Full Result 1.10 Ludlow | 8 December 1997

Hugh Sumner Novices' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m4f11yds) 2m4f Good 17 fences

1st £3,191 2nd £968 3rd £474 4th £227

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mr Strong Gale (IRE) 4/1J Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	1110 b	90	123	119	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Fleeting Sunshine (Giolla Mear)
Held up, hit 4th, headway approaching 10th, mistake 13th, led approaching 4 out, clear when mistake 2 out

2 5	6. Gratomi (IRE) 10/1 Sean Fox P C Ritchens	Sean Fox P C Ritchens	7	1013	79	108	101	–
b g Bustomi - Granny Grumble (Politico)
Chased leader, led 10th until approaching 4 out, one pace from next

3 25 [30]	9. Can't Say (IRE) 9/1 Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	5	103	69	77	71	–
br g Gallic League (IRE) - Mixed Feelings (Junius)
Headway from 13th, not reach leaders

4 13 [43]	5. Hightown Cavalier 20/1 T Dascombe Ron Hodges	T Dascombe Ron Hodges	6	110	80	78	64	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Hightown Fontana (Gunner B)
Mid-division, hit 13th, never near leaders

5 1¼ [44¼]	13. Jemaro (IRE) 50/1 Gary Lyons W Jenks	Gary Lyons W Jenks	6	104 4 6	70	67	53	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Jeremique (Sunny Way)
Mistake 1st, behind until stayed on from 3 out

6 1½ [45¾]	2. Swing Quartet (IRE) 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	118	88	83	69	–
bb m Orchestra - Sweetly Stung (Master Rocky)
Led to 2nd, mistake 7th, weakening when hit 10th

7 14 [59¾]	10. Gavaskar (IRE) 16/1 T Eley A Streeter	T Eley A Streeter	8	101	67	51	34	–
b g Indian King (USA) - Sovereign Bloom (Florescence)
Not jump well, always behind, tailed off

8 4 [63¾]	3. Prototype I 12/1 Andrew Thornton G F Johnson Houghton	Andrew Thornton G F Johnson Houghton	6	116	86	66	49	–
b g Governor General - Sweet Enough I (Caerleon)
Reluctant to race, always behind, tailed off. stewards' told: trainer reported that the gelding was lame behind

9 2 [65¾]	7. French Buck (IRE) 10/1 T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1013 b	79	58	40	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Flying Silver (Master Buck)
Led 2nd to 9th, weakening when mistake 10th, tailed off

10 3½ [69¼]	4. Rossell Island (IRE) 4/1J R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	6	115	85	61	43	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Fraoch Ban (Deep Run)
Always behind, tailed off from 11th. stewards' told: trainer reported that the gelding bled from the nose

11 ½ [69¾]	11. Catwalker (IRE) 25/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ Richard Lee	Seamus Durack ⁵ Richard Lee	6	99 1	66	36	–	–
b g Reasonable (FR) - Norse Lady (Viking)
Always behind, tailed off from 10th

PU	14. Mutch Lark 50/1 Guy Lewis ³ Milton Bradley	Guy Lewis ³ Milton Bradley	12	100 3 6 b¹	66	–	–	–
b m Crested Lark - Mutchkin (Espresso)
Mistake 1st and 7th, in rear until pulled up before 10th

PU	12. Cherry Orchid 33/1 Barry Fenton J R Hughes	Barry Fenton J R Hughes	10	100 6	66	–	–	–
bb g Callernish - Cherry Token (Prince Hansel)
In rear when blundered 9th (water), pulled up

PU	8. Hit The Bid (IRE) 7/1 D Bridgwater	D Bridgwater	6	106	72	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Dont Call Me Lady (Le Bavard)
Mistakes, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th

14 ran Off time: 1:12:00 Winning time: 5m 0.90s (slow by 8.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: T G A Chappell (Mr Strong Gale) 1st breeder: Thomas F Bourke
2nd owner: John Pearl (Gratomi)
3rd owner: M B Carver (Can't Say)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.20 £2.40 £1.60 Ex: £38.80 CSF: £36.54 Tricast: £309.14 Trifecta: £63.10 Pool: £275.04. 3.09 winning tickets.

1:10 Ludlow 8 Dec 1997

Hugh Sumner Novices' Handicap Chase Class E