3.20 ROYAL BATH & WEST NOVICES´ HURDLE of £6,000.00 4-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

Taunton Results Thu, 1st Mar, 2007

Going - Soft-Heavy in places.

ROYAL BATH & WEST NOVICES´ HURDLE of £6,000.00 4-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

1st - £3,904.00, 2nd - £1,146.00, 3rd - £573.00, 4th - £286.00 6 Ran

1st

Old Benny (GB) 11-3 (Mr Trevor Hemmings)
(0:39.98 11.36 secs slower on today's going )
Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Jack's The Girl (IRE)(Supreme Leader)
Breeder - R D and Mrs J S Chugg

SP 1/3fav

Alan King

R Thornton

led early, led 3rd to 4th, led and quickened 8th, hung left flat, readily

26th Dec, 06 Huntingdon
2nd Hdl This
Race 11th Mar, 07 Warwick
1st Hdl

2nd

Low Delta (IRE) 11-3 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Hector's Dream)

Old Vic - La-Greine(Strong Gale)

SP 7/2

Paul Nicholls

P Merrigan(3)

chased leaders, every chance 2 out, hit last, no extra flat

13th Feb, 07 Folkestone
b.d. Mdn Hdl This
Race 22nd Apr, 07 Wincanton
4th Hcp Hdl

3rd

16L

Ibberton (GB) 11-3 (Lady Talbot of Malahide & Mr Lamber)

Sovereign Water (FR) - Betty Hayes(Jimsun)

SP 25/1

R H Alner

R Walford

close up, led briefly after 2nd, led 4th, headed before 8th, soon no extra

15th Feb, 07 Chepstow
8th Hdl This
Race 20th Mar, 07 Exeter
7th Hcp Hdl

4th

15L

Schemer Fagan (IRE) 11-3 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr P Henderson)

Nucleon (USA) - Less Hassle (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 40/1

P Henderson

Mr W Biddick(7)

in touch, ridden 8th and lost touch, no impression

1st Jan, 07 Exeter
p.u. Hdl This
Race 18th Mar, 07 Fontwell
p.u. Hcp Hdl

5th

22L

Storm Talk (IRE) 10-10 (Mr M G Jones)

Glacial Storm (USA) - Lotta Talk (IRE)(Le Moss)

SP 16/1

Mrs A Thorpe

S E Durack

mid-division, not fluent 2nd, hit 7th, ridden and weakened after 9th

19th Feb, 07 Market Rasen
5th Mdn Hdl This
Race 12th Mar, 07 Plumpton
4th Hdl

p.u.

Turner (GB) 11-3 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Ms L J Willis)

El Prado (IRE) - Gaily Royal (IRE)(Royal Academy (USA))

SP 33/1

J Groucott

R Spate(5)

always behind, ridden and weakened after 8th, beaten when

21st Feb, 07 Ludlow
u.r. Mdn Hdl This
Race 20th Mar, 07 Warwick
14th Hdl

Off
Time 6m. 39.80 secs, which is 11.36 secs slower than the course average on today's going