Full Result 2.00 Doncaster | 1 March 1997

Velka Pardubicka Grimthorpe Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (3m2f14yds) 3m2f Good 19 fences

1st £10,191.75 2nd £3,084 3rd £1,504.50 4th £714.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Father Sky 9/2 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	6	1011 b	123	105	139	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Flamenco Wave (USA) (Desert Wine)
Always close up, led 2 out, stayed on under pressure

2 14	7. Change The Reign 12/1 Paul Carberry Ms A E Embiricos	Paul Carberry Ms A E Embiricos	10	103	115	88	117	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Reformed Rule (Reformed Character)
Led until headed 2 out, soon beaten

3 15 [29]	1. Whispering Steel 4/1J Tony Dobbin G Richards	Tony Dobbin G Richards	11	1110	136	100	128	–
b g Furry Glen - Shady Grove (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon beaten

4 13 [42]	2. Musthaveaswig 4/1J Andrew Thornton D Nicholson	Andrew Thornton D Nicholson	11	115	131	87	105	–
gr g Croghan Hill - Gin An Tonic (Osprey Hawk)
Chased leaders, mistake 9th, ridden 14th, no impression after

5 1½ [43½]	6. Le Meille (IRE) 9/2 A Larnach K R Burke	A Larnach K R Burke	8	105	117	72	89	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Glens Princess (Prince Hansel)
Held up, effort 14th, no impression, broke blood vessel. stewards told: trainer reported that the gelding was found to be bleeding from the nose after the race

6 13 [56½]	8. Pims Gunner (IRE) 16/1 D Bentley Micky Hammond	D Bentley Micky Hammond	9	100 4	112	59	71	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - My Sweetie (Bleep-Bleep)
In touch until outpaced from 12th

PU	5. Merry Master 33/1 J Callaghan George Moore	J Callaghan George Moore	13	107 1 b	119	–	–	–
br g Le Coq D'Or - Merry Missus (Bargello)
Mistakes, held up, lost touch from 12th, soon pulled up

PU	4. Ali's Alibi 9/2 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	10	109	121	–	–	–
br g Lucifer (USA) - Moppit Up (Pitpan)
Pulled up before 2nd. stewards told: jockey reported that the gelding had lost his action

8 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 6m 34.10s (slow by 7.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Kenneth Kornfeld (Father Sky) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: E D Nicolson (Change The Reign)
3rd owner: J Michael Gillow (Whispering Steel)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.70 £3.40 £1.40 Ex: £43.80 CSF: £45.40 Tricast: £203.33

2:00 Doncaster 1 Mar 1997

Velka Pardubicka Grimthorpe Handicap Chase Class B