Full Result 4.20 Wincanton | 20 March 1997

Somerton Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (6yo+) 2m5f OMS Good To Firm 17 fences

1st £1,174.50 2nd £351 3rd £168 4th £76.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Tom's Gemini Star 33/1 Mr E James ⁷ O J Carter	Mr E James ⁷ O J Carter	9	117	–	83	105	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Je Dit (I Say)
Started slowly, headway 10th, hampered 4 out, led 3 out, ran on well

2 5	9. Vital Song 7/2 Mr G Matthews ⁷ M H Dare	Mr G Matthews ⁷ M H Dare	10	117	–	79	100	–
b g Vital Season - Tia Song (Acrania)
Pulled hard, always prominent, left in lead 4 out, headed 3 out, beaten when blundered last

3 10 [15]	5. Northern Village 33/1 Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁷ Luke Dace	Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁷ Luke Dace	10	117	–	72	90	–
ch g Norwick (USA) - Merokette (Blast I)
Behind, mistake 1st, headway 10th, one pace from 13th

4 5 [20]	2. Some-Toy 14/1 Miss L Blackford ⁷ John Squire	Miss L Blackford ⁷ John Squire	11	1113	–	74	91	–
ch g Arkan - Cedar Of Galaxy (BaubleI)
Some headway 8th, mistake 11th, soon behind

5 3 [23]	4. Master Donnington 33/1 Mr J M Pritchard ⁷ Mrs D Wilesmith	Mr J M Pritchard ⁷ Mrs D Wilesmith	9	117	–	65	82	–
br g Julio Mariner - Lor Darnie (Dumbarnie)
Hampered 6th, headway 10th, weakened 12th

F	1. King's Treasure (USA) 5/4F Mr A Balding ⁷ I A Balding	Mr A Balding ⁷ I A Balding	8	1113	–	–	–	–
b g King Of Clubs I - Crown Treasure (USA) (Graustark)
Held up, 4th when fell 6th

PU	10. West Quay 4/1 Mr J Creighton ⁷ T Long	Mr J Creighton ⁷ T Long	11	117	–	–	–	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Elysium Dream VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Led to 3rd, led 13th until pulled up lame before 4 out

PU	3. Finnigan Free 16/1 Mr M Frith ⁷ Gerald Ham	Mr M Frith ⁷ Gerald Ham	7	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Los Cerrillos (ARG) - Philly-Free (Avocat)
Started slowly, behind until pulled up before 7th

UR	6. Salvo I 12/1 I Dowrick ⁷ Miss M Bragg	I Dowrick ⁷ Miss M Bragg	6	117	–	–	–	–
ch g K-Battery - Saleander (Leander)
Pulled hard, led 3rd to 13th, left in lead, blundered and unseated rider 4 out

9 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 5m 19.50s (slow by 16.50s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Tom's Apache
1st owner: O J Carter (Tom's Gemini Star) 1st breeder: T Staddon
2nd owner: G Matthews (Vital Song)
3rd owner: L P Dace (Northern Village)
Tote win: £51.50 PL: £5.70 £1.20 £2.60 Ex: £197 CSF: £134.84 Trifecta: £144.90 Pool: £204.22. 0.65 winning tickets.. Pool of £71.48 carried over to Doncaster 2.35 today

4:20 Wincanton 20 Mar 1997

Somerton Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H