Full Result 7.50 Perth | 14 May 1997

Famous Grouse Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m4f20yds) 2m4f Soft 15 fences

1st £3,436.25 2nd £1,040 3rd £507.50 4th £241.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Weaver George (IRE) 5/2C Richie McGrath ⁵ Wilf Storey	Richie McGrath ⁵ Wilf Storey	7	107	118	115	118	–
b g Flash Of Steel - Nephrite (IRE) (Godswalk)
In touch, headway 9th, every chance 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on under pressure flat to lead post

2 shd	6. Tough Test (IRE) 4/1 B Storey Mrs J D Goodfellow	B Storey Mrs J D Goodfellow	7	100 5	106	108	106	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Take Beating (The Parson)
Prominent, effort when blundered badly and lost place 10th, headway 4 out, led flat, just caught

3 7 [7]	4. Nicholas Plant 5/2C G Cahill Jim Goldie	G Cahill Jim Goldie	8	105 6	111	107	105	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Bustilly (Busted)
Blundered 1st, led, ridden 3 out, headed flat, soon beaten

4 13 [20]	2. Acajou III (FR) 5/2C C McCormack ⁷ G Richards	C McCormack ⁷ G Richards	9	107	120	106	105	–
b g Cap Martin (FR) - Roxane II (FR) (Signani)
Mistakes, chased leader until weakened from 4 out

5 20 [40]	5. Wise Advice (IRE) 12/1 D Bentley Micky Hammond	D Bentley Micky Hammond	7	101	107	77	67	–
b g Duky - Down The Aisle (Godswalk)
Prominent to 10th, soon weakened