 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Horne akaenda kunhanho imwe iri nani muchinyorwa cha1997 cheThailand Open, achibuda 25 kuna James Wattana mu32 yekupedzisira. Kuita kwakanaka kwazvo kwebasa rake kwakauya pa1997 World Championship; akaiswa 113th pakutanga kwemwaka, Horne akakunda Barry Mapstone 105, mudiki Joe Perry 108, Tony Chappel 106, Mark King 106 naSteve James 107 kuti vagadzire musangano weScotland wese, mumutambo wekutanga kuCrucible Theatre, naJohn Higgins. Muchiitiko ichi, Horne akatungamira Higgins 31 uye 43, asi akarasikirwa nemutambo 610. 