5:45
Aintree
16 May 1997
Aintree Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H
(Class 6) (3m210yds) 3m1f Mildmay Good 19 fences
1st
£1,738.75 2nd
£526 3rd
£256.50 4th
£121.75
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 117 | – | 97 | 115 | – | |||||
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Sunyboy |
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| Chased leader from 7th, led 14th, reminders, clear from 4 out, unchallenged | ||||||||||
| 10 | 117 | – | – | 75 | – |
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Julio Mariner |
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| Jumped right, led, mistake 12th, headed 14th, gradually weakened | ||||||||||
| 7 | 117 | – | – | – | – |
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Derring Rose |
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| Lost touch 5th, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10 | 117 b | – | – | – | – | |||||
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Sexton Blake |
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| Behind from 8th, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9 | 117 b | – | – | – | – |
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Carlingford Castle (IRE) |
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| Blundered 1st, in rear when blundered and unseated rider 4th | ||||||||||
| 8 | 117 | – | – | – | – |
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Politico (USA) |
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| Well behind until some headway 12th, poor 3rd when blundered and unseated rider next | ||||||||||
- 6 ran Off time: 5:45:00 Winning time: 6m 33.30s (slow by 20.80s) Total SP: 114%
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1st owner:
Stewart Pike (Front Cover)
1st breeder: S Pike -
2nd owner:
T A Rogers (The Rum Mariner)
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3rd owner:
Miss Rosalind Booth (Very Daring)
- Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.20 £1.70 Ex: £2 CSF: £2.28