Full Result 2.55 Cheltenham | 16 April 1997

Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good To Firm 14 fences

1st £5,121 2nd £1,548 3rd £754 4th £357

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Seek The Faith (USA) 2/1F R Dunwoody Matt Sheppard	R Dunwoody Matt Sheppard	8	112	115	74	119	–
ch g Pilgrim (USA) - Bundler (USA) (Raise A Native)
Held up, headway 8th, led last, driven out

2 1½	1. Newlands-General 9/2 Philip Hide Paul Nicholls	Philip Hide Paul Nicholls	11	1110	123	80	125	–
ch g Oats - Spartiquick (Spartan General)
Led, soon clear, mistake and headed last, ran on

3 6 [7½]	4. Red Bean 11/4 Richard Johnson K Vincent	Richard Johnson K Vincent	9	104	103	55	99	–
ch g Ginger Boy I - Pharona (Pharaoh Hophra)
Chased clear leader approaching 3rd, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, one pace

4 1½ [9]	2. Pimberley Place (IRE) 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1110	123	73	118	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades (Pollerton)
Reminders and started slowly, headway 4th, lost place 9th, rallied approaching 4 out, one pace from 3 out

5 20 [29]	6. Rustic Gent (IRE) 25/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	9	100 24	99	30	74	–
gr g Rusticaro (FR) - Namur (Amber Rama)
Chased leader until approaching 3rd, lost touch from 7th, tailed off

6 10 [39]	5. Northern Optimist 8/1 Norman Williamson Bernard Llewellyn	Norman Williamson Bernard Llewellyn	9	100 4	99	20	64	–
b m Northern Tempest (USA) - On A Bit (Mummy's Pet)
Tailed off from 5th

6 ran Off time: 2:59:00 Winning time: 4m 1.00s (slow by 2.00s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: R H F Matthews (Seek The Faith) 1st breeder: Nicholas M Lotz And Liam Gannon
2nd owner: C O Murphy (Newlands-General)
3rd owner: Kage Vincent (Red Bean)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.70 £2.40 Ex: £6.10 CSF: £9.72