Full Result 2.10 Haydock | 20 December 1997

St Helens Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (4m110yds) 4m½f OMS Soft

1st £6,729.50 2nd £2,036 3rd £993 4th £471.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Him Of Praise (IRE) 11/10F Peter Niven Oliver Sherwood	Peter Niven Oliver Sherwood	7	113	122	–	131	–
b g Paean - Tamed (Rusticaro)
Jumped well, made all, stayed on strongly

2 4	4. Full Of Oats 11/2 Russ Garritty Henrietta C Knight	Russ Garritty Henrietta C Knight	11	116	125	–	129	–
b g Oats - Miss Melita (Paveh)
Always chasing leaders, went 2nd 19th, ridden and one pace approaching last

3 ¾ [4¾]	2. Court Melody (IRE) 9/2 Joe Tizzard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard ⁵ Paul Nicholls	9	116 b	130	–	133	–
b g Whistling Deer - Overwood Grove (Welsh Saint)
Held up in touch, headway 4 out, every chance when jumped slowly next, stayed on under pressure

4 24 [28¾]	1. Turning Trix 9/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	10	120	133	–	112	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Merry Run (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 18th, blundered 20th, no impression from 4 out

5 5 [33¾]	3. Killeshin 14/1 Sean Curran H J Manners	Sean Curran H J Manners	11	1110	129	–	103	–
bl g Al Sirat I - Spin Off II (Wrekin Rambler)
Always in rear, reminders 12th, jumped slowly 17th, soon tailed off

6 5 [38¾]	7. Front Line 12/1 Paul Carberry Jonjo O'Neill	Paul Carberry Jonjo O'Neill	10	105	110	–	79	–
ch g High Line - Carole's Delight (Idiots Delight)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden 21st, soon weakened, tailed off

PU	8. Off The Bru 16/1 Mark Bradburne ⁵ Sue Bradburne	Mark Bradburne ⁵ Sue Bradburne	12	100 5 3	105	–	–	–
b g General Ironside (IRE) - Amelieranne (Daybrook Lad)
Prominent, jumped slowly 9th, weakened 19th, tailed off, pulled up before last

PU	5. Grange Brake 20/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	116 b	125	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Arctic Brilliance (Arctic Slave)
Chased winner, mistake 11th, blundered 20th, soon lost place, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

8 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 9m 11.20s Total SP: 117%
1st owner: M G St Quinton (Him Of Praise) 1st breeder: Seamus Kennedy
2nd owner: Martin Bradford (Full Of Oats)
3rd owner: Mick Coburn (Court Melody)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £2 Ex: £8.70 CSF: £7.60 Tricast: £18.46

2:10 Haydock 20 Dec 1997

St Helens Handicap Chase Class B