Full Result 4.25 Stratford | 1 June 1996

37Th Year Of Horse And Hound Cup Final Champion Hunters' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m3f119yds) 3m3½f Good To Firm 20 fences

1st £11,210 2nd £3,380 3rd £1,640 4th £770

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Proud Sun 7/4F Jim Culloty Stewart Pike	Jim Culloty Stewart Pike	8	120	–	119	129	–
ch g Sunyboy - Roman Lilly (Romany Air)
Held up and behind, steady headway 14th, led on bit 3 out, all out, finished lame

2 1¼	. Celtic Abbey I 20/1 Mr D S Jones Mrs Christine Hardinge	Mr D S Jones Mrs Christine Hardinge	8	120	–	119	126	–
b g Celtic Cone - Cagaleena (Cagirama)
Always prominent, led approaching 4 out to next, rallied under pressure flat, ran on

3 4 [5¼]	. Sheer Jest 10/1 Mr A Hill W J Warner	Mr A Hill W J Warner	11	121 1	–	117	123	–
b g Mummy's Game - Tabasheer (USA) (Indian Chief II)
Held up, headway 11th, every chance approaching 4 out, ridden and one pace from 2 out

4 22 [27¼]	. Hermes Harvest 9/2 Mr C Bonner Dai Williams	Mr C Bonner Dai Williams	8	120 v	–	104	100	–
b g Oats - Swift Messenger (Giolla Mear)
Tracked leaders, blundered 15th, no headway from 17th

5 5 [32¼]	. Zam Bee 33/1 Mr N M Bell Mrs A Bell	Mr N M Bell Mrs A Bell	10	120	–	101	95	–
gr g Zambrano - Brown Bee III (Marcus Superbus)
Prominent until lost place 10th, never dangerous afterwards

6 5 [37¼]	. Welsh Legion 25/1 Mr M Rimell G W Lewis	Mr M Rimell G W Lewis	11	120	–	98	90	–
b g Welsh Saint - Beau Jo (Joshua I)
Mid-division, blundered 7th, behind from 13th

7 2½ [39¾]	. Loughlinstown Boy 66/1 Mr P Craggs J P Dodds	Mr P Craggs J P Dodds	11	120	–	97	87	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Tante Yvonne (Crowned Prince)
Chased leaders to 9th, lost place 11th

8 25 [64¾]	. Rusty Bridge 66/1 Robert Thornton Susan Johnson	Robert Thornton Susan Johnson	9	120 b	–	82	62	–
b g Rustingo - Bridge Ash (Normandy)
Soon ridden along, blundered 10th, tailed off

PU	. Rolling Ball (FR) 13/2 Mr R Ford S A Brookshaw	Mr R Ford S A Brookshaw	13	120	–	–	–	–
b g Quart De Vin (FR) - Etoile Du Berger III (Farabi)
Led to 11th, weakened quickly 14th, pulled up before 16th

PU	. Ryming Cuplet 14/1 Mr Richard White M J Trickey	Mr Richard White M J Trickey	11	120	–	–	–	–
b g Rymer - Leisure Bay (Jock Scot)
Well behind, blundered 14th, pulled up before next

PU	. Dubit 50/1 Joe Tizzard R Winslade	Joe Tizzard R Winslade	11	120 v	–	–	–	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Flippit (Dairialatan)
Prominent until weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out

PU	. Mr Golightly 12/1 Mrs J Reed Mrs S Cobden	Mrs J Reed Mrs S Cobden	9	120	–	–	–	–
br g Lighter - Go Gently (New Member)
Tracked leaders to 15th, behind when pulled up before 2 out

PU	. What A Hand 7/1 Mr N R Mitchell R Barber	Mr N R Mitchell R Barber	8	120	–	–	–	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Kiki Star (Some Hand)
Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 16th

UR	. Faithful Star 10/1 Miss S Vickery M C Pipe	Miss S Vickery M C Pipe	11	120	–	–	–	–
b g Tilden (IRE) - Star Relation (Star Gazer)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, hit 9th, led 11th, headed when blundered and unseated rider 4 out

14 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 6m 57.60s (slow by 15.60s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Stewart Pike (Proud Sun) 1st breeder: S Pike
2nd owner: G J Powell (Celtic Abbey I)
3rd owner: Mrs Judy Wilson (Sheer Jest)

4:25 Stratford 1 Jun 1996

37Th Year Of Horse And Hound Cup Final Champion Hunters' Chase Class B