Ascot · 1997-04-29 · Class 3
Meridian Tonight Novices' Hurdle Class C
2m4f · Good To Firm · 9 runners
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | — | Thatching / Fair Country | 4/5F | M C Pipe(23.4%) | A P McCoy | — | 11-0 | 6 | v |
| 2 | 1 | — | Shardari / Samarzana | 10/1 | Lynn Siddall(6%) | Ollie Pears | — | 11-5 | 5 | — |
| 3 | 8 | — | Phardante / Running Game | 11/2 | Alan Blackmore(8.2%) | R Dunwoody | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |
| 4 | 5 | — | Gildoran / Caer-Gai | 16/1 | N A Gaselee(15.1%) | Warren Marston | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |
| 5 | 6 | — | Over The River / Biddy The Crow | 6/1 | Nicky Henderson(22.7%) | Mick Fitzgerald | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |
| 6 | 4 | — | Jester / Raise The Dawn | 14/1 | Jim Old(13%) | G Upton | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |
| 7 | 3 | — | Dragon Palace / Aunt Livia | 33/1 | Gary Moore(11.9%) | D Gallagher | — | 11-0 | 7 | — |
| 8 | 7 | — | Buckley / Raheny | 12/1 | Nigel Twiston-Davies(14.4%) | Carl Llewellyn | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |
| 9 | 9 | — | Phardante / Good Calx | 33/1 | Nicky Henderson(22.7%) | J R Kavanagh | — | 11-0 | 6 | — |