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Cheltenham
13 Mar 1997
125th Year Of Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup Handicap Class B
(Class 2) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences
1st
£28,679 2nd
£8,582 3rd
£4,116 4th
£1,883
125th Year Of Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup Handicap Class B, 2m½f - Good, Class 2 5yo+
125th Year Of Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase Challenge Cup Handicap Class B, 2m½f - Good, Class 2 5yo+
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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1
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12 | 114 | 145 | 144 | 149 | – | ||||
b g
Uncle Pokey |
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Held up, headway 9th, led last, ran on well | ||||||||||
2
2
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5 | 108 b | 143 | 132 | 137 | – |
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b g
Un Desperado (FR) |
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Led to 2nd, led 8th to last, not quicken | ||||||||||
3
1
[3]
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10 |
100
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127 | 123 | 128 | – |
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b g
King Persian (IRE) |
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Blundered 1st, behind until headway 4 out, ran on flat | ||||||||||
4
2½
[5½]
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8 | 111 | 142 | 136 | 140 | – |
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b g
Bulldozer |
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Held up, headway 9th, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
5
3
[8½]
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9 | 101 | 128 | 119 | 123 | – |
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ch g
Decent Fellow |
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Held up, headway 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
6
nk
[8¾]
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10 |
1011
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138 | 129 | 133 | – |
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b g
Politico (USA) |
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Behind, hampered 10th, headway 3 out, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
7
7
[15¾]
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10 | 119 | 150 | 134 | 138 | – |
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ch g
Try My Best (USA) |
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Prominent, ridden and weakened 9th, eased when beaten approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
8
1¼
[17]
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7 | 111 | 142 | 125 | 129 | – |
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b m
Strong Gale (IRE) |
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Pulled hard, led 2nd to 4th, hit 7th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
9
5
[22]
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8 | 1011 | 138 | 116 | 120 | – |
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ch g
Lepanto (GER) |
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Led 4th until hit 8th, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
10
4
[26]
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9 | 120 | 155 | 130 | 133 | – |
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b g
Nordance (USA) |
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Blundered 3rd, soon behind | ||||||||||
11
3
[29]
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9 | 101 | 128 | 100 | 103 | – |
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b g
ScorpioI (FR) |
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Behind most of way | ||||||||||
12
10
[39]
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7 | 911 | 129 | 86 | 94 | – |
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ch g
Storm Bird (CAN) |
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Prominent until weakened quickly 10th | ||||||||||
F
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7 |
100
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127 | – | – | – |
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gr g
Norwick (USA) |
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Fell 4th | ||||||||||
PU
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9 | 113 | 144 | – | – | – |
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b g
Sweet Monday |
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Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
PU
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7 |
100
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127 | – | – | – |
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b g
Garde Royale (IRE) |
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Always behind, mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
UR
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11 | 110 | 141 | – | – | – |
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b g
Dubassoff (USA) |
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Prominent until blundered and unseated rider 10th | ||||||||||
- 16 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 4m 0.40s (slow by 1.40s) Total SP: 126%
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1st owner:
Lady Lloyd-Webber (Uncle Ernie)
right -
2nd owner:
The Johnson Family (Elzoba)
right -
3rd owner:
Mrs Seamus Purcell (Perknapp)
right - Tote win: £23 PL: £3.20 £2.10 £4.20 Ex: £145.70 CSF: £127.80 Tricast: £3,014.11 Trifecta: £1,775.30 Pool: £7,876.66. 3.15 winning tickets.