Full Result 8.30 Gowran Park (IRE) | 12 August 1997

Bennettsbridge Novice Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Good 9 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Try For Ever II (IRE) 4/5F R Dunwoody Noel Meade	R Dunwoody Noel Meade	5	118	–	–	115	–
b m Try My Best (USA) - Dame Ross (Raga Navarro)
2nd, left in lead 5th, headed before next, smooth progress to join leader 2 out, cruised to front before last, drew clear flat, easily

2 10	. Solvang (IRE) 3/1 Charlie Swan David A Kiely	Charlie Swan David A Kiely	5	116	–	–	103	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Bramble Bird (Pitpan)
Prominent, left 2nd 5th, led next, joined when mistake 2 out, soon ridden, headed and no extra when mistake last

3 4 [14]	. Coulthard I (IRE) 14/1 Miss S J Leahy ⁷ Augustine Leahy	Miss S J Leahy ⁷ Augustine Leahy	4	108	–	–	94	–
ch g Glenstal (USA) - Royal Aunt (Martinmas)
Held up, progress into 3rd before 2 out, kept on without troubling leaders

4 20 [34]	. North Of Kala (IRE) 33/1 Tommy Treacy S J Treacy	Tommy Treacy S J Treacy	4	111	–	–	74	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Hi Kala (Kampala)
Held up, progress into 3rd 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

5 dist [64]	. Tale Gail (IRE) 20/1 Paul Moloney ⁷ Tom Bergin	Paul Moloney ⁷ Tom Bergin	7	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Tale Quale - Gaileen (Boreen)
Behind, completely tailed off from 3 out

F	. Snow Falcon 100/30 Mr R P Hogan ⁷ T J Taaffe	Mr R P Hogan ⁷ T J Taaffe	4	118	–	–	–	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Cameroun (African Sky I)
Led, clear early, mistake 2nd, 2 length advantage when fell 5th