Full Result 4.30 Stratford | 31 May 1997

38th Year Of Horse And Hound Cup Final Champion Hunters' Chase Class B

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

1st £12,575 2nd £3,800 3rd £1,850 4th £875

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Celtic Abbey I 13/8F Mr D S Jones Venetia Williams	Mr D S Jones Venetia Williams	9	120	–	139	138	–
b g Celtic Cone - Cagaleena (Cagirama)
Soon chasing leader, led 10th, quickened clear 15th, ran on well from 3 out

2 8	2. Bitofamixup (IRE) 9/4 Mr P Hacking Michael Roberts	Mr P Hacking Michael Roberts	6	120	–	135	126	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Geeaway (Gala Performance)
Held up, headway 13th, mistake 14th, went 2nd after 16th, every chance 3 out, no impression

3 17 [25]	9. Mr Boston 8/1 Mr N Wilson Mrs M Reveley	Mr N Wilson Mrs M Reveley	12	120	–	125	111	–
b g Halyudh (USA) - Edith Rose (Cheval)
Held up, headway 10th, weakened 16th

4 10 [35]	6. Glen Oak 40/1 Mr J M Pritchard D G Duggan	Mr J M Pritchard D G Duggan	12	120	–	120	99	–
b g Glenstal (USA) - Neeran I (Wollow)
Prominent to 15th

5 8 [43]	3. Cab On Target 7/2 Mr S Swiers Mrs M Reveley	Mr S Swiers Mrs M Reveley	11	120	–	115	91	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Smart Fashion (Carlburg)
Held up, headway 6th, 5th when blundered 16th, not recover

6 1¼ [44¼]	4. Cape Cottage 40/1 Mr A Phillips D J Caro	Mr A Phillips D J Caro	13	120	–	114	90	–
ch g Dubassoff (USA) - Cape Thriller (Thriller)
Headway 10th, weakened 15th

7 22 [66¼]	11. Rusty Bridge 33/1 Mr R Burton Susan Johnson	Mr R Burton Susan Johnson	10	120	–	102	68	–
b g Rustingo - Bridge Ash (Normandy)
Led to 10th, weakened quickly after 13th, soon tailed off

8 6 [72¼]	12. Sirisat 66/1 Miss T Blazey Miss Tessa Blazey	Miss T Blazey Miss Tessa Blazey	13	120	–	98	62	–
ch g Cisto (FR) - Gay Ruin (Master Spiritus)
Prominent to 15th, tailed off

PU	1. Abbotsham 50/1 Robert Thornton O J Carter	Robert Thornton O J Carter	12	120	–	–	–	–
b g Ardross - Lucy Platter (FR) (Record Token)
Hit 1st and 3rd, headway 11th, weakened 15th, tailed off, pulled up before 17th

PU	7. Lucky Christopher 25/1 Mr G Tarry G J Tarry	Mr G Tarry G J Tarry	12	120	–	–	–	–
b g St Columbus - Lucky Story (Lucky Sovereign)
Mid-division, blundered 7th, mistake 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	8. Magnolia Man 16/1 Mr N Harris Deborah Cole	Mr N Harris Deborah Cole	11	120	–	–	–	–
b g Red Man - Roman Candy (Roman Candle I)
Behind, hit 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

11 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 6m 49.20s (slow by 7.20s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Nodform Wonder
1st owner: G J Powell (Celtic Abbey I) 1st breeder: J P Powell
2nd owner: Mike Roberts (Bitofamixup)
3rd owner: M K Oldham (Mr Boston)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £1.50 £2.50 Ex: £4.40 CSF: £5.32 Trifecta: £10.50 Pool: £766.94. 51.41 winning tickets.

4:30 Stratford 31 May 1997

38th Year Of Horse And Hound Cup Final Champion Hunters' Chase Class B