3.20 3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh Handicap Hurdle of £8,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 1f.

Taunton Results Thu, 15th Jan, 2009

Going - Soft (Good to Soft in places).

3rd Battalion The Royal Welsh Handicap Hurdle of £8,500.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 1f.

1st - £5,529.00, 2nd - £1,624.00, 3rd - £812.00, 4th - £405.00 13 Ran

1st

Oldrik (GER) 11-5 (Mr D J Jones)
(4:15.70 5.25 secs faster on today's going )
Tannenkonig (IRE) - Onestep (GER)(Konigsstuhl (GER))

SP 4/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

Tote Win £6.10 Place £2.20

held up last, headway after 6th, chased leader 2 out, ridden approaching last, soon led, driven out flat

11th Dec, 08 Huntingdon
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 23rd Feb, 09 Hereford
3rd Hcp Hdl

2nd

3.5L

Night Cru (GB) 11-8 (Mr John P McManus)

Night Shift (USA) - Jouet (GB)(Reprimand)

SP 3/1fav

Jonjo O'Neill

A P McCoy

Place £1.20

prominent, led 5th, ridden 2 out, headed last, kept on, no chance with winner

22nd Dec, 08 Hereford
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 31st Jan, 09 Sandown
3rd Hcp Hdl

3rd

3.5L

Bazart (GB) 10-1 (Mr B J Llewellyn)

Highest Honor (FR) - Summer Exhibition (GB)(Royal Academy (USA))

SP 10/1

B J Llewellyn

D P O'Dwyer(5)

Place £3.30

prominent, chased leaders 3 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace

13th Nov, 08 Taunton
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 23rd Feb, 09 Plumpton
3rd Hcp Hdl

4th

1.25L

Nordwind (IRE) 10-13 (Mr Peter Conway)

Acatenango (GER) - Narola (GER)(Nebos (GER))

SP 25/1

E Williams

Donal Fahy(3)

towards rear, headway 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

1st Dec, 08 Fakenham
3rd Mdn Hdl This
Race 26th Jan, 09 Ludlow
9th Hcp Hdl

5th

14L

Pickamus (FR) 10-11 (Mr Neville Statham)

April Night (FR) - Duchesse Du Cochet (FR)(Native Guile (USA))

SP 16/1

H D Daly

T Scudamore

in touch, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out

23rd Nov, 08 Aintree
p.u. Hcp Hdl This
Race 23rd Feb, 09 Hereford
1st Mdn Hdl

6th

Dancewiththedevil (IRE) 10-13 (Mr T Faulkner)

Dr Massini (IRE) - Hibba (IRE)(Doubletour (USA))

SP 14/1

C Roberts

Jack Doyle(3)

mid-division, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

30th Dec, 08 Taunton
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 30th Jul, 09 Stratford
1st Hcp Hdl

7th

3.75L

Tenor De Balme (FR) 10-9 (Mr P Henderson)

Phantom Breeze - Hindi (FR)(Cadoudal (FR))

SP 8/1

P Henderson

L Heard

in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after

1st Jan, 09 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 22nd Feb, 09 Fontwell
6th Hcp Hdl

8th

2.25L

Captain Americo (IRE) 11-7 (Mr M Tedham)

Lord Americo - Excitable Lady(Buckskin (FR))

SP 7/2

Andrew Turnell

M D Grant

mid-division, ridden 6th, soon weakened

17th Dec, 08 Newbury
2nd Hdl This
Race 14th Feb, 09 Wincanton
1st Hcp Hdl

9th

Approved Force (USA) 11-12 (Mr Tim Wood)

With Approval (CAN) - Kinetic Force (USA)(Holy Bull (USA))

SP 18/1

Mrs L Wadham

D Elsworth

led to 5th, ridden 6th, soon weakened

6th Dec, 08 Sandown
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Mar, 09 Towcester
5th Hcp Hdl

10th

Noticeable (IRE) 11-9 (The Hairy Lemon Partnership)

Night Shift (USA) - Nawaji (USA)(Trempolino (USA))

SP 9/1

Alan King

R Thornton

mid-division, ridden 6th, weakened next

20th Dec, 08 Haydock
8th Hcp Hdl This
Race 18th Feb, 09 Doncaster
1st Hdl

11th

18L

Letham Island (IRE) 10-10 (Mr Tim Whiting)

Trans Island (GB) - Common Cause (GB)(Polish Patriot (USA))

SP 50/1

R Stronge

S Quinlan(3)

held up, ridden after 5th, soon no chance

23rd Nov, 08 Plumpton
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 26th Jan, 09 Kempton
8th Hcp Hdl

12th

Dalaram (IRE) 11-1 (Mrs Gail Bridgwater)

Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dalara (IRE)(Doyoun)

SP 80/1

G F Bridgwater

J Mogford

always towards rear, behind from 6th

22nd Dec, 08 Hereford
13th Hcp Hdl This
Race 29th Jan, 09 Towcester
10th Hcp Hdl

13th

1.75L

Pas De Baratin (FR) 10-1 (S Nelson)

Passing Sale (FR) - Epanouie (FR)(Sharken (FR))

SP 66/1

Tom George

Felix De Giles(3)

never better than mid-division

30th Dec, 08 Taunton
8th Hcp Hdl This
Race 13th Aug, 09 Stratford
3rd Nov Chs

Off 3.20
Time 4m. 15.70 secs, which is 5.25 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £14.10.

Non runner Je Ne Sais Plus (FR)