Full Result 2.30 Ascot | 22 November 1997

First National Bank Gold Cup Chase Class A (Grade 2) (Handicap)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £25,840 2nd £9,782 3rd £4,791 4th £2,187

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Simply Dashing (IRE) 4/1 R Dunwoody Tim Easterby	R Dunwoody Tim Easterby	6	1110	152	139	167	–
br g Simply Great (FR) - Qurrat Al Ain (Wolver Hollow)
Headway 6th, blundered badly and lost place 9th, rallied 4 out, hard ridden and led approaching last, ran on well

2 5	6. Fine Thyne (IRE) 13/2 Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	8	107	135	118	142	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine (Wolverlife)
Held up, led approaching 2 out until approaching last, unable to quicken

3 ½ [5½]	2. Or Royal (FR) 11/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	1110 b	152	134	161	–
gr g Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR) (Shergar)
Steady headway 11th, every chance 2 out, hard ridden and hung right approaching last, one pace

4 14 [19½]	8. Wild West Wind I (IRE) 20/1 Jason Titley Henrietta C Knight	Jason Titley Henrietta C Knight	7	105	133	103	135	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Taggs Castle (Levmoss)
Held up, every chance when mistake 2 out, weakening when carried right approaching last

5 ½ [20]	10. Redeemyourself (IRE) 7/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	8	103 1	131	101	133	–
b g Royal Fountain - Reve Clair (Deep Run)
Blundered badly 2nd, never near to challenge

6 1½ [21½]	11. Monks Soham (IRE) 50/1 S Wynne G A Hubbard	S Wynne G A Hubbard	9	103 3	131	100	122	–
b g The Parson - Kadaga (Linacre)
Headway 10th, weakened 11th

7 9 [30½]	5. Greenback (BEL) 33/1 Luke Harvey Philip Hobbs	Luke Harvey Philip Hobbs	6	108	136	97	118	–
b g Absalom - Batalya (BEL) (Boulou)
Led until 4th, mistake 8th, led and mistake 11th, headed and weakened approaching 2 out

8 6 [36½]	7. Around The Gale (IRE) 11/2 Adrian Maguire D R Gandolfo	Adrian Maguire D R Gandolfo	6	107	135	90	111	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - RingRoad I (Gun Bow)
Always prominent, led 7th until 11th, hard ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

9 7 [43½]	3. Stately Home II (IRE) 25/1 D Bridgwater Peter Bowen	D Bridgwater Peter Bowen	6	119	151	100	120	–
bb g Fools Holme (USA) - Water Splash (USA) (Little Current)
Led 4th until 7th, mistake 8th, weakened 4 out

PU	4. Jeffell 7/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	118	150	–	–	–
gr g Alias Smith (USA) - Saleander (Leander)
Mistake 4th, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

UR	9. Frazer Island (IRE) 11/1 Leighton Aspell ³ Richard Rowe	Leighton Aspell ³ Richard Rowe	8	101	132	–	–	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Avransha (Random Shot)
Blundered and unseated rider 3rd

11 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 5m 8.50s Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Steve Hammond (Simply Dashing) 1st breeder: Eastward Bloodstock Holdings Ltd
2nd owner: Peter Wiegand (Fine Thyne)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Or Royal)
Tote win: £4 PL: £2.10 £2.10 £1.70 Ex: £18.30 CSF: £27.78 Tricast: £77.82 Trifecta: £23 Pool: £3,694.46. 113.84 winning tickets.

2:30 Ascot 22 Nov 1997

First National Bank Gold Cup Chase Class A (Grade 2) (Handicap)