Full Result 1.10 Cheltenham | 29 October 1997

Cheltenham Sponsorship Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,918 2nd £884 3rd £432 4th £206

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Blowing Rock (IRE) 10/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	110	–	101	104	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Poor Elsie (Crash Course)
Chased leader, led approaching last, driven out

2 5	1. Dolce Notte I (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	111	–	98	100	–
b m Strong Gale (IRE) - Caratasca (FR) (Stratege)
Led, hit 5th, headed approaching last, ran on one pace

3 1¼ [6¼]	6. Samuel Wilderspin 4/11F Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	5	110	–	96	98	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Littoral (Crash Course)
Headway 5th, every chance approaching last, not quicken, broke blood vessel

4 10 [16¼]	3. Damien's Choice (IRE) 10/1 Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	5	110	–	86	88	–
b g Erin's Hope - Reenoga (Tug Of War)
Headway 5th, never near to challenge

5 3 [19¼]	4. Misty Class (IRE) 12/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	5	110	–	83	85	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Toevarro (Raga Navarro)
Unruly before start, swerved badly right start, headway 5th, weakened 2 out

6 3 [22¼]	5. Radical Reform (IRE) 20/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	8	110	–	80	82	–
ch g Radical - Fountain Blue (Le Tricolore)
Prominent until weakened 5th. stewards' told: jockey reported that the horse was recently tubed, was hanging badly right-handed from the top of the hill, was extremely tired and had no more to give

7 dist [52¼]	7. The Gadfly 100/1 G Upton C H Jones	G Upton C H Jones	5	110	–	–	–	–
br g Welsh Captain - Spartan Imp (Spartan General)
Always behind, tailed off from 5th

8 dist [82¼]	8. Fine Spirit 100/1 Chris Webb ⁵ Nick Lampard	Chris Webb ⁵ Nick Lampard	5	104	–	–	–	–
b m Brush Aside (USA) - Our Chrisy (Carlburg)
Behind from 3rd, tailed off from 5th

8 ran Off time: 1:15:00 Winning time: 4m 1.10s (slow by 12.10s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mrs Peter Andrews (Blowing Rock) 1st breeder: Mrs A Power
2nd owner: County Stores (somerset) Holdings Ltd (Dolce Notte I)
3rd owner: County Graphix Colour Limited (Samuel Wilderspin)
Tote win: £9.70 PL: £1.40 £1.20 £1.10 Ex: £13.90 CSF: £56.46

1:10 Cheltenham 29 Oct 1997

Cheltenham Sponsorship Club 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D