Full Result 2.30 Uttoxeter | 20 December 1997

Houghton Vaughan Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (2m3f207yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £4,769.80 2nd £1,443.40 3rd £704.20 4th £334.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Red Blazer 4/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	6	120	139	142	145	–
ch g Bustino - Klewraye (Lord Gayle)
Held up, headway 3 out, led approaching last, driven out

2 3½	3. Mr Moriarty (IRE) 9/2 T Dascombe Roy Bowring	T Dascombe Roy Bowring	6	110	125	125	127	–
ch g Tate Gallery (USA) - Bernica (FR) (Caro)
Led, clear 7th, headed approaching last, one pace

3 1¼ [4¾]	6. Beggars Banquet I (IRE) 9/2 B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	7	105	121	115	121	–
b g Callernish - Mo Storeen (Abednego)
Chased leader, mistake 2nd, one pace from 2 out

4 hd [5]	4. Globe Runner 7/2 L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	4	106	124	116	124	–
b g Adbass (USA) - Scenic Villa (Top Ville)
Held up, headway 7th, one pace from 2 out

5 16 [21]	5. Amtrak Express 10/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	10	1011	122	108	106	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Four In A Row (CracksmanI)
Prominent, ridden after 7th, soon weakened

6 17 [38]	2. Spendid (IRE) 3/1F Robert Thornton D Nicholson	Robert Thornton D Nicholson	5	1110	135	108	102	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Spendapromise (IRE) (Goldhill)
Held up, ridden 7th, soon behind. stewards' told: jockey reported that his mount was never really going