Full Result 3.40 Stratford | 1 February 1997

Stratford-on-avon Racecourse Company Ltd. 75th Anniversary Novices' Hcap Hdl Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m2f148yds) 2m2½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £2,368.50 2nd £666 3rd £325.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. River Wye (IRE) 14/1 Vince Slattery George Yardley	Vince Slattery George Yardley	5	117	91	–	105	–
b g Jareer (USA) - Sun Gift (Guillaume Tell)
Chased leaders, led after 3 out, soon clear, eased near finish

2 13	5. Little Shefford 7/1 I Lawrence M P Muggeridge	I Lawrence M P Muggeridge	5	113	87	–	86	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Wolstenbury (Lochnager)
Led, clear 4th, weakened and headed after 3 out, soon outpaced

3 1¼ [14¼]	8. Leap In The Dark (IRE) 12/1 Ollie Pears Lynn Siddall	Ollie Pears Lynn Siddall	8	110	84	–	82	–
br g Shadeed (USA) - Star Guide (FR) (Targowice)
Held up and behind, ridden and headway 7th, never near to challenge

4 2 [16¼]	11. Dragonmist (IRE) 7/2F D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	7	106	76	–	72	–
b m Digamist (USA) - Etage (Ile De Bourbon)
Tracked leaders until lost place halfway, rallied approaching 3 out, too much to do

5 3 [19¼]	2. Pedaltothemetal (IRE) 10/1 D Gallagher Philip Mitchell	D Gallagher Philip Mitchell	5	119	93	–	86	–
b m Nordico (USA) - Full Choke (Shirley Heights)
Held up, ridden halfway, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

6 3 [22¼]	7. High Post 12/1 D Fortt ³ Gerald Ham	D Fortt ³ Gerald Ham	8	1012	85	–	75	–
b g Lidhame - Touch Of Class (FR) (Luthier)
Held up and behind, some headway from 3 out, not reach leaders

7 18 [40¼]	9. Skram 5/1 D Leahy Robin Dickin	D Leahy Robin Dickin	4	110	94	–	56	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Skarberg (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Prominent to 7th, soon weakened, tailed off

8 1 [41¼]	10. Sam Rockett 12/1 S Ryan ⁵ P M Mooney	S Ryan ⁵ P M Mooney	4	104	89	–	50	–
b g Petong - Art Deco (Artaius)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, weakened after next, tailed off

9 2½ [43¾]	1. Millenium Lass (IRE) 25/1 Gary Lyons Mandy Rowland	Gary Lyons Mandy Rowland	9	1110	94	–	62	–
ch m Viking (USA) - Sandford Star (Sandford Lad)
Lost place 5th, soon behind, tailed off

10 1¼ [45]	12. That Old Feeling (IRE) 16/1 Timmy Murphy J White	Timmy Murphy J White	5	104	74	–	41	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Swift Reply I (He Loves Me)
Prominent, ridden 5th, soon weakened, tailed off

11 16 [61]	4. Fontainerouge (IRE) 6/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	7	114	88	–	39	–
gr g Millfontaine - How Are You (Brave Invader)
Always in rear, tailed off

F	6. Cades Bay 12/1 T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	86	–	–	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Antilla (Averof)
Held up, headway 5th, 3rd when fell 3 out

12 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 43.80s (slow by 27.80s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: S Ho (River Wye) 1st breeder: Rathbarry Stud And Miss S Ryan
2nd owner: John Liddiard (Little Shefford)
3rd owner: Mrs D J Morris (Leap In The Dark)

3:40 Stratford 1 Feb 1997

Stratford-on-avon Racecourse Company Ltd. 75th Anniversary Novices' Hcap Hdl Class E