Full Result 4.00 Perth | 15 May 1997

Reeves & Neylan Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f OMS Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,710 2nd £760 3rd £370

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Teejay'N'Aitch (IRE) 11/4 S Taylor ⁵ Jim Goldie	S Taylor ⁵ Jim Goldie	5	115 7	97	72	102	–
b g Maelstrom Lake - Middle Verde (USA) (Sham)
Made all, blundered 4th, kept on well from 2 out

2 1¼	4. Hopeful Lord (IRE) 8/1 A S Smith P Cheesbrough	A S Smith P Cheesbrough	5	1010	83	61	86	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Billie Gibb (Cavo Doro)
Held up, effort approaching 2 out, stayed on, never able to challenge

3 hd [1½]	5. Charlistiona 7/2 S Melrose ⁷ J P Dodds	S Melrose ⁷ J P Dodds	6	102	82	53	85	–
ch m Good Times (ITY) - Abigails Portrait (Absalom)
Headway 4th, soon chasing leaders, outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on well flat

4 6 [7½]	1. Tawafij (USA) 3/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	8	1110	97	70	94	–
ch g Diesis - Dancing Brownie (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, effort 3 out, disputing 2nd when ridden last, weakened flat

5 15 [22½]	3. Six Clerks (IRE) 5/2F Paul Carberry J G Fitzgerald	Paul Carberry J G Fitzgerald	4	113 b	95	48	72	–
b g Shadeed (USA) - Skidmore Girl (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Tracked leaders, quickened to dispute lead after 3 out, ridden next, found nil

6 14 [36½]	7. Prince Baltasar 50/1 R Supple Neville Bycroft	R Supple Neville Bycroft	8	100 16	73	17	41	–
ch g Claude Monet (USA) - Farababy (FR) (Faraway Son)
Close up, ridden from 5th, weakened after 3 out