2.30 FIRST NATIONAL BANK GOLD CUP CHASE (LIMITED HANDICAP) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 3f. 110yds.

Ascot Results Sat, 22nd Nov, 1997

Going - Good to Soft.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK GOLD CUP CHASE (LIMITED HANDICAP) of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 3f. 110yds.

1st - £25,840.00, 2nd - £9,280.00, 3rd - £4,620.00, 4th - £2,189.00 11 Ran

1st

Simply Dashing (IRE) 11-10
(0:30.85 8.35 secs slower on today's going )
Simply Great (FR) - Qurrat Al Ain(Wolver Hollow)

SP 4/1

M H Easterby

R Dunwoody

1st Nov, 97 Wetherby
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Dec, 97 Cheltenham
6th Hcp Chs

2nd

Fine Thyne (IRE) 10-7

Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine(Wolverlife)

SP 13/2

Mrs A Perrett

M A Fitzgerald

18th Oct, 97 Stratford
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Dec, 97 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs

3rd

0.5L

Or Royal (FR) 11-10

Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR)

SP 11/4fav

A P McCoy

13th Mar, 97 Cheltenham
3rd Chs This
Race 6th Dec, 97 Sandown
3rd Chs

4th

14L

Wild West Wind (IRE) 10-5

Strong Gale - Taggs Castle

SP 20/1

Miss H C Knight

J F Titley

13th Mar, 97 Cheltenham
4th Chs This
Race

5th

0.5L

Redeemyourself (IRE) 10-3

Royal Fountain - Reve Clair(Deep Run)

SP 7/1

J T Gifford

P Hide

13th Nov, 96 Newbury
1st Nov Chs This
Race 5th Dec, 97 Sandown
fell Hcp Chs

6th

1.5L

Monks Soham (IRE) 10-3

The Parson - Kadaga(Linacre)

SP 50/1

Ferdy Murphy

S Wynne

8th Nov, 97 Uttoxeter
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Dec, 97 Lingfield
1st Hcp Chs

7th

Greenback (BEL) 10-8

Absalom - Batalya (BEL)

SP 33/1

Philip Hobbs

L Harvey

1st Nov, 97 Ascot
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Dec, 97 Sandown
7th Hcp Hdl

8th

Around The Gale (IRE) 10-7

Strong Gale - Ring Road(Giolla Mear)

SP 11/2

A Maguire

22nd Mar, 97 Bangor-on-Dee
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 26th Dec, 97 Wincanton
5th Chs

9th

Stately Home (IRE) 11-9

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

SP 25/1

Peter Bowen

D Bridgwater

11th Nov, 97 Newbury
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 26th Dec, 97 Wincanton
4th Chs

p.u.

20L

Jeffell (GB) 11-8

Alias Smith (USA) - Saleander(Leander)

SP 7/1

A L T Moore

C O'Dwyer

Mistake 4th, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out.

27th Oct, 97 Galway
ref Flat This
Race 7th Dec, 97 Fairyhouse
2nd Chs

u.r.

Frazer Island (IRE) 10-4 (Incl 3lbs overweight)

Phardante (FR) - Avransha(Random Shot)

SP 11/1

R Rowe

L Aspell(3)

21st Oct, 97 Chepstow
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 6th Dec, 97 Sandown
4th Chs

Off
Time 5m. 8.50 secs, which is 8.35 secs slower than the course average on today's going