Full Result 4.45 Newton Abbot | 4 August 1997

North Bank Highbury Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good 13 fences

1st £2,818.85 2nd £852.80 3rd £415.90 4th £197.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Pond House (IRE) 7/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	120	105	72	118	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Arctic Tack (Arctic Slave)
Led, made virtually all, mistake 9th, soon clear, unchallenged

2 9	12. Tango's Delight 33/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	9	100 14	77	35	77	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lucky Tango (Tangle)
Ridden and headway 9th, chased winner approaching last, no impression

3 8 [17]	5. Halham Tarn (IRE) 14/1 Sean Curran H J Manners	Sean Curran H J Manners	7	1012	89	39	81	–
b g Pennine Walk - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Headway 7th, chased winner 10th, unable to quicken, weakened 2 out

4 3½ [20½]	9. Dawn Chance 14/1 T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	11	912 1 b	77	22	66	–
gr g Lighter - Main Chance (Midsummer Night II)
Chased winner, led briefly 5th, every chance until weakened 10th

5 12 [32½]	7. Willie Makeit (IRE) 5/1 Adrian Maguire Richard Phillips	Adrian Maguire Richard Phillips	7	106	83	17	59	–
b g Coquelin (USA) - Turbina (Tudor Melody)
Chased leaders until weakened 8th

6 2 [34½]	6. Indian RunI (IRE) 9/1 P Holley Ron Hodges	P Holley Ron Hodges	8	1010	87	19	61	–
b g Commanche Run - Excitingly (USA) (Val De L'Orne)
Always in rear, weakened 9th

7 11 [45½]	11. Walk In The Woods 33/1 Rodi Greene D C Turner	Rodi Greene D C Turner	10	100 14	77	–	40	–
b m Elegant Air - Red Roses (FR) (Roi Dagobert)
Prominent to 8th, soon weakened

8 3½ [49]	4. Dubelle 5/2 Jim Culloty J S King	Jim Culloty J S King	7	1013	90	7	50	–
b m Dubassoff (USA) - Flopsy Mopsy (Full Of Hope)
In touch until weakened 9th

9 3 [52]	10. Gabish 20/1 Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	12	99 9	77	–	34	–
b g Try My Best (USA) - Crannog (Habitat)
Prominent until weakened 7th

10 hd [52¼]	8. Stapleford Lady 10/1 W McFarland J S Moore	W McFarland J S Moore	9	102 1	79	–	36	–
ch m Bairn (USA) - Marie Galante I (FR) (King Of The Castle)
Always behind, lost touch 9th

PU	1. Who's To Say 33/1 Mickey Brennan ³ John O'Shea	Mickey Brennan ³ John O'Shea	11	1111 v	105	–	–	–
b g Saher - Whisht (Raise You Ten)
Always behind, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	3. Storm Falcon (USA) 8/1 Chris Webb ⁵ S Mellor	Chris Webb ⁵ S Mellor	7	118	104	–	–	–
ch g Storm Bird (CAN) - Noble Natisha (USA) (Noble Commander I)
Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 4:45:00 Winning time: 4m 14.20s (slow by 23.20s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: C R Fleet (Pond House) 1st breeder: S Banville
2nd owner: B P Jones (Tango's Delight)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late H J Manners (Halham Tarn)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.90 £11 £2.60 Ex: £369.90 CSF: £66.59 Tricast: £650.63 Trifecta: £327 Pool: £460.58. 0.09 winning tickets.. Pool of £419.13 carried over to Catterick 4.45 today

4:45 Newton Abbot 4 Aug 1997

North Bank Highbury Handicap Chase Class E