Full Result 2.05 Ayr | 16 November 1997

Sunday Mail Heart Of Scotland Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-140, 5yo+) (1m7f112yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £6,317 2nd £1,916 3rd £938 4th £449

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Monnaie Forte (IRE) 5/1 B Powell Snr J R Adam	B Powell Snr J R Adam	7	100 10	110	92	108	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Money Run (Deep Run)
Led and blundered 2nd, made rest, driven out

2 5	1. Political Tower 5/4J Tony Dobbin Rayson Nixon	Tony Dobbin Rayson Nixon	10	120	138	115	131	–
b g Politico (USA) - Crosby Waves (Bing II)
Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, not quicken from next, eased when beaten flat

3 21 [26]	2. Chief Minister (IRE) 5/4J B Storey Micky Hammond	B Storey Micky Hammond	8	1113	137	93	125	–
br g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Riverlily (FR) (Green Dancer)
Hit 1st, went 2nd 4th, challenging when blundered badly 4 out, not recover

4 dist [56]	4. Cardenden (IRE) 50/1 C McCormack ⁷ J Barclay	C McCormack ⁷ J Barclay	9	98 1 31	110	–	–	–
b g Bustomi - Nana (Forlorn River)
Led until 2nd, outpaced and lost place from 5th