Full Result 7.50 Newton Abbot | 16 August 1997

Night Is Young Handicap Chase Class E

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

1st £2,791.55 2nd £844.40 3rd £411.70 4th £195.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Caspian Beluga 9/4F G Upton S G Knight	G Upton S G Knight	9	1110	87	108	108	–
bb g Persian Bold (IRE) - Miss Thames (Tower Walk)
Jumped well, led 1st, soon clear, unchallenged

2 7	6. Northern Optimist 6/1 B Powell Snr Bernard Llewellyn	B Powell Snr Bernard Llewellyn	9	109	72	86	86	–
b m Northern Tempest (USA) - On A Bit (Mummy's Pet)
Led to 1st, chased winner to 4th, chased winner 10th, no impression

3 7 [14]	7. Tango's Delight 11/2 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	9	107	70	78	77	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lucky Tango (Tangle)
Behind 4th, headway 7th, one pace 11th

4 1¼ [15¼]	5. Dawn Chance 6/1 R Dunwoody Ron Hodges	R Dunwoody Ron Hodges	11	1010 b	73	68	79	–
gr g Lighter - Main Chance (Midsummer Night II)
Headway to chase winner 4th to 10th, 3rd and weakening when mistake 2 out

5 14 [29¼]	2. Halham Tarn (IRE) 6/1 Sean Curran H J Manners	Sean Curran H J Manners	7	115	82	63	74	–
b g Pennine Walk - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Chased leaders until weakened 9th

6 1½ [30¾]	4. Rupples 8/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	10	1012	75	55	65	–
b g Muscatite - Miss Annie (Scottish Rifle)
In touch to 8th, gradually weakened

7 shd [30¾]	3. Stapleford Lady 6/1 W McFarland J S Moore	W McFarland J S Moore	9	111	78	58	68	–
ch m Bairn (USA) - Marie Galante I (FR) (King Of The Castle)
Mistake 1st, behind 7th, soon lost touch