Full Result 3.10 Newton Abbot | 13 October 1997

David Viggers Coal Merchants Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 13 fences

1st £3,322.50 2nd £1,005 3rd £490 4th £232.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Amlah (USA) 8/13F B Powell Snr Philip Hobbs	B Powell Snr Philip Hobbs	5	116	118	95	123	–
gr g Storm Bird (CAN) - Old Mother Hubbard (USA) (Al Hattab)
Headway to chase leader 6th, in touch 9th, led after next, clear 2 out, eased flat

2 7	4. Caspian Beluga 4/1 G Upton S G Knight	G Upton S G Knight	9	1010	107	78	101	–
bb g Persian Bold (IRE) - Miss Thames (Tower Walk)
Led, clear 2nd, mistake 10th, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out

3 3 [10]	5. Chickabiddy 7/1 Richard Johnson Gordon Edwards	Richard Johnson Gordon Edwards	9	100 9	97	65	86	–
b m Henbit (USA) - Shoshoni (Indian Ridge)
Behind, lost touch and ridden 6th, driven out flat

4 1¾ [11¾]	1. Boro Vacation (IRE) 5/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	8	120	125	91	112	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Boro Quarter (Normandy)
Chased leader to 6th, gradually weakened 8th