Full Result 3.55 Cheltenham | 11 March 1997

Astec Buzz Shop National Hunt Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good 20 fences

1st £34,414 2nd £10,312 3rd £4,956 4th £2,278

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Flyer's Nap 20/1 D Bridgwater R H Alner	D Bridgwater R H Alner	11	112	145	125	148	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - English Flyer (English Prince)
Held up and behind, steady headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching last, led flat, ran on. stewards told: trainer reported that he considered the gelding's last run at Uttoxeter came too soon after his previous race.

2 1½	14. Stormtracker (IRE) 25/1 M Richards C Weedon	M Richards C Weedon	8	100 9	129	108	129	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Stay As You Are (Buckskin)
Led 2nd to 5th, led 10th to 12th, led 3 out until after next, led last, headed and no extra towards finish

3 1¼ [2¾]	5. General Command (IRE) 9/4F Jamie Osborne G Richards	Jamie Osborne G Richards	9	112	145	123	145	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Kylogue Daisy (Little Buskins)
Led 5th to 10th, led 12th to 3 out, kept on under pressure

4 ½ [3¼]	13. Romany Creek (IRE) 25/1 Jim Culloty Jeff Pearce	Jim Culloty Jeff Pearce	8	100 4 v	129	107	128	–
b g Trimmingham - Rare Picture (Pollerton)
Held up, headway 10th, led after 2 out to last, ridden and no extra flat

5 nk [3½]	3. Call It A Day (IRE) 9/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	7	113	146	124	144	–
b g Callernish - Arctic Bavard (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway 10th, ridden and every chance 2 out, one pace flat

6 4 [7½]	10. Mudahim 5/1 R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	11	108	137	112	131	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Mariska I (FR) (Tanerko)
Headway 6th, mistake 12th, soon lost place, stayed on again flat

7 1 [8½]	6. Yorkshire Gale 11/1 Norman Williamson J T Gifford	Norman Williamson J T Gifford	11	112	145	120	138	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Mio Slipper (Sole Mio)
Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

8 ½ [9]	2. Kadi (GER) 8/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	8	113	146	120	139	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Kaisertreue (GER) (Luciano)
Held up, headway 13th, mistake 15th, never dangerous afterwards

9 22 [31]	8. Sibton Abbey 66/1 Mickey Brennan ³ G A Hubbard	Mickey Brennan ³ G A Hubbard	12	108	140	97	111	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Bally Decent (Wrekin Rambler)
Always behind, tailed off

10 14 [45]	11. Grange Brake 33/1 D Walsh Nigel Twiston-Davies	D Walsh Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	104 b	133	84	90	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Arctic Brilliance (Arctic Slave)
Prominent, ridden 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

11 1 [46]	7. Bavard Dieu (IRE) 33/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	9	110	143	94	99	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Graham Dieu (Three Dons)
In rear when blundered 11th, soon tailed off

F	1. Maamur (USA) 9/1 Andrew Thornton T A Forster	Andrew Thornton T A Forster	9	1110	153	–	–	–
gr g Robellino (USA) - Tiger Trap I (USA) (Al Hattab)
Led to 2nd, prominent when jumped right 5th, broke hind leg, destroyed

F	12. River Mandate 8/1 A P McCoy T A Forster	A P McCoy T A Forster	10	102 b	131	–	–	–
bb g Mandalus (IRE) - Liffey's Choice (Little Buskins)
Held up in touch, hampered and fell 12th

PU	9. James Pigg 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	10	109	138	–	–	–
b g Lord Ha Ha - Bank Strike (Even Money)
Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 8th

14 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 6m 13.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: R J Tory (Flyer's Nap) 1st breeder: R J And Mrs Tory
2nd owner: Tim Davis (Stormtracker)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (General Command)
Tote win: £35.40 PL: £6.70 £3 £1.80 Ex: £211.80 CSF: £363.28 Tricast: £1,432.48 Trifecta: £440.50 Pool: £9,052.86. 14.59 winning tickets.

3:55 Cheltenham 11 Mar 1997

Astec Buzz Shop National Hunt Handicap Chase Class B