Full Result 7.05 Ascot | 29 April 1997

Ernest Ireland Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 4-5yo) (2m110yds) 2m½f OMS Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £3,420 2nd £1,035 3rd £505 4th £240

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Chief Mouse 11/4F A P McCoy F Jordan	A P McCoy F Jordan	4	1110	105	107	108	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Top Mouse (High Top)
Headway 3 out, led 2 out, all out

2 hd	2. Above The Cut (USA) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn Charlie Morlock	Carl Llewellyn Charlie Morlock	5	116	95	103	104	–
ch g Topsider (USA) - Placer Queen (Habitat)
Headway approaching 2 out, chased winner approaching last, hard ridden and every chance flat, ran on well

3 7 [7¼]	4. Ambidextrous (IRE) 9/2 L Cummins ⁷ Eric Alston	L Cummins ⁷ Eric Alston	5	109	91	86	94	–
b h Shareef Dancer (USA) - Amber Fizz (USA) (Effervescing)
Headway 3 out, every chance approaching 2 out, one pace

4 3 [10¼]	8. Colour Counsellor 12/1 R Supple R M Flower	R Supple R M Flower	4	105	86	79	79	–
gr g Touch Of Grey - Bourton Downs (Philip Of Spain)
Led, mistake 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened flat

5 1½ [11¾]	3. Proud Image 9/2 R Dunwoody G M McCourt	R Dunwoody G M McCourt	5	114	93	91	90	–
b g Zalazl (USA) - Fleur De Foret (USA) (Green Forest)
Held up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

6 10 [21¾]	9. Flow Back 50/1 J R Kavanagh Gerry Enright	J R Kavanagh Gerry Enright	5	100	75	63	62	–
gr g Royal Academy (USA) - Flo Russell (USA) (Round Table)
Prominent to 6th

7 1½ [23¼]	6. Maeterlinck (IRE) 14/1 Clare Thorner ⁷ G Thorner	Clare Thorner ⁷ G Thorner	5	106	88	68	74	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Entracte (Henbit)
Prominent until mistake and weakened 3 out

8 2 [25¼]	10. Bath Knight 12/1 D Morris Roger Curtis	D Morris Roger Curtis	4	100 3	81	60	59	–
b g Full Extent (USA) - Mybella Ann (Anfield I)
Mistake 4th, some headway 5th, weakened 3 out

9 6 [31¼]	7. Wanstead (IRE) 12/1 Norman Williamson J R Jenkins	Norman Williamson J R Jenkins	5	108 b	83	62	61	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - All The Same (Cajun)
Chased leader until approaching 2 out, soon weakened

PU	5. Hever Golf Diamond 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald John Best	Mick Fitzgerald John Best	4	110	95	–	–	–
b g Nomination - Cadi Ha (Welsh Pageant)
Behind when blundered 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

10 ran Off time: 7:05:00 Winning time: 3m 58.80s Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Bill Gavan (Chief Mouse) 1st breeder: Lady Vestey
2nd owner: J P M & J W Cook (Above The Cut)
3rd owner: Mrs Carol P McPhail (Ambidextrous)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.50 £3.10 £1.60 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £17.56 Tricast: £63.92 Trifecta: £28.40 Pool: £770.48. 19.26 winning tickets.

7:05 Ascot 29 Apr 1997

Ernest Ireland Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D