Full Results
14:40 Taunton
Muriel Bell Memorial Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 3f 1y
- Going: Good (Good to Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £7,900 added
- Winner: £5,133
- 2nd: £1,507
- 3rd: £754
- 4th: £377
- Form 2221
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 124
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Lorcan Williams
tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd at the last, led and edged left run-in, driven out
- Form 12
- Age 5
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey James Bowen
tracked leader and keen at times, went left 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, squeezed through on inside to chase winner final 100 yards and closed, just held
- Form 321240
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer C Gordon
- Jockey Harry Reed
led and set steady pace, increased tempo from 6th, joined when went left and pecked 2 out, headed run-in, no extra and lost 2nd final 100 yards
- Form 78P00
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Tim Vaughan
- Jockey Alan Johns
held up in 5th, some headway into 4th place 6th, never on terms with leading trio, ridden and weakened after 3 out
- Form 1/5-P0
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer J Farrelly
- Jockey R T Dunne
held up in last pair, never a factor, tailed off
Gaelic Surprise
596- Form 57/3FP-
- Age 7
- Weight 10-7
- Trainer C J Down
- Jockey James Davies
raced keenly, tracked leaders in 4th on outside, jumped big 3rd, dropped to 5th place 6th, pushed along and weakened before 3 out, tailed off
- Form 0-3B
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer K Bishop
- Jockey P K Donovan
well in rear, jumped slowly 1st, not fluent 4th, stumbled badly 5th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next