Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 13 March 1997

Elite Racing Club Triumph Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good 8 hurdles

1st £44,289.60 2nd £16,526.40 3rd £8,043.20 4th £3,416 5th £1,488 6th £716.80

Elite Racing Club Triumph Hurdle Class A Grade 1, 2m1f - Good, Class 1 4yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Commanche Court (IRE) 9/1 Norman Williamson T M Walsh	Norman Williamson T M Walsh	4	110	–	133	135	–
ch c Commanche Run - Sorceress (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Held up, headway 3 out, led last, driven out

2 1	1. Circus Star 40/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	4	110	–	132	134	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Circus Act I (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway 5th, every chance when hit last, ran on

3 1¼ [2¼]	19. Shooting Light (IRE) 7/1 R Dunwoody Pat Murphy	R Dunwoody Pat Murphy	4	110	–	131	133	–
b g Shernazar - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, headway 5th, every chance last, ran on

4 1¾ [4]	9. L'Opera (FR) 11/2 Jamie Osborne D Nicholson	Jamie Osborne D Nicholson	4	110	–	130	131	–
ch g Old Vic - Ma Pavlova (USA) (Irish River)
Led until after 1st, led after 2 out, headed last, one pace

5 4 [8]	6. Hayaain 33/1 J Railton Kim Bailey	J Railton Kim Bailey	4	110	–	126	127	–
b g Shirley Heights - Littlefield (Bay Express)
Always prominent, ran on one pace from 2 out

6 1 [9]	25. Marlonette (IRE) 33/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	4	109	–	120	121	–
ch f Jareer (USA) - Marlova (FR) (Salvo I)
Headway approaching 2 out, hard ridden approaching last, ran on flat

7 3 [12]	17. Seattle Alley (USA) 66/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	4	110	–	123	123	–
b g Seattle Dancer (USA) - Alyanaabi I (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

8 4 [16]	11. Mr Wild I (USA) 50/1 Jim Culloty R Akehurst	Jim Culloty R Akehurst	4	110	–	119	119	–
b g Wild Again (USA) - Minstress (USA) (The Minstrel)
Behind, mistake 3rd, headway 3 out, one pace from 2 out

9 ½ [16½]	28. White Sea (IRE) 9/2F Charlie Swan M C Pipe	Charlie Swan M C Pipe	4	109	–	114	113	–
ch f Soviet Lad (USA) - Bilander (High Line)
Led after 1st until after 2 out, soon weakened, finished lame

10 1½ [18]	13. No More Hassle (IRE) 16/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	4	110	–	117	117	–
ch g Magical Wonder (USA) - Friendly Ann (Artaius)
Prominent, mistake 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out

11 ¾ [18¾]	15. Pleasureland (IRE) 100/1 D Morris Roger Curtis	D Morris Roger Curtis	4	110	–	117	116	–
ch g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Elminya (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Never dangerous

12 1½ [20¼]	12. Mutanassib (IRE) 50/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	4	110	–	115	115	–
b g Mtoto - Lightning Legacy (USA) (Super Concorde)
No headway from 3 out

13 ¾ [21]	7. Kerawi 10/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	115	114	–
b g Warning - Kerali (High Line)
Headway 4th, weakened 2 out

14 5 [26]	18. Serenus (USA) 50/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	110	–	110	109	–
b c Sunshine Forever (USA) - Curl And Set (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent to 3 out

15 2½ [28½]	20. Stylish Allure (USA) 12/1 Conor O'Dwyer D K Weld	Conor O'Dwyer D K Weld	4	110	–	108	106	–
b g Topsider (USA) - Excellent Fettle (USA) (State Dinner)
Behind until headway on outside approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

16 3½ [32]	22. Always Happy 66/1 T Dascombe Gay Kelleway	T Dascombe Gay Kelleway	4	109	–	100	98	–
ch f Sharrood (USA) - ConvivialI (Nordance)
Behind from 3 out

17 2 [34]	16. Pomme Secret (FR) 25/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	110 b	–	103	101	–
b c Assert (IRE) - Thalestria (FR) (Mill Reef)
Prominent, jumped slowly 3rd, weakened approaching 2 out

18 3½ [37½]	24. Evriza (IRE) 50/1 T Horgan A P O'Brien	T Horgan A P O'Brien	4	109 b	–	95	92	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Evrana (USA) (Nureyev)
Always behind

19 11 [48½]	14. Palamon (USA) 200/1 Timmy Murphy J White	Timmy Murphy J White	4	110	–	90	86	–
ch c Sanglamore (USA) - Gantlette (Run The Gantlet)
Prominent to 4th

20 25 [73½]	4. Exalted I (IRE) 100/1 T Jenks W Jenks	T Jenks W Jenks	4	110	–	66	61	–
b g High Estate - Heavenward (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Behind from 5th, tailed off

21 1½ [75]	27. Society Girl 200/1 J R Kavanagh John O'Shea	J R Kavanagh John O'Shea	4	109	–	59	55	–
b f Shavian - Sirene Bleu Marine (USA) (Secreto)
Tailed off

22 7 [82]	26. Miss Roberto (IRE) 33/1 K F O'Brien Martin Brassil	K F O'Brien Martin Brassil	4	109	–	53	48	–
ch f Don Roberto (USA) - Frau Ahuyentante (ARG) (Frari)
Behind, blundered 4th, soon tailed off

23 nk [82¼]	10. Merawang (IRE) 100/1 Philip Hide Paul Nicholls	Philip Hide Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	57	53	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Modiyna (Nishapour)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off

24 3½ [85¾]	21. Warning Reef 200/1 Warren Marston C L Popham	Warren Marston C L Popham	4	110 b	–	54	49	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off from 5th

25 1½ [87¼]	23. Belmarita (IRE) 50/1 Mickey Brennan G A Hubbard	Mickey Brennan G A Hubbard	4	109	–	47	43	–
ch f Belmez (USA) - Congress Lady (General Assembly)
Always behind, tailed off

F	3. Double Agent 50/1 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	4	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Niniski (USA) - Rexana (Relko)
Behind when fell 3rd

F	5. Harbet House (FR) 40/1 D O'Sullivan R J O'Sullivan	D O'Sullivan R J O'Sullivan	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Bikala - Light Of Hope (USA) (Lyphard)
Fell 2nd

PU	8. Kings Witness (USA) 14/1 D Bridgwater Paul Nicholls	D Bridgwater Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Allison's Deeds (Sassafras)
Mistake 1st, blundered badly 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

28 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 4m 0.20s (slow by 3.20s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: D F Desmond (Commanche Court) 1st breeder: Cambremont Ltd Partnership
2nd owner: The Ringmasters (Circus Star)
3rd owner: J M Brown (Shooting Light)
Tote win: £8.70 PL: £1.90 £7.50 £1.90 Ex: £301.70 CSF: £302.52 Tricast: £2,425.80 Trifecta: £577.40 Pool: £10,629.18. 13.07 winning tickets.

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Elite Racing Club Triumph Hurdle Class A Grade 1

2:00 Cheltenham 13 Mar 1997