Full Result 8.10 Taunton | 25 April 1997

Red Cross & St John Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,987 2nd £557 3rd £271

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Contract Bridge (IRE) 11/8F W McFarland Pat Murphy	W McFarland Pat Murphy	4	113	85	9	82	–
b f Contract Law (USA) - Mystery Bid (Auction Ring)
Held up, hit 6th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden when left in lead 2 out, left clear last

2 5	4. Ketchican 9/1 G Upton S G Knight	G Upton S G Knight	5	111	77	2	75	–
b g Joligeneration - Fair Melys (FR) (Welsh Pageant)
Pulled hard, set slow pace to 4th, beaten when left 2nd last

3 5 [10]	5. Gabish 25/1 Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	12	99 7	62	–	55	–
b g Try My Best (USA) - Crannog (Habitat)
Chased leader until weakened 3 out

F	2. Shifting Moon I 13/8 Derek Byrne F Jordan	Derek Byrne F Jordan	5	114	80	–	83	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Moonscape I (Ribero)
Pulled hard, led 4th until fell 2 out

RO	1. October Brew (USA) 4/1 B Moore ⁷ M C Pipe	B Moore ⁷ M C Pipe	7	113 b	86	–	89	–
ch g Seattle Dancer (USA) - Princess Fager (USA) (Dr. Fager)
Held up, headway 3 out, hampered 2 out, 2nd when ran out and crashed through wing last