Cheltenham Festival 2026 Race Result Cheltenham, Thu, 13th Mar, 1997, CATHCART CHALLENGE CUP CHASE of £45,000.00 6-y-o plus| irishracing.com

CATHCART CHALLENGE CUP CHASE of £45,000.00 6-y-o plus 2m. 5f.

1st - £32,850.00, 2nd - £9,900.00, 3rd - £4,800.00, 4th - £2,250.00 10 Ran

1st

Sparky Gayle (IRE) 11-3 (Mr/Mrs Raymond Anderson Green )
(0:30.55 15.10 secs faster on today's going )
Strong Gale - Baybush(Boreen (FR))

SP 3/1fav

C Parker

B Storey

8th Feb, 97 Ayr
1st Nov Chs This
Race 19th Apr, 97 Ayr
1st Nov Chs

2nd

Major Bell (GB) 11-3 (Mr Ian T Middlemiss )

Silly Prices - Melaura Belle(Meldrum)

SP 5/1

A C Whillans

A Dobbin

22nd Feb, 97 Haydock
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 29th Nov, 97 Haydock
9th Hcp Hdl

3rd

2.5L

Or Royal (FR) 11-3

Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR)

SP 4/1

A P McCoy

11th Mar, 97 Cheltenham
1st Chs This
Race 22nd Nov, 97 Ascot
3rd Hcp Chs

4th

13L

Wild West Wind (IRE) 11-0 (Lord Vestey )

Strong Gale - Taggs Castle

SP 10/1

Miss H C Knight

J F Titley

25th Feb, 97 Leicester
1st Nov Chs This
Race 22nd Nov, 97 Ascot
4th Hcp Chs

5th

Destin d'Estruval (FR) 11-7

Port Etienne (FR) - Vocation (FR)(Alleged (USA))

SP 20/1

D Nicholson

D Bridgwater

21st Feb, 97 Haydock
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 18th Apr, 97 Ayr
1st Hcp Chs

6th

2.5L

Stately Home (IRE) 11-3 (P Bowen )

Fools Holme (USA) - Water Splash (USA)(Little Current (USA))

SP 11/1

Peter Bowen

N Williamson

22nd Feb, 97 Kempton
p.u. Nov Chs This
Race 19th Apr, 97 Ayr
3rd Nov Chs

7th

Pimberley Place (IRE) 11-3 (Mr A J Cresser )

Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades(Pollerton)

SP 66/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

C Llewellyn

23rd Nov, 96 Ascot
6th Hcp Chs This
Race 16th Apr, 97 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Chs

8th

The Reverend Bert (IRE) 11-0 (M Kerr-Dineen & M S Dalman )

Decent Fellow - Best Of Kin(Pry)

SP 40/1

G B Balding

B Fenton

1st Mar, 97 Warwick
fell Nov Chs This
Race 22nd Mar, 97 Bangor-on-Dee
5th Nov Chs

p.u.

Double Symphony (IRE) 11-7 (Jet Syndicate )

Orchestra - Darling's Double(Menelek)

SP 4/1

A P O'Brien

G Bradley

8th Feb, 97 Newbury
1st Chs This
Race 5th Apr, 97 Aintree
p.u. Hdl

p.u.

Manhattan Castle (IRE) 11-7 (Pertemps Group Ltd )

Strong Gale - Allamanda (FR)

SP 15/2

A L T Moore

F Woods

19th Jan, 97 Leopardstown
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 2nd Apr, 97 Fairyhouse
1st Hcp Chs

Off
Time 5m. 5.50 secs, which is 15.10 secs faster than the course average on today's going

1996 Challenger Du Luc 6 11-3 D Bridgwater 10/1 (M C Pipe)
1995 Coulton 8 11-7 J Osborne 11/2 (O Sherwood)
1994 Raymylette 7 11-0 M A FitzGerald 7/4 (Nicky Henderson)
1993 Second Schedual 8 11-3 A Maguire 6/1 (A L T Moore)
1992 Repeat The Dose 7 11-0 MRichards 14/1 (T Etherington)

Cheltenham Results Thu, 13th Mar, 1997

CATHCART CHALLENGE CUP CHASE of £45,000.00 6-y-o plus 2m. 5f.