Full Result 4.05 Catterick | 8 February 1997

Aske Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (1m7f156yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,413.25 2nd £1,026 3rd £495.50 4th £230.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Star Rage (IRE) 9/4F D Gallagher J L Harris	D Gallagher J L Harris	7	120	131	127	135	–
b g Horage - Star Bound (Crowned Prince)
Jumped left, saddle slipped, shaken up 4th, led approaching 2 out, ran on well under pressure flat

2 2½	4. Desert Fighter 5/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	6	1012	115	109	116	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, not quicken flat

3 ¾ [3¼]	2. Centaur Express 3/1 T Eley A Streeter	T Eley A Streeter	5	115	122	115	123	–
b g Siberian Express (USA) - Gay Twenties (Lord Gayle)
Led until approaching 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last

4 dist [33¼]	6. Tapatch (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee ³ Michael Easterby	Graham Lee ³ Michael Easterby	9	911 1 b	103	–	–	–
b g Thatching - Knees Up (USA) (Dancing Champ)
Tracked leaders until weakened approaching 2 out, eased

5 28 [61¼]	5. Night Dance 5/2 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	5	105	108	–	–	–
ch h Weldnaas (USA) - Shift Over (USA) (Night Shift)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, driven along and hit 5th, soon weakened and eased

PU	3. Elpidos 10/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	5	112	119	–	–	–
ch g Bold Arrangement - Thalassa (IRE) (Appiani II)
Lost touch 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out