Full Result 4.55 Huntingdon | 10 October 1997

Wastle Food & Wine Company Ltd Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) (1m7f171yds) 2m Good

1st £1,381.50 2nd £384 3rd £184.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Gatflax (IRE) 4/5F M Keighley ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	M Keighley ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	–	–	115	–
b g Supreme Leader - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
Held up, headway to lead 6f out, headed over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out, finished 2nd, awarded race

2 5	14. Fin Bec (FR) 33/1 S McNeill A P Jones	S McNeill A P Jones	4	113	–	–	102	–
b g Tip Moss (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on well final furlong, finished 3rd, placed 2nd

3 6 [11]	4. Bigsound (IRE) 7/2 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	5	114	–	–	99	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Lightfoot Lady (Tekoah)
Always prominent, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, unable to quicken, finished 4th, placed 3rd

4 1½ [12½]	2. Bessie Browne (IRE) 7/1 R Elkins ⁷ G A Hubbard	R Elkins ⁷ G A Hubbard	5	1013	–	–	97	–
b m Strong Gale (IRE) - Shuil Ub (Le Moss)
Pulled hard, prominent, left in lead 7f out, headed 6f out, ridden and beaten 3f out, finished 5th, placed 4th

5 8 [20½]	18. Arctic Affair (IRE) 25/1 P Morris ⁵ Kevin Morgan	P Morris ⁵ Kevin Morgan	4	107	–	–	81	–
b f Glacial Storm (USA) - Moonlight Romance (Teenoso)
Held up, headway 4f out, never reached leaders, finished 6th, placed 5th

6 4 [24½]	10. Take My Side (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Michael Roberts	Mick Fitzgerald Michael Roberts	5	114	–	–	83	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Fight For It (Strong Gale)
Prominent until weakened 3f out, finished 7th, placed 6th

7 3 [27½]	7. Missed Call I (IRE) 9/1 Adrian Maguire Mark H Tompkins	Adrian Maguire Mark H Tompkins	5	114	–	–	80	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Una's Run (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders until weakened over 3f out, finished 8th, placed 7th

8 12 [39½]	3. Barton Black (NZ) 10/1 S Wynne S A Brookshaw	S Wynne S A Brookshaw	5	114	–	–	68	–
br g Tristram's Heritage (NZ) - Catena Heights (NZ) (Marceau)
Chased leaders 12f, finished 9th, placed 8th

9 1 [40½]	8. Mister ChipsI 16/1 L Pitcher ⁷ J S King	L Pitcher ⁷ J S King	6	1011	–	–	67	–
b h Macmillion - Nikali (Siliconn)
In touch 12f, finished 10th, placed 9th

10 7 [47½]	17. Tuwun 14/1 Andrew Thornton G F Johnson Houghton	Andrew Thornton G F Johnson Houghton	5	1013	–	–	55	–
gr m Neltino - Fanta's Girl (Barbaro)
Never near leaders, finished 11th, placed 10th

11 7 [54½]	9. Normania (NZ) 20/1 Leighton Aspell ³ Miss S Edwards	Leighton Aspell ³ Miss S Edwards	5	111	–	–	53	–
b h First Norman (USA) - Brigania (NZ) (Brigand I)
Behind final 5f, finished 12th, placed 11th

12 2 [56½]	6. King's Flight (IRE) 20/1 D Bridgwater John Spearing	D Bridgwater John Spearing	6	114	–	–	51	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Frank's Choice (Whistling Deer)
Slowly into stride, soon in touch, weakened 6f out, finished 13th, placed 12th

13 27 [83½]	5. Depeche-Toi I (IRE) 33/1 D Fortt ³ G M McCourt	D Fortt ³ G M McCourt	6	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Native Shot (Random Shot)
Soon tailed off, finished 14th, placed 13th

14 2½ [86]	13. Captain Sam I 33/1 Mr Nick Kent F S Jackson	Mr Nick Kent F S Jackson	4	113	–	–	–	–
b g Jendali (USA) - Scotgavotte (FR) (Dunbeath)
Led over 7f, weakened 6f out, hard ridden and soon tailed off, finished 15th, placed 14th

15 dist [116]	11. Albert Woods 25/1 T Jenks Bryn Palling	T Jenks Bryn Palling	4	113	–	–	–	–
b g Tigerwood - Venus Saga (Sagaro)
In touch 6f, soon tailed off, finished 16th, placed 15th

16 hd [116¼]	15. Moon Tiger 25/1 R Farrant Bryn Palling	R Farrant Bryn Palling	4	113	–	–	–	–
b g Tigerwood - Moon Haven (Brave Simon)
In touch 6f, soon tailed off, finished 17th, placed 16th

17 dist [146¼]	16. Race Lane 33/1 D Gallagher Mrs E H Heath	D Gallagher Mrs E H Heath	5	1013	–	–	–	–
b m Lord Bud - Halmsgiving (Free State I)
Tailed off final 9f, finished 18th, placed 17th

RO	12. Barton 4/1 G Brace ⁷ Charlie Brooks	G Brace ⁷ Charlie Brooks	4	1010	–	–	116	–
ch g Port Etienne I (FR) - Peanuts (FR) (Mistigri)
Whipped round start, pulled hard, soon prominent, led 9f out until ran out 7f, continued, won easily, disqualified, placed last

18 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 3m 39.50s (slow by 6.50s) Total SP: 183%
1st owner: Giles Clarke (Gatflax) 1st breeder: J Gahan
2nd owner: A A King (Fin Bec)
3rd owner: Topsell Ltd (ireland) (Bigsound)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.60 £7.30 £1.60 Ex: £64.80 CSF: £64.68 Trifecta: £185.10 Pool: £469.51. 1.80 winning tickets.
Placepot: £36.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £21,395.15. 433.12 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £41.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £929.42. 16.44 winning tickets.
Barton finished first but following a stewards' inquiry, was disqualified for taking the wrong course.

4:55 Huntingdon 10 Oct 1997

Wastle Food & Wine Company Ltd Intermediate Open National Hunt Flat Class H