Thurles · 1997-01-06
Irish National Hunt Novice Hurdle
2m · Good · 16 runners
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | Rakaposhi King / Herald The Dawn | 3/1 | W.P. Mullins(21.5%) | D J Casey | — | 11-7 | 6 | — |
| 2 | 13 | — | Montelimar / Liscarton | 5/2F | A P O'Brien(19%) | Charlie Swan | — | 10-12 | 5 | — |
| 3 | 2 | — | Bering / Make Change | 3/1 | D P Kelly(6.2%) | J Shortt | — | 11-3 | 5 | — |
| 4 | 4 | — | Farhaan / Ceoil Eireann | 6/1 | Capt D G Swan(9.1%) | J M Donnelly | — | 10-9 | 6 | — |
| 5 | 6 | — | Henbit / Another Cert | 12/1 | Sean O O'Brien(6.7%) | T Horgan | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |
| 6 | 11 | — | Orange Reef / Vital Spirit | 20/1 | R V Shaw(6.3%) | J P Broderick | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |
| 7 | 10 | — | Boyne Valley I / Sophie Louise | 25/1 | — | S H O'Donovan | — | 11-0 | 8 | — |
| 8 | 9 | — | Over The River / Kincone Wexford VI | 33/1 | Patrick J Flynn(9%) | J R Barry | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |
| 9 | 12 | — | Efisio / Cyclamen | 7/1 | Malachy J Ryan(10.2%) | Mr S P Hennessy | — | 10-7 | 8 | — |
| 10 | 7 | — | Strong Gale / Sarsa | 33/1 | Gerard Stack(6.8%) | K F O'Brien | — | 11-0 | 8 | — |
| 11 | 17 | — | Lancastrian / Hathaways Gazette | 16/1 | Andrew Slattery(7.6%) | W Slattery | — | 10-9 | 7 | — |
| 12 | 14 | — | Strong Gale / Castle Hamshire | 25/1 | Ronald O'Leary(6.5%) | A Powell | — | 10-9 | 7 | — |
| 13 | 15 | — | Decent Fellow / Naturally Enough | 33/1 | R V Shaw(6.3%) | S Fitzgerald | — | 10-2 | 6 | — |
| 14 | 16 | — | Supreme Leader / First Gal | 14/1 | J J Lennon(2.8%) | Tommy Treacy | — | 10-9 | 7 | — |
| PU | 5 | — | Phardante / Sister Fiona | 25/1 | Eric McNamara(7.4%) | J Old Jones | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |
| PU | 8 | — | Quayside I / Knockboy Star | 33/1 | Mrs John Harrington(10.7%) | Conor O'Dwyer | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |