Full Result 3.40 Cheltenham | 12 December 1997

Ian Williams Owners' Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good 12 hurdles

1st £6,963.50 2nd £2,108 3rd £1,029 4th £489.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Gysart (IRE) 100/30 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	1010 b	135	129	143	–
br g Good Thyne (USA) - Cute Play (IRE) (Salluceva)
Held up, mistake 7th, headway 9th, led 3 out, left clear 2 out, ran on well

2 7	7. Runaway Pete (USA) 16/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	7	104	129	119	127	–
b g Runaway Groom (CAN) - Pete's Damas (USA) (Cutlass)
With leader until 3 out, soon lost place, rallied approaching last, one pace flat

3 15 [22]	9. Smith Too (IRE) 12/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	9	100 2	125	105	107	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Beau St (Will Somers)
Led until after 3 out, beaten when left 2nd 2 out

4 ½ [22½]	10. Nordic Breeze (IRE) 25/1 D Fuhrmann M C Pipe	D Fuhrmann M C Pipe	5	100 2	125	105	107	–
bb g Nordico (USA) - Baby Clair (Gulf Pearl)
Held up, headway 9th, beaten when blundered 2 out

5 3 [25½]	1. Allegation 40/1 C Durham ⁷ M C Pipe	C Durham ⁷ M C Pipe	7	117 v	153	124	132	–
b g Dominion - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
Held up in rear, well behind 7th, good late headway, rider lost irons

6 2½ [28]	8. Grooving (IRE) 10/1 Norman Williamson J T Gifford	Norman Williamson J T Gifford	8	100	125	101	101	–
b g Callernish - Sams Money (Pry)
Held up, headway 3 out, weakened 2 out

7 1¾ [29¾]	4. Little Buck (IRE) 25/1 R Dunwoody L Wells	R Dunwoody L Wells	9	1011	136	111	110	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Little Quince (Laurence O)
Held up, headway 9th, weakened after 3 out

8 15 [44¾]	6. Inn At The Top 15/2 R Supple James Turner	R Supple James Turner	5	104	129	94	88	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Woolpack (Golden Fleece)
Unruly start, pulled hard, chased leaders until weakened after 3 out

9 2 [46¾]	2. Courbaril 40/1 Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	5	106	138	95	95	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Free On Board (Free State I)
Well behind from 7th

F	3. Mentmore Towers (IRE) 11/8F R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	5	1012	137	–	143	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Decent Dame (Decent Fellow)
Held up, headway 9th, every chance when fell 2 out, dead

PU	11. Elburg (IRE) 14/1 Richard Johnson Tom George	Richard Johnson Tom George	7	100 3	125	–	–	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Iosifa (Top Ville)
Unruly start, reluctant to race, tailed off until pulled up after 6th

UR	12. Toby Brown 14/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ D Nicholson	Ollie McPhail ⁷ D Nicholson	4	97 13	125	–	116	–
b g Arzanni - Forest Nymph (NZ) (Oak Ridge)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden 3 out, left 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 2 out

12 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 6m 0.10s (slow by 14.10s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Mrs R Cobbold (Gysart) 1st breeder: J Ward
2nd owner: J D Smeaden (Runaway Pete)
3rd owner: Smith Mansfield Meat Co Ltd (Smith Too)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £2 £3.60 £3 Ex: £47.30 CSF: £50.20 Tricast: £540.08 Trifecta: £91.30 Pool: £2,211.41. 17.18 winning tickets.
Jackpot: Not won. Carry-over of £7,662.01 to Cheltenham today.
Placepot: £420.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £43,080.21. 74.76 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £141.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,347.15. 17.45 winning tickets.

3:40 Cheltenham 12 Dec 1997

Ian Williams Owners' Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier Class B