Full Result 1.25 Galway (IRE) | 27 October 1997

Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m4f81yds) 2m4½f Yielding 12 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Cloone Bridge (IRE) 4/7F Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	5	114	–	–	132	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Carney's Hill (Le Prince)
Tracked leader in 2nd, smooth progress on outer to lead 3 out, ridden and kept on well from last, comfortably

2 15	. Correal Owl (IRE) 5/1 Paul Carberry Patrick G Kelly	Paul Carberry Patrick G Kelly	5	114	–	–	109	–
b g Bold Owl - Grotto Princess (Pollerton)
Settled 4th, progress to go 3rd travelling well 3 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, kept on one paced

3 8 [23]	. Sup A Whiskey (IRE) 11/2 K P Gaule Sean O O'Brien	K P Gaule Sean O O'Brien	6	115	–	–	102	–
b m Commanche Run - First In (Over The River)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, slight mistake and ridden along 3 out, kept on from 2 out

4 13 [36]	. Bean-An-Easbig (IRE) 20/1 J E Casey ⁷ John J Walsh	J E Casey ⁷ John J Walsh	6	106	–	–	83	–
b m Mandalus (IRE) - Lolas Dream (Palm Track)
Towards rear early, progress into mid-division 6 out, 4th 2 out, soon ridden and no impression

5 14 [50]	. Shannon Oak (IRE) 16/1 K F O'Brien J C Hayden	K F O'Brien J C Hayden	5	114	–	–	74	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Mindyourbusiness (Run The Gantlet)
Led, 5 lenghts clear 5th, reduced advantage 5 out, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

6 [50]	. Bitter Harvest (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Treacy Seamus O'Farrell	Tommy Treacy Seamus O'Farrell	7	114	–	–	64	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Levi's Star (Levmoss)
Tracked leaders in 5th, not fluent, ridden and no impression from 3 out

7 [50]	. Bricanmore (IRE) 12/1 R Dunwoody E McNamara	R Dunwoody E McNamara	5	114	–	–	39	–
b g Black Minstrel - Repetitive (USA) (Tell)
Never a factor

8 [50]	. Strong Focus (IRE) 8/1 Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Scotch News (London Gazette)
Always behind, tailed off from 4 out

8 ran Off time: 1:25:00 Winning time: 5m 13.70s (slow by 27.70s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Mrs Kathleen Gillane (Cloone Bridge) 1st breeder: L Byrne
2nd owner: J F Geraghty (Correal Owl)
3rd owner: Brandy Syndicate (Sup A Whiskey)
Tote win: €1.40 PL: €1.10 €1.10 €1.50 Ex: €2.50 CSF: €4.93

1:25 Galway (IRE) 27 Oct 1997

Bank Of Ireland Ascent Novice Hurdle