Full Result 3.00 Towcester | 6 December 1997

N L M Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) 3m1f OMS Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £4,401 2nd £1,323 3rd £639 4th £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Carole's Crusader 100/30C G Upton D R Gandolfo	G Upton D R Gandolfo	6	120	125	125	131	–
ch m Faustus (USA) - Loveville (USA) (Assert)
In touch, pushed along 10th, headway approaching 2 out, led flat, driven out

2 nk	1. Sir Leonard I (IRE) 10/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	7	120	125	125	132	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Boro Penny (Normandy)
Prominent, led 10th to 12th, led 15th, slipped last, soon headed, ran on well near finish

3 3½ [3¾]	4. A N C Express 13/2 Jim Culloty J S King	Jim Culloty J S King	9	119	120	117	123	–
gr g Pragmatic - Lost In Silence (Silent Spring)
Chased leaders, lost place approaching 15th, rallied 3 out, one pace flat

4 17 [20¾]	7. Hill Trix 10/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	11	103	100	86	85	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Up To Trix (Over The River)
Behind, hit 7th, stayed on well from 2 out

5 2½ [23¼]	6. Fortunes Course (IRE) 100/30C Warren Marston J S King	Warren Marston J S King	8	1013	110	94	93	–
b m Crash Course - Night Rose (Midnight Legend)
Made most to 10th, led 12th to 15th, beaten 2 out

6 ½ [23¾]	5. Price's Hill 100/30C P Henley ³ Kim Bailey	P Henley ³ Kim Bailey	10	112	116	97	98	–
gr g Furry Glen - Clever Milly (Precipice Wood)
Jumped well, with leader, ridden 4 out, soon beaten

7 dist [53¾]	3. Have To Think 8/1 L Cummins ⁵ Paul Nicholls	L Cummins ⁵ Paul Nicholls	9	117	123	–	–	–
b g Impecunious - Dusty Run (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened 14th