1997 Betfair Hurdle

Make A Stand (GB) won the 1997 Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on 8 February 1997, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by C Maude, at 6/1, beating Hamilton Silk (GB) by 9 lengths.

Updated 1997-02-08

Quick answers

Who won the Betfair Hurdle in 1997? Make A Stand (GB) won the 1997 Betfair Hurdle at Newbury on 8 February 1997, trained by M C Pipe and ridden by C Maude, at 6/1, beating Hamilton Silk (GB) by 9 lengths.
Who came second in the 1997 Betfair Hurdle? Hamilton Silk (GB) (40/1) finished second, and Direct Route (IRE) (7/1) was third.
Did the favourite win the 1997 Betfair Hurdle? No. The 5/2 favourite Edelweis Du Moulin (FR) finished 6th of 18.
What was the winning time of the 1997 Betfair Hurdle? Make A Stand (GB) won in 3m 58.40s over 2m½f on Good going.
How much prize money did the 1997 Betfair Hurdle winner get? Make A Stand (GB) earned £58,796 for winning the 1997 Betfair Hurdle.
How many ran in the 1997 Betfair Hurdle? 18 ran in the 1997 Betfair Hurdle (average since 1990: 18.7).

Make A Stand (GB)Winner

6/1SP

18 ranRunners

3m 58.40sWinning time

£58,796Prize to winner

Edelweis Du Moulin (FR) (5/2F): 6th of 18Favourite

Full result

Pos	Btn	Horse	SP	Age	Wgt	Jockey	Claim	Trainer	OR	Headgear	Owner	Total btn	Time	Prize
1	won 9	Make A Stand (GB)	6/1	6	11-7	C Maude	-	M C Pipe	140	-	P A Deal	-	3m 58.40s	£58,796
2	9	Hamilton Silk (GB)	40/1	5	10-11	Jamie Evans	-	M C Pipe	130	-	Elite Racing Club	9	-	£21,914
3	1	Direct Route (IRE)	7/1	6	11-4	Norman Williamson	-	Howard Johnson	137	-	Chris Heron	10	-	£10,645
4	nk	Mistinguett (IRE)	7/1	5	11-9	Jamie Osborne	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	142	-	John Duggan	10¼	-	£4,998
5	2½	Silver Groom (IRE)	33/1	7	11-3	S Ryan	5	R Akehurst	141	-	The Silver Darling Partnership	12¾	-	£1,936
6	6	Edelweis Du Moulin (FR)	5/2F	5	10-12	Paul Carberry	-	G Richards	131	-	Sir Robert Ogden	18¾	-	£912
7	5	Mister Morose (IRE)	12/1	7	11-9	D Walsh	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	142	-	Mrs J Mould	23¾	-	-
8	3½	Kissair (IRE)	50/1	6	11-5	Jason Titley	-	Nicky Henderson	138	-	Terry Benson	27¼	-	-
9	1¾	Hatta Breeze (GB)	20/1	5	10-11	Robert Massey	3	D Nicholson	133	-	Mrs J Mould	29	-	-
10	2½	Dr Leunt (IRE)	50/1	6	11-5	G Tormey	-	Philip Hobbs	138	-	Peter Emery	dist	-	-
11	10	Paddy's Return I (IRE)	11/1	5	11-12	R Dunwoody	-	Ferdy Murphy	145	b	Express Newspapers Plc	dist	-	-
12	3	Eskimo Nel (IRE)	25/1	6	11-3	Leighton Aspell	3	John Spearing	139	-	First Chance Racing	dist	-	-
13	3½	Roll A Dollar (GB)	66/1	11	10-12	P Holley	-	David Elsworth	131	-	K Costello	dist	-	-
14	3½	Chief's Song (GB)	33/1	7	11-7	A Dicken	-	Simon Dow	140	-	Mrs Anne Devine	dist	-	-
15	4	Zabadi (IRE)	20/1	5	12-0	Adrian Maguire	-	D Nicholson	147	-	Lady Harris	dist	-	-
16	7	Romancer (IRE)	10/1	6	11-10	M Richards	-	Nigel Twiston-Davies	143	b	Matt Archer The Late Miss J Broadhurst	dist	-	-
17	½	Storm Damage (IRE)	14/1	5	11-7	D Bridgwater	-	Paul Nicholls	140	-	Storm Damage Partnership	dist	-	-
PU	-	Clifton Beat (USA)	33/1	6	11-12	Richard Hughes	-	Philip Hobbs	145	-	D B O'Connor	-	-	-

Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).

How they ran next

Pos here	Horse	Next run	Course	Race	Result	SP
1	Make A Stand (GB)	1997-03-11	Cheltenham	Smurfit Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy Grade 1	Won	7/1
2	Hamilton Silk (GB)	1997-03-13	Cheltenham	Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle (Grade 3)	14th of 20	7/1
3	Direct Route (IRE)	1997-03-12	Cheltenham	Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B	Pulled up	16/1
4	Mistinguett (IRE)	1997-02-22	Haydock	Stretton Leisure Select Hurdle Class B	2nd of 7	11/8F
5	Silver Groom (IRE)	1997-03-08	Sandown	Sunderlands Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B	8th of 18	20/1
6	Edelweis Du Moulin (FR)	1997-04-19	Ayr	Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle Limited Handicap (Grade 2)	3rd of 11	10/1
7	Mister Morose (IRE)	1997-02-21	Haydock	Queen Of Hearts Handicap Hurdle Class B	6th of 9	3/1
8	Kissair (IRE)	1997-02-22	Haydock	Stretton Leisure Select Hurdle Class B	3rd of 7	10/1
9	Hatta Breeze (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
10	Dr Leunt (IRE)	1997-02-15	Chepstow	M & N Group HurdleLimited Handicap	5th of 12	12/1
11	Paddy's Return I (IRE)	1997-03-13	Cheltenham	Bonusprint Stayers' Hurdle Grade 1	3rd of 17	20/1
12	Eskimo Nel (IRE)	1997-03-29	Haydock	Daihatsu Handicap Class C	2nd of 9	13/2
13	Roll A Dollar (GB)	-	-	-	Not run since	-
14	Chief's Song (GB)	1997-03-08	Sandown	Sunderlands Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B	9th of 18	25/1
15	Zabadi (IRE)	1997-02-20	Wincanton	K. J. Pike & Sons Kingwell Hurdle Grade 2	5th of 8	4/1
16	Romancer (IRE)	1997-02-20	Wincanton	K. J. Pike & Sons Kingwell Hurdle Grade 2	2nd of 8	11/4F
17	Storm Damage (IRE)	1997-02-15	Chepstow	M & N Group HurdleLimited Handicap	10th of 12	12/1
PU	Clifton Beat (USA)	1997-04-05	Aintree	Cordon Bleu Handicap Hurdle Class B	4th of 18	16/1

16 of 18 have run since; 1 won next time out.

Betfair Hurdle winners by year

Year	Winner	SP	Trainer
2026	Tutti Quanti (FR)	100/30	Paul Nicholls
2025	Joyeuse (FR)	9/2	Nicky Henderson
2024	Iberico Lord (FR)	11/2	Nicky Henderson
2023	Aucunrisque (FR)	9/1	Chris Gordon
2022	Glory And Fortune (IRE)	20/1	Tom Lacey
2021	Soaring Glory (IRE)	17/2	Jonjo O'Neill
2020	Pic D'Orhy (FR)	33/1	Paul Nicholls
2019	Al Dancer (FR)	5/2F	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2018	Kalashnikov (IRE)	8/1CF	Amy Murphy
2017	Ballyandy (GB)	3/1F	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2016	Agrapart (FR)	16/1	Nick Williams
2015	Violet Dancer (GB)	20/1	Gary Moore
2014	Splash Of Ginge (GB)	33/1	Nigel Twiston-Davies
2013	My Tent Or Yours (IRE)	5/1F	Nicky Henderson
2012	Zarkandar (IRE)	11/4F	Paul Nicholls
2011	Recession Proof (FR)	12/1	John Quinn
2010	Get Me Out Of Here (IRE)	6/1	Jonjo O'Neill
2008	Wingman (IRE)	14/1	Gary Moore
2007	Heathcote (GB)	50/1	Gary Moore
2005	Essex (IRE)	4/1F	M J P O'Brien
2004	Geos (FR)	16/1	Nicky Henderson
2003	Spirit Leader (IRE)	14/1	Mrs John Harrington
2002	Copeland (GB)	13/2	M C Pipe
2001	Landing Light (IRE)	4/1F	Nicky Henderson
2000	Geos (FR)	15/2	Nicky Henderson
1999	Decoupage (GB)	6/1	Charles Egerton
1998	Sharpical (GB)	10/1	Nicky Henderson
1997	Make A Stand (GB)	6/1	M C Pipe
1996	Squire Silk (GB)	13/2	Andy Turnell
1995	Mysilv (GB)	9/4F	Charles Egerton
1994	Large Action (IRE)	9/2	Oliver Sherwood
1993	King Credo (GB)	10/1	Steve Woodman
1992	Rodeo Star (USA)	15/2	Nigel Tinkler
1990	Deep Sensation (GB)	7/1	J T Gifford

Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.

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1997 Betfair Hurdle

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