Full Result 4.00 Chepstow | 31 March 1997

Easter Bonnet Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good 16 fences

1st £3,670 2nd £1,105 3rd £535 4th £250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. James The First 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	9	120	125	90	122	–
ch g Wolver Heights - Juliette Mariner (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, led 11th, easily

2 5	4. Pharsilk (IRE) 10/1 P M McLoughlin T Hind	P M McLoughlin T Hind	8	111	112	73	104	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Boule De Soie (The Parson)
Led 4th to 9th, led 10th until blundered 11th, one pace from 13th

3 16 [21]	5. Malwood Castle (IRE) 5/4F N Mann R H Alner	N Mann R H Alner	7	100	97	44	73	–
b g Bustineto - Boreen Nua (Boreen)
Well behind until 12th, mistake 13th, never nearer. stewards told: trainers representative reported that the horse was never going well on the fast ground

4 22 [43]	3. Distinctive (IRE) 9/4 Carl Llewellyn M J Wilkinson	Carl Llewellyn M J Wilkinson	8	116	117	–	–	–
ch g Orchestra - Zimuletta (Distinctly)
Led to 4th, led 9th to 10th, weakened approaching 12th

5 1¼ [44¼]	6. Glen Mirage 14/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	12	100 7	97	24	50	–
b g Furry Glen - By Mistake (Miralgo)
Jumped slowly, always behind, ridden 5th, tailed off