Full Result 3.50 Newton Abbot | 5 November 1997

William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £5,524 2nd £1,672 3rd £816 4th £388

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tidal Force (IRE) 4/6F R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	6	107	110	92	114	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Liffey Travel (Le Bavard)
Held up and behind, headway 8th, soon prominent, led approaching last, driven out

2 2½	2. Influence Pedler 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Jim Old	Mick Fitzgerald Jim Old	4	115	122	102	121	–
b g Keen - La Vie En Primrose (Henbit)
Led 4th until headed approaching last, no extra flat

3 25 [27½]	1. Diwali Dancer 11/4 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	1113	130	92	104	–
gr g Petong - Dawn Dance (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Led, headed 3rd, mistake next, chased leader 8th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

4 ½ [28]	5. Rosie-B 50/1 M Griffiths ⁷ L Waring	M Griffiths ⁷ L Waring	7	99 2 21	103	59	78	–
b m Gunner B - Saucy Mop (Saucy Kit)
In touch to 7th, lost place and weakened next, stayed on approaching last

5 ¾ [28¾]	3. St Ville 12/1 J McDermott ⁷ Bob Buckler	J McDermott ⁷ Bob Buckler	11	106	116	70	89	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Dame Julian (Blakeney)
Led 3rd to next, prominent until weakened approaching 2 out