
Results From Taunton - Tuesday, 9th January 2018
Taunton 12:35 Result
Taunton Racecourse Annual Membership Available Today Mares' Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus, 17 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £4,159, 2nd £1,221, 3rd £611, 4th £350
- Distance 2m 0f 104y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 12:35
- Winning Time 06:58
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
chased leaders, led 3 out, soon headed, led before next, landed awkwardly after good jump 2 out, stayed on flat, edged left towards finish, driven out
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
held up towards rear, headway from 5th, 4th 2 out, switched right and went 2nd last, stayed on, switched right towards finish, held by winner
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3rd5 lengths
prominent, led when not fluent 3 out, headed before 2 out, stayed on same pace last
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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4thNeck
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, close 3rd when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
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5th9 lengths
prominent, ridden 3 out, no extra next
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6th2 ½ lengths
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, every chance 3 out, no extra next
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7th3 ¾ lengths
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, never on terms, no extra 2 out
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8th2 lengths
held up in rear, ridden and struggling 6th, never any chance
Tipped by:
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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9th1 ¼ lengths
mid-division, weakened 3 out
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10th3 lengths
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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11th1 ¾ lengths
led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place after 6th, behind 3 out
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12thHead
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, weakened 3 out
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13th10 lengths
held up in rear, hampered 4th, well beaten 3 out
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14th2 ½ lengths
held up in mid-division, towards rear when jumped right 4th, ridden and behind from next
Tipped by:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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15th3 ½ lengths
prominent, led 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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16th1 ½ lengths
always well behind
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PU
led when not fluent 2nd, headed 4th, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£5.70
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Tote Place£1.90, £2.20, £2.40, £3.90
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Exacta£50.50
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Trifecta£133.60
Taunton 13:05 Result
Somerset Chamber Of Commerce Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus, 13 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £5,458, 2nd £1,603, 3rd £801, 4th £401
- Distance 2m 7f 198y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 13:07
- Winning Time 10:24
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, soon went clear and drifted right, eased close home
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2nd2 ¼ lengths
mid-division, not fluent 2nd headway before next, not fluent 9th, outpaced after 3 out, went 2nd and rallied from last, stayed on, not trouble winner
Naps:
- West Country - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd12 lengths
led 2nd, headed before next, led 4th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, one pace
Naps:
- RP Ratings - Racing Post
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
- The Guardian
- Templegate - The Sun
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4th6 lengths
tracked leaders, not always fluent, hit 3 out, outpaced before 2 out
Naps:
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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5th2 lengths
led until 1st, stayed handy, in touch, 5th and no extra when not fluent 2 out
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6th5 lengths
tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 8th, no impression 3 out
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7th13 lengths
chased leaders, not fluent 5th, driven 3 out, soon weakened
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8th1 ½ lengths
held up, took keen hold, mistake 7th, weakened 3 out
Naps:
- Melissa Jones - Gloucestershire Echo
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9th26 lengths
held up towards rear, some headway after 8th, well beaten 3 out
Tipped by:
- Rob Wright - The Times
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10th1 length
led 1st until 2nd, led before 3rd, headed 4th, lost place 8th, well behind 3 out
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11th14 lengths
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, some headway before 8th, weakened next
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PU
in rear, well behind 8th, pulled up before next
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PU
mid-division, not fluent 5th, struggling next, hanging left and behind before 8th, pulled up before 9th
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WD
Withdrawn
Tote Returns
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Total Win£29.40
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Tote Place£5.80, £1.10, £1.40
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Exacta£125.80
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Trifecta£593.10
Taunton 13:35 Result
Musgrove Staff Novices' Hurdle
- 4YO plus, 14 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £5,458, 2nd £1,603, 3rd £801, 4th £401
- Distance 2m 3f 1y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 13:36
- Winning Time 08:21
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
led until 1st, mid-division, headway on outside 5th, challenged after 3 out, led last, driven flat, idled close home
Naps:
- Whistler - Sunday Telegraph
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2nd¾ length
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, led after 3 out, edged right and headed last, edged left towards finish, held by winner, kept on
Naps:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Rockavon - Sunday Mail
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Richard Young - SPOTLIGHT
- Rob Wright - The Times
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3rd2 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, lost place after 4th, rallied 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
Tipped by:
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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4th1 ¼ lengths
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 6th, close 3rd before 2 out, soon shaken up and unable to quicken, stayed on same pace flat
Naps:
- Ian Gaughran - Irish Herald
- Chris Goulding - Scottish Express
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
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5th17 lengths
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway after 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out
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6th1 length
prominent, lost a few places before 6th, well beaten 5th when jumped left 2 out
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7th26 lengths
held up towards rear, ridden and well beaten 3 out
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8th5 lengths
led 1st until 2nd, stayed handy, lost place 5th, struggling after
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9th25 lengths
held up in mid-division, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
Tipped by:
- The Guardian
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10th2 lengths
took keen hold, started off in rear, led 2nd, clear next, headed after 3 out, soon weakened
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11th2 ¾ lengths
took keen hold, prominent, mistake 3rd and 5th, weakened 3 out
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12th10 lengths
in touch in mid-division on inside, ridden after 4th, struggling in rear next
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PU
held up in mid-division, struggling 5th, pulled up before next
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PU
not fluent and soon well behind, tailed off before 6th, pulled up after
Tote Returns
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Total Win£14.50
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Tote Place£3.30, £1.10, £2.70
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Exacta£33.40
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Trifecta£127.60
Taunton 14:10 Result
Hawksmoor Investment Handicap Chase
- 5YO plus, 10 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £9,357, 2nd £2,748, 3rd £1,374, 4th £687
- Distance 2m 7f 3y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:10
- Winning Time 10:08
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
jumped left at times, towards rear, not fluent 11th, headway next, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, led last strides
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2ndNose
held up in rear, headway after 10th, jumped left 4 out, soon ridden, led last, idled flat, headed last strides
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- The Guardian
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3rd2 ¼ lengths
mid-division, headway on outside 4th, challenged 5th, led next, headed after 4 out, led 3 out, headed last, 3rd and held towards finish
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4th1 ½ lengths
jumped left at times, prominent, ridden after 4 out, one pace 2 out, kept on towards finish
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- TOPSPEED
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5th3 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, jumped left 4th, definite 2nd from 10th, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened last
Tipped by:
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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6thShort Head
chased leaders, lost place after 4th, headway 9th, struggling from 10th, no impression after
Naps:
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
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7th18 lengths
led until 6th, lost place 10th, well beaten from 4 out
Naps:
- - Racing and Football Outlook
- Paul Kealy - Weekender
Tipped by:
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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8th5 lengths
held up in mid-division, headway 12th, struggling 4 out,
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- Rob Wright - The Times
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PU
prominent, mistake and lost place 5th, ridden an struggling when hampered after 7th, well behind 13th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after
Tipped by:
- Templegate - The Sun
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U
in rear, blundered and unseated rider 1st
Naps:
- The Duke - Yorkshire Post
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NR
NonRunner
Tote Returns
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Total Win£4.00
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Tote Place£1.30, £2.10, £7.70
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Exacta£28.00
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Trifecta£662.70
Taunton 14:45 Result
Greenslade Taylor Hunt Handicap Hurdle
- 4YO plus, 8 Runners
- Hurdle, Turf
- Winner £8,058, 2nd £2,366, 3rd £1,183, 4th £591
- Distance 2m 3f 1y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 14:45
- Winning Time 08:25
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up, closed on bit after 3 out, challenged 2 out, led and dived at last, edged right towards finish, ridden out
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2nd1 ¾ lengths
tracked leader, led 4th, headed after 5th, led next, joined 2 out, headed last, stayed on, switched left when held towards finish
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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3rd5 lengths
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 3 out, not quicken before 2 out, kept on flat, no impression on front pair
Tipped by:
- POSTDATA
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- The Guardian
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4th6 lengths
mid-division, close up 3 out, one pace next, weakened flat
Naps:
- The Irish Sun
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
- Mel Cullinan - SPOTLIGHT
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Irish Sun
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5th2 lengths
led until 4th, led after 5th, headed next, ridden before 2 out, no extra last
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6th5 lengths
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, lost place after 3 out, soon weakened
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7th3 ¼ lengths
held up, mistake 4th, outpaced after 3 out, well held next
Naps:
- Liverpool Echo
Tipped by:
- TOPSPEED
- Templegate - The Sun
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8th18 lengths
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, not fluent and struggling 7th, well beaten when mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£12.50
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Tote Place£3.20, £1.20, £1.40
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Exacta£39.00
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Trifecta£212.10
Taunton 15:20 Result
Geoffrey Bosley 'Tally Ho' Open Hunters' Chase
- 5YO plus, 10 Runners
- Chase, Turf
- Winner £2,470, 2nd £760, 3rd £380
- Distance 2m 7f 3y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 15:20
- Winning Time 10:14
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up in mid-division, mistake 4th and lost place, not clear run after 4 out, headway approaching next, 3rd before 2 out, 2nd flat, stayed on well, led post
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2ndNose
tracked leader, led 13th, not fluent and headed 4 out, led 3 out, headed post
Tipped by:
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Steve Mason - RP Ratings
- Andrew Sheret - SPOTLIGHT
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3rd8 lengths
held up towards rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, stayed on same pace from 4 out, went 3rd flat
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4th2 ½ lengths
held up in rear, headway on inside 7th, led 4 out, in tight and headed 3 out, weakened flat
Naps:
- Templegate - The Sun
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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5th6 lengths
held up towards rear, headway 6th, mistake 8th, ridden 11th, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
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6th2 ½ lengths
mid-division on outside, lost place after 7th, struggling 12th, well beaten after 4 out
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7th3 ¼ lengths
tracked leaders, lost place 8th, headway after 10th, no extra 2 out
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PU
mid-division on inside, headway after 3rd, mistake 10th, lost place 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
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PU
led, stumbled and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headed 13th, mistake 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up approaching last
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PU
chased leaders, lost place 4th, hit 5th, not fluent 7th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 3 out
Tote Returns
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Total Win£15.70
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Tote Place£3.30, £1.10, £1.90
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Exacta£41.30
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Trifecta£144.70
Taunton 15:50 Result
Simple Minds In Concert 2nd September Standard Open NH Flat Race
- 4YO to 6YO, 11 Runners
- N_H_Flat, Turf
- Winner £3,216, 2nd £944, 3rd £472, 4th £236
- Distance 2m 0f 104y
- Going Soft-good to soft in places
- Off Time 15:51
- Winning Time 07:00
- Race Status: WeighedIn
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1st
held up towards rear, headway from 6f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on, comfortably
Tipped by:
- James Burn - LAMBOURN
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2nd3 ½ lengths
held up in rear, raced on outside, headway 4f out, went 2nd and hung right inside final furlong, no impression on winner final 100 yards
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3rd1 length
led early, prominent, driven 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
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4th½ length
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
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5th4 ½ lengths
held up towards rear, hampered 6f out, headway 5f out, outpaced over 2f out
Tipped by:
- Robin Goodfellow - Daily Mail
- Newsboy - Daily Mirror
- POSTDATA
- Marlborough - Telegraph
- The Guardian
- Patrick Weaver - The Star
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6th4 lengths
mid-division, headway on inside 7f out, one pace over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Tipped by:
- Tim Mitchell - WEST COUNTRY
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7th36 lengths
mid-division, headway 9f out, lost place 5f out, soon behind, tailed off
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8th2 ¾ lengths
tracked leaders, niggled along when jinked right to stable exit 6f out and dropped into rear, hung badly left on bend over 3f out, tailed off after
Tipped by:
- The Scout - Daily Express
- Garry Owen - Daily Record
- Richard Young - SPOTLIGHT
- Templegate - The Sun
- Rob Wright - The Times
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9th2 ½ lengths
chased leaders on outside, outpaced over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off
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10th55 lengths
prominent, hung right and lost place over 6f out, well behind final 4f, tailed off
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11th75 lengths
prominent, lost place 7f out, soon well behind, tailed off
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WD
Withdrawn
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NR
NonRunner
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NR
NonRunner
Naps:
- Wise Owl - Belfast Newsletter
Tote Returns
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Total Win£3.90
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Tote Place£1.50, £3.70, £6.00
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Exacta£42.60
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Trifecta£497.40