3:50
Stratford
10 Mar 1997
'50 Years Of Timeform' Handicap Chase Class C
(Class 3) 3m OMS Good 15 fences
1st
£5,312.50 2nd
£1,600 3rd
£775 4th
£362.50
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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| 10 | 101 | 110 | 93 | 116 | – |
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Sexton Blake |
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| Chased leader from 5th, led 2 out, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1012 | 121 | 100 | 120 | – |
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Callernish |
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| Led to 2 out, beaten when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1110 | 133 | 109 | 128 | – |
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Strong Gale (IRE) |
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| Always chasing leaders, one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9 | 112 | 125 | 99 | 116 | – |
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Orchestra |
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| Chased leaders until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11 | 102 | 111 | 79 | 94 | – |
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Over The River (FR) |
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| Held up, headway 9th, weakened approaching 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12 | 115 | 128 | – | – | – | |||||
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Touching Wood (USA) |
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| Dropped rear 6th, tailed off from 13th | ||||||||||
| 10 | 120 | 137 | – | – | – |
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Strong Gale (IRE) |
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| Held up in rear, blundered and unseated rider 12th | ||||||||||
- 7 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 6m 9.40s (slow by 29.40s) Total SP: 112%
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1st owner:
Mrs L C Taylor (Church Law)
1st breeder: Col Sir John Thomson -
2nd owner:
W S Watt (Merlins Dream)
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3rd owner:
S D Gray (Pyr Four)
- Tote win: £6.40 PL: £2 £1.50 Ex: £4.60 CSF: £12.77