (Crash Course)
Chased leader to 5th, weakened next, tailed off 9th

6 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 4m 19.90s (slow by 14.90s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Whitcombe Manor Racing Stables Limited (Absalom's Lady) 1st breeder: Casterbridge Stud
2nd owner: M G St Quinton (Coulton)
3rd owner: A J Cresser (Pimberley Place)