Full Result 2.25 Newbury | 29 November 1997

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m1f214yds) 3m2f Good To Soft 21 fences

1st £50,248.80 2nd £19,003.04 3rd £9,291.52 4th £4,224.64

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Suny Bay (IRE) 9/4F Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	8	118 4	162	167	174	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Suny Salome (Sunyboy)
Led until blundered badly and headed 4th, led 7th until 8th, led 17th, ridden out

2 13	1. Barton Bank 16/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	11	1113	167	164	166	–
br g Kambalda - Lucifer's Daughter (Lucifer)
Always prominent, led 6th until 7th, led 8th until 15th, led 16th until 17th, every chance 2 out, unable to quicken

3 4 [17]	5. Eudipe (FR) 11/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1013	155	148	148	–
b g Useful (FR) - Toskaninie (FR) (Kashnil)
Pecked 11th, hard ridden and headway 16th, one pace from 4 out

4 6 [23]	14. Ciel De Brion (FR) 12/1 T Doumen ³ F Doumen	T Doumen ³ F Doumen	7	100 3 15 b	140	131	133	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Jupe De Laine I (FR) (Vieux Chateau)
Headway 11th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5 22 [45]	6. Trying Again 15/2 R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	9	1010	150	127	117	–
b g Northern Game - Wood Heath (Heres)
Always prominent, shaken up approaching 3 out, soon weakened

6 22 [67]	8. General Wolfe 9/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ T A Forster	Seamus Durack ⁵ T A Forster	8	101	146	104	91	–
ch g Rolfe (USA) - Pillbox I (Spartan General)
Mistake 12th, behind from 13th, tailed off

7 15 [82]	13. Grange Brake 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	11	100 8 b	140	93	70	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Arctic Brilliance (Arctic Slave)
Mistakes 3rd and 6th, prominent until 9th, tailed off

F	4. Belmont King (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	9	114	158	–	151	–
b g Kemal (FR) - The Potwalluper (Brave Invader)
Reminders 4th, headway 10th, mistake 12th, led 15th until 16th, 3rd and beaten when fell 2 out

PU	11. Time For A Run 5/1 Charlie Swan E J O'Grady	Charlie Swan E J O'Grady	10	100	140	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Hourly Rate (Menelek)
Mistake 11th, headway 17th, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	9. Yorkshire Gale 33/1 Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	11	101	144	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Mio Slipper (Sole Mio)
Always prominent, left in lead 4th, headed 6th, weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	12. Bell Staffboy (IRE) 66/1 Mickey Brennan ³ John O'Shea	Mickey Brennan ³ John O'Shea	8	100 3 1	140	–	–	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Trumpster (Tarqogan)
Jumped right, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th

PU	2. Coome Hill (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald W W Dennis	Mick Fitzgerald W W Dennis	8	1110	164	–	–	–
b g Riot Helmet (IRE) - Ballybrack (Golden Love I)
Prominent until hampered 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	7. Djeddah (FR) 11/1 D Bridgwater F Doumen	D Bridgwater F Doumen	6	1010 b	150	–	–	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Union Jack III (FR) (Mister Jack)
Mistakes 2nd and 9th, behind from 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

REF	10. Oh So Risky 40/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	10	100	140	–	–	–
b g Kris - Expediency (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Always behind, tailed off when refused 2 out

14 ran Off time: 2:28:00 Winning time: 6m 52.90s (slow by 24.90s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Uplands Bloodstock (Suny Bay) 1st breeder: Mrs E M Codd
2nd owner: Mrs J Mould (Barton Bank)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Eudipe)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.70 £4 £2.80 Ex: £31.20 CSF: £36.23 Tricast: £321.23 Trifecta: £80 Pool: £3,641.83. 32.31 winning tickets.

2:25 Newbury 29 Nov 1997

Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)