Taunton · 1997-02-26 · Class 3
Taunton 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D (Div I)
2m3f · Good To Soft · 14 runners
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | — | Strong Gale / Kalanshoe | 7/2 | J T Gifford(17.6%) | Leighton Aspell | — | 11-1 | 6 | — |
| 2 | 6 | — | Supreme Leader / Patterdon | 5/2F | G B Balding(12.2%) | A P McCoy | — | 11-4 | 5 | — |
| 3 | 2 | — | Derring Rose / Armagnac Princess | 6/1 | R G Frost(9.3%) | J Frost | — | 11-4 | 6 | — |
| 4 | 13 | — | Nicholas Bill / Linguistic | 12/1 | Kevin Bishop(8.9%) | Rodi Greene | — | 10-13 | 5 | — |
| 5 | 7 | — | Executive Perk / Baybush | 25/1 | Ron Hodges(9.5%) | T Dascombe | — | 11-1 | 6 | — |
| 6 | 12 | — | Hubbly Bubbly / Burlington Belle | 25/1 | Philip Hobbs(17.3%) | Norman Williamson | — | 10-13 | 6 | — |
| 7 | 11 | — | White Prince / Tearful Sarah | 20/1 | Colin Mitchell(5.4%) | S McNeill | — | 11-4 | 5 | — |
| 8 | 4 | — | Green Adventure / Wald Konigin | 50/1 | C F C Jackson(8.2%) | O Burrows | — | 10-13 | 5 | — |
| PU | 1 | — | Cataldi / Arctic Sue | 50/1 | J C Tuck(6.7%) | R Bellamy | — | 11-4 | 6 | — |
| PU | 3 | — | Celio Rufo / Jeanarie | 33/1 | M C Pipe(23.4%) | C Maude | — | 11-4 | 7 | — |
| PU | 5 | — | Pragmatic / Greendown Lass | 50/1 | Nigel Hawke(7.9%) | J Railton | — | 11-4 | 6 | — |
| PU | 8 | — | Minster Son / Lady Andrea | 25/1 | Mrs S D Williams(7.8%) | I Dowrick | — | 11-4 | 6 | b |
| PU | 9 | — | Miner's Lamp / Rescued | 7/2 | Henrietta C Knight(13.7%) | Jim Culloty | — | 11-4 | 5 | — |
| PU | 14 | — | Town And Country / Tudor Orchid | 100/1 | Richard Mitchell(6.2%) | D Skyrme | — | 10-13 | 5 | — |