Cheltenham Festival 2026 Race Result Ludlow, Mon, 8th Dec, 1997, HUGH SUMNER NOVICES´ HANDICAP CHASE of £4,500.00 5-y-o plus| irishracing.com

HUGH SUMNER NOVICES´ HANDICAP CHASE of £4,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

1st - £3,191.00, 2nd - £968.00, 3rd - £474.00, 4th - £227.00 14 Ran

1st

Mr Strong Gale (IRE) 11-10
(0:30.08 4.63 secs faster on today's going )
Strong Gale - Fleeting Sunshine

SP 4/1Jfav

Paul Nicholls

T J Murphy

20th Nov, 97 Wincanton
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 22nd Dec, 97 Ludlow
1st Hcp Chs

2nd

Gratomi (IRE) 10-13

Bustomi - Granny Grumble

SP 10/1

P Ritchens

S Fox

20th Nov, 97 Warwick
6th Nov Chs This
Race 20th Dec, 97 Lingfield
fell Nov Chs

3rd

25L

Can't Say (IRE) 10-3

Gallic League - Mixed Feelings(Junius (USA))

SP 9/1

J M Bradley

R Johnson

28th Nov, 97 Bangor-on-Dee
4th Nov Chs This
Race 20th Dec, 97 Lingfield
1st Nov Chs

4th

13L

Hightown Cavalier (GB) 11-0

Thowra (FR) - Hightown Fontana(Gunner B)

SP 20/1

R J Hodges

T Dascombe

20th Nov, 97 Wincanton
p.u. Nov Chs This
Race 11th Dec, 97 Taunton
2nd Nov Chs

5th

1.25L

Jemaro (IRE) 10-0

Tidaro (USA) - Jeremique

SP 50/1

W Jenks

Gary Lyons

5th Dec, 97 Hereford
fell Nov Chs This
Race 26th Dec, 97 Hereford
4th Nov Chs

6th

1.5L

Swing Quartet (IRE) 11-8

Orchestra - Sweetly Stung

SP 12/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

C Llewellyn

22nd Oct, 97 Devon Exeter
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 5th Feb, 98 Towcester
2nd Nov Chs

7th

Gavaskar (IRE) 10-1

Indian King (USA) - Sovereign Bloom(Florescence)

SP 16/1

A Streeter

T Eley

9th Nov, 97 Wetherby
7th Nov Chs This
Race 25th May, 98 Uttoxeter
8th Nov Chs

8th

Prototype (GB) 11-6

Governor General - Sweet Enough(Caerleon (USA))

SP 12/1

G Johnson Houghton

A Thornton

12th Jul, 97 Southwell
4th Hdl This
Race

9th

French Buck (IRE) 10-13

Phardante (FR) - Flying Silver(Master Buck)

SP 10/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

T Jenks

24th Nov, 97 Ludlow
6th Nov Chs This
Race 28th Apr, 99 Cheltenham
4th Chs

10th

Rossell Island (IRE) 11-5

Strong Gale - Fraoch Ban(Deep Run)

SP 4/1Jfav

Mrs J Pitman

R Farrant

20th Nov, 97 Warwick
4th Nov Chs This
Race 8th May, 98 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Hdl

11th

Catwalker (IRE) 10-0 (Incl 5lbs overweight)

Reasonable (FR) - Norse Lady(Viking (USA))

SP 25/1

R Lee

Mr S Durack(5)

19th Nov, 97 Hereford
6th Hcp Chs This
Race 16th Dec, 97 Hereford
p.u. Chs

p.u.

Hit The Bid (IRE) 10-6

Buckskin (FR) - Dont Call Me Lady(Le Bavard (FR))

SP 7/1

I Williams

D Bridgwater

10th Mar, 97 Stratford
6th Hdl This
Race 16th Dec, 97 Hereford
fell Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Cherry Orchid 10-0

Callernish - Cherry Token(Prince Hansel)

SP 33/1

J Needham

B Fenton

20th Nov, 96 Hereford
7th Nov Chs This
Race 11th Feb, 98 Ludlow
6th Nov Chs

p.u.

Mutch Lark 10-0 (Incl 3lbs overweight)

Crested Lark - Mutchkin

SP 50/1

Guy Lewis(3)

24th Nov, 97 Ludlow
p.u. Nov Chs This
Race

Off
Time 5m. 0.80 secs, which is 4.63 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Ludlow Results Mon, 8th Dec, 1997

HUGH SUMNER NOVICES´ HANDICAP CHASE of £4,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.