Ascot · 1997-11-22 · Grade 2
First National Bank Gold Cup Chase Class A (Grade 2) (Handicap)
2m3½f · Good To Soft · 11 runners
1965 Chase1997 edition· Wikipedia winner: Simply Dashing
| Pos ↑ | # | Dr | Horse | SP | Trainer | Jockey | OR | Wt | Age | Gear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | — | Simply Great / Qurrat Al Ain | 4/1 | Tim Easterby(9.4%) | R Dunwoody | 152 | 11-10 | 6 | — |
| 2 | 6 | — | Good Thyne / Bring Me Sunshine | 13/2 | Amanda Perrett(11.3%) | Mick Fitzgerald | 135 | 10-7 | 8 | — |
| 3 | 2 | — | Kendor / Pomme Royale | 11/4F | M C Pipe(23.4%) | A P McCoy | 152 | 11-10 | 6 | b |
| 4 | 8 | — | Strong Gale / Taggs Castle | 20/1 | Henrietta C Knight(13.7%) | Jason Titley | 133 | 10-5 | 7 | — |
| 5 | 10 | — | Royal Fountain / Reve Clair | 7/1 | J T Gifford(17.6%) | Philip Hide | 131 | 10-3 | 8 | — |
| 6 | 11 | — | The Parson / Kadaga | 50/1 | G A Hubbard(13.8%) | S Wynne | 131 | 10-3 | 9 | — |
| 7 | 5 | — | Absalom / Batalya | 33/1 | Philip Hobbs(17.3%) | Luke Harvey | 136 | 10-8 | 6 | — |
| 8 | 7 | — | Strong Gale / RingRoad I | 11/2 | D R Gandolfo(11.4%) | Adrian Maguire | 135 | 10-7 | 6 | — |
| 9 | 3 | — | Fools Holme / Water Splash | 25/1 | Peter Bowen(14.8%) | D Bridgwater | 151 | 11-9 | 6 | — |
| PU | 4 | — | Alias Smith / Saleander | 7/1 | A L T Moore(11.7%) | Conor O'Dwyer | 150 | 11-8 | 7 | — |
| UR | 9 | — | Phardante / Avransha | 11/1 | Richard Rowe(8%) | Leighton Aspell | 132 | 10-1 | 8 | — |