Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 15 November 1997

Flowers Original Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m3f71yds) 3m3½f Old Good 22 fences

1st £10,182 2nd £3,081 3rd £1,503 4th £714

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Banjo (FR) 7/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	7	112	152	150	150	–
b g Beyssac (FR) - Fabinou (FR) (Cavan)
Led, blundered 5th, headed 16th, led 4 out, hard ridden and stayed on strongly

2 1½	6. What A Hand 7/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	9	100 3	136	133	132	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Kiki Star (Some Hand)
Held up in touch, chased winner 3 out, every chance when hit next, challenged flat, no extra near finish

3 4 [5½]	1. Coome Hill (IRE) 9/2 Jamie Osborne W W Dennis	Jamie Osborne W W Dennis	8	120	164	158	156	–
b g Riot Helmet (IRE) - Ballybrack (Golden Love I)
Prominent, led 16th until 4 out, soon lost place, ridden and rallied 2 out, stayed on flat

4 3½ [9]	4. Celtic Abbey I 3/1 Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	9	104	140	132	128	–
b g Celtic Cone - Cagaleena (Cagirama)
Always prominent, hit 11th, hard driven 2 out, weakened flat

5 22 [31]	5. Inchcailloch (IRE) 5/2F Mick Fitzgerald J S King	Mick Fitzgerald J S King	8	104	140	119	106	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Glowing With Pride (Ile De Bourbon)
Mistakes, held up in rear, headway under pressure 3 out, soon no impression, tailed off

PU	3. Flyer's Nap 5/1 D Bridgwater R H Alner	D Bridgwater R H Alner	11	1013	149	–	–	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - English Flyer (English Prince)
Held up in rear, pulled up after 12th, lame