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Jonjo and Pipe celebrate

They enjoy Cheltenham Page 17

Eventual winner Dell'Arca, ridden by West jockey Tom Scudamore, right, battles with Rawnaq, left, during the StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle at the Cheltenham Open meeting yesterday

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18 November 2013 INDEX Football 2–9 Results, tables 2 Rugby Union 10–14 Rallying 15 Cricket 16Racing 17–19 Formula One 20

2 FOOTBALL MONDAY NOVEMBER 18 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS

FIFA World cup european Q'fying Play-Offs 1st leg Friday

Greece .....................(2) 3 Mitroglou 14, 67

romania ..................(1) 1

Stancu 19

Salpingidis 21 Att 28,200

Iceland .....................(0) 0 Att 9,768

Portugal ...................(0) 1 Ronaldo 82 Att 64,000

Ukraine ....................(0) 2 Zozulya 61

croatia .....................(0) 0 Sweden....................(0) 0

France .....................(0) 0

Att 67,732

P W Arsenal ............11 4 Liverpool ..........11 5 Southamptn .....11 4 Chelsea ...........11 5 Man Utd ...........11 3 Everton ............11 3 Spurs ...............11 3 Man City ..........11 5 Newcastle ........11 2 West Brom .......11 2 Aston Villa........11 2 Hull ..................11 3 Swansea ..........11 1 Cardiff ..............11 2 Norwich............11 2 West Ham ........11 1 Stoke ...............11 1 Fulham.............11 1 Sunderland ......11 2 Crystal Pal .......11 1

hOMe D L F 0 1 11 0 1 13 2 0 11 1 0 14 2 1 8 2 0 6 1 2 5 0 0 20 2 1 7 1 2 6 0 4 6 2 0 4 3 2 11 1 2 5 2 2 7 1 3 5 3 1 3 1 3 5 0 4 6 1 4 4

A 5 3 2 5 5 3 5 2 5 4 9 1 11 5 7 7 3 9 10 10

W 4 2 2 1 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 0

top Scorers

Daniel Sturridge luis Suarez Sergio Aguero robin van Persie loic remy Aaron ramsey

International Matches

Friday belarus ....................(0) 0 Albania ....................(0) 0 czech republic.......(1) 2 canada ....................(0) 0

brentford .................(1) 5

crewe ......................(0) 0

Denmark ..................(1) 2

Norway ....................(0) 1

carlisle.....................(0) 1

Pedersen 78

Noble 47 (pen) Att 3,675

crawley town .........(0) 1

england ...................(0) 0

chile ........................(1) 2

colchester ...............(0) 1

Swindon ..................(1) 2

estonia.....................(0) 2

Azerbaijan ...............(1) 1

Okuonghae 78 Att 3,334

leyton Orient ..........(0) 0

Preston ....................(1) 1

Notts county ...........(0) 0

Wolves .....................(0) 1

Italy ..........................(1) 1

Germany..................(1) 1

Oldham ........................ P Port Vale ..................(2) 3

Mk Dons...................... P Shrewsbury.............(0) 1

Poland......................(0) 0

Slovakia...................(2) 2

rep of Ireland .........(1) 3

latvia .......................(0) 0

Celustka 3 Horava 81

Kvist Jorgensen 14 Boilesen 90 Att 62,963

Zenjov 54 Lindpere 66 Abate 28 Att 49,000

Yarmolenko 83 (pen)

AWAY D L F 1 1 11 2 1 8 2 1 4 2 2 4 0 2 10 3 1 8 1 1 4 1 4 8 0 3 8 4 1 6 2 1 5 0 5 5 0 3 4 2 3 4 0 4 2 3 2 4 1 4 7 0 4 5 1 4 2 0 5 2

Keane 22 McGeady 67 Long 79

A 5 7 3 5 8 7 1 10 11 8 3 13 4 10 14 4 11 10 12 11

Pts 25 23 22 21 20 20 20 19 17 14 14 14 12 12 11 10 10 10 7 4

(Liverpool) ........................ 8 (Liverpool) ........................ 8 (Man City) ........................ 8 (Man Utd) ......................... 7 (Newcastle) ...................... 7 (Arsenal) .......................... 6

Alexis 7, 90 Aliyev 44

Hummels 8 Kucka 31 Mak 39

Att 42,000

Trotta 43 Forshaw 46 Saville 58 Donaldson 63, 73

AFc Wimbledon ......(1) 4

Portsmouth .............(0) 0

bristol rovers .........(1) 1

bury .........................(1) 1

Dag & red ...............(1) 2

burton Albion .........(0) 0

exeter.......................(0) 0

Southend .................(2) 2

Ebanks-Landell 76

Mansfield .................(1) 1

Oxford Utd ..............(2) 3

McAlinden 59 Att 6,547

Morecambe..............(0) 1

rochdale .................(0) 2

Northampton ...........(0) 1

Fleetwood town .....(0) 0

Scunthorpe..............(0) 0

Accrington Stanley (2) 2

torquay....................(0) 0

chesterfield ............(2) 2

Wycombe.................(0) 1

cheltenham .............(0) 2

York ..........................(0) 1

Plymouth .................(0) 1

Att 6,616

Clarke 88

Ajose 28 N’Guessan 47

Att 7,123

Garner 33

Att 7,520

Robertson 23 Myrie-Williams 30 Hugill 90

Sheff Utd .................(1) 1

Gillingham...............(1) 2

Porter 19 Att 16,560

Kedwell 7 McDonald 47

Stevenage................(0) 0

rotherham ..............(1) 3 bristol city ..............(1) 1

Att 2,814

Pringle 14 Davis 61 O’Connor 66

russia ......................(1) 1

Serbia ......................(1) 1

tranmere .................(1) 1

Scotland ..................(0) 0

USA ..........................(0) 0

Yesterday bradford ..................(2) 3 coventry..................(3) 3

South korea ............(0) 2

Switzerland .............(1) 1

turkey ......................(1) 1

Northern Ireland .....(0) 0

Samedov 30 Att 6,000 Att 30,000 Hong 56 C Lee 85

Erdinc 45

Djordjevic 31

Kasami 7

Att 14,000

Saturday Argentina .................(0) 0 ecuador ...................(0) 0 equatorial Guinea...(1) 1 Spain .......................(2) 2

Bermudez 36 Att 30,000

Cazorla 14 Juanfran 42

Jamaica ...................(0) 0

trinidad and tobago(1) 1

Japan .......................(1) 2

holland ....................(2) 2

Wales .......................(0) 1

Finland ....................(0) 1

Osako 44 Honda 60 Att 18,000 King 58 Att 11,809

Guerra 5

Van der Vaart 12 Robben 39 Riski 90

Yesterday brazil ........................(1) 5 honduras ................(0) 0 Bernard 21 Dante 55 Maicon 65 Willian 70 Hulk 73

Baldock 14

Wells 17, 28, 90 (pen)

Webster 2 L Clarke 7 Wilson 42

Att 14,322

A 7 12 11 8 21 18 10 15 14 9 12 15 22 11 18 20 15 15 13 12 20 24 13 35

Pt 42 36 35 33 31 31 30 30 30 29 29 29 27 26 25 22 21 21 20 20 19 18 13 3

Att 4,605

O’Toole 4 (pen) Att 5,534

Hylton 36

Hines 8 (pen) Howell 54

Att 1,626

Att 3,547

Woodrow 12 Hurst 29

Stevenson 45

Rigg 13 Constable 45 Williams 66

Amond 89 Att 2,563

Hughes 64 (og) Hogan 66

Norris 90

Att 4,076

Att 3,255

Bowerman 26 Odejayi 36

Att 2,361

Banks 15 O’Shea 19

McClure 66 Att 3,207

Cureton 56 Knott 67 (og)

Bowman 54 Att 3,803

Obadeyi 65

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Wolves .............16 6 1 1 16 5 6 2 0 14 5 39 L Orient ............16 6 1 1 17 6 6 1 1 19 7 38 Peterboro ........15 5 1 2 9 7 5 1 1 16 5 32 Brentford ..........16 5 1 2 13 5 4 2 2 12 12 30 Preston ............16 3 4 1 12 9 5 2 1 12 7 30 Swindon ...........16 6 1 1 20 9 2 1 5 11 12 26 Bradford ...........16 4 2 2 18 9 2 4 2 9 8 24 Rotherham .......16 2 4 2 11 13 4 2 2 13 9 24 Port Vale ..........16 4 2 2 13 11 3 0 5 11 14 23 MK Dons..........15 5 2 1 15 8 1 2 4 9 12 22 Walsall .............15 2 2 3 7 10 4 2 2 10 5 22 Coventry ..........16 6 1 1 22 14 3 3 2 15 11 21 Crawley Town ..16 4 1 3 10 11 1 4 3 9 12 20 Gillingham........16 3 2 3 9 9 2 1 5 11 16 18 Colchester .......16 2 3 3 7 10 1 5 2 9 12 17 Carlisle.............16 2 2 4 9 18 2 3 3 7 10 17 Shrewsbury......16 3 4 1 10 5 0 3 5 6 14 16 Oldham ............15 3 2 2 8 6 1 1 6 11 17 15 Bristol City .......16 1 4 3 9 12 1 4 3 15 16 14 Stevenage .......16 2 1 5 9 14 2 1 5 6 12 14 Tranmere .........16 1 3 4 10 20 2 2 4 6 10 14 Crewe ..............16 2 3 3 8 15 1 1 6 4 21 13 Sheff Utd..........16 3 2 3 10 9 0 1 7 4 16 12 Notts Co ..........16 3 0 5 11 10 0 1 7 6 20 10 *Coventry deducted 10 points for entering administration

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Oxford Utd .......16 2 3 3 7 8 6 2 0 19 6 29 Chesterfield .....16 4 2 2 10 7 4 3 1 13 7 29 Rochdale .........16 6 1 1 17 8 3 1 4 8 12 29 Fleetwood T .....16 4 1 3 17 11 5 0 3 9 6 28 Southend .........16 4 1 3 10 6 4 1 3 10 8 26 Newport C .......16 6 1 1 18 7 1 4 3 6 12 26 Dag & Red .......16 5 2 1 14 6 2 3 3 10 14 26 Morecambe......16 3 3 2 14 12 4 1 3 9 10 25 Wimbledon.......16 5 1 2 14 8 2 2 4 7 11 24 Exeter ..............16 4 0 4 9 11 3 3 2 11 8 24 Burton Albion ...16 2 2 4 8 10 5 1 2 12 10 24 Scunthorpe ......16 4 2 2 8 8 2 4 2 9 11 24 Wycombe.........15 3 1 4 10 11 3 2 2 11 8 21 Hartlepool ........16 4 0 4 10 10 2 3 3 9 9 21 Mansfield .........16 2 3 3 11 11 3 3 2 5 7 21 Portsmouth ......15 4 0 3 11 9 1 5 2 12 17 20 Cheltenham .....16 2 4 2 14 13 3 1 4 9 15 20 Plymouth..........16 3 3 2 4 6 2 1 5 7 10 19 York .................16 3 2 3 11 10 1 3 4 11 15 17 Bristol Rvrs ......16 2 4 2 8 9 1 2 5 5 10 15 Bury .................16 2 3 3 9 9 1 2 5 8 12 14 Accrington S ....16 1 3 4 7 10 2 2 4 7 12 14 Torquay ............16 1 4 3 7 12 2 1 5 10 15 14 Northamptn ......16 2 4 2 10 9 1 0 7 4 13 13

AFc totton ..........................0 bedford town......................3 bideford ...............................4 biggleswade town .............3 corby ...................................3 Frome town ........................1 Poole town..........................2

clevedon town ...................1 Godalming town .............. 0 evesham ..............................3 Yate .................................... 0 Guildford city .....................1 Paulton .............................. 3 Mangotsfield .......................4 bishops cleeve ................ 2 North leigh .........................0 Wimborne town ............... 1 Stratford town ....................0 cirencester ....................... 2 Swindon Supermarine .......2 cinderford ......................... 2 taunton................................3 Fleet town......................... 0 thatcham town ..................0 Shortwood Utd ................. 6 bridgwater town.................0 Didcot town ...................... 0 hOMe AWAY

calor lge Premier

Alfreton town......................3 braintree town ................. 1 barnet ..................................2 cambridge Utd ................. 2 chester Fc ..........................1 luton ................................. 1 Fc halifax ............................4 Aldershot .......................... 0 Forest Green .......................4 lincoln city ...................... 1 Gateshead ...........................3 Salisbury ........................... 2 kidderminster .....................3 Wrexham ........................... 1 Macclesfield ........................3 Dartford ............................. 1 Southport ............................0 hereford ............................ 3 tamworth.............................0 Grimsby............................. 2 Welling .................................1 Nuneaton........................... 2 Woking.................................3 hyde .................................. 2 hOMe AWAY P W D l F A W D l F Cambridge ...........19 9 0 0 22 2 3 6 1 9 Kiddermnstr .........19 7 1 1 21 8 4 2 4 11 Luton....................19 5 3 0 17 7 4 5 2 16 Grimsby ...............18 5 1 2 17 9 5 2 3 10 FC Halifax............19 9 2 0 28 7 0 2 6 8 Alfreton Town .......19 8 1 1 24 11 2 0 7 8 Barnet ..................19 4 5 1 16 10 3 4 2 12 Salisbury ..............18 7 1 1 17 6 2 2 5 9 Nuneaton .............19 4 3 2 15 13 4 3 3 12 Braintree Town.....19 4 1 4 13 11 4 4 2 13 Gateshead ...........19 5 2 3 17 14 4 0 5 13 Welling .................19 5 3 2 15 9 3 2 4 13 Forest Green .......19 7 1 2 23 8 1 2 6 12 Macclesfld............19 5 3 3 17 14 2 2 4 9 Lincoln City ..........19 5 1 2 9 3 2 3 6 10 Wrexham .............19 5 2 2 15 11 1 2 7 12 Hereford...............19 3 4 2 9 9 2 2 6 12 Southport .............19 5 2 3 11 11 1 1 7 6 Woking.................19 3 4 4 14 16 2 1 5 9 Tamworth .............19 3 3 5 11 15 2 2 4 6 Chester FC ..........20 1 6 3 5 9 3 1 6 12 Dartford................19 4 1 3 12 10 1 2 8 7 Aldershot .............19 4 2 3 16 14 2 3 5 5 Hyde ....................20 0 2 8 6 18 0 1 9 11 *Aldershot deducted 10 points for entering administration

Ridehalgh 41 Att 4,932

Frampton 34, 74 S Moore 82 Smith 90

P Chesham .............16 Hemel Hemp .......14 Bideford ...............14 Cambridge City....15 Poole Town ..........12 Stourbridge ..........13 Banbury ...............13 St Albans .............13 Biggleswade T .....13 Hungerford T .......12 Truro City .............16 Redditch ..............16 Burnham ..............15 Frome Town .........14 Weymouth ...........12 Corby ...................12 Hitchin..................14 Arlesey.................14 Chippenham ........16 Bedford Town.......15 St Neots Town .....16 AFC Totton...........15 Bashley ................14

W 6 7 6 4 3 4 4 4 2 3 1 2 1 0 3 4 3 1 3 2 2 1 0

hOMe D 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 3 0 2 0 1 1

l 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 2 1 3 5 4 4 5 2 1 2 3 5 4 6 7 7

hitchin ............................... 5 burnham ........................... 3 bashley ............................. 2 chippenham ..................... 3 Weymouth ......................... 1 truro city .......................... 2 St Neots town .................. 0

F 20 34 23 11 11 13 11 11 10 7 10 10 8 6 9 9 14 10 9 13 12 11 8

A W 6 6 2 4 8 3 6 5 7 4 8 4 9 4 8 2 7 3 7 4 20 4 19 4 14 3 17 5 8 2 6 1 9 1 13 3 20 2 20 1 20 1 29 1 20 0

D 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 5 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 1

AWAY l 2 2 0 2 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 3 4 4 3 5 4 7 5 5

F 20 16 13 11 13 22 14 16 15 12 14 12 15 14 8 7 8 11 12 12 6 7 5

A 8 9 8 6 10 8 12 11 11 5 14 21 11 6 9 15 8 10 18 24 16 16 24

Pt 38 34 32 30 25 24 24 21 21 21 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 13 9 7 2

calor lge South & West

P North Leigh ..........14 Cirencester ..........13 Paulton ................15 Wimborne Town ...16 Swindon Super ....15 Merthyr Town .......12 Tiverton ................13 Mangotsfield ........13 Bridgwater T ........12 Taunton ................16 Stratford Town .....14 Yate .....................14 Evesham..............15 Cinderford ............14 Godalming T ........14 Thatcham Town ...14 Shortwood Utd.....10 Didcot Town .........14 Bishops Cleeve ...14 Clevedon Town .... 11 Fleet Town ...........15 Guildford City.......14

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3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1

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1 1 2 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 2 3 2 1 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Burnley ............15 5 3 0 15 4 5 1 1 12 6 34 Leicester ..........15 6 1 1 13 8 4 1 2 11 7 32 QPR .................15 6 1 0 10 2 3 4 1 7 6 32 Blackpool .........15 4 3 1 10 7 3 3 1 9 7 27 Nottm For ........15 4 2 1 11 6 3 3 2 12 10 26 Reading ...........15 4 4 0 14 7 2 2 3 9 11 24 Watford ............15 3 2 2 13 10 3 3 2 14 10 23 Leeds ...............15 4 1 2 12 6 3 1 4 10 12 23 Derby ...............15 2 3 3 13 14 4 1 2 16 9 22 Wigan ..............14 4 3 0 12 7 2 1 4 5 5 22 Brighton ...........15 3 3 2 13 9 2 3 2 5 5 21 Ipswich.............15 4 1 2 12 6 1 4 3 11 14 20 Blackburn.........15 4 1 2 11 5 1 3 4 9 14 19 Bournemth .......15 4 0 3 11 10 1 3 4 10 20 18 Huddersfld ......15 3 3 2 14 11 1 2 4 5 8 17 Middlesbro’ ......15 2 5 1 17 11 1 2 4 8 13 16 Bolton ..............15 1 5 2 9 9 2 2 3 7 12 16 Birmingham .....15 2 1 4 10 7 2 1 5 7 15 14 Charlton ...........14 1 3 3 5 8 2 2 3 7 10 14 Millwall .............15 2 2 3 10 12 1 3 4 8 19 14 Doncaster ........14 2 1 4 7 11 1 3 3 5 12 13 Sheff Wed ........14 1 3 2 10 9 0 5 3 7 14 11 Barnsley...........15 2 4 2 10 16 0 1 6 6 15 11 Yeovil ...............15 1 1 6 4 10 1 2 4 5 12 9

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W 7 5 5 4 5 5 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 2 1 2

D 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 2 1

l 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 4 4 4 1 3 4 2 4 5

F 25 16 25 26 18 15 12 13 10 18 13 12 17 9 7 3 11 13 11 5 7 12

A W 5 4 11 6 13 5 10 3 10 2 6 3 9 3 10 4 7 4 10 2 13 3 13 3 15 1 11 1 12 2 16 2 11 2 13 0 16 2 6 1 20 0 24 0

D 0 0 1 2 3 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 2 4 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 0

l 2 1 1 4 2 3 1 2 1 4 2 2 4 2 5 3 3 5 6 4 6 6

F 10 17 22 10 11 13 15 12 12 12 24 15 7 11 7 10 14 5 15 9 5 5

A 6 6 10 11 11 15 13 8 5 15 17 12 16 13 16 11 7 19 25 14 20 28

Pt 33 33 32 25 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 17 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 7 7

treble check:

Complete check for Littlewoods, Vernons and Zetters: 3 = Score Draws, 2= No Score Draw or Void 1= Home or Away

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Ronaldo strike gives Portugal the edge A late goal from Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to give his side the edge in their World Cup play-off against Sweden. The Real Madrid star dived in to head home Miguel Veloso’s 82nd-minute cross to score his 44th international goal and give Portugal a 1-0 lead to defend when they travel to Solna in four days time.

Ukraine sealed a vital 2-0 win over France in Kiev as both side’s ended the contest with ten men. Roman Zozulya opened the scoring just after the hour-mark and Andrei Yarmolenko added an 82ndminute penalty. Greece beat Romania 3-1 in Athens, with a brace from Konstantinos Mitroglou proving to be the difference. Dimitris Salpingidis was also on the mark for the hosts, while Bogdan Stancu replied. Tenman Iceland held Croatia to a 0-0 draw in the first leg of their tie.

Doyle did not give up on international hopes Liverpool forward Daniel Sturridge, left, in action for England against Ireland earlier this year

PICTURE: DAN WEIR/PINNACLE

Sturridge determined to make it to Brazil after summer disappointment

BY PAUL HIRST Daniel Sturridge is desperate to make it to the World Cup after missing out on a trip to Rio last summer because of an injury that also wrecked his summer holidays.

Sturridge revealed he sat out England’s 2-0 defeat to Chile because of a thigh injury, rather than the foot problem which has been widely reported, but he is expected to return to the side to face Germany tomorrow night.

The game represents another chance for Sturridge to show that he is the answer to England’s problems in the striker department.

England have chopped and changed for the last few years as they have sought to find Wayne Rooney a partner, but towards the end of last season, following his move to Liver-

pool, there appeared little doubt that Sturridge was the answer.

After scoring 11 goals in 16 games, Sturridge was handed his first England start against the Republic of Ireland in May. However, he lasted just 33 minutes before being substituted with an ankle injury that ruled him out of England’s historic friendly against Brazil to open the new Maracana.

“That was a devastating time for me,” Sturridge said. “I had to go on holiday to Jamaica with my crutches and (a protective) boot.

“It wasn’t nice because it was really hot. I was there, just hobbling around. I haven’t been to Brazil. I have heard it’s good. Hopefully I will be on the plane next summer.”

Not only did the injury deny Sturridge his part in the re-

opening of arguably the most iconic stadium in football, but it also scuppered his plans to go in to his first full season at maximum fitness.

The striker missed Liverpool’s pre-season tour and he was short of match practice ahead of the current campaign. That has not stopped him from scoring freely this season, however.

The 24-year-old has bagged ten goals in 13 matches for Brendan Rodgers’ side and he was also on target against Montenegro – a match that put England on the brink of World Cup qualification.

Part of the reason behind Sturridge’s success on Merseyside is his partnership with Luis Suarez. Sturridge feels he and Suarez have an “almost telepathic” understanding of each other and the hope within in the England camp is that he

and Rooney can build up the same kind of partnership.

“My relationship with Luis is similar (to the one) with Wazza (Rooney) as well,” the former Chelsea man added.

“We get along on the football field and off it. It’s easy to play with players like that, it makes your job easy and you can move around and bounce off each other. It’s very easy to play with both of them. I wouldn’t say that they are hugely different.”

Sturridge was a frustrated spectator on Friday as England were given a big reality check thanks to Alexis Sanchez’s double at Wembley.

Although his thigh problem does not appear to have fully healed, Sturridge is confident he will be able to perform to his best against the Germans.

“It is not a serious injury, so I am hopeful it doesn’t con-

tinue to linger on,” Sturridge said. “I have been playing with it for the last couple of games and it has been hindering my perfor mance.

“I had a scan and the scan showed it was similar to what it was before, but it is not a problem for me. I am raring to go for the game. I am delighted that the pain is not as bad and I am looking forward to it.”

Germany come to London without a number of key players as Joachim Low looks to experiment with his side in the same way that Hodgson did on Friday. Unlike Hodgson, Low has a number of Champions League winners as back up.

Sturridge is looking forward to the game. “It is a great prospect,” he said. “We are playing against a country that plays great football and has got world class players. It will be a great occasion.”

Scotland boss Strachan calls for Boyd after injuries mount up Kris Boyd has been called into the Scotland squad for the first time in three years ahead of tomorrow’s friendly meeting with Norway in Molde.

The 30-year-old Kilmarnock striker, who has also played for Rangers and Middlesbrough, last appeared for the Dark Blues in a 2-1 Euro 2012 qualifying victory over Liechtenstein at Hampden in September 2010.

Boyd’s recall follows Scotland manager Gordon Strachan’s decision to allow Sunderland striker Steven

Fletcher, Celtic midfielder Charlie Mulgrew and Blackburn defender Grant Hanley to return to their respective clubs following Friday night’s 0-0 draw against the USA. Boyd played for Strachan at Middlesbrough and last night the striker expressed his desire help his former boss, while adding to his 18 caps and seven goals for his country.

He said: “I never gave up hope of playing for my country again and I am grateful to Gordon for giving me that chance. I have always felt I can

Kris Boyd has earned a recall

make a contribution at international level and knew that if I kept working hard my chance would come again.

“Hopefully I can get involved against Norway and show people what I am still capable of at the highest level.”

Strachan lost QPR winger Matt Phillips and Blackburn striker Jordan Rhodes from his original squad and, with Fletcher returning to the Stadium of Light, he needed attacking reinforcements.

He had no hesitation in turning to Boyd, who has scored

nine goals for hometown club Kilmarnock since arriving at Rugby Park in February.

“Kris has always said he was determined to return to the international squad,” said Strachan.

“Now he has that opportunity again and I am delighted for him.

“He is a terrific professional who works hard on his game.

Having spoken to a lot of people about him, they are of the same opinion as me – that Kris is an asset to any squad with his scoring capabilities.”

Kevin Doyle insists he never gave up on his Republic of Ireland career despite being discarded by Giovanni Trapattoni as he slid down the divisions. The Italian, who once described Doyle as one of the best strikers in England, if not Europe, during the early years of his reign, decided to dispense with his services after he suffered successive relegations with Wolves.

However, the 30-year-old was recalled by interim manager Noel King last month and was retained when the Under-21s manager named the squad for new management duo Martin O’Neill and Roy Keane to lead into Friday night’s 3-0 friendly victory over Latvia.

Asked if he ever feared his days in a green shirt were over, he said: “No, not at all.

You just put your head down, go again and get on with it, don’t moan and try to get picked again.”

Bale is happy in Madrid – Coleman Wales boss Chris Coleman has no doubt that Gareth Bale is loving life at Real Madrid and that club and country can reap the benefits. The 24-yearold played his first full 90 minutes for Wales since his move to the Bernabeu in Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Finland. Bale’s progress in Spain has been hindered by a series of niggling injuries, leading some to doubt whether he could make an impact in La Liga. But his recent performances have seen him score three goals in his last four Real appearances and win praise in the Spanish press. “I’ve had a chat with him and asked how life is in Madrid and he’s enjoying it, enjoying his football and the players have been great with him,” said Coleman.

“Knowing how Gareth is, once he’s happy then he will enjoy his football. He will get used to what’s happening around him.”

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Late comeback is not enough for Salisbury GATESHEAD 3 SALISBURY CITY 2 Salisbury failed to match inform Gateshead in a Skrill Premier thriller as they fell to their fifth away defeat.

The Tynesiders got off to a dream start, making the most of City’s clumsy defending inside the first 60 seconds.

Josh Walker was first to react to James Clarke’s wrongly-aimed pass and he slotted into the bottom corner.

The early goal made life difficult for Salisbury and they only managed to muster a few decent chances, which were carved out by Ricky Wellard and Dan Fitchett.

A minute into the second half, the visitors found themselves two goals down after James Marwood, son of former

Salisbury goalkeeper Will Puddy was beaten three times Swindon Town forward Dany N’Guessan, right, stretches to turn the ball into the net for his side’s second goal against Colchester United

PICTURE: ROB NOYES

Ajose and N’Guessan take Swindon back into the top six with victory COLCHESTER 1 SWINDON TN 2

BY NEIL GOULDING Swindon appear to be back on the right track following their FA Cup humbling at Skrill Premier side Macclesfield.

Mark Cooper’s men reacted to the four-goal thumping in Cheshire seven days earlier with a 2-1 home success against Wycombe in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy in midweek – and on Saturday were good value for the League One points at Colchester.

After watching Nicky Ajose and Dany N’Guessan both bag their seventh goals of the season in a victory that propelled the Robins back into the

play-off places, boss Cooper said: “I’m really pleased. What a difference a week makes. I thought we were outstanding.

It’s nice when plans come off.

“The most pleasing aspect was when it went 2-1, a lot of people would have expected us to have a wobble, but we could have extended our lead.

“The game really should have been over before it was – and we ought to have won by a much bigger margin – but I’m not complaining.

“We were quite happy to let their centre-backs have the ball and then we could hit them on the break with our two wide strikers.

“We know we can play that way and that it works.

“We always have to show a certain amount of flexibility,

though. I think we’re in good shape again now.”

Cooper made a couple of changes to the side which had edged past Wycombe at the County Ground on Tuesday.

Wes Foderingham was restored between the sticks, while Ryan Harley was back in the heart of the midfield and Tyrell Belford and Alex Pritchard were dropped to the bench.

Swindon opened brightly, though it took almost half an hour to open the scoring.

Massimo Luongo let fly with a 20-yard drive which appeared destined for the top corner of the net.

U’s goalkeeper Sam Walker produced a brilliant flying save to keep the ball out, only for Ajose to pounce on the re-

bound and stab home from close range.

Barely two minutes into the second half, the Robins doubled their lead. This time Harley whipped in an excellent cross, which found N’Guessan at the far post and he tucked home with aplomb.

The visitors were firmly in control, and the woodwork came to Colchester’s rescue just past the hour mark.

Luongo crashed in a superbly-struck shot, this time from almost 30 yards, that thumped the crossbar.

Ajose missed a great chance to make it three, before the U’s struck back with 12 minutes to go.

Magnus Ukounghae headed home Brian Wilson’s cross to give the hosts hope, but it was Swindon who looked

most likely to score again in the closing stages as substitute Pritchard fired disappointingly wide on two occasions.

U’s boss Joe Dunne said: “It was a real off-day against a team who played with no strikers. Our possession stats were good, but we didn’t use the ball well enough.”

Colchester: Walker, Wilson, Okuonghae, Bolger, Dickson, Eastmond (Massey 56), Bean, Bonne, Morrison, Gilbey, Lee (Ibehre 55). Not Used: Cousins, Sears, Bond, Eastman, Olufemi.

Booked: Eastmond.

Goals: Okuonghae 78.

Swindon: Foderingham, McEveley, Ward, Hall, Byrne, Harley, Kasim, Luongo, L Thompson (Pritchard 71), N’Guessan, Ajose. Not Used: Storey, Barthram, Belford, Branco, ElGabbas,Jones.

Booked: Kasim, Foderingham.

Goals: Ajose 28, N’Guessan 47.

Attendance: 3,334.

Referee: Graham Horwood (Bedfordshire).

Arsenal man Brian, punished City for their wobbly defending and unleashed a cracking strike beyond Will Puddy.

The second goal spurred the visitors into life and they came close when Theo Lewis’ shot was saved by Adam Bartlett.

However, it was not long before Gateshead put the game out of Salisbury’s reach.

An uncleared corner – set pieces are troubling City this season – allowed Walker to step in and poach a brace.

Salisbury looked beaten, yet they managed to set-up a compelling ending.

Jamie White managed to claw one back on the 81st minute and, nine minutes later, Elliott Frear went on a gallivanting run, which began in his own half, and finished it with a sumptuous second goal.

The visitors pushed for an equaliser, but their comeback mission ultimately failed.

Whites boss Mikey Harris said: “I’m bitterly disappointed with the goals we conceded.

To concede in the first minute is unforgivable and to do it again in the second half has got me fuming.”

“Defensive errors have cost us the match.”

In-form Waldon strikes again as Gloucester make progress in the Trophy BOREHAM WOOD 0 GLOUCESTER CITY 1 Connor Waldon’s second-half goal saw Gloucester seal their passage into the FA Trophy first round proper with a solid victory at Boreham Wood.

An awful back-pass from Wood skipper Charlie O’Loughlin was pounced on by the teenager, who rounded goalkeeper James Russell to poke home.

O’Loughlin had a goal disallowed in the opening

minutes and full-back Mike Green produced a sensational goal-line clearance with the home side dominant in the first half.

Raheem Sterling-Parker was sent-off after a horror tackle on Matt Groves as City held on for a brilliant Trophy win.

As City looked to progress past the third qualifying round for only the second time in eight seasons, their efforts almost started calamitously as O’Loughlin headed in on six minutes, but the big defender

clearly fouled Mike Green in the build-up.

City were on the ropes as David Moll powered through and lobbed over Green, only to see the ball bounce wide.

Graeme Montgomery then sliced over the bar from 20 yards out as the Tigers failed to find any rhythm.

Gloucester’s first chance came on 27 minutes. Groves produced a sumptuous ball into the area, but it came slightly behind 18-year-old Swindon loanee Waldon, who

could not connect properly as it drifted wide.

Only the heroics of full-back Green saved City soon after.

Moll had the entire goal to aim at after a brief game of pinball in the six-yard box, but Green slid out of nowhere to deny the former Wolves man.

The last piece of action in a fairly one-sided half saw Greg Morgan evade the challenges of young Danny Haile and Jack Harris only to shoot over.

City burst out after the restart and registered their first

shot on target with Groves testing Russell from 25 yards.

Darren Edwards followed by heading wide after a neat ball from the ex-Yate man.

City then took the lead.

O’Loughlin passed back to Russell, but Waldon pounced and rounded the goalkeeper to tap home.

The North London side attempted to level soon after, but Montgomery’s curling effort was yards wide.

Boreham Wood threw the dice with a triple substitution,

which almost immediately worked as Sterling-Parker tested Green.

Jordan Goddard blasted over the bar from a corner minutes after as City looked to double their lead.

However, the game changed with ten minutes remaining as substitute Sterling-Parker scythed down Groves for a straight red card.

Ten-man Wood threw everything into their attempts to equalise, but City held firm to go through.

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We’d have lost that a month ago – Baldock City captain Sam Baldock reckons the Robins are finally heading in the right direction after enduring a baptism of fire in League One. Baldock netted his first goal since the end of September as his side gave another competent display against Tranmere at Prenton Park.

Liam Ridehalgh’s 41stminute equaliser meant the visitors had to settle for a share of the spoils on the Wirral, but Baldock insisted the performance and result represented a step forward for a team that was propping up the table without a win a few short weeks ago.

City are now unbeaten in five games, up to 19th in the table and visibly growing in assurance and confidence.

“It is definitely a step in the right direction,” said Baldock, whose seventh goal of the season earned a valuable point on the road.

“Of course, we’re disappointed not to have left with the

On-loan Bristol City defender Karleigh Osbourne, right, challenges Tranmere Rovers veteran Jason Koumas at Prenton Park on Saturday

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City’s revival continues apace with impressive all-round performance TRANMERE 1 BRISTOL CITY 1

BY ANDY STOCKHAUSEN It may not have felt like it, but a point gleaned from a resilient performance at Prenton Park represented another significant stepping stone in Bristol City’s quest to acclimatise to life in League One. A process that commenced with a pressure-busting first league win in 22 attempts at Carlisle three weeks earlier, is now gathering momentum, confirming a growing belief among Robins supporters that the long-overdue 4-2 success at Brunton Park was more than a mere flash in the pan.

City’s next milestone was to beat Crawley 2-0 at Ashton Gate and end a frustrating eight-month wait for a league win at home. In doing so, Sean O’Driscoll’s side also mustered their first clean sheet of the season in League One. Another one followed immediately afterwards as the Robins pulled rank on League Two Dagenham & Redbridge in the FA Cup, winning 3-0 in a manner that suggested a corner may have been turned.

That impression was always going to be put to the test by a potentially hazardous assignment on the Wirral against similarly improving opponents, who were equally desperate to pull clear of the bottom four.

Despite a four-match un-

beaten run and the acquisition of seven valuable points, there remained a lingering fear that City might suffer the kind of setback that would send them sliding back to square one.

Thankfully, those fears were allayed as the Robins served up the kind of performance that suggests they are capable of maintaining their current forward momentum in the weeks and months to come.

Having collected points against Carlisle, Oldham and Crawley without playing particularly attractive football, the Robins proved they can be every bit as enterprising as they are resilient in a first half which saw them dominate a Tranmere side that struggled to find an answer to impressive speed of thought and foot.

Sam Baldock’s first goal in eight outings was the direct result of renewed confidence.

Not content to sit back and keep things tight, the visitors set about Rovers with a relish that suggested utter belief in what they were doing.

Afforded a platform by Simon Gillett and Marlon Pack’s impressive range of passing, City quickly found a rhythm and tempo that made a mockery of their lowly league position, keeping the ball and moving it at a pace that had their opponents chasing shadows. Certainly, Tranmere’s defenders were exposed when City’s bright start yielded the most incisive move of the contest after just 13 minutes.

A born number ten if ever

there was one, Academy product Bobby Reid split Tranmere’s back four asunder with a perfectly-weighted through ball and Baldock, having timed his run to spring the off-side trap, did the rest.

Although he was running away from goal and on his weaker left foot, City’s captain still had the presence of mind to do the right thing, shooting early and low to beat 6ft 9in stand-in goalkeeper Jason Mooney and give his side the lead their positive approach clearly warranted.

In an ideal world, City would have added a second goal and put the outcome beyond doubt before the hosts awakened from their slumbers. Effectively shackled for the most part, maverick forward Jay Emmanuel-Thomas still saw enough of the ball to trouble Rovers and he had two opportunities to provide breathing space, firing high and wide and then drawing a smart fingertip save from Mooney.

Gillett had a shot blocked and Greg Cunningham’s progress was halted by a dubious challenge from Ash Taylor as he threatened to run through on goal, at which point, there appeared to be only one winner.

But goals change games and, having huffed and puffed for much of the first half, Tranmere profited from their first meaningful shot on target four minutes before the break, Jake Kirby pulling the ball back into the path of left-back

Liam Ridehalgh, whose sweetly-struck drive took a helpful deflection off Aden Flint’s boot on its way into the far corner of the net.

Had City maintained their lead until half-time, an altogether different story may well have unfolded. As it was, the equaliser offered the home side much-needed encouragement at a key juncture and they emerged for the second half with the bit well and truly between their teeth.

Placed under sustained pressure for the first time, the Robins lost their way for a time, enabling Tranmere, prompted by the experienced Jason Koumas, to build up a head of steam.

Forced to fall back on the more basic qualities of hard work and resistance, City’s players acknowledged the changing circumstances and met the demands of the day in magnificent fashion, putting their bodies on the line in a bid to protect their goal.

Bombarded by a series of high balls into their penalty area, the Robins stood up to the aerial bombardment as central defenders Karleigh Osborne and Flint orchestrated an impressive backs-to-the-wall operation. They were not alone; City defended for their lives from front to back and even those not renowned for their defensive qualities were to be found making crucial blocks and last-ditch tackles.

The victims of late goals conceded at Crewe, Port Vale and

Swindon earlier this season, City would almost certainly have lost this fixture a month ago. But they have since discovered the art of digging in and surviving when things are not going their way. The fact goalkeeper Elliot Parish was hardly tested during a second half in which they soaked up sustained pressure said it all.

Had Mooney not pulled off another startling save to keep out Baldock’s fierce shot and the full-stretch Ridehalgh not intercepted an EmmanuelThomas cross intended for the unmarked Reid, City would have returned home with all three points.

On a day when they combined free-flowing attacking football with stout defending, a draw was the very least City’s character-filled performance warranted.

The fact players, management and travelling fans alike still expected to take some tangible reward from the game says everything about the improvements made in recent weeks.

Tranmere: Mooney, Holmes, Taylor, McNulty, Ridehalgh, Power, Koumas, Atkinson, BellBaggie (Akpa Akpro 79), Lowe, Kirby. Not Used: Horwood, Goodison, Hateley, Rowe, Sodje, Pilling.

Booked: McNulty.

Goals: Ridehalgh 41.

City: Parish, Moloney, Flint, Osborne, Cunningham, Gillett (Elliott 68), Pack, Reid (Taylor 90), Shorey, Baldock, EmmanuelThomas. Not Used: Fielding, Wynter, Harewood, Brundle, McLaughlin.

Booked: Gillett, Pack.

Goals: Baldock 14.

Attendance: 4,932.

Referee: Kevin Wright (Cambridgeshire).

Bristol City front man Sam Baldock three points, but this is a game we would probably have lost a month ago.

“I said that to the lads back in the dressing room and they agreed with me. The fact we didn’t lose shows the understanding we are building and proves we are now able to grind out results.

“We’re unbeaten in five and there is a feeling that we’ve turned the corner and that we can come to places like this and be disappointed when we don’t win. It’s only a point and not the three we wanted, but we feel as though we are gaining momentum.”

Comfortable in possession, City were the better side in the first half and could easily have put the game beyond Tranmere’s reach.

But they had to draw on all their powers of resolve to keep the home side at bay after the break, prompting Baldock to suggest: “We showed both sides of our game.”

He explained: “I thought we played the ball around and were the dominant team in the first half, but we had to battle hard in the second half.

“There were people throwing their bodies in the way of the ball and some of our lastditch defending was excellent.

Tranmere turned the game and put us under pressure, but we didn’t crumble.

“I thought we were resilient all over the pitch, from the front men to the wide men and all through the midfield.

Everyone was tracking their runners or screening the front man. Overall, it was a very strong defensive performance.

“We showed great character in that we knew how to play when things weren’t going right for us.”

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Ward pleased with Rovers’ improvement BRISTOL ROVERS 1 BURY 1

BY JAMES MCNAMARA Bristol Rovers boss John Ward remains positive about his side’s prospects for further improvement after watching them extend their recent unbeaten run to four games following a draw with Bury at the Memorial Stadium.

Ward watched his side pegged back by Bury from a 36th-minute goal by striker Danny Hylton after they had taken an early lead courtesy of John-Joe O’Toole’s opener from the penalty spot.

“I am really pleased,” Ward said afterwards. “Don’t get me wrong. I want to win every game and I make no bones about that, but I am also a realist and I know the situation that this football club is in at the minute.

“We are working with young people and we are trying really hard. As long as I get the effort I demand from the players I am fine. I was disappointed with the way they played in the firsthalf, but they picked up after the break and that shows me they are listening and they are learning and they are trying really hard.

“I don’t expect miracles because they don’t happen in real life. You have to work hard for anything you want to get and I have a group of boys more than willing to do that and that has to be the first criteria we put together on the pitch.”

Rovers have now claimed one win and three draws since they last lost at Accrington Stanley on October 22 and Ward said: “It depends on how you want to look at it. You can say we have won one game in three or four or whatever it is or you can say we are four games unbeaten. You can work things out how you wish. You can be as happy or as miserable as you want to be.

“We are four games without defeat and we are getting

stronger and better and we now have to see if we can keep getting better and improve in the next couple of games.”

Ward admitted that he had been disappointed by his side’s display in a first half throughout which Bury were by far the better team, but commended his players for a markedly improved secondhalf display.

“It is what it is,” Ward said.

“We got a lovely start by scoring the penalty in the first few minutes, but then we were on the back foot.

“I don’t know whether the early goal caused a bit of complacency, but that was the way it looked. We were possibly fortunate to be level at half-time, but we regrouped and went on to be the better side in the second half.”

Ward, meanwhile, explained the reasons behind his decision not to extend the recent loan spell of Manchester City winger Alex Henshall.

Henshall made one full appearance and one from the bench since arriving on loan on October 17 and Ward confirmed: “We have let Alex go back to Manchester City because we wanted to give him a chance to see if he can get a move elsewhere in the last ten days before the loan window shuts.

“I’ve watched him in training day-in-and-day-out and I watched him in a reserve team game at Yate Town and I have simply decided that he is not going to force his way into my team at this moment in time.”

Ward, however, says he may well have to look to the loan market for further cover in wide areas after Alefe Santos limped out of the game late on with a hamstring problem.

The winger looks almost certain to miss tomorrow night’s FA Cup first round replay at York City and Ward said: “We need to have a look at Alefe over the next 24 to 48 hours to assess how serious or otherwise the problem is.

“If that is a lengthy period

Hallen duo at the double to oust Devon side FA VASE Tom Collett and Ben Bament scored two goals apiece as Hallen triumphed 4-3 in an action-packed FA Vase secondround tie at Barnstaple.

Bament struck twice in the opening 20 minutes, but Ryan Turner halved the deficit and the visitors’ Dan Dunt was sent-off before the interval.

However, Collett hit his double early in the second half, so two Billy Tucker penalties for Barnstaple were not enough to salvage anything for the Devon side.

Bitton booked their place in the next round with a 3-0 triumph at Fareham, Luke Bryan scoring twice and Dan Spill once in a game that finished up ten-a-side.

The final Toolstation League side to progress were Larkhall, who beat Newport (Isle of Wight) 2-0 courtesy of a Jamie Lyons free-kick double.

Odd Down were beaten 3-2 by visiting Moneyfields, who took the lead through Stuart Green before Ben White levelled matters with a free-kick shortly before half-time.

Moneyfields went back in front through Warren Hunt, Dean Griffiths quickly equalised, but Green grabbed his second goal of the game 12 minutes from time.

Shepton Mallet lost 3-1 at AFC Portchester despite taking an early lead through Robbie Maggs as Jack SalterVaile, Danny Thompson and Simon Woods hit back.

Brislington fell 1-0 at Reading Town, for whom Graham Lewis was on target, while Buckland were defeated 3-0 at home by visiting Saltash.

Brimscombe lost their allHellenic League tie 3-0 at home to Binfield with Jemel Johnson scoring twice and James Rusby getting the other goal.

Joe leads the way with treble HELLENIC LEAGUE

John-Joe O’Toole gives Bristol Rovers the lead from the penalty spot out then that does cut down my wide positions, but we’ll know more in the next couple of days.”

Rovers: Mildenhall, Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Brown, Santos (Harrison 80), Clarke (Lockyer

61), O’Toole, Richards, Beardsley, Harrold. Not Used: Clarkson, Norburn, Harding, Gough, Brunt.

Booked: Packwood, Lockyer.

Goals: O’Toole 4 pen.

Bury: Jensen, Beeley, Hinds (Edjenguele 13), Cameron, Howell, Sedgwick (Jones 55), Procter,

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Soares, Mayor, Hylton, Harrad (Nardiello 66).

Not Used: Miller, Holden, Charles-Cook, Walker.

Booked: Sedgwick,Hylton.

Goals: Hylton 36.

Attendance: 5,534.

Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire).

We’re moving in the right direction, insists midfielder O’Toole John-Joe O’Toole feels that Bristol Rovers are starting to turn a corner following some improved performances in recent weeks.

Midfield man O’Toole scored from the penalty spot early in the 1-1 draw against Bury at the Memorial Stadium to help Rovers extend their recent unbeaten run to four games.

He said: “It would have been nice to have won the game, but we are unbeaten in four and that is a positive we can build on before we go to York for the FA Cup replay on Tuesday.

“We had a bad run at the start of the season, but I feel as

though the performances have picked up in recent weeks.

“We haven’t been winning too many games, but we have definitely made a step in the right direction. I feel we are going into each game with a little bit more confidence and I hope that we might be starting to turn a corner.”

O’Toole, meanwhile, says that he now believes he is Rovers’ recognised penalty taker after scoring twice from the spot in his last two games.

Striker Matt Harrold and defender Lee Brown have also accepted the role in recent times, but O’Toole said: “There

Matt Harrold rues a missed chance

had been some loose discussions about that, so I’d say I am officially on penalties for the time being.”

O’Toole’s composed spotkick offered Rovers and early advantage before Bury restored parity through Danny Hylton after dominating for most of the opening period.

“Even though we got the early goal, we were slow to start,” O’Toole admitted.

“Bury beat us up a little bit and the gaffer got into us at halftime. We needed a rocket up our backsides and I think it helped us came out a lot stronger in the second-half,

but a draw was probably a fair result in the end.

“We brought (striker) Chris Beardsley a bit deeper and that was a big help. It gave me and Ollie (Clarke) a bit of help in midfield because it was quite hard in there.”

Rovers have still not won in front of their own fans since August 31 and O’Toole added: “The fans deserve a win. We gave our all and tried our hardest, but maybe we lacked a little bit of quality at times.

“If they stick with us and keep giving us their backing I’m sure the win won’t be too long in coming.”

Shortwood Reserves returned to Division One West action with a merciless hammering of bottom-of-the-table Letcombe.

Joe Rymell scored a hat-trick and Sean Lawson struck twice, while Luke Benneyworth netted the other goal in their emphatic 6-1 victory.

Fairford’s Richie Carter scored a last-minute goal to complete his double in a 2-2 draw at Tytherington, who had Justin Bishop and Toby Colbourne on target.

Tuffley triumphed 3-0 at Malmesbury with goals from Jordan Fletcher, Steve Bick and Mark Ford, while Lydney ran out 5-1 winners at Old Woodstock as Jarred Liddington struck twice and Jonathan Kear, Matt Timmins and Dan Clarke claimed one each.

In the Premier Division, Wootton Bassett went down 4-3 at Abingdon United despite two goals from Aaron Corcoran and another from Dan Lardner, while the game between Cheltenham Saracens and Holyport was postponed.

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Dunn’s goal gets Hengrove off the bottom TOOLSTATION LEAGUE

Jamie Cureton celebrates after putting Cheltenham Town ahead against Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday

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Experienced pair set the example as Cheltenham take dominant win WYCOMBE 1 CHELTENHAM 2

BY JON PALMER

A pair of old stagers helped Cheltenham make the perfect recovery from FA Cup despair at Wycombe.

Thirty-eight-year-old Jamie Cureton opened the scoring, returning to his clinical best after an uncharacteristically wasteful performance in the defeat against Tamworth a week earlier.

But more than anyone else, the day belonged to 35-year-old Steve Elliott, who was the pick of the bunch in a solid allround display.

It was Elliott’s first start since the 4-2 defeat at Torquay on September 21, after which he was given an extended rest following some tired-looking perfor mances.

While his break from action will have been difficult to take for Cheltenham’s most consistent outfield performer over the past three years, his successful

comeback suggests it was the correct decision.

Not many players can beat Elliott in a physical battle and his presence and organisation have been missed.

With Elliott back, the defence had an air of authority about it once again and he also took the armband in the absence of Russ Penn.

Penn, Keith Lowe and Terry Gornell were the victims of the fallout from Tamworth, with the influential David Noble back from suspension at the bottom of the midfield diamond and Sido Jombati preferred to Keith Lowe at rightback. Craig Braham-Barrett looked far more comfortable at left-back and Cheltenham had the edge for most of the opening period.

Cureton tested young goalkeeper Matt Ingram in the 11th minute with a firm shot towards the near post, which was well saved.

Wycombe’s best attempt before half-time came in the 22nd minute, when Jombati

blocked Max Kretzschmar’s shot and Scott Brown reacted well to save Dean Morgan’s follow-up.

Ingram turned a shot from Jason Taylor over the bar after Matt Richards’ header from Braham-Barrett’s cross was cleared to him.

Ingram had to be alert to race off his line and smother at the feet of Byron Harrison after Sam Deering’s through ball and Cheltenham’s tactics and team selection looked fully justified, despite the half ending goalless.

The second half started in much the same vein, with Cheltenham looking the more threatening and Richards’ free-kick was deflected wide after Cureton was hacked down 25 yards out.

Cureton showed his predatory instinct once again in the 55th minute, steering Taylor’s miscued shot into the bottom left corner after Deering’s cross from the right was half cleared.

Cureton went close again

four minutes later, crashing a shot inches wide after a fine ball from Richards, who revelled in his role on the left of midfield.

But falling a goal down seemed to spark Wycombe into life and Scott Brown was called upon to keep out substitute Matt McClure’s header from Stuart Lewis’ cross.

Lewis drove an effort off the bar, but Wycombe levelled when Billy Knott teed up McClure, who beat Brown with a fine low finish.

Within 60 seconds, though, Cheltenham had regained the lead when Deering’s cross took a heavy deflection off Knott and looped over the helpless Ingram into the net. While there was a touch of fortune about the decisive goal, Cheltenham were by no means lucky to claim the points.

Elliott almost capped his dominant return with a goal in the 69th minute, but his header from Richards’ free-kick was brilliantly saved by Ingram.

Brown then had to make a

quick readjustment to deal with a deflected shot from Steven Craig at the other end.

Cheltenham felt they should have been celebrating a third in the 88th minute, when Richards’ corner was fumbled

by Ingram and Troy Brown touched the ball over the line, but he was adjudged to have impeded the goalkeeper.

It did not matter, though, as Cheltenham registered their third away win of the season and made it four matches unbeaten in League Two. While there is still plenty of room for improvement, this was far more heartening effort.

Wycombe: Ingram, McCoy, Stewart, Johnson, Wood, Cowan-Hall (Craig 82), Scowen, Lewis, Knott, Morgan (McClure 54), Kretzschmar (Bloomfield 74). Not Used: Spring, Horlock, Morias, Doherty.

Booked: Knott.

Goals: McClure 66.

Cheltenham: S Brown, Jombati, T Brown, Elliott, Braham-Barrett, Noble (Lowe 90), Deering (Gornell 85), Taylor, Richards, Cureton (Penn 76), Harrison. Not Used: Roberts, Hanks, Kotwica, Vincent.

Goals: Cureton 56, Knott 67 og.

Attendance: 3,207.

Referee: Mick Russell (Hertfordshire).

Victory is the start of the way back, says Robins manager Yates Mark Yates believes that Cheltenham’s win at Wycombe on Saturday was ‘the start of the way back’.

The Robins boss remains confident his team can make a late charge to put themselves in the frame for a third successive promotion push, but Yates admitted he needed a positive result after the FA Cup disappointment at Tamworth.

“I am not stupid, I needed a win and we owed it to every-

body: ourselves, the supporters and the club,” Yates said.

“It’s the start of the way back but no more because we have 30 games to go and we’ve ticked one of them off with three points. Our League form over last seven or eight games has been decent and hopefully we can come with a late run this time rather than being up there all year as we have been in the past two seasons.”

After seeing his defence bul-

Cheltenham defender Steve Elliott

lied in the first half at Tamworth, Yates picked Steve Elliott at centre-half alongside Troy Brown at Wycombe for the first time in eight weeks.

“You could tell he’d had a breather because he looked strong, refreshed and hungry,” Yates said. “He was making mistakes Steve Elliott doesn’t make, so we took him out.

“We wanted a proper breather and then for him to work his socks off for two

weeks and with his knee injury it meant Ian Hutton (fitness coach) could get hold of him. He’s lost a few pounds, sharpened up and he looks better for it, so now we have to keep on top of him and hopefully he can play another 30 games for us this season.”

Cheltenham play Newport at home on Saturday, with John Ward’s Bristol Rovers visiting the Abbey Business Stadium three days later.

Hengrove moved up four places from the foot of the Premier Division table as James Dunn headed the only goal of their 1-0 home victory over Winterbourne.

Bishop Sutton dropped back to the bottom as they went down 3-1 at Bridport despite taking an early lead through Jon Moss.

Darren Watts equalised before half-time, while a penalty from Dan Wise and a late strike from Ryan Hayter ensured that the hosts took the points.

Slimbridge came from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Willand, Liam Harding and Dominic Njoya scoring second-half goals in response to a Dan Western double.

With Larkhall in FA Vase action, Gillingham took the opportunity to close the gap at the top to two points with a 3-1 triumph at Ilfracombe.

Mark Clunie’s free-kick put the Devon side ahead, but the visitors hit back with two goals from Ben Thomson and another from Aaron Rodriguez.

Bristol Manor Farm beat Sherborne 3-1, Pete Sheppard and Ashley Bennett scoring the vital goals after Matt Day had cancelled-out Kye Holly’s opener for the hosts.

Cadbury Heath won 2-0 at home to Radstock with goals from Liam Dempsey and Matt Huxley, while Longwell Green and Street drew 1-1.

In the First Division, Cribbs climbed back up to second with a 4-2 victory at Cheddar despite conceding the opening goal of the game inside ten seconds.

Wellington remain hot on their heels following a 2-1 home win over Warminster, Nicky Ford and Luke Redrup replying to Adam Callington’s opener for the visitors.

Wincanton’s excellent season continued with a 4-2 triumph at Roman Glass St George, Dave O’Hara, Matt Taylor and Lee Gale all scoring second-half goals.

Taylor had given the Somerset side an early lead, but two goals from Jamie Johnson put the hosts ahead before the halftime interval.

Ashton & Backwell maintained their steady improvement with a 3-0 victory at Westbury thanks to Lee Delaney’s opener and a double from Ricky Briggs.

Ryan Crowther scored a second-half equaliser as Wells drew 1-1 with Welton, Paul Banks having given the visitors the lead on the half-hour.

It was also 1-1 at Almondsbury UWE, where Brett Agnew’s first-half goal for the hosts was cancelled-out by Glen Armstrong’s free-kick for visiting Calne.

Portishead and Oldland finished 2-2 with Danny Benn and Ed Dunn putting the hosts in charge before a Luke Mortimore own goal and a Tom Hutton strike earned parity.

Chard, meanwhile, triumphed 3-0 at Keynsham as Sam Clark bagged a brace and Oscar Latis claimed the other goal for the visitors.

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Mangotsfield take the points

Six of the best for Shortwood

MANGOTSFIELD UNITED 4 BISHOP’S CLEEVE 2

THATCHAM TOWN 0 SHORTWOOD UNITED 6

Two goals from striker Lewis Powell helped secure victory for Mangotsfield in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

Powell tapped-in the opening goal after 39 minutes and Matt Sysum doubled the lead on the stroke of half-time.

Ed Williams pulled one back from the penalty spot for Cleeve, but two goals in five minutes effectively sealed the win for the home side.

Powell made it three before Jamie Reid’s fine shot put the Cossham Street outfit almost out of sight.

Williams grabbed a second goal for the visitors, but it was too late for Cleeve.

Mangotsfield boss Richard Thompson said: “Even though we won, the players were not happy with how they played, which is encouraging.”

There was no FA Cup hangover for Shortwood, who claimed their first Calor Southern League Division One South & West win since August thanks to an emphatic trouncing of Thatcham.

Doubles from skipper Jake Parrott and striker Duncan Culley put Wood firmly in control, allowing Matt Bennett and Kevin Slack to complete the victory.

Parrott opened the scoring after 21 minutes and then doubled the advantage six minutes later.

Culley made it three with a penalty early in the second half and he rounded the goalkeeper for number four on the hour.

Long-serving left-back Bennett got in on the act with 20 minutes remaining, while Slack completed the rout with ten minutes to go.

Cirencester go level at the top

Best moment does the job

STRATFORD TOWN 0 CIRENCESTER TOWN 2 Two goals from striker Steve Davies saw Cirencester secure their ninth successive Calor Southern League Division One South & West success.

In a closely-contested match, proceedings seemed to be heading for a draw when referee Simon Wales stunned the home side by awarding a penalty for a foul on Davies.

Despite there being little by way of an appeal from the visitors, Davies made the most of his fortune to send Andy Kemp the wrong way from the spot.

A second strike from the former Gloucester front man in the 80th minute made the points safe and drew the Centurions level with North Leigh at the top of the league table.

Richard Gregory might have levelled for Stratford, but he was denied by goalkeeper Glyn Gar ner.

Tustain saves Supermarine SWINDON SUPERMARINE 2 CINDERFORD TOWN 2 An injury-time leveller from Joe Tustain denied Cinderford a hard-earned win against high-flying Supermarine in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

The Foresters were in with a chance of claiming a terrific away victory before the former Bishop’s Cleeve and Shortwood front man struck late into his debut.

Luke Abrahart gave the hosts the lead on 27 minutes, springing the offside trap to lob the ball over Alex Harris in the Foresters’ goal.

However, Andy Lewis drew the Foresters level shortly before the hour mark and then Lewis Sommers struck ten minutes later to put Cinderford within touching distance of a fine victory.

However, Tustain fired home with the last kick of the game.

Forest Green’s James Norwood makes room to crash in the opening goal against Lincoln

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Norwood back on form as Forest Green kick on again FOREST GREEN ROVERS 4 LINCOLN CITY 1 New manager syndrome or otherwise, there is little doubt this is a match Forest Green would have lost a month ago.

Instead, new manager Ady Pennock oversaw a third straight Skrill Premier win, coaxed a vintage display from James Norwood and could even reflect on a flattering scoreline – a rare treat indeed for fans who have felt short changed this term.

Norwood’s brace and goals from former Imp Paul Green and Jamie Turley meant severe punishment for Lincoln, who forced 13 corners to Rovers’ three, but were somehow repelled by Pennock’s last-ditch brigade.

Lincoln goalkeeper Paul Farman had to make a low save in the fourth minute after Marcus Kelly had wriggled free on the left and produced a

decent shot from just outside the box.

Marlon Jackson let fly from similar range at the other end, slicing horribly wide, before Danny Wright fed Norwood for an effort that had Farman beaten, but missed the far post by a matter of inches.

Two organised sides looked unlikely to offer up too many chances from open play – and it needed something out of the ordinary to break the deadlock on 21 minutes.

Kelly’s lay-off located Norwood with plenty still to do, but the former Exeter man produced a rocket from the edge of the area that found the top corner of Farman’s net via a deflection.

Norwood is enjoying playing in a more central role following the departure of Dave Hockaday, but he showed he can still be a provider in the 31st minute with a whipped cross that was nodded over

under pressure by Yan Klukowski.

Wright was also off-target with a header before playing a massive role in Forest Green’s second, surging down the left and crossing for Green to net his first goal for the club with a diving header.

Euphoria abounded at the New Lawn, but the mood was punctured within two minutes when Rovers failed to properly clear an Alan Power corner and the ball was recycled for Chris Sharp to open his scoring account for Lincoln.

That galvanised the visitors, who finished the first half strongly and threatened an equaliser when Jackson beat Al Bangura and fired over.

Gary Simpson’s side remained in the ascendancy at the start of the second period, and they were desperately unfortunate not to draw level when Ben Tomlinson’s cross was met by the forehead of

Andrew Boyce and crashed against the crossbar.

Farman was not troubled again until the 62nd minute, grabbing Wright’s shot after more good work by Norwood, before Rovers re-established their two-goal cushion.

It stemmed from a classic counter-attack, as Norwood latched onto Turley’s booming clearance and produced an exquisite dinked finish over Farman for his sixth goal of the season.

Forest Green finally earned a corner on 82 minutes and almost made it 4-1 as a result, Wright soaring to meet Kelly’s delivery and seeing his header shovelled away by Farman.

Turley eventually added the fourth, applying the finishing touch to a free-kick, and only a point-blank block by Farman at the death prevented Klukowski making the scoreline even harsher on Simpson’s side.

Bath dumped out of the Trophy as Elder strikes DOVER ATHLETIC 1 BATH CITY 0 Bath’s poor FA Trophy record continued as they went out of the competition in the third qualifying round with defeat in Kent.

Nathan Elder’s bullet 33rdminute header from a Tom Murphy cross proved the difference between the two Skrill South sides.

City edged the first half-hour and went close to taking the

Nathan Elder struck for Dover

lead when a superb 25-yard strike by Ross Stearn dipped and swerved towards the bottom corner, but was fingertipped away by goalkeeper Mitch Walker.

However, City trailed at the break following Elder’s effort and Dover had a goal disallowed for offside after the restart when Sean Raggett’s header looped into the net.

The same player denied City an equaliser with a goal-line clearance on the hour, while

Walker made a brilliant save to keep out a header.

The unmarked Liam Bellamy sidefooted over the bar from six yards at the other end from another Murphy cross.

City piled on the pressure in the closing stages and Stearn was presented with two chances from free-kicks. The second – a fierce effort – was blocked by the head of Chris Kinnear in the fourth minute of stoppage-time as Dover nervously held on.

CLEVEDON TOWN 1 GODALMING TOWN 0 Clevedon earned three muchneeded points after surviving an early penalty scare in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

The hosts started well enough, but conceded a spotkick on eight minutes after goalkeeper Ollie Barton was adjudged to have fouled Dan Seabrook.

Sam De St Croix struck his kick low to Barton’s left, but the stopper was equal to the effort and turned the ball onto the post before grabbing the rebound.

Clevedon took the lead three minutes before the break when Reeko Best robbed Jack MacFarlane on the left, weaved his way past a second defender and fired across goalkeeper Zaki Oualah.

■ Clevedon host Cirencester in the league tonight (7.30pm).

Yate lose their unbeaten record EVESHAM UNITED 3 YATE TOWN 0 Yate’s six-game unbeaten run came to an end as they were beaten by an Evesham side revitalised since the arrival of new manager Paul Collicutt in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

The home side scored an early goal, Carl Brown netting after five minutes.

Yate tried to hit back immediately and only a smart double save from home goalkeeper John Bateman denied the visitors.

Evesham’s Mitchell Botfield scored the second goal with a penalty after Mitch Tippins had brought down a player in the area and Elliott Kennedy laid more misery on Yate as he scored the third after a strong run up the field.

The game also saw Yate’s Joe Chandler was carried off with a serious leg injury.

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Fourth win in a row for Town

Bluebirds hit back for draw

TAUNTON TOWN 3 FLEET TOWN 0

BIGGLESWADE TOWN 3 CHIPPENHAM TOWN 3

Taunton chalked up their fourth successive win and moved up to a healthy tenth place in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

The breakthrough came in the 18th minute when Tom Mudge was penalised for handball and Nat Pepperell rammed home the resulting penalty.

A trip on Steve Murray ten minutes before the interval resulted in the second goal, Steve Kingdon slamming home the free-kick.

Fleet made a brief flirtation with a comeback, but Murray extinguished all hope for them when he scored just before the hour mark.

The Hampshire side then had striker Sam Wilson (foul and abusive language) and captain Aaron Blaxall sent off (second booking).

An astute substitution by new manager Mark Collier helped Chippenham come back from two goals behind to draw at Biggleswade in the Premier Division of the Calor Southern League.

Just past the half-hour, boss Collier withdrew centre-back Shane Blackmore and sent striker Tom Knighton on in his place, with new signing John Beedon moving to the centre of the defence.

The move paid off as Knighton converted Joe McClennan’s cross with his first touch. However, by then Chippenham were behind after Brett Donnelly had opened the scoring on four minutes.

Waders skipper Steve Gentle doubled the lead when he headed home following a corner, while home stopper Ian Brown kept the Bluebirds out with a series of saves, including a superb effort to stop Harley Purnell’s shot.

Biggleswade scored a third in first-half stoppage-time as Sam Reed’s shot from a narrow angle squeezed past Matt Bulman.

The Bluebirds clawed their way back when Alan Griffin powerfully met a McClennan cross to head past Brown on 74 minutes.

Two minutes later, Griffin returned the favour when he headed into the path of McClennan, who fired a fierce low drive across Brown. The hosts’ Evan Key got a second yellow card nine minutes from time, while Griffin almost won the game late on.

■ Chippenham host Truro in the league tomorrow (7.45pm).

Barnes double fires Paulton GUILDFORD CITY 1 PAULTON ROVERS 3 Paulton claimed all three points against bottom side Guildford after a 90-minute domination at The Spectrum in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

The visitors struck in the 11th minute as Brandon Barnes netted from a free-kick, but Guildford equalised as George Bowerman scored ten minutes later.

Paulton’s hard work was rewarded in the 55th minute as Scott Brice headed past the goalkeeper to make it 2-1.

Barnes later took his goal tally for the season to eight as he fired in for the second time in the match six minutes from the end.

Dean Evans, who has just returned after suspension, claimed the man-of-the-match prize for his performance in the middle of the park.

Stalemate at Bridgwater BRIDGWATER TOWN 0 DIDCOT TOWN 0 Bridgwater failed to end their lean spell in Division One South & West of the Calor League as their game against Didcot ended goalless.

Visiting striker John Mills missed a sitter in the first half and his strike partner Pablo Haysham lifted the ball over the crossbar when it looked easier to score.

At the other end, Craig Loxton had a shot cleared off the line and went close with a header from close range.

Haysham was sent off right at the end for two bookable offences, the second being harsh after going down in the penalty area under pressure from Bridgwater goalkeeper Chris Wright.

■ Bridgwater have another league match away to Thatcham tomorrow evening (7.45pm).

Weston-super-Mare’s Naby Diallo, right, attempts to get away from his Tiverton opponent in Saturday’s FA Trophy tie

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Kington’s late equaliser earns Weston a replay WESTON-SUPER-MARE 1 TIVERTON TOWN 1 Weston needed a late equaliser to avoid being dumped out of the FA Trophy in the third qualifying round by their Calor Southern League visitors in a bad-tempered game which saw eight cautions handed out by the referee.

The home side dominated the play in a scoreless first half, but, after the break, the

Devonians had the better of the exchanges.

Early on, Weston’s Kane Ingram twice went close with free-kicks and, on 15 minutes, Tiverton goalkeeper Jon Viscosi pulled off a stunning save to stop another Ingram effort.

Later in the half, Brett Trowbridge, Naby Diallo and Ingram again went close without troubling Viscosi.

Tiverton looked the more

dangerous in the second half, with Shane Krac finishing a speedy run by firing narrowly across goal, while at the other end Diallo was put clean through only for Viscosi to block with his legs.

The deadlock was broken on 64 minutes when Sam Malsom beat home goalkeeper Luke Purnell with a low, curling 25yard effort.

As the visitors tried to increase their lead, Purnell

pulled off a vital double save to deny Krac and Max Kowal.

Weston equalised on 74 minutes when substitute Ashley Kington scored from close range after being set up

by Diallo.

■ The replay takes place tomorrow when Weston will be missing Ingram and Callum Laird, who both start threegame bans for being dismissed in the Somerset Premier Cup game at Yeovil Town.

Hereford end poor run with victory over Sandgrounders SOUTHPORT 0 HEREFORD UNITED 3 Dominic Collins scored his first goal of the season to set-up Hereford’s first win in eight games in the Skrill Premier.

Collins, who has taken over from injured skipper Luke Graham, headed in a cross from Damon Lathrope in the first half.

Michael Rankine doubled Hereford’s advantage when he scored from close range in the 69th minute, with Ross Dyer completing the comprehensive victory just before the end.

The much-needed triumph lifts the Bulls two points clear of the relegation places ahead of Saturday’s visit to Lincoln.

“It was a good three points, which we thoroughly deserved and we could probably have scored more – we had the chances,” said Foyle.

“But I am not going to be negative because there were so many good things today – as there were against Chester

and some of our previous games.

“However, it was a much needed win for us as a group – for myself as well as our travelling supporters, it was so important that we got the three point today.”

Foyle decided to field an un-

Ross Dyer scored the third goal of the game for the Bulls changed starting line-up following the Bulls 2-2 draw against Chester with goalkeeper Daniel Lloyd-Weston continuing in place of the injured Rhys Evans.

Southport forced the early pace, but Hereford’s defensive duo of Rod McDonald and Chris Bush cleared away dif-

ficult crosses from Brice IrieBi and Matthew Challoner.

Lloyd-Weston saved from David Fitzpatrick before Dan Walker broke clear in a counter-attack, but his shot was blocked by Matt Brown.

Southport goalkeeper Danny Hurst came to the Sandgrounders rescue when he saved a shot from Frankie Artus before the Bulls took the lead in the 23rd minute.

On-loan midfielder Lathrope swept in a cross to Collins, who beat Hurst with a glancing header into the far corner.

Another powerful drive from Artus flashed wide of the Southport goalmouth, while a shot from Irie-Bi was saved by Lloyd-Weston.

Just before the break, the former Cheltenham stopper was in action again when he made another fine save to deny Fitzpatrick, who went close to levelling for the home side.

Straight after the restart, Josh O’Keefe had a half-chance to put Hereford further in

front, but he failed to connect properly to a free-kick from Artus in front of goal.

Southport hit back with James Smith clearing the Hereford crossbar from a Jamie Milligan, while Dyer missed another chance as Hereford pushed forward.

The Bulls’ pressure paid dividends in the 59th minute when Rankine bundled the ball over the line from another Artus corner.

Following Rankine’s strike, Foyle made a first change with Jonathan Brown replacing Walker. Rankine, who was continuing to cause trouble for the Southport defenders, then shot over the top before Dyer snapped up United’s third.

Substitute Sam Smith released the ball to Dyer, who drilled it past Hurst to make sure of the three points.

Deep into stoppage-time, Lloyd-Weston made another fine save to stop Milligan snatching a consolation goal for the Sandgrounders.

Truro edge out ten-man Frome FROME TOWN 1 TRURO CITY 2 Two goals from set-pieces either side of a red card left Frome with a mountain to climb, although a much better second-half performance almost saw them snatch a point against Truro in the Premier Division of the Calor Southern League.

The home side were slow to get going and, after several early scares, Truro took the lead in the 23rd minute as a long free-kick found the unmarked Olly Brokenshaw ghosting in at the far post to poke the ball past Darren Chitty.

Frome’s Kurt Hammonds was shown a straight red card three minutes later as he jumped into a tackle after his first touch had let him down and the task became tougher as Aaron Pugh out-jumped everyone at the far post to head home a corner to give Truro a two-goal lead at half-time.

Though Truro had their chances in the second half, Frome’s Matt Smith headed home a corner in the 65th minute and only a desperate clearance from a defender to clear a Ben Wood shot off the line ensured that the points went back to Cornwall.

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BY DUNCAN BECH

Wales wing George North gets away from Argentina's Santiago Cordero

Williams set to give Wales another boost WALES 40 ARGENTINA 6

BY ANDREW BALDOCK Scott Williams is determined to give Wales a badly-needed injury boost after their midfield resources took another damaging hit during the record 40-6 victory over Argentina.

Even though Scarlets centre Williams left the Millennium Stadium with his right foot encased in a protective boot, he is optimistic of making a quick recovery from toe ligament trouble.

And that will be music to Wales coach Warren Gatland’s ears after he saw Test debutant Cory Allen suffer a suspected dislocated shoulder to join British and Irish Lions Test stars Jonathan Davies (ruptured pectoral muscle) and Jamie Roberts (ankle) on the sidelines.

With Allen’s Blues midfield colleague Owen Williams not due back in training until this week, Ashley Beck is effectively Wales’ only fully fit centre, although the versatile James Hook could be an option.

And the reigning RBS 6 Nations champions have little time to regroup, with their next autumn fixture against Tonga just five days away.

“Someone landed on the back of my leg and it twisted,

and my big toe just stretched.

But it was nothing to come off for,” said Williams, who along with number eight Toby Faletau was Wales’ outstanding player.

“It (protective boot) is precautionary more than anything, and it is just to stop my big toe bending over in the next couple of days.

“I will be strapped to the ice machine over the next 24 hours and see how it is. Hopefully, I will be back in training on Monday or Tuesday.”

Gatland is due to announce his team for the Tonga Test tomorrow, with a number of changes likely to include an international debut for 19year-old Newport Gwent Dragons back Hallam Amos.

Stockport-born Amos moved to Wales at the age of four, making a Dragons debut in an LV= Cup game against Wasps just 28 days after his 17th birthday. Wales bounced back from their 24-15 defeat against South Africa to pummel the Pumas through tries from North, Faletau, Mike Phillips and Ken Owens, while Cardiff full-back Leigh Halfpenny kicked 20 points.

It was Wales’ biggest home victory since they beat Italy 478 during the 2008 Six Nations, and their most emphatic winning margin for 26 Tests following a 66-0 demolition of 2011 World Cup opponents Fiji.

England slipped to an heroic defeat against world champions New Zealand in an epic conclusion to the QBE Internationals at Twickenham.

The All Blacks, self-styled as “most dominant team in the history of the world”, were challenged until the final whistle by opposition that entered the Test as 1/10 underdogs.

In a display of grit and courage, England fought back from a 17-3 deficit as tries from Julian Savea and Kieran Read threatened to put the game beyond their reach inside the first quarter.

But a scrappy try from Joe Launchbury and the kicking of Owen Farrell, who landed five penalties and a conversion, established a 22-20 lead against all odds as the final 20 minutes beckoned.

But when offered a sniff of the line, New Zealand plundered the decisive try through man of the match Savea with 17 minutes left and remained on top until the end.

England’s line-out functioned beautifully and provided the launch pad for a fightback founded on the grunt of their magnificent pack A seventh successive victory at Twickenham may have eluded them, but head coach Stuart Lancaster will have taken enormous satisfaction from a display that suggests they are a genuine threat to New Zealand’s crown at the 2015 World Cup. The All Blacks avenged their record 38-21 defeat in the same

Dan Carter won his 100th cap for the All Blacks fixture last autumn and completed their 13th successive win this year, but it was their greatest test of the season.

Dan Carter joined the ranks of rugby’s Test centurions, but his afternoon lasted just 26 minutes until injury ended his involvement.

The fifth All Black to reach 100 caps contributed a penalty and two conversions before making way for Aaron Cruden.

The Haka was inaudible in the stands as Twickenham broke into a rendition of ’Swing Low’, but home fans were soon stunned.

New Zealand broke down the left wing through Read and some naive defending saw the number eight suck in Chris Ashton, Tom Wood and Billy Vunipola.

Somehow Read slipped a pass out to the lurking Savea and the wing had the simplest of run-ins with Carter converting.

A penalty from Farrell briefly pierced the All Blacks’ dominance, but producing turnover ball at their own scrum quickly brought them crashing back to earth.

Ben Foden thought he had scored a try after intercepting and running two thirds of the pitch, but referee Craig Joubert had spotted offside. To rub salt into Foden’s wound, Carter kicked the penalty.

By the 18th minute New Zealand had surged 17-3 ahead with their second try started when lock Brodie Retallick sent prop Owen Franks racing through a gap.

The ball was recycled quickly and fed right where Foden was outnumbered and Read easily loped over. Carter added the conversion.

Finally England exerted some pressure, declining a shot at goal and kicking for touch to enable their forwards to pound away at the All Blacks’ line. They appeared to have mauled their way over, but video referee Gareth Simmonds controversially refused to award the try.

The score arrived moments later, however, when the ball squirted out of a five-metre scrum, touched the boots of Chris Robshaw and Wood before falling to Launchbury who gathered it up and fell over the line.

Farrell converted and then exchanged penalties with Cruden, reducing the deficit to 20-13 and with the added benefit of Read being sent to the sin-bin for entering a breakdown from the side.

The pendulum had swung in the final 10 minutes of the first half, England’s resurgence founded on their dominant pack and Joubert’s willingness to penalise the All Blacks at the breakdown.

And the shift in power continued after the interval as England produced their best passage of play with their backs also involved, only for Ashton to kick the ball away.

The action was captivating as New Zealand counter-attacked, missed a penalty and then allowed increasingly influential Billy Twelvetrees to burst through their ranks.

When Ashton was illegally blocked by Wyatt Crockett as he chased his own kick, England won a penalty landed by Farrell.

Rattled New Zealand continued to be penalised at the breakdown when they conceded again, they slipped behind for the first time in the match as Farrell hit the target.

The lead lasted just four minutes, however, as the All Blacks produced a stunning response in the face of some ferocious home defence.

Desperate scrambling defence kept New Zealand out in the left corner, but a brilliant offload from Ma’a Nonu gave Savea a sniff of the line and he pounced with Cruden converting.

A penalty from Cruden put the All Blacks eight points ahead and finally England’s resistance had been broken.

England’s Joe Launchbury scores a try against New Zealand during the QBE Internation

Scotland forward Alasdair Strokosch holds off South Africa during the viagogo Autumn

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ort after their brave comeback

IRELAND 15 AUSTRALIA 32 Jonathan Sexton must train at least twice this week to be considered to face New Zealand on Sunday, according to Ireland boss Joe Schmidt.

Sexton limped out of Ireland’s lacklustre 32-15 defeat to Australia at half-time on Saturday in Dublin with a hamstring problem.

Head coach Schmidt will receive an update on Sexton’s condition today, once Ireland’s medics have examined scans.

If the prognosis is unclear, Schmidt admitted Ireland can ill afford to gamble on the 28year-old Racing Metro playmaker’s availability.

Schmidt explained: “I guess on Monday we’ll find out the degree of his injury and then that will either make a decision easy for us, because it looks good or it doesn’t look good.

“If it’s halfway in between, then certainly my expectation would be that he would have to train on Friday.

“He hasn’t really spent that much time with us training, he had a little hip-flexor issue plus we left him to rest against Samoa just because of the attritional game time he had already accumulated.

“And I think the wear and

Jonathan Sexton will aim to face the All Blacks

national at Twickenham

utumn Test match at Murrayfield

Sexton facing a race against time to be fit

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We were punished for mistakes – Scotland chief SCOTLAND 0 SOUTH AFRICA 28 Scotland head coach Scott Johnson admits his team were undone by South Africa as a result of their own mistakes and the Springboks’ sheer ruthlessness.

The Dark Blues shipped three tries in a shocking first 40 minutes before rallying somewhat after the break.

They still allowed the visitors to grab a fourth score following the break as a humiliating 28-0 victory was rounded off in Edinburgh but Scotland did at least stem the flow of points as the match moved into the latter stages.

However, they failed to trouble the scorekeepers themselves following a display which was riddled with individual errors and lacked imagination.

Johnson said: “They were a pretty good side that took every one of their chances. I said to them at half-time that we have dug a pretty big hole here, let’s not keep digging.

“And we didn’t keep digging.

We filled in a bit.

“But we were punished for our mistakes every time we got it wrong in the first half.

“They were very, very clinical. The maul for the first try was wonderfully set up and then we turned over the ball and they ran 60 metres to score the second.

There was less than five minutes on the clock when Willem Alberts ran off a lineout to barge the Boks ahead while Ruaridh Jackson was criminally negligent as he popped a misplaced pass into the grasp of Willie Le Roux, allowing the full-back to dart in the for the try from halfway.

Le Roux then made the most of another Scottish error from the restart to boot a clever kick across field for JP Pietersen to slide over in the corner, while another Jackson mistake killed of a promising Scottish move and saw them driven back 70 yards before conceding again from another line-out drive, this time with prop Coenie Oosthuizen scoring.

Where the South African’s were clinical at the set-piece, Scotland managed to gift possession from five out of their first six line-outs in the opening 20 minutes.

“There was a couple off issues with the line-out at the start of the game,” admitted Johnson.

“It put us under a heap of pressure that they eventually scored points off of but we accept that. But as a coach you have to look at how people

bounce back. Out of that situation, we started to get ourselves out of a jam eventually and we found out a bit about a few people today.”

And the Australian boss was keen to focus on the few positives ahead of next Saturday’s meeting with Australia.

“I thought that the defence held – it was resolute,” he said.

“That sounds funny when you have let in four tries but the amount of possession they had, that game could have gone further down the path.

“Yeah they scored readily in the first half but they didn’t score after that. So it highlights the fact that most of the issues are ours and ours alone.

They are the ones we have to fix.”

South Africa are due to face the Scots in the pool stage of the 2015 World Cup when it is staged south of the border.

tear of that game time has consequences, and unfortunately those consequences have fallen in our lap.”

New Zealand are one win away from the perfect season after seeing off England 30-22.

Schmidt called upon Ireland supporters to stick with his squad, who he described as a “work in progress”, and predicted a hectic week trying to solve a host of shortcomings in his side’s approach.

He added: “This All Blacks team put 47 points on this Australia team in Australia, when the Wallabies first got together under Ewen McKenzie. I think that’s going to make it very tough for us. At the same time I would implore the public to hang on in there.

“I’ve got a lot of time for this group of young men who will try to deliver something that will be a little bit special.

“We’ve got a lot to do: our setpiece, our defensive line, our kicking game, there’s a lot to work on.

“I would love it if there was a panacea to fix all ills there but it’s going to be gradual.

“But we will certainly be working hard, and as daunting as it might be, there’s just something about the psyche of these guys: the more daunting it is the deeper they will dig.”

Livewire Australia fulcrum Quade Cooper claimed a try to pass 100 international points, Michael Hooper grabbing a brace and Nick Cummins completing the scoring.

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Tindall and Cook seal a welcome win GLOUCESTER 20 NEWCASTLE 3

BY ALAN BROWN Gloucester kick-started their LV=Cup campaign with a comfortable 20-3 victory – but the win was marred as Ryan Mills and James Simpson-Daniel were carried from the field in the first half.

Gloucester were the better side throughout a poor game but the two injuries disrupted the flow to the game and it took some time for them to finish off the opposition.

Rob Cook scored an early try but it was not until the final quarter that the hosts emphasised their superiority.

Newcastle were very disappointing. They made far too many basic errors and although their defence frustrated the hosts for long periods, at no stage did the visitors look dangerous.

In contrast, Gloucester had some creative players in Freddie Burns and Cook and there was a committed performance from Mike Tindall, who was rewarded with his side’s second try.

Nick Wood returned to the Gloucester side after serving a suspension for stamping, with the hosts fielding a strong side which included Freddie Burns and Simpson-Daniel. However Jonny May was a late withdrawal through illness.

Newcastle made eight changes in their starting lineup from last week’s home win over London Irish with international forwards Carlo Del Fava and Ally Hogg both recalled.

Gloucester made a positive start, moving the ball wide at every opportunity. This ploy was rewarded when a clever inside pass from Mills found Cook in space and the full-back had no problem finding the line for a try which Burns converted.

The Falcons also illustrated a preference for an open game,

gaining their first period of pressure when Noah Cato forced Tindall to concede a five-metre scrum.

Newcastle’s carelessness cost them a potential try but they obtained some points when Rory Clegg kicked a penalty to leave Gloucester with a 7-3 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Gloucester suffered a blow when Mills left the action on a stretcher, to be replaced by Steph Reynolds.

The hosts nearly suffered a further setback when Adam Powell burst past an attempted tackle from Dan Robson to threaten the Gloucester line but the Newcastle centre was hauled down 15 metres short.

However matters did not improve for the home side as Simpson-Daniel became their second player to be carried off, with Billy Burns being introduced from the bench.

Gloucester overcame the disruption of losing two threequarters in quick succession by extending their lead with a penalty from Freddie Burns.

After an enterprising start the game descended into a surfeit of set scrums which prevented any flow to the game.

Referee Gwyn Morris found fault with almost every engagement, much to the annoyance of the home crowd – and it came as no surprise when props Shaun Knight and Rob Vickers were sin-binned for persistent infringement just before the interval.

Gloucester made a lively start to the second half with a second penalty from Freddie Burns putting them further ahead.

With 25 minutes remaining Newcastle swapped their halfbacks with Scottish Internationals Mike Blair and Phil Godman introduced in an attempt to raise the Falcons’ game.

Burns had a further penalty chance but his long-range effort rebounded back off a post so it remained at 13-3 at

Cinderford fail to take a point WORTHING 34 CINDERFORD 22 Cinderford’s away day blues continued as they were beaten on their first visit to National One newcomers Worthing.

The visitors fought back strongly in the second half to get within three points of their opponents, after trailing 22-5 at the interval, but an injury time try denied them even a losing bonus point.

After Joe Govett kicked a penalty to open Worthing’s account, they were gifted two tries by poor kicking out of hand by Cinderford which allowed Liam Perkins and Alex Neilsen to score. Both were converted by Govett to make it 17-0 after just 15 minutes of play.

Alex Pickersgill replied with an unconverted try for the visitors, but right on the stroke of half-time the impressive Neilsen went over for his second try of the match.

The second half saw Cinderford on top for long periods and they were awarded a penalty try before George Evans touched down, both being converted by Mike Wilcox.

A try from Scott Hewick, which Govett converted earned Worthing the bonus point, but a penalty from Wilcox kept his side well in contention.

However a breakaway try from home centre Ollie Richards in injury time meant that once again Cinderford had failed to gain any points on their travels.

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Rob Cook scored the first try for Gloucester against Newcastle in the LV= Cup the end of the third quarter.

However, the home side sealed the comprehensive victory when Blair’s attempted clearance was charged down

by Tindall for the decisive try – which Freddie Burns converted.

Gloucester: Cook; M. Thomas, Simpson-

Daniel, Tindall, Mills; F. Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight, Stooke, Savage, Moriarty, Hazell, Cox. Replacements: Mills ( Reynolds 21), Simpson-Daniel (B Burns 27), Dan Robson (Cowan 53), Wood (Yann Thomas 71), Edmonds (George 55), Knight (Harden 60), Moriarty (James 57), Hazell (Ludlow 76).

Scorers: Tries – Cook, Tindall. Cons – F. Burns 2. Pens – F. Burns 2.

Sin Bin: Knight (39).

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Newcastle: A. Tait, Cato, Barnes, Shortland, Clegg, Fury, Vickers, McGuigan, S. Wilson, Del Fava, Barrow, Powell, Mayhew, Welch, Hogg.

Replacements: Kibirige for Cato (64), Godman for Clegg (53), Blair for Fury (53), Brookes for Vickers (50), Shiells for S. Wilson (50), MacLeod for Barrow (60), M. Wilson for Welch (57). Not Used: Strain.

Scorer: Pen – Clegg.

Sin Bin: Vickers (39).

Attendance: 11,168.

Sinbad goes for ankle surgery while Mills waits on a scan

BY STEVEN IMPEY James Simpson-Daniel will undergo surgery on an injured ankle today after Gloucester’s backline was dealt a double blow.

Both Simpson-Daniel and Ryan Mills were carried off the field on a stretcher during the first half of the LV=Cup win over Newcastle Falcons.

While Mills will require a scan on his injury, the full extent of Simpson-Daniel’s injury will not be known until after he goes for surgery.

Billy Twelvetrees will return to the set-up this week after England’s autumn inter-

national stint came to a close following defeat to New Zealand at Twickenham.

Gloucester are also waiting on the return of Shane Monahan, who suffered an injury during pre-season, and also Henry Trinder, who is recovering from a dead leg.

Jonny May was pulled out of Saturday’s encounter due to illness but should be ready for Gloucester’s Aviva Premiership match against Harlequins at The Stoop on Saturday.

And Charlie Sharples is also likely to feature after scoring three tries against Japan last Tuesday.

Simpson-Daniel made a

charge forward sand managed to make the offload to Tindall in the tackle but did not rise to his feet again thereafter. The game was stopped for 10 minutes as medics treated him on the field of play.

They then had to carry the Kingsholm stalwart, whose injury means he will have to wait to become Gloucester’s all-time top appearance maker while currently one match shy of veteran Pete Buxton.

“We are reasonably pleased with our performance and we showed, in glimpses, what we can do in attack,” Stanley said.

“I think the fact we conceded in the last two games, it is a

plus that we didn’t against Newcastle.

“We didn’t concede any tries which we will take as a plus point coming off a win against Japan where we conceded as well. It keeps us alive in the competition and, the fact that we have around 11,000 people at the game, shows what they expect in this competition.

“It’s all about trying to build that momentum and these past three games have helped us provide impetus for the rest of the season.”

Nigel Davies will take control of the first team again in time for Gloucester’s return to the Aviva Premiership on Sat-

urday after taking time out to draft a week-long review of the cub’s season so far.

Stanley will resume his role as forwards coach.

“For any English club, the Premiership is your bread and butter,” added Stanley.

“This word momentum is one that is banded around a lot but it give the boys confidence and allows us to build and that is what we plan to do.

“We played well from the scrum today although we lost a few penalties. A lot of it is about changing the perception of our scrum and, if we put in good performances, we can change that perception.”

Jaike Carter’s second-half hattrick helped National Two South leaders Hartpury overcome Shelford and seal a seventh straight victory.

Hartpury scored early with a Ricky Cano try converted by Craig Jackson.

Hartpury’s Dave McKee was sent to the sin-bin for a swinging arm and the Shelford pack forced their seven-man counterparts to concede a penalty try, Rory Hutchinson adding the extras.

Jackson’s penalty swiftly restored Hartpury’s lead, but Will Lawson soon broke away and fed Steve Smith for a second Shelford try.

Gareth Thompson’s try put Hartpury ahead but Hutchinson levelled with a penalty.

Grant Anderson’s try put Shelford ahead but Reuben Haile replied and then Carter got his first try.

Hutchinson kicked a penalty but Carter ran a superb line off Tim Stevenson to slice through under the posts for his second try.

Haile then raced home from 40 metres following a superb carry by Ben Roberts three minutes from time, with Jackson converting.

Hartpury went the length of the field in the final minute, with Carter and Ben Vellacott combining multiple times to enable the former to complete his treble.

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Eastmond will stay at the Rec

Matt Garvey won’t be denied a try for Bath against Exeter despite this last-ditch tackle at the Recreation Ground yesterday

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Banahan and Garvey’s early burst give Bath impetus against Exeter BATH 37 EXETER 15

BY HARRY ABBOTT Bath Rugby produced an explosive first-half display to move to the top of their LV= Cup pool with a bonus-point win over Exeter Chiefs.

Matt Banahan and Matt Garvey crossed the whitewash inside five minutes at The Rec, while Martin Roberts also touched down as the hosts led 24-3 at the break.

Replacement Charlie Beech wrapped up the bonus point with Bath’s fourth try late on, with James Phillips and Greg Bateman scoring tries for Exeter.

The victory maintains Bath’s excellent recent form as they made it six wins on the bounce in all competitions.

Bath got off to a lightning start when Banahan got the ball rolling within 60 seconds of the kick-off. George Ford’s jinking run had the Exeter defence scrambling, Carl Fearns and Anthony Watson joined in the attack and Banahan arrived to complete the move from close range. Ford added the extras.

The hosts had a second try just three minutes late when full-back Nick Abendanon broke from deep before send-

Bath scrum-half Martin Roberts, left, after scoring his try ing Banahan up the wing. He powered through Haydn Thomas’ attempted tackle before offloading to Garvey, who held off the Chiefs defence to charge over the line. Ford was again on target with the conversion.

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Exeter then got their hands on the ball and a last-ditch Abendanon tackle denied Jack Nowell what seemed a certain try.

The visitors did have some reward for their efforts, though, and Henry Slade got

them on the board with a penalty. Slade was off target with his next shot at the posts soon afterwards and another good chance went begging for the visitors when James Hanks threw a wayward pass just five metres short of the Bath tryline.

Bath finished the half just as strongly as they started it, however, and added a third try five minutes before the break.

Ford booted a penalty to the corner, skipper Stuart Hooper claimed the lineout and Roberts showed good initiative from the ensuing ruck to wriggle over the whitewash from close range.

Ford sent the conversion through the posts and then brought the half to a close when Bath won a penalty in front of the posts.

The second period was a bit of anti-climax after such a breathless first, and another Ford penalty was the only additional points scored in the opening 20 minutes after the restart.

Exeter gave themselves brief hope on the hour mark when they got themselves a try their play deserved. Slade sent a penalty to the corner and, after several drives to the Bath line, Thomas sent number eight Phillips over the whitewash.

Slade’s conversion was off target.

Abendanon then produced another excellent tackle to deny the charging Tom James before Bath wrestled back control of the contest and wrapped up the bonus point seven minutes from time.

Replacement ten Tom Heathcote booted a penalty to the corner and, after a catch and drive was hauled down on the line, prop Beech picked up the loose ball and crashed over the whitewash. Heathcote added the extras.

Bateman hit back immediately for Chiefs, finishing off several huge drives on the Bath tryline with a close-range score converted by Ceri Sweeney, but Bath had the final word when Heathcote landed a penalty in the final minute.

Bath: Abendanon, Watson, Joseph, Devoto, Banahan, Ford, Roberts, Catt, Webber, Orlandi, Hooper, Attwood, Garvey, Fearns, Houston.

Replacements: Biggs for Watson (57), Cook for Roberts (67), Day for Catt (58), Batty for Webber (41), Palma-Newport for Orlandi (66), Beech for Attwood (58), Gilbert for Fearns (57).

Not Used: Heathcote.

Scorers: Tries – Banahan, Garvey, Roberts, Beech. Cons – Ford 3, Heathcote. Pens – Ford 2, Heathcote.

Exeter: Arscott, Nowell, Naqelevuki, Shoemark, James, Slade, Thomas, Moon, Whitehead, Rimmer, Graham, Hanks, Armand, Scaysbrook, Phillips. Replacements: Whitten for Naqelevuki (56), Sweeney for Slade (65), Chudley for Thomas (51), Davies for Moon (73), Bateman for Whitehead (61), Brown for Rimmer (56), Carrick-Smith for Graham (64), Conlon for Scaysbrook (67).

Scorers: Tries – Phillips, Bateman. Cons – Sweeney. Pens – Slade.

Att: 11,323. Referee: Andrew Small (RFU).

Kyle Eastmond has been disciplined by Bath Rugby for walking out on his team-mates during the LV= Cup win at Sale.

Eastmond, who hails from Oldham, was replaced by Matt Banahan at the interval and reportedly drove home as the second half got under way.

The club moved to clarify matters after The Times revealed his walkout by stating that Eastmond remains in contract at The Rec and “is very much part of the squad”.

Eastmond, who is a member of England’s Elite Player Squad having made his Test debut in Argentina during the summer, has reportedly said he is keep to return to rugby league after two years as a union player.

The 24-year-old joined Bath from St Helens in 2011 and made his name in his new code last season, culminating in his international call-up.

Bath CEO Nick Blofeld told The Times: “The situation is being dealt with.

“Kyle has been disciplined but we are also helping him in what are difficult personal circumstances for him.”

A statement from the club read: “Contrary to current reports, Bath Rugby can confirm that Kyle Eastmond is still in contract with the club and is very much part of the squad.

“An incident arose at the Sale game last Friday which has led to an internal investigation, but this has been dealt with and both parties have put the matter behind them.”

Five-try Titans fall well short CAMBRIDGE 53 TAUNTON TITANS 25 Titans, who have a 100 per cent home record in National Two South, still cannot find the right boots on their travels.

They never seriously recovered after going 17-0 down in the opening ten minutes.

Their game was littered with handling errors but there were moments to savour, particularly when Aron Struminski scored a stunning try in the first half.

In total, Titans scored five unconverted tries which should be enough to win any game, particularly away from home.

Struminski ended with two tries, Titans’ others coming from Stuart Townsend, Alex Dancer and Jake Woolmore.

Cambridge’s try scorers were Marriott, James Ayrton, Daly, McCoombe, Wrigglesworth, Gillick, Portsmouth, and Mike Ayrton, four of which were converted by Wrigglesworth (4).

■ Flanker Liam Pemberton scored a last-gasp try as Thornbury gained a 12-11 away victory over improving Bideford in South West One West.

Pemberton struck six minutes into injury time for Thornbury. Dan Hussey also scored a try which was converted by Joe Jackson.

James Buckland snapped up a try for Bideford with Ollie Wickett kicking two penalties.

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Bristol secure victory after late scares BRISTOL 36 ROTHERHAM 26

BY STEVE COTTON If the mark of a good team is the ability to respond positively to a setback, then Bristol – if they are not there already – are clearly on their way to becoming a very good team.

Having lost against the GKIPA Championship leaders seven days earlier, Bristol responded by claiming a bonuspoint victory against the team in second place – denying Rotherham a losing bonus point in the process.

Bristol have now taken six try-scoring bonus points from their eight Championship games this season. Last season, they managed six in the whole campaign.

But these are days of lofty standards at the Memorial Stadium – and it is typical of Andy Robinson and Sean Holley’s meticulous approach that even a bonus-point victory over the team in second place can be met without any visible joy.

Coach Holley, in his postmatch interviews, was willing to accentuate certain positives – namely another rampant start and an improved cohesion in defence – but the overriding theme was one of how Rotherham had been able to get back into the contest from 30-9 down.

At that stage, when Charlie Amesbury latched on to Tristan Roberts’ kick beyond the visiting defence, 70 seconds into the second half, Bristol looked set to deliver the most emphatic of responses to the previous weekend’s stumble.

In the end, they managed to deny Rotherham a point, which could prove significant later in the season, but not without a few heart-fluttering moments as the Yorkshiremen fought back – first to 30-16, then to 33-23, and then, rather worryingly, to 33-26.

At that stage, with Bristol down to 14 men after Gaston Cortes had been sent to the sinbin, the resurgent Titans must have been sniffing blood. But Bristol, to their credit, remained resolute, and, when replacement fly-half Adrian

Jarvis knocked over a lastminute penalty, a collective sigh of relief was breathed in all four corners of the Memorial Stadium.

When Bristol had stormed into a 17-3 lead, it looked as if they would be able to write their own final scoreline, such was their dominance in the key areas. They left Rotherham – who briefly had to play with 13 men due to two forwards seeing yellow – looking bewildered as they attacked at will.

Bristol knew all about the threat of the Championship’s leading points scorer, Juan Pablo Socino, and it was the Argentinian playmaker who kicked the visitors into an early 3-0 lead.

But Bristol blasted back in what has become typical fashion. Prop Mark Tampin saw yellow for knocking the ball out of Ruki Tipuna’s hands as he prepared to pass under the posts – and, seven scrums and five minutes later, Redford Pennycook was going over in the corner.

Adam D’Arcy was next to score, after Barney Maddison had been yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on, with Bristol’s policy of turning down three-pointers paying off, as they built from a line-out.

Tipuna, who regularly threw Rotherham onto the back foot by delving into his box of tricks, grabbed the third try from a tap-and-go in the visitors’ 22. Bristol had other chances to score as they attacked at will – but, after a Socino penalty had made it 176, they did something they had not done since the second game of the season: they kicked a penalty.

Roberts was successful from the tee, making it 20-6, before he and Socino again exchanged penalties before halftime to give Bristol a 23-9 lead.

Not that the move is likely to mark a great shift in philosophy for Bristol, given they had scored three tries by the time they took their first threepointer.

“Don’t forget, we scored our early tries before we took shots at goal,” said coach Holley.

“The ones we did take were crucial to extend our lead, psy-

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Bristol’s Charlie Amesbury grabbed the fourth try against Rotherham chologically, to three scores and then in the end to two scores. They were justified in taking them – however, early on, we turned them down and went for the scores, and that manifested itself in the first yellow card and the first try, where we turned down an easy shot at goal and got the five points. It’s paying dividends – what we’ve got to do is back it up in the second half, and we didn’t quite do that today.”

For 70 seconds of the second half, Bristol were again bewitching, with Amesbury showing blistering pace to chase the kick ahead and score his first try for the club. But for the remaining 38 minutes and 50 seconds, they were disjointed and appeared to lack an edge – perhaps as a result of

knowing the bonus point was safely in the bank.

At no stage did Bristol look as if they were going to lose the game – not really – but, at 33-26, surely even the most optimistic supporter on the Blackthorn End would not have been particularly confident either.

Rotherham grabbed their first try through Tom Cruse – his team’s Top Gun, who showed All The Right Moves and clearly did not believe Titans were facing Mission: Impossible – before Socino scored a second to give Bristol some concern.

At 33-26, Rotherham had given themselves a chance of at least securing a losing bonus point, but Jarvis kept his cool in the closing seconds to ensure Bristol gained five

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Championship points on their fellow high-flyers.

Bristol: A D’Arcy; G Watkins (A Short 41), B Rennie (C Braley 80), B Mosses, C Amesbury; T Roberts (A Jarvis 74), R Tipuna; M Lilley, R Johnston (O Hayes 74), G Cortes (J Hobson 77 (G Cortes 78)), G Townson, M Sorenson (capt; B Glynn 60), M Mama, R Pennycook (N Koster 60), M Eadie (J Hobson 68-77).

Scorers: Tries – Pennycook, D’Arcy, Tipuna, Amesbury. Cons – Roberts (2). Pens – Roberts (3), Jarvis.

Sin-binned: Cortes (64-77, not rolling away from tackle).

Rotherham: S Scanlon; J Broadley (J Gill 57), J Roberts, J P Socino, M Keating; J Hodgson, C Mulchrone (capt; D White 80); M Gadd (R Hislop 40), T Cruse (T Freeman 77), M Tampin (C Quigley 41), B Maddison, D Sanderson, E Williamson (J Preece 41), A Birch, A To’oala (C Quigley 10-23 & L Pearce 41).

Scorers: Tries – Cruse, Socino. Cons – Socino (2). Pens – Socino (4).

Sin-binned: Tampin (8-23, preventing quick release), Maddison (19-30, deliberate knockon).

Referee: T Foley.

Attendance: 4,655.

Coaches wait for verdict on Hobson’s latest injury setback Bristol were last night sweating on an injury suffered by talismanic prop Jason Hobson – after he had to be helped off the field nine minutes into his comeback from an eye problem.

Hobson was a second-half replacement as Bristol stormed back to winning ways with a 36-26 victory against fellow GKIPA Championship high-

flyers Rotherham – securing their sixth try-scoring bonus point in the league this season.

The tighthead prop, who first went on when Gaston Cortes was sin-binned and stayed on the field when the Argentinian’s 10 minutes on the sidelines were up, suffered what appeared to be a knee injury and had to be replaced

by Cortes. Hobson, who has had a number of knee injuries throughout his career, had to be helped from the field by two members of Bristol’s medical staff.

Coach Sean Holley said: “Hobbo took a side tackle and it’s a leg injury. We don’t know enough about it yet – but spare a thought for him, he hasn’t had a lot of luck.

“He’s a stalwart of Bristol, a crowd favourite, and it’s really sad to see that happen to him.

He was really looking forward to getting on the field today.

We’ll just assess what that is and manage him accordingly.”

Bristol also withdrew inform winger George Watkins at half-time yesterday with a head injury – but Holley be-

lieves his injury is not a major concer n.

“He took a bit of a knock to the head, which we didn’t really want to risk,” he said.

“When we looked at him at half-time, it was a bit of a concern, and in such a comfortable position at half-time in that playing position, he wasn’t worth the risk.

“I think he’ll be fine.”

Clifton notched seven tries on the way to this victory in SSE National Two South.

Centre Dave Massey and his replacement Jordan Kelly both grabbed try doubles.

Full-back Dan Pollard put Bournemouth ahead with a try. Charlie Foley pulled back three points with a penalty but Clifton could not find a way through a resolute defence in the opening half.

Pollard and Foley swapped penalties to make it 8-6 to the visitors at the break.

Bournemouth could have been forgiven for believing they could pick up where they left off in the first half and cause an upset.

But Clifton went about dismantling their Dorset counterparts with ruthless efficiency.

Clifton’s back row trio of skipper Ben Purcell, James Stephenson and Hugo Govett, ran riot in the loose, while scrumhalf Matt Britton’s sniping breaks repeatedly asked questions of Bournemouth’s fringe defence.

Clifton ran straight and hard at Bournemouth, and their direct and physical approach paid dividends, when James Golledge barged his way over for an unconverted try on 47minutes.

Centre Massey thundered over for two tries, both converted by Foley, in quick succession. The home side now brimming with confidence continued to turn the screw, with further tries by Kelly (2) and Pomphrey, before man-ofthe-match Quinn got in on the try-scoring act on 74-minutes.

Bournemouth wing Russ Westcott went over for an unconverted try, but was no more than a consolation.

Dings crash to the high-fliers AMPTHILL 78 DINGS 10 Dings defended poorly as second-placed Ampthill raced to victory in National Two South with 12 tries.

Simple missed tackles gifted Ampthill two tries in the first five minutes for wing Dean Adamson, who went on to wrap up his hat-trick after 25 minutes.

Ampthill scrum-half Kevin Barrett orchestrated proceedings for the home side, who seized every opportunity.

Dings cause was not helped by with the loss of hooker Dave Wheeler after six-minutes.

Crusaders opened their account with a Mark Woodrow penalty, but two further tries by Elliott Clements-Hill, brought up the bonus-point after 20 minutes. Dings’ solitary try came from flanker Stean Williams, converted by Woodrow.

But Ampthill flanker Matt Burke went over for a try to make it 42-10 at the interval.

There was more to come in the second half, with every Dings mistake being punished.

Six tries and three conversions added 36 points in the secondhalf, inflicting Dings’ heaviest ever league defeat.

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Stenson plays faultless week to take prize GOLF

BY PHIL CASEY Henrik Stenson hailed a “dream season” as he claimed an historic double in fitting fashion by storming to victory in the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai.

Stenson became the first man to win the European Tour’s Race to Dubai and FedEx Cup on the PGA Tour in the same year thanks to a commanding six-shot victory at Jumeirah Golf Estates.

The 37-year-old carded a flawless closing 64, signing off in style with a tap-in eagle on the 18th, to finish with a tournament-record total of 25 under par, with money list rival Ian Poulter a valiant second following a 66.

France’s Victor Dubuisson was two shots further back in third, with Holland’s Joost Luiten fourth and a trio of former world number ones – Luke Donald, Rory McIlroy and Lee Westwood – sharing fifth.

“It has been an incredible summer for me, the (autumn) in America was great and now this,” said Stenson, who was second in the Open and third in the US PGA Championship before his FedEx Cup triumph.

“It has been a dream season.

I played so well this week. I knew the guys would try to catch me, especially Ian who never gives up. I wanted to stay ahead of him and I managed to do that.

“I don’t know how I am going to be able to top this next year but I am going to give my best in the majors and that (becoming the first male Swedish player to win one) would be the icing on the cake.”

Stenson also had the added satisfaction of winning 100 dollars from Poulter after keeping the Englishman behind him on the money list, with Poulter

also having to act as his waiter for the evening.

“You should stop when you’re ahead so he’s not getting another bet,” joked Stenson.

“I can’t stand that much pressure for 100 dollars. I haven’t had the money yet but I’ll have a photographer with me when I do.”

Poulter, who was one of the first to congratulate Stenson after waving a white towel in surrender on the 18th, said: “I have to take my hat off to him, unbelievable. I tried to run him down as hard as I could but even with a sore wrist he has pressed on and I just could not get close enough.

“Henrik has not made a mistake all week and I just had to make sure of second place and some valuable Ryder Cup points. I have thrown a lot at him and given him so much stick, but he is the best player on the planet right now.”

Stenson won his first European Tour title in 2001 but then went through the first of two career slumps, the second coming in 2011 and leaving him 230th in the world rankings at the start of last year.

He also lost a reported sevenfigure sum in disgraced financier Allen Stanford’s Ponzi scheme in 2009, just months after the biggest victory of his career to date in the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

Add in some serious health problems – one caused by a parasite infection he contracted while on holiday – and Stenson’s form in 2013 is all the more remarkable, with a share of third place in the Scottish Open followed up by runnersup finishes in the Open and WGC Bridgestone Invitational and third place in the US PGA Championship in a five-week spell. He then won the second FedEx Cup play-off event, the Deutsche Bank Championship

Stepanek keeps the Davis Cup TENNIS Radek Stepanek ensured the Czech Republic successfully defended their Davis Cup title as he claimed a straight-sets victory over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic to complete a 3-2 win in the final at Belgrade Arena.

The world number 44 became the first player to win consecutive fifth singles rubbers in the final after outclassing Lajovic, ranked down at 117 in the world, in what was undoubtedly the biggest match of his 23-year-old opponent’s career.

Stepanek comfortably outplayed the young Serb to recorded a 6-3 6-1 6-1 triumph.

Earlier on Sunday, Novak Djokovic made sure the final went to a fifth rubber against the defending champions as he saw off Tomas Berdych.

The world number two claimed a 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 6-2 victory over the 28-year-old in two

Radek Stepanek enjoys the victory

Henrik Stenson holds the trophy of the European tour race to Dubai, left, and DP World Golf Championship

Sinfield admits England may need to raise game to reach final RUGBY LEAGUE

BY IAN LAYBOURN England captain Kevin Sinfield is hoping his side’s unimpressive win on Saturday’s over France will provide them with a “kick up the backside” as they prepare to face holders New Zealand for a place in the World Cup final.

Sinfield concedes there were few positives to draw from England’s 34-6 quarter-final triumph over a struggling French team at Wigan but remains confident they will improve sufficiently to get past the Kiwis in next Saturday’s first semi-final at Wembley.

“I’m disappointed, but a

win’s a win,” the Leeds halfback said. “I wouldn’t say it’s concerning. We won 34-6 in the end. I don’t think the result was ever in doubt.

“I’m just disappointed with our intensity. I felt we were a little bit off from what we’ve been in the group stages.

“Hopefully it’s a kick up the backside. Thankfully it wasn’t in the semi, because we would have probably copped a heavy scoreline against us.”

England’s stuttering performance was in sharp contrast to the slick displays by Australia and New Zealand that saw them ease effortlessly into the last four.

France, who only reached the knock-out stages thanks to

a 9-8 win over Papua New Guinea, briefly threatened to pull off their first victory over England for 32 years when centre Vincent Duport scored their third try of the tournament after only four minutes.

England’s initial response was breathtaking as they hit their visitors with four tries from wing men Ryan Hall and Josh Charnley in an 18-minute purple patch.

Full-back Sam Tomkins supplied the passes for the first two touchdowns while centres Kallum Watkins and Leroy Cudjoe showed touches of class in enabling their wingers to double their tally.

It was an especially sweet moment for Charnley, one of

five Wigan men appearing on their home ground who made the most of his recall, while the prolific Hall extended his lead in both the World Cup and England scoring charts with his eighth try of the tournament and his 21st for his country. But that was as good as it got for Steve McNamara’s men, who laboured for the remaining 55 minutes, adding just two further tries through back-row forwards Brett Ferres and Sean O’Loughlin, with Sinfield taking his goal tally to five from six attempts.

It was a familiar pattern for England, who played Australia off the park in the first quarter of their opening match and destroyed Ireland and Fiji with

20-minute scoring bursts.

“We can’t do that next week, we need to put an 80 together,” admitted Sinfield, who has been impressed with the way the Kiwis have piled up 186 points in their four matches so far. “We’re disappointed with what we’ve dished up but we’re through to the semi-finals of the World Cup. “We’ve a whole host of things to fix up and I’m sure we’ll be a whole lot better next week. We have to be. We know how well drilled the Kiwis are and what a great side they’ve looked so far. I don’t think they’ve got a weak link.

“They’ve a big strong forward pack, exciting backs and two very good halves as well.”

hours and 42 minutes to level the contest at 2-2.

The Czech Republic took a 21 lead on Saturday when Stepanek and Berdych needed only three sets to beat Iliya Bozoljac and Nenad Zimonjic 6-2 6-4 7-6 (7/4).

But on Sunday and in front of his home crowd, the 2013 Australian Open winner ensured the match would go to a final rubber as Serbia attempt to wrestle back the title they won in 2010.

Stepanek took a 4-1 lead in the first set before the young Serb pulled it back to 4-2 and then 5-3, but the 34-year-old went on to claim a 6-3 win and leave Czech Republic two sets away from retaining the title.

Lajovic looked like he was struggling to read what Stepanek was going to do and fell 4-0 behind in the second set, working hard to return as his opponent had him running all over the court.

The Serbian won the following game but his errors were pilling up and it was going to require a mammoth effort to come back after the Czech took the next two games to put the visitors two sets up.

The 34-year-old Stepanektook the first game before Lajovic held his serve to make it 1-1.

Stepanek made it look almost easy as he won the next four games.

The crowd were still getting behind Lajovic as the match was drawing to a conclusion but his defensive lob went long. Stepanek then put away a forehand and a big serve out wide before a clinical smash made it 6-1 and handed the Czechs their second consecutive title.

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Bresnan set to return for second Test CRICKET

BY DAVID CLOUGH England believe they have identified their third seam bowler for the first Ashes Test, but the chosen one may merely be keeping Tim Bresnan’s place warm.

Chris Tremlett, Steven Finn or Boyd Rankin will probably have to bowl especially well to keep Bresnan out of the side once – as England hope – he recovers from his back injury in time for the second Test in Adelaide.

Bowling coach David Saker conceded that as yet none of England’s tall trio of fast bowlers, from whom one will be picked to support James Anderson and Stuart Broad in Brisbane this week, has completely measured up to expectations during the tourists’ three warm-up matches.

Finn has the most wickets – including eight in the victory over an Australian Invitational XI in Sydney which was wrapped up on Saturday – but has been easily the most expensive, conceding more than 360 runs in two matches.

Tremlett is the likely leading candidate, but has yet to demonstrate at the age of 32 and after a succession of injuries that he is still the same bowler who gave England their victory push ‘down under’ three years ago.

Rankin is untried at Test level, but offers alarming bounce if he gets it right from his giant frame.

The stalking horse, however – not for Brisbane, but beyond – is the reliable Bresnan, whose superior batting is an extra bonus and was a telling factor in England’s seriesclinching victory at Durham against Australia last summer.

He subsequently succumbed to a stress fracture in his lower

Haye is advised to retire from the ring BOXING

BY PHIL BARNETT Former world heavyweight champion David Haye faces the “crushing blow” of retiring from boxing, after a problematic shoulder injury led surgeons to advise him to quit the sport.

The Londoner has pulled out of his rescheduled February 8 fight with domestic rival Tyson Fury and looks set to end his career permanently after an unsuccessful operation last week.

“It’s a crushing blow for me,” the British boxer said. “I had big plans for next year and the ultimate goal was to win back the world heavyweight title, something my amazing fans deserve.

“What I didn’t anticipate was that this year would be the unluckiest of my career and that a number of injuries would disrupt my plans so much. Perhaps it just wasn’t meant to be. The boxing gods keep hinting that maybe enough is enough.”

The former WBA champion underwent a five-hour operation to reconstruct his right shoulder in Germany on Thursday but has been told to “seriously consider” retiring,

back and travelled with England here as an unofficial 18th member of the squad but, Saker has confirmed, he is close to a return. Before then, England must make their choice of those available.

Asked if any had bowled as well as he would have liked so far on tour, Saker said: “Probably not, no.” He nonetheless retains faith that they can all rise to the occasion if picked.

“I know that the guys that

SCOREBOARD Australia Invitational XI v England Sydney: England beat Australia Invitational XI by 7 wkts Overnight: England 418 (I J L Trott 83, A N Cook 81, J E Root 75, K P Pietersen 57; J M Muirhead 4-115). Australia Invitational XI 304 (R G L Carters 94, P M Nevill 83, E J M Cowan 51; S T Finn 5-103, S C J Broad 4-37) and 153-4 (A J Finch 59).

Australia Invitational XI Second Innings KR Patterson b Broad....................................................... 22 RGL Carters c Bairstow b Swann...................................... 40 PM Nevill c Bairstow b Finn ............................................. 11 JK Lalor c Bell b Rankin...................................................... 8 CP Tremain c Pietersen b Finn.......................................... 20 JM Muirhead c Bairstow b Rankin...................................... 4 ND Bills not out ................................................................ 7 Extras: b4 lb3 nb2 pens 0 .................................................. 9 Total: (88.5 overs).......................................................... 261 Fall: 1-81 2-120 3-135 4-152 5-180 6-222 7-224 8-241 9-245.

Bowling: Broad: 16-8-32-2. Finn: 20.5-6-88-3. Rankin: 21-7-46-3. Swann: 27-10-69-2. Trott: 1-0-3-0. Root: 3-0-16-0.

England Second Innings AN Cook b Muirhead ....................................................... 21 MA Carberry c Sub b Muirhead........................................ 50 IJL Trott not out .............................................................. 38 KP Pietersen b Tremain ...................................................... 6 IR Bell not out ................................................................ 33 Extras: w1 nb2 pens 0 ....................................................... 3 Total: 3 wkts (38.4 overs) .............................................. 151 Fall: 1-40 2-91 3-99.

Bowling: W B Rankin.

Tremain: 12.4-1-49-1. Lalor: 5-1-9-0. Bills: 7-0-27-0.

Muirhead: 14-0-66-2.

we’ve got in this group are good enough – and we’re prepared, and we’re ready for this challenge. I’m confident on Thursday, whoever we go with, will be ready.”

Bresnan will take a little longer, but not much – and England have pencilled in his comeback in the two-day match against a CA Chairman’s XI in Alice Springs on November 29-30.

“He’s going along really well, so we really hope he’s ready for the second Test,” Saker said.

“We think he will be. That’s in the medical department’s

England's Michael Carberry hit another half-ton during the second innings at Sydney Cricket Ground hands – but he’s making some really good progress. He’s bowling at 100 per cent in the nets now. We’ve just got to get some overs into him so we’re confident that he can get through five days. He’ll most likely play in Alice Springs.”

Bresnan does not always grab the headlines, but England know his worth. “He’s a reliable cricketer, a fantastic cricketer for us,” Saker said.

“He’s a very dependable player with the bat and the

ball. He does a great job for us, and he’s very understated.

“So it’s always a shame that he’s not available for selection.

But looking down the line, he’s going to be available and again add pressure to positions.”

Of those who could play in Brisbane instead of the Yorkshireman, it may be Tremlett is at the head of the queue – having impressed in practice while Finn and Rankin were in the middle in Sydney.

“It’s not usual you can gain

that much confidence in nets,” said Saker. “But the last week I’ve seen a big change for Chris Tremlett, so that was a real pleasing thing for us.”

Finn is a different case. England must assess, and probably already have, whether his strike rate is an adequate Test match trade-off for the runs he has been conceding.

“Again, he got wickets – which he’s very good at,” added Saker. “He bowls balls that get people out.”

We are privileged to have seen Tendulkar in action – ICC chief International Cricket Council chief executive David Richardson has paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar after the Indian batsman brought down the curtain on his remarkable career.

The 40-year-old brought an end to 24 years in international cricket on Saturday as India claimed a win against West Indies in his native Mumbai.

After making his debut in 1989, cricket’s all-time highest run-scorer played in 200 Test matches and scored 100 centuries in all forms of the game, landmarks which may never be bettered.

And Richardson, who faced the little master in 10 Tests and

26 one-day internationals as a player for South Africa, is certain his contribution to the game will never be forgotten.

“He was an exceptional cricketer who earned the utmost respect of his peers, team-mates, opponents and fans all over the world through his talent, performances and fierce competitiveness,” he said. “His 664 internationals, 34,357 runs and 100 centuries over 24 years not only illustrate his determination and commitment to the game but also his mental and physical toughness which are the vital ingredients to reach the highest pedestal in any sport.

“Sachin always put his team ahead of himself during his

Sachin Tendulkar has retired

illustrious career, but he picked up a number of personal accolades which highlights his brilliance.

“He was declared player of the tournament at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003, won the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for ICC Cricketer of the Year in 2010, was the top-rated Test batsman for a total of 139 Tests (fourth-most behind Sir Garfield Sobers, Sir Vivian Richards and Brian Lara), was the number-one ranked ODI batsman for 112 matches or 354 days and played with 104 Test team-mates.

“Sporting geniuses like Sachin are rare phenomenons and we are privileged to have seen him in action. On behalf

of the ICC and the entire cricketing family, I thank Sachin for his unprecedented services to our sport and we wish him well in the future.”

There were emotional scenes at the Wankhede Stadium when the last wicket fell to hand India victory by an innings and 126 runs inside two-and-a-half days.

The home crowd had come hoping for a 101st century but that chance was extinguished after their hero fell for 74 on day two. Their fervour was not diminished, however, at the end of the game as Tendulkar ran to his team-mates and began shaking hands before grabbing a stump to keep as a souvenir.

David Haye looks set to end his boxing career according to a statement from his Hayemaker Promotions company.

“I genuinely believed the shoulder injury wasn’t that bad,” said the 33-year-old. “But the doctor sent me for a detailed MRI scan and within 24 hours I was told the full extent of the damage. Twenty-four hours after that I was in the operating theatre.

“The surgery and subsequent results are a bitter pill to swallow because I truly felt I had a lot more to offer and was looking forward to paying back my loyal fans with some great fights in 2014. But I’ve been boxing for 23 years now, and this has clearly taken its toll on my body.

“I can only offer my sincerest apologies to all those fans who have followed me over the years and, like me, wanted to finish on a real high.

“If I’m now destined to have won the European championship, the unified world cruiserweight championship and the WBA heavyweight championship of the world - with a record of 28 fights, 26 wins, 24 victories coming via knockout and only two defeats – then so be it. I’m proud of these achievements and consider my career a huge success.”

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O’Neill salutes his winning jockey McLernon after his Gold Cup thrill

BY TOM PEACOCK Richie McLernon enjoyed his well-deserved moment in the spotlight as he steered Johns Spirit to victory in the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham on Saturday.

McLernon is usually called up by Jackdaws Castle trainer Jonjo O’Neill when Tony McCoy is unavailable, but he has struck up a good association with the gelding and they had already enjoyed course success at the October meeting.

Johns Spirit (7-1) was restrained some way behind Easter Meteor and Hidden Cyclone, who were still in the thick of things until the second-last when the former came down and slightly impeded the gaining Colour Squadron.

McLernon, who had appeared in contention on the outside, suddenly had a clear advantage which quickly dwindled to three-quarters of a length as Colour Squadron returned to the fray.

“This means a lot,” said McLernon. “I’m working very hard in the yard every day, just being one of the lads, but the boss has been very good to me.”

O’Neill, winning the Grade Three for the second time after Exotic Dancer in 2006, said: “It’s brilliant for Richie, he’s a magic man.

“He knows the fellow really well and I couldn’t be happier for him.

“We’ll see what the handicapper does but he will probably come back here for the December meeting.”

Emma Lavelle can dream through the winter months after Le Bec lowered some lofty reputations in winning the Roy Blandford 65 Years At Cheltenham Novices’ Chase, while former Aidan O’Brien inmate Royal Irish Hussar, now with Nicky Henderson, stretched his unbeaten run to three with a game success in the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial.

Henderson said: “It was all Aidan’s idea. He might go to bed for a bit now (have a break)

Johns Spirit, ridden by jockey Richie McLernon, jumps the last to come home and win the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham and Barry (Geraghty) suggested something like the Adonis (Kempton, February 22).”

Alvarado came with a storming late run to land a thrilling renewal of the Murphy Group Handicap Chase for Fergal O’Brien, who secured a double on the card with The Govaness and added a third winner at Uttoxeter through Gunner Fifteen.

At Punchestown, Champagne Fever marked himself as an early Festival candidate by winning at Punchestown in the Connexus Communications Beginners Chase, com-

pleting an early treble for Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh after the wins of Analifet and Glens Melody earlier on the card.

Gerard Butler continued his domination of Lingfield’s Churchill Stakes as Prince Alzain booked a return visit to the £1million raceday at the Surrey venue on Good Friday, as did Jeremy Noseda’s Valbchek following his win in the Golden Rose Stakes.

The impressive success for Prince Alzain was achieved in the hands of star apprentice Oisin Murphy, whose year to

remember shows no signs of letting up.

If Saturday was a good day for Messrs Mullins and Walsh, it was merely the hors d’oeuvre for the Sunday fare.

Mullins bagged four winners Punchestown, with Walsh storming to five victories, while the champion trainer added another three at Cork, where Paul Townend rode four.

Highlight for Mullins and Walsh was undoubtedly Hurricane Fly, who made it a world record of 17 wins at the highest level with his triumph in the

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StanJames.com Morgiana Hurdle.

Mullins said: “It’s great to get that out of the way. That’s as ready as he was and he’ll improve away during the rest of the season. He came back very strong and even though he was working well he needed that badly. Hopefully he comes out of this safe and sound and we’ll look forward to Christmas (Festival Hurdle at Leopardstown).”

Coral eased the dual Champion Hurdle hero to 5-1 from 4s for a third blue riband at Cheltenham in March.

TODAY’S RACING STATISTICS Wolverhampton – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): P Evans 102920 (11.1%), M Johnston 94-507 (18.5%), M Botti 70-353 (19.8%), T Dascombe 66-355 (18.6%), R Fahey 64-518 (12.4%), M W Easterby 54-416 (13%), I Williams 45-318 (14.2%), J Osborne 43-295 (14.6%), G Baker 41-193 (21.2%), B Ellison 38-281 (13.5%), K Dalgleish 35-201 (17.4%), M Channon 34-263 (12.9%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): L Morris 127-1349 (9.4%), J Fanning 115-715 (16.1%), G Gibbons 100-767 (13%), R Kingscote 78-482 (16.2%), P Hanagan 74-487 (15.2%), T Eaves 65-765 (8.5%), A Atzeni 60412 (14.6%), S Donohoe 50-423 (11.8%), M Harley 34-240 (14.2%), L Jones 30-375 (8%), R Havlin 28-170 (16.5%), J P Sullivan 28-400 (7%). Favourites: 1300-4050 (32.1%).

Longest traveller: Boogangoo (2.30) 272 miles.

Leicester – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): N Henderson 1330 (43.3%), Mrs C Bailey 9-52 (17.3%), Jonjo O’Neill 9-53 (17%), Miss V Williams 8-33 (24.2%), N Twiston-Davies 7-50 (14%), N King 5-25 (20%), D McCain 5-27 (18.5%), R Lee 415 (26.7%), Mrs L Wadham 4-20 (20%), A Carroll 4-42 (9.5%), Jennie Candlish 3-10 (30%), A King 3-37 (8.1%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): P Brennan 8-38 (21.1%), A Thornton 8-50 (16%), S Twiston-Davies 6-45 (13.3%), D O’Regan 5-22 (22.7%), A Tinkler 535 (14.3%), D Elsworth 4-22 (18.2%), L Edwards 4-27 (14.8%), A Coleman 4-30 (13.3%), J Banks 3-7 (42.9%), R Thornton 317 (17.6%), J Maguire 3-22 (13.6%), T Whelan 2-14 (14.3%). Favourites: 92-229 (40.2%).

Going: Chase – Good to firm (Good in places, Good to soft on Flat course crossings); Hurdle – Good to soft (Soft in places) (GoingStick: Hurdle 6.9, Chase 7.5).

Longest traveller: Dark Glacier (2.10) 200 miles.

Plumpton – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): G L Moore 30172 (17.4%), A King 24-62 (38.7%), D Pipe 12-44 (27.3%), C Gordon 10-95 (10.5%), Miss S Smith 8-49 (16.3%), Jim Best 8-63 (12.7%), Miss Z Davison 8-80 (10%), B Powell 7-49 (14.3%), O Sherwood 6-24 (25%), Mrs L Hill 6-32 (18.8%), N Mulholland 6-42 (14.3%), Miss S West 6-53 (11.3%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): R Johnson 19-101 (18.8%), N Fehily 17-59 (28.8%), J Moore 16-146 (11%), A P McCoy 15-54 (27.8%), T Scudamore 15-58 (25.9%), P Moloney 14-56 (25%), M Goldstein 13-117 (11.1%), T Cannon 13-118 (11%), W Hutchinson 10-40 (25%), T J O’Brien 10-48 (20.8%), Joshua Moore 10-52 (19.2%), L Aspell 10-112 (8.9%). Favourites: 174-488 (35.7%).

Longest traveller: Illegale (2.50) 169 miles.

Visored for the first time – Wolverhampton: 2.30 Howz The Family; 2.30 Heska; 4.30 Docofthebay.

Blinkered for the first time tomorrow – Leicester: 3.10 Tinelyra. Plumpton: 2.20 Plum Pudding; 2.50 Ashcott Boy. Wolverhampton: 4.00 Creek Falcon.

Cheek pieces – Leicester: 12.35 Uganda Glory(*), 1.05 Force Of Habit(*), 1.35 A Little Bit Dusty, Eyeline Lac Sacre, 2.10 Dark Glacier, Nom de Guerre(*), 2.40 Canadian Diamond 3.10 Cara Court, Finch Flyer, Prickles(*), Vertueux. Plumpton: 1.20 Minella Definitely, 2.20 Nozic(*), 2.50 Airedale Lad, Rosoff 3.20 Invicta Lake, King Ozzy. Wolverhampton: 3.00 Enfijaar(*), Queen’s Princess, 3.30 Flemish School, 4.30 Ruwaiyan 5.00 Knockgraffon Lad. (*) = horses wearing cheek pieces for the first time. end Tongue straps – Leicester: 12.35 Sweet Louise, 1.05 Valco De Touzaine, 1.35 Lac Sacre, Persian Herald, Eyeline, 2.10 Doubletoilntrouble, Thats Ben, 2.40 Ourmanmassini, King Zeal, 3.10 Tinelyra, 3.40 Great Link, Ballygrooby Bertie, Whileaway.

Plumpton: 1.20 Funny Star, 2.50 Goochypoochyprader, Ibiza Sunset, Illegale, 3.20 King Ozzy, Cru Classe.

Wolverhampton: 4.00 Alpha Tauri, Munaawib, 5.00 Knockgraffon Lad, Magika, Sommersturm.

TV – At The Races: Leicester, Plumpton, Wolverhampton.

Trainer Pipe celebrates four-timer and heaps credit on the Johnson family David Pipe had not started Cheltenham’s Open meeting with any form of success but he certainly rectified that situation yesterday with an incredible 5,995-1 four-timer, headed

by Dell’ Arca in the feature StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle.

The Pond House stable got the afternoon under way in the perfect fashion, with a one-two in the Mallard Pawnbrokers And Family Jewellers Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle led home by 40-1 shot Home Run. The Liquidator (6-4) looked destined for stardom when destroying his three rivals in the

Dell'Arca ridden by Tom Scudamore

Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle soon afterwards, while Red Sherlock (7-2 joint-favourite) rounded off a memorable occasion when retaining his unbeaten record in the Fairlawne – Festival Jockey Club Fine Dining Bumper.

So many of the great Pipe days had been shared with late owner David Johnson, who had a race named in his memory on Friday, so it was poignant to see his old friend Timmy Murphy wearing the famous blue and green colours on Red Sherlock.

Pipe said: “I have to thank DJ, he bred him out of (great

chasing mare) Lady Cricket and all his family are here today. I have to thank the Johnson family, the whole of Pond House has to.

“He would have really enjoyed that one and will be watching from up above. He’s got some other ones out of Lady Cricket, too, and they will be coming through shortly.

“This meeting means a lot to Pond House, the Pipe family, and DJ made it his meeting in the past.”

Dell’Arca (12-1) appeared an unknown strictly on paper, but having shown much promise in three hurdling starts in France he had captured the

attention of buyers and Pipe had to persuade owner Professor Caroline Tisdall to part with 280,000 euros to get him.

There had been drama midrace when Ahyaknowyerself, who was sharing the lead, came down at speed bringing down Thomas Edison, and left Rawnaq alone in front.

Rawnaq was still involved after the final flight, getting squeezed up between Dell’Arca and Sametegal, who were only half a length apart at the post.

“He’s still a novice and he’s only won a handicap off 128 so we will enjoy today.

“I’m sure he’ll get entries in

all the big handicaps,” added Pipe.

The Liquidator (6-4) had been a Grade One bumper winner and he looks a serious hurdler as he galloped 15 lengths away from evens favourite Sea Lord.

Paul Nicholls was finally off the mark at the meeting with Dodging Bullets (2-1), who took the Racing Post Arkle Trial Novices’ Chase by a commanding five lengths.

“It’s been so frustrating as some of them have run badly for absolutely no reason,” said Nicholls. “He ran as well as he looked and he’s right in the Arkle picture now.”

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Tips Going: Hurdle – Good to soft (Soft in places).

CAPTAIN WESSEX 12.35 — Taming The Tweet 1.05 — Buthelezi 1.35 — Lac Sacre 2.10 — Nom de Guerre 2.40 — Canadian Diamond (nap) 3.10 — Mr Bachster 3.40 — Dubai Prince

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12.35 – Mystery Drama 1.05 – Valco De Touzaine 1.35 – I Told You So 2.10 – Doubletoilntrouble 2.40 – Bathcounty 3.10 – Mr Bachster 3.40 – Dubai Prince

FILLIES’ HURDLE 12.35 JUVENILE (Class 4) 2m 3yo Only Winner £3,899 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

5 BANREENAHREENKAH (19) Jennie Candlish 10-8 S Quinlan MAGIC SKYLINE (F59) B Ellison 10-8 A Coleman MAYPOLE LASS (F117) Mrs P Robeson 10-8 P Brennan MYSTERY DRAMA (F23) A King 10-8 R Thornton POETIC VERSE (F40) J J Quinn 10-8 D Costello SWEET LOUISE (F46) (T) F Brennan 10-8 F de Giles 4 TAMING THE TWEET (24) J R Jenkins 10-8 Mr Stevie Sanders(10) UGANDA GLORY (F70) (P) G Baker 10-8 A Tinkler YOUMAYSEE (F116) M Channon 10-8 D Elsworth

2012: Ironically 3-10-8, T Whelan(5) 5-1 (N King), 6 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Mystery Drama, 11-4 Poetic Verse, 6 Uganda Glory, 13-2 Magic Skyline, 8 Maypole Lass, 16 Taming The Tweet, Banreenahreenkah, 20 Youmaysee, 33 Sweet Louise.

MYSTERY DRAMA 13-8fav (9-7) Held up towards rear, smooth Form headway on outside over 2f out, led on bit inside final furlong, unextended, very easily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct beating Tracks Of My Tears (8-4) by 3/4l, 8 ran (flat). POETIC VERSE 2-1 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway to 3rd over 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Checkpoint (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f clm stks (6) pol in Oct (flat). UGANDA GLORY 9-4fav (9-7) Slow into stride, soon pushed along to lead after 1f, ridden over 1f out, unchallenged, won at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) sft in Sep beating Special Report (8-12) by 5l, 7 ran (flat). MAGIC SKYLINE 5-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders on outside, edged left and no impression 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 4 1/2l behind Vicky Valentine (8-4) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Sep (flat).

MAYPOLE LASS 11-4 (8-10) Tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 13l behind Fledged (9-1) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Jul (flat). BANREENAHREENKAH 14-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, 42l behind Azza (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f 3yo hdl (4) sft in Oct. TAMING THE TWEET 66-1 (10-2) Mistakes, in touch, headway to track leader 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 11l behind Nellie Forbush (10-12) at Fakenham 2m (3) gd in Oct. YOUMAYSEE 12-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, 45l behind See And Be Seen (8-8) at Brighton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) fm in Jul (flat). SWEET LOUISE 40-1 (8-10) Soon behind and outpaced, tailed off 4f out, 9th of 10, well behind Mystery Drama (9-4) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Oct (flat).

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JOHN O’GAUNT NOVICES’ CHASE (3) 2m 4yo plus Winner £6,330

-35493 AKULA (40) (D) M Tompkins 6-11-0 C Bolger 1510-4 BUTHELEZI (12) J P Ferguson 5-11-0 D O’Regan 1422-3 CARLI KING (17) Mrs C Bailey 7-11-0 T Messenger /907-6 FORCE OF HABIT (125) (P;D) Miss J Foster 7-11-0 Samantha Drake(5) 633-21 VALCO DE TOUZAINE (16) (T;D) P Nicholls 4-11-0 D Jacob

2012: Act Of Kalanisi 6-11-0, T J O’Brien 7-4 (Dr R Newland), 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 2-5 Valco De Touzaine, 4 Buthelezi, 10 Akula, 12 Carli King, 33 Force Of Habit.

VALCO DE TOUZAINE 6-4fav (10-6) Not always fluent, made all, Form clear until before 4 out, ridden when went left 2 out, driven clear from last, won at Wetherby 2m (3) gs beating It’s A Gimme (11-2) by 12l, 3 ran.

BUTHELEZI 6-1 (11-1) Led until 6th, hit 8th, 3rd and beaten 4 out, weakened before next, 4th of 5, 27l behind Balder Succes (11-8) at Warwick 2m nov chs (3) gs.

AKULA 25-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders in 3rd, every chance 3 out, one pace in 3rd before next, 3rd of 7, 20l behind Claret Cloak (11-3) at Towcester 2m nov chs (4) gf in Oct. CARLI KING 14-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, led until 3rd, dropped to 3rd at 7th, outpaced and no chance from 4 out, tailed off, last of 3, 26l behind Raya Star (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) sft. FORCE OF HABIT 33-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, jumped right 5 out, trailing from next, 6th of 8, well behind Rebel Fitz (11-5) at Killarney 2m 6f nov chs gf in Jul.

1.35

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EASTWELL SELLING HURDLE (5) 2m 3yo to 5yo Winner £1,949

2/74-4 A LITTLE BIT DUSTY (15) (P;D) C Dore 5-11-12 A Thornton 1180-0 LAC SACRE (23) (P,T) A Carroll 4-11-12 L Edwards 272777 CHANKILLO (12) S-J Davies 4-11-8 S Twiston-Davies 333013 PERSIAN HERALD (18) (B,T;D) N King 5-11-8 T Whelan(3) F-355 I TOLD YOU SO (46) D McCain 4-11-1 J Maguire 55-4 MAKELLYS BLACKPOOL (173) R Ford 4-11-1 H Challoner(5) P77 BIG JOHN CANNON (4) S-J Davies 3-10-7 Mr P John(7) 44 EYELINE (25) (P,T) A Hollinshead 3-10-7 J Cowley(7)

2012: Rowlestone Lad 5-11-12, Mr T Flint(7) 7-4 Fav (J Flint), 9 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 6-4 Lac Sacre, 5 Eyeline, 11-2 I Told You So, 6 Persian Herald, 13-2 A Little Bit Dusty, 10 Chankillo, 20 Makellys Blackpool, 33 Big John Cannon.

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KATHERINE SWYNFORD HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 7f 110yds 4yo plus Winner £3,899

/P42F- NOM DE GUERRE (265) (P;C) B De Haan 11-11-12 Jack Doyle P4PP-5 DARK GLACIER (33) (P;BF) P Bowen 8-11-10 S Twiston-Davies 28P16- DOUBLETOILNTROUBLE (213) (T) F O’Brien 7-11-8 P Brennan PU3-1P THATS BEN (18) (T;D) T R Gretton 8-11-7 F de Giles P8-798 SMART CATCH (32) A Carroll 7-11-0 L Edwards 07P-0P PHOENIX DES MOTTES (127) J Cornwall 10-10-0 J Cornwall(5)

2012: Red Rouble 7-11-10, S Twiston-Davies 7-2 Fav (N Twiston-Davies), 8 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 5-4 Nom de Guerre, 5-2 Dark Glacier, 9-2 Doubletoilntrouble, 8 Thats Ben, 12 Smart Catch, 25 Phoenix Des Mottes.

WDP-E01-S3

HANDICAP HURDLE (3) 2m 4yo plus Winner £6,498

0-4P72 CANADIAN DIAMOND (31) (P;D) B Powell 6-11-12 M G Nolan(3) 521 ASHDOWN LAD (14) (D) T Symonds 4-11-10 F de Giles 6-P900 HEURTEVENT (23) A Carroll 4-11-6 L Edwards 54F6-7 OURMANMASSINI (16) (T;BF) Miss S Smith 5-11-5 P Brennan 2/1-40 PIPPA GREENE (17) N Henderson 9-11-5 A Tinkler U2P/1- SANTO THOMAS (553) (D) Miss V Williams 7-11-0 A Coleman 747-68 DRUSSELL (F28) (D) M Bosley 7-10-12 T Garner(5) 460-62 ZAFRANAGAR (2) (BF,D) I Williams 8-10-10 R J McCarth(5) 40P7-6 TEALISSIO (25) (CD) Mrs L Wadham 7-10-9 M Crawley(5) 252-37 TRAVIS COUNTY (17) (H) B Ellison 4-10-9 J Maguire P-605F BATHCOUNTY (32) (D) F Brennan 6-10-8 S Twiston-Davies /8-940 KING ZEAL (17) (T;D) B Leavy 9-10-6 L Heard

2012: Open Day 6-11-2, A P McCoy 5-2 Fav (Jonjo O’Neill), 10 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 3 Zafranagar, 11-2 Canadian Diamond, 6 Ashdown Lad, 13-2 Santo Thomas, 8 Bathcounty, Pippa Greene, 10 Travis County, Ourmanmassini, 16 Others.

ZAFRANAGAR 11-2fav (9-12) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, Form led 3 out, kept on and caught close home, 2nd of 13, shd behind Zaplamation (10-4) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs. CANADIAN DIAMOND 10-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 12, 7l behind First In The Queue (11-9) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct. ASHDOWN LAD 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, mistake and went 2nd 6th, ridden before 2 out, challenged last, driven to lead flat, stayed on, won at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy beating Auld Sthock (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.

SANTO THOMAS 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leader, ridden to lead and not fluent 2 out, hit last, kept on, driven out, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in May ‘12 beating Martial Law (11-11) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran. BATHCOUNTY 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2f out, about a length up when fell last, in a race won by Ivebeenthinking (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Oct, 16 ran. PIPPA GREENE 5-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 15, 15l behind Hartside (10-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs. OURMANMASSINI 6-1fav (11-9) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along 4 out, some headway into mid-division and edged right from 2 out, soon no impression, 7th of 15, 30l behind Willow’s Saviour (11-9) at Ascot 2m 3f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs. TRAVIS COUNTY 8-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear and pulled hard, headway to join leader after 3rd, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 7th of 15, 9l behind Hartside (10-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.

TEALISSIO 16-1 (11-2) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 5th until 3 out, weakened quickly soon after and eased, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Capellanus (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Oct. DRUSSELL 20-1 (11-1) Held up in last pair in touch, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, soon no impression, weakened from next, 8th of 10, well behind Saint Roque (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May. HEURTEVENT 66-1 (11-3) Mid-division, lost place 6th, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Magnifique Etoile (11-12) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Oct. KING ZEAL 40-1 (10-6) Chased leader, weakened before 3 out, 12th of 15, 24l behind Hartside (10-3) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs.

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CONDITIONAL JOCKEYS’ HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 4f 110yds 4yo plus Winner £2,599

23-80S PRICKLES (25) (P) R Woollacott 8-11-12 M G Nolan 32-445 REBEL HIGH (12) D Frankland 9-11-8 N De Boinville U5792U CARA COURT (25) (P) Miss J Foster 7-11-7 C Bewley(5) F74434 TINELYRA (25) (H,T;BF) F O’Brien 7-11-2 C Shoemark(6) P4/P47 VERTUEUX (25) (P) A Carroll 8-11-2 J Hamer(3) 64U553 PEAK SEASONS (8) (CD) M Chapman 10-10-13 J Cornwall 175621 MR BACHSTER (25) (D) R Lee 8-10-10 J Greenall 333622 FINCH FLYER (10) (P;BF) A Sadik 6-10-7 H Derham

2012: Peak Seasons 9-10-3, G Galligan(10) 9-1 (M Chapman), 5 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Mr Bachster, 10-3 Tinelyra, 6 Rebel High, 7 Finch Flyer, 15-2 Cara Court, 12 Vertueux, 14 Prickles, 16 Peak Seasons.

3.40

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BURTON OVERY NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 2m 4yo plus Winner £3,899

0-2158 GREAT LINK (34) (T;D) A Carroll 4-11-5 J Hamer(5) 3-3 ALGERNON PAZHAM (183) N Twiston-Davies 4-10-12 S Twiston-Davies 36-745 BALLYGROOBY BERTIE (14) (T) F O’Brien 5-10-12 P Brennan 9 BRASINGAMAN ESPEE (23) G M Moore 4-10-12 F Keniry 1/P- CATCHING ON (345) (BF) Jonjo O’Neill 5-10-12 R McLernon DUBAI PRINCE (F451) J P Ferguson 5-10-12 D O’Regan GRANDAD MAC (F459) A Coogan 5-10-12 J M Davies 00 JOIN THE CLAN (14) Jonjo O’Neill 4-10-12 M Linehan(5) THE YANK (F74) A Carroll 4-10-12 L Edwards 500- WHILEAWAY (218) (T) A Turnell 4-10-12 J Banks(5) 89-0 ELIXIR DU LAC (163) Miss J Davis 6-10-5 S P Jones 86U9/ MIDNIGHT RETURN (628) R Ford 7-10-5 H Challoner(5)

2012: Tealissio 6-10-12, D Crosse 5-1 (Mrs L Wadham), 9 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 5-6 Dubai Prince, 9-2 Catching On, 13-2 Algernon Pazham, 7 Ballygrooby Bertie, 14 Grandad Mac, 20 Join The Clan, The Yank, 25 Great Link, 50 Others.

PRINCE 4-1 (9-5) Held up in last pair, headway on outside 2f Form DUBAI out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gd in Aug ‘12 beating Side Glance (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran (flat).

CATCHING ON 10-11fav (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, weakened quickly and not fluent last, soon pulled up, in a race won

by Malapie (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec, 11 ran. ALGERNON PAZHAM 2-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd and edged left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Prideofthecastle (11-9) at Stratford 2m NH flat (5) gd in May. BALLYGROOBY BERTIE 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway before 2 out, soon every chance, ridden and lost 3rd place run-in, lost 4th place close home, 5th of 17, 16l behind Volnay De Thaix (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs. GRANDAD MAC 5-1 (9-10) Prominent in chasing group, lost place 6f out, behind and pulled up 4f out, in a race won by Suzi’s A Class Act (10-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Aug ‘12, 10 ran (flat). JOIN THE CLAN 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous, 15th of 17, well behind Volnay De Thaix (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs. THE YANK 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 14l behind Compton Bird (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Sep (flat). GREAT LINK 50-1 (11-0) Led, not always fluent, clear until 3rd, headed 7th, weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, well behind Oscar Fortune (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct. BRASINGAMAN ESPEE 66-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not always fluent, towards rear 3rd, well behind after 6th, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Garde La Victoire (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct.

2.20

pluMpTon Tips

Going: Good to soft (Soft in places)

CAPTAIN WESSEX 12.50 — Regal Encore 1.20 — Uxizandre (nb) 1.50 — V Neck 2.20 — Carpincho 2.50 — Goochypoochyprader 3.20 — Invicta Lake 3.50 — Come On Laurie

BOB WATTS

12.50 – Regal Encore 1.20 – Uxizandre (nap) 1.50 – Carole’s Destrier 2.20 – Beforeall 2.50 – Definite Lady 3.20 – Invicta Lake 3.50 – Tullyesker Hill

HURDLE 12.50 NOVICES’ (Class 4) 2m 4yo plus

Winner £3,249

1 213500 FORGET AND FORGIVE (9) A Middleton 5-10-12 P Moloney 2 MR SPIGGOTT (F28) G L Moore 4-10-12 Joshua Moore(3) 3 1/12-2 REGAL ENCORE (23) (BF,D) A Honeyball 5-10-12 A P McCoy 4 46-5 SAFFRON PRINCE (23) D Bridgwater 5-10-12 T Scudamore 5 33457R SLANEY STAR (14) Jim Best 5-10-12 M Batchelor 6 770- SWEET BOY VIC (218) C Gordon 5-10-12 M Goldstein 7 608 TOP CHIEF (28) M Rimell 5-10-12 N Scholfield 8 9 TWO SUGARS (14) Mrs L Mongan 5-10-12 T Cannon 9 0 MARIET (14) (H) Miss S Smith 4-10-5 W Kavanagh(3) 10 SUDDEN WISH (F41) (BF) G L Moore 4-10-5 J Moore

2012: Turn Over Sivola 5-11-5, R Thornton 8-13 Fav (A King), 8 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 1-5 Regal Encore, 10 Sudden Wish, Mr Spiggott, 12 Saffron Prince, 33 Slaney Star, 50 Top Chief, Mariet, Forget And Forgive, 66 Others.

REGAL ENCORE 8-15fav (11-0) Held up in rear, jumped left 1st, Form headway when a bit slow 3 out, shaken up to close last, soon went 2nd, stayed on, unable to get to winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Garde La Victoire (11-0) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Oct. MR SPIGGOTT 7-2 (11-8) Tracked leader, led stand side group over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Ebony Express (11-5) at Windsor 1m 4f am hcp 0-70 (5) hvy in Oct (flat). SUDDEN WISH 7-2fav (8-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Corn Maiden (9-6) at Brighton 1m 4f app hcp 0-55 (6) gs in Oct (flat).

SAFFRON PRINCE 33-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place 2 out, headway under pressure between last 2, kept on same pace, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 15l behind King Rolfe (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Oct. SLANEY STAR 50-1 (10-8) Well in rear when ran out 2nd, in a race won by Ashdown Lad (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy, 13 ran. FORGET AND FORGIVE 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, last of 11, well behind Amore Alato (10-12) at Wincanton 2m NH nov hdl 4-6yo (3) gs. MARIET 66-1 (10-2) Towards rear, weakened after 3 out, 12th of 17, 34l behind Volnay De Thaix (11-5) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs. TOP CHIEF 100-1 (11-0) Took keen hol in last pair, struggling before 3 out, plugging on but no chance when not much room and pushed left 2 out, 8th of 11, 25l behind Long Lunch (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Oct. SWEET BOY VIC 50-1 (10-11) Mid-division, under pressure halfway, never dangerous, 10th of 12, 43l behind Suerte Al Salto (11-0) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Apr.

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SIS LIVE NOVICES’ CHASE (3) 2m 4f 4yo plus Winner £6,498

2315-1 UXIZANDRE (28) (CD) A King 5-11-8 A P McCoy 13201/ BANGKOK PETE (1309) (C,D) J Poulton 8-11-1 J McGrath(3) /2P7-3 FUNNY STAR (27) (T) P Nicholls 5-11-1 N Scholfield 1P19-F MINELLA DEFINITELY (16) (P) N Mulholland 6-11-1 Michael Byrne(3) P-5222 HI NOTE (15) Miss S West 5-10-8 M Goldstein

2012: Broadbackbob 7-11-1, B J Geraghty 3-10 Fav (N Henderson), 9 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 6-4 Uxizandre, 5-2 Funny Star, 3 Hi Note, 6 Minella Definitely, 25 Bangkok Pete.

11-10fav (11-3) Raced keenly tracking leader, led 4 out, Form UXIZANDRE blundered badly 2 out, recovered rallied and and switched right before last, upsides last, driven ahead close home, won at Plumpton 2m 4f (3) sft in Oct beating De Blacksmith (10-5) by nk, 4 ran. FUNNY STAR 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders in 4th, tracked leader 2nd, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, not fluent and headed soon after last, no extra in 3rd flat, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Red Riverman (10-9) at Exeter 2m 1f (3) gs in Oct. HI NOTE 16-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, effort before 2 out, left in lead at last, soon ridden, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 5, nk behind Le Reve (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov chs (4) gs. MINELLA DEFINITELY 20-1 (109) Tracked leading trio, fell 4th, in a race won by Ivor’s King (10-11) at Ascot 2m 3f (3) gs, 8 ran. BANGKOK PETE 2-9fav (11-5) Made all, always travelling well, came clear from 3 out, pushed out flat, unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Apr ‘10 beating Quelclasse (10-13) by 7l, 6 ran.

1.50

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NOVICES’ HURDLE (4) 2m 5f 4yo plus Winner £3,249

30 BLUE BEAR (28) Mrs D Grissell 4-10-12 M Goldstein 228-2 CAROLE’S DESTRIER (29) N Mulholland 5-10-12 N Fehily 1 V NECK (183) P Nicholls 4-10-12 A P McCoy R22-23 WITHER YENOT (27) B Case 6-10-12 Mr M J P Kendrick(7) 9223P- GRACE AND FORTUNE (231) R Rowe 6-10-5 L Aspell OH SO HIGH L Corcoran 4-10-5 Conor O’Farrell 00-35 TIGRIDIA (160) Mrs S Wall 6-10-5 G Tumelty

2012: Billy Merriott 6-11-5, N Fehily 9-4 JtFav (H Fry), 6 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 10-11 V Neck, 5-2 Carole’s Destrier, 13-2 Wither Yenot, 7 Grace And Fortune, 33 Tigridia, Oh So High, 50 Blue Bear.

V NECK 5-4 (10-7) Ww; rap hdwy 2 out; qcknd to ld final 150yds; Form impressive, won at Dulverton 3m ptp gd in May beating Secret Meeting (12-0) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran. CAROLE’S DESTRIER 16-1 (10-12) Took keen hold in mid-division, closed approaching 4 out, tracked going well before 2 out, went close 2nd and hit 2 out, driven in 3rd between last 2, stayed on under pressure into 2nd close home, not pace of winner, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Warden Hill (10-12) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gs in Oct. WITHER YENOT 25-1 (10-11) Took keen hold and held up towards rear, mistake 5th, headway when left in 3rd at 6th, no chance with leading duo when went left 2 out, 3rd of 12, 15l behind Masters Hill (10-11) at Exeter 2m 7f am nov hdl (4) gs in Oct. GRACE AND FORTUNE 16-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, reminders and weakened after 8th, mistake next, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Minella Special (11-8) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr, 13 ran. OH SO HIGH Mountain High filly out of Oh So Breezy. TIGRIDIA 14-1 (10-5) Held up in touch on outer, pushed along and weakened after 3 out, 5th of 9, 29l behind Experimentalist (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jun.

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HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 4f 4yo plus Winner £5,523

14P-9P NOZIC (9) (P;C,D) Miss Z Davison 12-11-12 L Treadwell 45P06- CARPINCHO (212) (D) Mrs S Humphrey 9-11-3 J Quinlan(3) 2P7PP- REBLIS (216) (C) G L Moore 8-11-3 Joshua Moore(3) 740-12 BEFOREALL (11) (D) O Sherwood 5-11-1 L Aspell 23-UP3 VENETIAN LAD (26) (D) Mrs L Richards 8-10-13 M Goldstein 666-22 PLUM PUDDING (24) (B;BF) D Bridgwater 10-10-11T Scudamore 22P123 UPTON MEAD (9) (B;CD) K Tork 6-10-9 R Johnson

2012: Camden 6-11-7, L Aspell 13-8 Fav (O Sherwood), 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Plum Pudding, 2 Beforeall, 5 Upton Mead, 10 Venetian Lad, 16 Nozic, Carpincho, Reblis.

PLUM PUDDING 6-4fav (11-12) Led, mistake 8th, headed 10th, led Form again 3 out, challenged from 2 out, headed last, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Midnight Charmer (10-3) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Oct. BEFOREALL 4-1 (11-7) Led until 4th, stayed prominent, ridden after 3 out, 3rd and one pace before last, left 2nd last, stayed on flat, closing on winner close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Arkaim (11-0) at Towcester 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs. UPTON MEAD 5-1 (10-9) Held up in touch, left 2nd at 8th, led 10th to next, in touch, ridden and no impression in 3rd from 3 out, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Plein Pouvoir (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs. VENETIAN LAD 9-2 (11-6) In touch, jumped slow 9th, went poor 3rd before 3 out, no impression, 3rd of 6, 31l behind Kind Of Easy (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct. CARPINCHO 7-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 6th, not fluent 10th, no extra 2 out, 6th of 7, 22l behind Mohi Rahrere (11-0) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr. NOZIC 25-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd or 4th, struggling 8th, behind next, pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Kapga De Cerisy (11-4) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-150 (2) sft, 9 ran. REBLIS 9-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, lost place before 10th, struggling from 13th, soon pulled up, in a race won by The Clyda Rover (10-9) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Apr, 9 ran.

2.50

ANISE CATERING HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2m 2f 4yo plus Winner £2,053

1 21231- GOOCHYPOOCHYPRADER (221) (T;C,D) N Lampard 6-11-12 G Tumelty 2 5134-3 SUPERCILIARY (F23) (CD) C Gordon 4-11-10 T Cannon 3 4/1-72 DEFINITE LADY (157) M Rimell 7-11-8 T Scudamore 4 5658-8 THE GAME IS A FOOT (176) G L Moore 6-11-7 Mr L Oswin(10) 5 7-9270 ASHCOTT BOY (28) (B) N Mulholland 5-11-6 N Fehily 6 554/3 MIGHTY MAMBO (26) Mrs L Hill 6-11-5 D Bass 7 34F5- OUR PHYLLI VERA (F24) (BF) A King 4-11-4 W Hutchinson 8 70-64 IBIZA SUNSET (55) (T) B Powell 5-11-1 B J Powell 9 0P6006 COOL FANTASY (23) Mrs C Keevil 4-10-6 I Popham 10 U344-7 ROSOFF (176) (P;C) Mrs L Mongan 11-10-5 N Adams(10) 11 -P4353 ILLEGALE (F19) (T) Mrs N Evans 7-10-0 R T Dunne(3) 12 -U535P AIREDALE LAD (81) (P;CD) Miss Z Davison 12-10-0 Mr J Newman(7)

2012: Petit Ecuyer 6-11-12, Joshua Moore(3) 13-2 (G L Moore), 9 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Our Phylli Vera, 7-2 Goochypoochyprader, 5 Superciliary, 11-2 Definite Lady, 10 Mighty Mambo, 12 Illegale, 14 Rosoff, 16 Others.

OUR PHYLLI VERA 5-2fav (11-6) Held up towards rear, slow jump Form and pushed along 4th, not clear run on inside briefly after 4 out, headway under pressure next, ridden and no response soon after 2 out, went modest 4th flat until final strides, 5th of 9, 21l behind Goodlukin Lucy (10-10) at Wetherby 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Apr. GOOCHYPOOCHYPRADER 6-4fav (11-2) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led again 6th, clear after 3 out, in command when ridden before next, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Apr beating Bellosguardo (11-5) by 11l, 7 ran. SUPERCILIARY 9-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, led 2 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Hail Tiberius (10-9) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Oct. DEFINITE LADY 14-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, challenged 8th, ridden before 2 out, switched right flat, stayed on, unable to trouble winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Social Realism (11-3) at Aintree 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Jun.

3.20

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AMATEUR RIDERS’ HANDICAP HURDLE (4) 2m 5f 4yo plus Winner £3,743

34612- HENRYVILLE (211) (H;CD) H Fry 5-11-12 Mr W Biddick 93-922 AULD STHOCK (14) (BF) G L Moore 5-11-11 Mr G Gorman(7) 46-6F1 INVICTA LAKE (22) (P) Miss S Smith 6-11-8 Mr H Bannister(5) 1824-8 ARRAYAN (202) A Dunn 8-11-7 Mr G Ball(7) 8320-P KING OZZY (43) (P,T) Mrs L Hill 9-11-3 Miss G Andrews 322355 CRU CLASSE (31) (T) F Lagarde (FR) 7-10-0 Mr C Coste

BETTING FORECAST: 11-8 Henryville, 15-8 Auld Sthock, 4 Invicta Lake, 16 Arrayan, King Ozzy, 25 Cru Classe.

5-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders Form HENRYVILLE after 3 out, went 2nd before last, never troubled winner, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Sound Investment (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr. AULD STHOCK 6-4fav (11-0) Led until after 1st, tracked leader, not fluent 2nd, led again after 3rd, driven and headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Ashdown Lad (11-0) at Plumpton 2m mdn hdl (5) hvy. INVICTA LAKE 10-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, steady headway after 3 out, travellling well before next, tracke dleaders from 2 out, produced to lead going to the last, kept on well flat, won at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct beating Bold Raider (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 17 ran. ARRAYAN 14-1 (11-2) Led and soon clear, not fluent 5th, mistake and headed 3 out, no extra when blundered next, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 44l behind Tuscan Gold (11-5) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr. KING OZZY 20-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened quickly after 7th, pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Mrs Peachey (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct, 11 ran. CRU CLASSE (10-12) 5th of 7, 15l behind Garussian (11-4) at Moulins(FR) 2m 3f chs sft in Oct.

3.50

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SW CATERING STANDARD OPEN NH FLAT RACE (6) 2m 2f 4yo to 6yo Winner £1,711

10- COME ON LAURIE (260) (BF,CD) Mrs L Hill 5-11-9 D Bass 3P1-43 ANOTHER BRANDY (38) N Mulholland 5-11-2 N Fehily DOUBLE U DOT EDE’S P Phelan 4-11-2 P Bradley(10) 6 LARKS RISING (170) Mrs C Keevil 5-11-2 I Popham P-1 TULLYESKER HILL (196) D Pipe 4-11-2 T Scudamore 5 BUCKBORU (26) Mrs L Young 5-10-9 T Cannon CATCH THE KATT N Mitchell 6-10-9 G Tumelty 5 FRANK N FAIR (26) Miss Z Davison 5-10-9 D Crosse SNIPPETYDOODAH M Roberts 5-10-9 T J O’Brien

2012: Fountains Mary 4-10-9, Rachael Green(3) 11-1 (A Honeyball), 8 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-8 Tullyesker Hill, 7-4 Another Brandy, 8 Come On Laurie, Larks Rising, 16 Double U Dot Ede’s, 25 Buckboru, 33 Catch The Katt, Snippetydoodah, 50 Frank N Fair.

Abc Index To Today’s Meetings L - Leicester, P - Plumpton, W - Wolverhampton.

A Little Bit Dusty.......... L 1.35 Airedale Lad ................ P 2.50 Aiyana ......................... W 3.30 Akula ............................ L 1.05 Al’s Memory ............... W 4.30 Algernon Pazham ....... L 3.40 All Or Nothin ............... W 4.00 Alpha Tauri ................. W 4.00 Alpine Mysteries ........ W 3.30 Ampleforth ................. W 3.30 Another Brandy........... P 3.50 Arrayan ........................ P 3.20 Ashcott Boy................. P 2.50 Ashdown Lad .............. L 2.40 Auld Sthock ................. P 3.20 Bachelor Knight ......... W 4.00 Ballygrooby Bertie ...... L 3.40 Bangkok Pete .............. P 1.20 Banreenahreenkah ..... L 12.35 Bathcounty .................. L 2.40

Beforeall ...................... P Big John Cannon ........ L Blue Bear ..................... P Boogangoo................. W Brasingaman Espee ... L Buckboru ..................... P Buthelezi...................... L Canadian Diamond ..... L Cara Court ................... L Carli King ..................... L Carole’s Destrier ......... P Carpincho .................... P Catch The Katt ............. P Catching On ................ L Caterina De Medici ..... W Chanceuse ................. W Chankillo ..................... L Come On Laurie .......... P Cool Fantasy ............... P Creek Falcon .............. W Cru Classe ................... P Dark Glacier................. L

2.20 1.35 1.50 2.30 3.40 3.50 1.05 2.40 3.10 1.05 1.50 2.20 3.50 3.40 3.30 2.30 1.35 3.50 2.50 4.00 3.20 2.10

Definite Lady ............... P 2.50 Docofthebay ............... W 4.30 Double U Dot Ede’s ..... P 3.50 Doubletoilntrouble...... L 2.10 Drussell ....................... L 2.40 Dubai Prince ................ L 3.40 Earthflight................... W 2.00 Elixir Du Lac ................ L 3.40 Enfijaar ....................... W 3.00 Eshtyaaq..................... W 3.30 Eyeline ......................... L 1.35 Fieldgunner Kirkup .... W 4.30 Finch Flyer................... L 3.10 Flemish School .......... W 3.30 Force Of Habit ............. L 1.05 Forget And Forgive ..... P 12.50 Fortinbrass ................. W 4.30 Frank N Fair ................. P 3.50 Funny Star ................... P 1.20 Goochypoochyprader P 2.50 Grace And Fortune ...... P 1.50 Grandad Mac ............... L 3.40

Great Link .................... L Happy Families .......... W Hasta La Vista............. W Hawk Mountain .......... W Henryville .................... P Heska .......................... W Heurtevent ................... L Hi Note ......................... P Hija .............................. W Howz The Family ........ W I Told You So ................ L Ibiza Sunset ................. P Illegale ......................... P Illustrious Prince........ W Incendo ....................... W Invicta Lake ................. P Jazzy Lady .................. W Join The Clan............... L King Ozzy .................... P King Zeal...................... L Knockgraffon Lad ...... W Lac Sacre ..................... L

3.40 3.30 2.00 3.30 3.20 2.30 2.40 1.20 2.30 2.30 1.35 2.50 2.50 4.00 5.00 3.20 2.00 3.40 3.20 2.40 5.00 1.35

Larks Rising ................ P Living The Life ............ W Loving Your Work....... W Magic Skyline .............. L Magika ........................ W Makellys Blackpool..... L Mariet ........................... P Maypole Lass .............. L Mestizo ....................... W Mick Duggan .............. W Midnight Return .......... L Mighty Mambo............. P Minella Definitely ........ P Mr Bachster ................. L Mr Spiggott .................. P Munaawib ................... W My History .................. W Mystery Drama ............ L Nice Arty ..................... W Nom de Guerre ............ L Nozic ............................ P Oh So High................... P

3.50 4.30 2.00 12.35 5.00 1.35 12.50 12.35 2.00 5.00 3.40 2.50 1.20 3.10 12.50 4.00 3.30 12.35 2.00 2.10 2.20 1.50

Oil Strike ..................... W 4.30 Our Phylli Vera............. P 2.50 Ourmanmassini .......... L 2.40 Peak Seasons.............. L 3.10 Persian Herald............. L 1.35 Personal Touch .......... W 4.30 Phoenix Des Mottes .... L 2.10 Piddie’s Power ........... W 4.30 Pippa Greene............... L 2.40 Plum Pudding.............. P 2.20 Poetic Verse ................ L 12.35 Pravda Street.............. W 4.00 Prickles ........................ L 3.10 Queen’s Princess....... W 3.00 Rebel Force ................ W 5.00 Rebel High ................... L 3.10 Reblis ........................... P 2.20 Regal Encore ............... P 12.50 Rosoff .......................... P 2.50 Ruwaiyan .................... W 4.30 Saffron Prince ............. P 12.50 Santo Thomas ............. L 2.40

Seraphima .................. W Singzak ....................... W Sir Boss ...................... W Slaney Star .................. P Slinky Mcvelvet .......... W Smart Catch................. L Snippetydoodah ......... P Sommersturm ............ W Star Anise ................... W Stoneacre Hull............ W Sudden Wish ............... P Suni Dancer ................ W Superciliary ................. P Sweet Boy Vic.............. P Sweet Louise ............... L Taming The Tweet ....... L Tealissio ...................... L Thats Ben .................... L The Game Is A Foot ..... P The Yank ...................... L Tigridia......................... P Tinelyra ........................ L

3.00 5.00 5.00 12.50 2.30 2.10 3.50 5.00 2.00 3.00 12.50 2.00 2.50 12.50 12.35 12.35 2.40 2.10 2.50 3.40 1.50 3.10

Top Chief...................... P Travis County .............. L Tullyesker Hill .............. P Twilight Angel............. W Two Sugars .................. P Uganda Glory .............. L Upton Mead ................. P Uxizandre .................... P V Neck .......................... P Valco De Touzaine ....... L Venetian Lad................ P Venutius...................... W Vertueux ...................... L Waving ........................ W Whileaway ................... L Winterwell................... W Wither Yenot ................ P Youmaysee .................. L Yul Finegold ............... W Zafranagar ................... L

12.50 2.40 3.50 3.00 12.50 12.35 2.20 1.20 1.50 1.05 2.20 5.00 3.10 5.00 3.40 3.00 1.50 12.35 5.00 2.40

1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009

PRESS MONDAY NOVEMBER 18 2013 HORSE RACING 19 Strap goes across here and hereWESTERN andDAILY here

RACING

WDP-E01-S3

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wOLVERHAmPTON Tips

CAPTAIN WESSEX

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Going: Standard. Stalls: 7f 32y outside; rest inside.

2.00 — Star Anise 2.30 — Boogangoo 3.00 — Enfijaar 3.30 — Hawk Mountain 4.00 — Illustrious Prince 4.30 — Personal Touch 5.00 — Magika

BOB WATTS

2.00 – Nice Arty 2.30 – Boogangoo 3.00 – Enfijaar (nb) 3.30 – Flemish School 4.00 – Creek Falcon 4.30 – Personal Touch 5.00 – Magika

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32RED ON THE APP STORE CLAIMING STAKES (6) 1m 1f (AW) 2yo Only Winner £1,941

949424 HESKA (32) (V) M Channon 9-0 M Harley 310 HOWZ THE FAMILY (35) (V) T Dascombe 9-0 R Kingscote 444551 BOOGANGOO (2) (CD) K Dalgleish 8-9 T Eaves 76475 HIJA (24) (B) W G M Turner 8-9 R While(7) 531023 CHANCEUSE (6) Miss G Kelleway 8-7 D Muscutt(5) 00443 SLINKY MCVELVET (19) G Moss 8-5 B Cray(3)

2012: Diletta Tommasa 2-8-9, A Atzeni 7-2 (M Botti), drawn 4, 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 13-8 Boogangoo, 5-2 Howz The Family, 4 Heska, 10 Chanceuse, Slinky Mcvelvet, 12 Hija.

3.00

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32RED.COM MAIDEN FILLIES’ STAKES (5) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £2,588

-30779 QUEEN’S PRINCESS (11) (P) J Wainwright 5-9-0A Carter(5) 854663 STONEACRE HULL (14) P Grayson 4-9-0 S O’Hara(3) 2 TWILIGHT ANGEL (2) (BF) Pat Eddery 5-9-0 R Havlin 33 ENFIJAAR (19) (P) W Haggas 3-8-13 P Hanagan 748-70 SERAPHIMA (14) J Unett 3-8-13 L Jones 4-02 WINTERWELL (172) D O’Meara 3-8-13 D Tudhope

2012: Willow Beck 3-8-12, N Mackay 5-4 (J Gosden), drawn 2, 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: Evens Winterwell, 9-4 Enfijaar, 7-2 Twilight Angel, 16 Seraphima, 25 Stoneacre Hull, 100 Queen’s Princess.

3.30

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weekend Results

114206 ALL OR NOTHIN (32) (H;D) P Butler 4-9-7 J Fanning 430695 ALPHA TAURI (11) (T;D) C Smith 7-9-7 R Fitzpatrick 017963 CREEK FALCON (51) (B;BF,D) D O’Meara 4-9-7 D Tudhope 714604 ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE (4) (D) D Carroll 6-9-7 N Farley(3) 248004 MUNAAWIB (3) (T;D) C Smith 5-9-7 P Sirigu 253160 PRAVDA STREET (20) (CD) B Ellison 8-9-7 R Tart(3) 704700 BACHELOR KNIGHT (110) (E) Suzzanne France 5-9-1 Jordan Vaughan(7)

4.30

32RED CASINO NURSERY (Class 6) 1m 1f 103yds (AW) 2yo Only Winner £1,941

2012: Keep Calm 2-9-7, W Twiston-Davies(5) 8-1 (R Hannon), drawn 9, 13 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 15-8 Earthflight, 9-4 Jazzy Lady, 5 Nice Arty, 8 Star Anise, 12 Hasta La Vista, 16 Loving Your Work, 20 Suni Dancer, Mestizo.

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CLASSIFIED SELLING STAKES (6) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £1,941

BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Illustrious Prince, 7-2 All Or Nothin, 4 Pravda Street, 9-2 Alpha Tauri, 5 Creek Falcon, 16 Munaawib, 33 Bachelor Knight.

704131 EARTHFLIGHT (6) (CD) P McBride 9-10(6ex) L Steward(7) 765904 LOVING YOUR WORK (2) (H) G Baker 9-7 R Havlin 0093 STAR ANISE (17) (H) H Dunlop 9-5 L Morris 372552 NICE ARTY (19) (BF) J Osborne 9-3 R Kingscote 276113 JAZZY LADY (2) (BF,CD) P Evans 9-3(6ex) E J Walsh(7) 870 MESTIZO (38) D Carroll 8-7 N Farley(3) 7980 HASTA LA VISTA (13) M Johnston 8-6 J Fanning 988728 SUNI DANCER (44) P Green 8-5 R Da Silva

2.30

Racing Desk: 0117 934 3284

32RED HANDICAP (5) 2m 119yds (AW) 3yo plus Winner £2,588

612560 HAWK MOUNTAIN (37) J J Quinn 8-9-13 Joe Doyle(7) 421441 ESHTYAAQ (64) (D) P Evans 6-9-11 M Harley 34-620 CATERINA DE MEDICI (24) Ed Walker 4-9-11 T McLaughlin -81257 AMPLEFORTH (36) (B) I Williams 5-9-8 F Tylicki 2185 MY HISTORY (19) M Johnston 3-9-5 J Fanning W Twiston-Davies(3) 333222 FLEMISH SCHOOL (3) (P) G Butler 3-9-5 268122 ALPINE MYSTERIES (24) (H;C) H Dunlop 3-9-3 L Morris 377521 AIYANA (33) H Morrison 3-8-9 R Havlin 052653 HAPPY FAMILIES (33) Mrs H Main 3-8-9 A Atzeni

2012: Somemothersdohavem 3-9-5, A Kirby 9-2 (J Ryan), drawn 12, 12 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 3 Aiyana, 4 Alpine Mysteries, 5 Flemish School, Eshtyaaq, 11-2 Happy Families, 12 My History, Ampleforth, 20 Hawk Mountain, Caterina De Medici.

3-1fav (9-1) Led after 2f, ridden over 2f out, driven out, won at Form AIYANA Lingfield 2m hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Oct beating Grandiloquent (9-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran. ALPINE MYSTERIES 4-1 (8-13) Slow into stride in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, edged left and kept on one pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Sunblazer (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Oct. ESHTYAAQ 8-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Chapter Five (8-6) by nk, 13 ran. FLEMISH SCHOOL 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, led approaching final 2f until ridden well over 1f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace and no impression inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Freedom’s Light (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol.

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LADBROKES MOBILE HANDICAP (4) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £4,690

627000 DOCOFTHEBAY (18) (V;D) S Dixon 9-9-7 T Eaves 5-5351 RUWAIYAN (20) (P;CD) J Tate 4-9-6 L Morris 838967 FIELDGUNNER KIRKUP (62) (D) T D Barron 5-9-4 G Gibbons 809580 AL’S MEMORY (18) (D) P Evans 4-9-3 M Harley 900925 PERSONAL TOUCH (16) (BF,D) R Fahey 4-9-3 P Hanagan 178000 OIL STRIKE (12) M W Easterby 6-9-3 J P Sullivan 6-4556 PIDDIE’S POWER (42) Kevin Frost 6-9-2 R Tart(3) 167031 FORTINBRASS (11) (C) D O’Meara 3-9-1 D Tudhope 581213 LIVING THE LIFE (20) (B;BF,CD) J Osborne 3-9-0 R Kingscote

2012: Cockney Dancer 3-9-2, R Winston 4-1 (C Hills), drawn 4, 11 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Ruwaiyan, 10-3 Living The Life, 5 Personal Touch, Fortinbrass, 7 Piddie’s Power, 10 Fieldgunner Kirkup, 16 Al’s Memory, 20 Oil Strike, 33 Docofthebay.

RUWAIYAN 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, Form led inside final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Oct beating Caldercruix (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 8 ran. LIVING THE LIFE 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leader, led after about 2f, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Ruwaiyan (9-2) at Wolverhampton 7f (4) pol in Oct. FORTINBRASS 13-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Wolverhampton 6f clm stks (6) pol beating Light From Mars (9-0) by 3/4l, 11 ran.

PERSONAL TOUCH 5-1fav (9-2) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, no extra near finish, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Piceno (8-2) at Newmarket 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft. PIDDIE’S POWER 9-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Shafaani (9-6) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct. FIELDGUNNER KIRKUP 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 13, 7l behind Our Boy Jack (8-8) at Thirsk 7f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Sep. AL’S MEMORY 25-1 (8-9) Led until ridden over 2f out, soon lost 2nd, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong, last of 11, 6l behind Horsted Keynes (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct. OIL STRIKE 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 12, 8l behind Best Trip (9-5) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-85 (4) sft. DOCOFTHEBAY 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, no impression when not clear run and switched right entering final furlong, 10th of 11, 6l behind Horsted Keynes (8-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Oct.

5.00

HANDICAP (5) 1m 4f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £2,588

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(7) 277504 SIR BOSS (41) (CD) M Mullineaux 8-9-10 S O’Hara(3) (10) 384334 INCENDO (13) (CD) I Williams 7-9-10 S Donohoe (6) /4829- KNOCKGRAFFON LAD (J32) (P,T;D) B Powell 6-9-9 W Twiston-Davies(3) 4 (9) 162000 SINGZAK (24) (CD) M W Easterby 5-9-7 J P Sullivan 5 (8) -98605 VENUTIUS (28) (C) P Kirby 6-9-7 R Kennemore 6 (4) 809625 WAVING (J23) (CD) A Carroll 4-9-5 A Blakemore(7) 7 (11) 343421 MAGIKA (35) (T;D) M Botti 3-9-3 M Harley 8 (2) -46526 YUL FINEGOLD (116) G Baker 3-9-2 A Atzeni 9 (3) 3-405 REBEL FORCE (59) M Johnston 3-8-13 J Fanning 10 (5) -56034 MICK DUGGAN (J45) S Hodgson 3-8-10 L Morris 11 (1) 653670 SOMMERSTURM (115) (T;CD) P Evans 9-8-10 E J Walsh(7)

2012: Boa 7-9-5, Shirley Teasdale(5) 25-1 (R Hollinshead), drawn 10, 12 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Magika, 7 Waving, Knockgraffon Lad, 8 Incendo, Rebel Force, Yul Finegold, 10 Mick Duggan, 16 Venutius, Sir Boss, 20 Others.

MAGIKA 7-2fav (9-6) In touch in mid-division, closed over 4f out, led Form over 2f out, ridden and clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Oct beating Mistral Wind (9-1) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.

KNOCKGRAFFON LAD 6-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, headway into 8th 2f out, ridden in 7th and no impression 1f out, kept on one pace, 9th of 14, 6l behind Six Silver Lane (9-10) at Dundalk 1m hcp 50-80 pol in May ‘12. WAVING 5-1 (9-7) Prominent, went 2nd over 6f out until ridden over 3f out, beaten over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 11l behind Cabuchon (8-10) at Ffos Las 1m 4f hcp 0-55 (6) gf in Sep. INCENDO 5-2 (9-6) In touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 6l behind Honoured (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (6) fbs. REBEL FORCE 9-2 (9-0) Mid-division and pushed along in 9th halfway, moderate 7th approaching straight, kept on one pace without troubling leaders, 5th of 13, 11l behind Egyptian Warrior (9-13) at Listowel 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn hvy in Sep.

SATURDAY CHELTENHAm: Good-good to soft in places

12.40—Royal Irish Hussar (B J Geraghty, 10-11 Fav) 1; Guitar Pete (15-2) 2; Azza (7-1) 3. 7 ran. 33/4l, 15l. (N Henderson). Tote: £1.90; pl £1.30,

1.05—Renard D’Irlande (L Treadwell, 11-4 Fav) 1; No Buts (16-1) 2; Henry King (15-2) 3. Hcap 8 ran.

11/4l, 21/4l. (Miss V Williams). Tote: £3.20; pl £1.30,

£2.80, £2.50. Ex: £54.50. Tricast: £303.61. Trifecta: £730.10. CSF: £42.71. Non-runner: Westward Point.

(Miss E Lavelle; 9-4 JtFav African Gold). Tote: £3.60; pl £2.10, £2.10. Ex: £12.20. Trifecta: £54.80. CSF: £10.25.

1.40—Ashes House (N Scholfield, 4-7 Fav) 1; A Tail Of Intrigue (7-1) 2; Rugged Jack (9-2 2nd Fav) 3.

11 ran. 1l, 28l. (Miss R Curtis). Tote: £1.60; pl £1.10, £2.50, £2.00. Ex: £6.50. Trifecta: £17.40. CSF: £6.57.

2.15—Red Admirable (K Moore, 14-1) 1; Di Kaprio (25-1) 2; Finding Your Feet (5-2 Fav) 3. Hcap 14 ran. 11/4l, 13/4l. (G McPherson). Tote: £20.40; pl

£16.10; pl £4.80, £6.30, £2.00. Ex: £376.30. Tricast: £1701.13. Trifecta: £1556.70. CSF: £269.32.

2.50—Poetic Power (Gerald Quinn, 16-1) 1; Prince Freddie (16-1) 2; Logical Approach (17-2) 3.

Hcap 10 ran. 33/4l, 21/4l. (Miss C Dyson; 7-2 JtFav On

(Jonjo O’Neill; 6-1 Fav Champion Court). Tote: £7.30; pl £2.40, £4.30, £4.60, £4.90. Ex: £102.50. Tricast: £1644.31. Trifecta: £3711.10. CSF: £77.48.

3.25—Duke Of monmouth (D Elsworth, 7-2 2nd Fav) 1; Hollins (11-2) 2; Ringa Bay (9-2) 3. Hcap 7 ran. nk, 41/2l. (C Mann; 9-4 Fav Dancing Art). Tote:

£2.60. Ex: £6.90. Trifecta: £37.50. CSF: £7.91.

1.15—Le Bec (N Fehily, 3-1) 1; Shutthefrontdoor (9-4 JtFav) 2; Sam Winner (10-1) 3. 6 ran. 3/4l, 21/2l.

1.50—Alvarado (P Moloney, 12-1) 1; Knockara Beau (25-1) 2; Bradley (5-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 13 ran.

2l, 13/4l. (F O’Brien; 9-2 Fav Tour Des Champs). Tote:

2.30—Johns Spirit (R McLernon, 7-1 2nd Fav) 1; Colour Squadron (12-1) 2; Hidden Cyclone (20-1) 3; Attaglance (16-1) 4. Hcap 20 ran. 3/4l, 11/2l, 33/4l.

3.00—Return Spring (James Best, 20-1) 1; Salubrious (16-1) 2; Southfield Theatre (5-1 JtFav) 3; Cross Kennon (12-1) 4. Hcap 17 ran. Sh Hd, ns, 31/2l. (P Hobbs; 5-1 JtFav Silver Eagle). Tote: £32.50;

pl £6.60, £4.40, £1.80, £2.80. Ex: £517.60. Tricast: £1869.27. Trifecta: £4882.00. CSF: £297.61. Nonrunners: Greyfriars Drummer, Victrix Gale.

3 . 3 5 — C r e e py (I Popham, 9-2) 1; Timesremembered (9-4 Fav) 2; Port Melon (7-2 2nd Fav) 3. 8 ran. 1l, 4l. (M Keighley). Tote: £5.40; pl £1.90, £1.20, £1.80. Ex: £15.30. Trifecta: £75.90.

CSF: £15.53.

4.05—The Govaness (P Brennan, 28-1) 1; Lily Waugh (14-1) 2; Legacy Gold (3-1 2nd Fav) 3. 15 ran. 11/2l, 2l. (F O’Brien; 15-8 Fav Supreme Bailerina).

Tote: £40.30; pl £6.70, £3.10, £2.10. Ex: £416.20.

Trifecta: £2596.20. CSF: £366.99. Non-runners: Flementime, Princess Bella.

Jackpot: Not won, pool of £40,017.69 carried over to Cheltenham.

Placepot: £149.40 Quadpot: £55.30

LINGFIELD: Standard

11.50—Brave Decision (L Morris, 33-1) 1; Sutton Sid (7-1) 2; Petersboden (14-1) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 11/2l, 1l. (Miss S Smith; 10-11 Fav Buster Brown).

Tote: £23.20; pl £4.30, £1.50, £2.80. Ex: £185.40.

Tricast: £3386.77. Trifecta: £621.80. CSF: £247.74.

Non-runners: Bull Market, The Wonga Coup.

12.20—Lady Lunchalot (L Jones, 8-1) 1; Full Speed (20-1) 2; Short Shrift (5-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran.

11/2l, 31/2l. (Mrs L Mongan; 3-1 Fav Ground Ginger).

Tote: £9.30; pl £2.30, £6.00, £2.00. Ex: £281.00.

Tricast: £896.84. Trifecta: £1214.40. CSF: £163.88.

12.50—Tabaayun (D Tudhope, 5-2 Fav) 1; Cash Is King (6-1) 2; Poitin (7-2) 3. 8 ran. 31/2l, 3/4l. (D

O’Meara). Tote: £2.70; pl £1.10, £2.20, £2.20. Ex: £19.00. Trifecta: £98.80. CSF: £17.74. Non-runner: Countryman.

1.25—Thewandaofu (D Sweeney, 6-4 JtFav) 1; Epic Voyage (6-4 JtFav) 2; Steventon Star (4-1) 3. 4 ran. 2l, 31/2l. (J Osborne). Tote: £2.40; Ex: £4.80.

Trifecta: £5.00. CSF: £3.80. Non-runner: Act Of Charity.

2.00—Anaconda (R Kingscote, 8-1) 1; Marshgate Lane (8-1) 2; Loyalty (33-1) 3. Hcap 12 ran. 11/4l, 1/2l. (T Dascombe; 5-2 Fav Solar Deity). Tote: £8.90; pl £2.40, £3.00, £8.30. Ex: £149.70. Tricast: £2042.34. Trifecta: £2130.80. CSF: £66.37.

2.35—Prince Alzain (O Murphy, 5-2 Fav) 1; Bancnuanaheireann (16-1) 2; Uramazin (66-1) 3. 10 ran. 21/4l, 1/2l. (G Butler). Tote: £3.60; pl £1.40, £3.50, £12.10. Ex: £47.80. Trifecta: £985.40. CSF: £44.58.

3.10—Valbchek (S W Kelly, 14-1) 1; Take Cover

(7-1) 2; Lancelot Du Lac (10-1) 3. 11 ran. nk, 11/4l. (J Noseda; 4-1 JtFav Hawkeyethenoo, 4-1 JtFav Ballista). Tote: £19.80; pl £5.00, £2.70, £3.00. Ex: £139.50. Trifecta: £1544.00. CSF: £107.34. Nonrunner: Forest Edge.

3.45—Kerfuffle (J Duern, 5-2 JtFav) 1; Twilight Angel (5-2 JtFav) 2; Fleeting Indian (16-1) 3. 6 ran. nk, 6l. (S Dow). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.50, £1.80. Ex: £9.30. Trifecta: £77.20. CSF: £9.36.

Placepot: £1,156.10 Quadpot: £66.60

UTTOXETER: Hurdle: soft-good to soft in places; chase: soft-heavy in places

12.35—Oscars Den (Michael Byrne, 11-4 JtFav) 1; Chase The Spud (11-4 JtFav) 2; It’s A Doddle (7-2) 3. 13 ran. 6l, 1l. (T Vaughan). Tote: £4.20; pl £1.70, £1.40, £1.80. Ex: £16.20. Trifecta: £46.20. CSF: £9.79. 1 hurdle omitted.

£5.00, £6.70, £1.60. Ex: £377.00. Tricast: £1175.25.

Trifecta: £527.30. CSF: £325.59. Non-runner: Alborz.

The Record, 7-2 JtFav Pagham Belle). Tote: £25.10; pl £6.70, £4.30, £2.60. Ex: £254.20. Tricast: £2319.28.

Trifecta: £909.60. CSF: £235.30. 1 hurdle omitted.

£4.80; pl £3.00, £3.20. Ex: £27.20. Trifecta: £110.30.

CSF: £22.34. 2 fences omitted.

4.00—Gunner Fifteen (T J Murphy, 6-4 Fav) 1; I Need Gold (5-1) 2; Squeeze Me (15-2) 3. 13 ran.

10l, 5l. (F O’Brien). Tote: £2.90; pl £1.50, £2.50, £1.80. Ex: £10.50. Trifecta: £51.00. CSF: £8.10.

Placepot: £476.50 Quadpot: £200.20

wOLVERHAmPTON: Standard

5.50—Pim Street (Julie Burke, 16-1) 1; Litmus (28-1) 2; Tornado Battle (20-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1/2l,

11/2l. (D O’Meara; 2-1 Fav Delightful Sleep). Tote: £23.60; pl £5.10, £3.10, £4.80. Ex: £365.00. Tricast: £8636.62. Trifecta: £1080.00. CSF: £395.24.

6.20—Dansili Dutch (D Nolan, 11-1) 1; Cantor (13-8 Fav) 2; Aureolin Gulf (28-1) 3. Hcap 10 ran.

11/2l, 11/4l. (D O’Meara). Tote: £13.90; pl £4.20, £1.10,

£5.70. Ex: £36.30. Tricast: £502.35. Trifecta: £1822.10.

CSF: £28.12. Non-runner: George Benjamin.

6.50—Doldrums (J Fanning, 7-1) 1; Like A Diamond (3-1 2nd Fav) 2; Bouclier (1-2 Fav) 3. 7 ran. 11/4l, 21/4l. (M Johnston). Tote: £7.80; pl £2.70,

£2.40. Ex: £26.30. Trifecta: £39.90. CSF: £28.77. Nonrunners: Jullundar, Memphis Magic.

7.20—Pound Piece (L Jones, 5-1) 1; Invincible Strike (5-2 2nd Fav) 2; Quickaswecan (13-8 Fav) 3.

Hcap 5 ran. 1l, 2l. (J S Moore). Tote: £5.00; pl £3.20, £1.60. Ex: £10.60. Trifecta: £102.40. CSF: £18.22.

Non-runner: Zalzilah.

7.50—Euro Charline (P Sirigu, 20-1) 1; Alpine Storm (4-1 2nd Fav) 2; Nice Life (8-13 Fav) 3. 10 ran. 3l, 4l. (M Botti). Tote: £18.90; pl £5.30, £1.30, £1.10. Ex: £118.50. Trifecta: £287.30. CSF: £79.66.

Non-runner: Dutch Rifle. Dutch Rifle| Rule 4 applies to All Bets, deduct 10p in the pound.

8.20—Boogangoo (S De Sousa, 9-2) 1; Avocadeau (16-1) 2; Jazzy Lady (9-4 Fav) 3. Hcap 8 ran. 11/4l, 11/4l. (K Dalgleish). Tote: £5.20; pl £1.70, £4.80, £2.10. Ex: £62.50. Tricast: £204.57. Trifecta: £177.00. CSF: £68.69. Non-runner: Jana.

8.50—Personal Opinion (S De Sousa, 10-11 Fav) 1; Conquerant (14-1) 2; Al Busayyir (9-4 2nd Fav) 3. 7 ran. 21/4l, 1l. (C Appleby). Tote: £1.90; pl

£1.10, £4.70. Ex: £12.10. Trifecta: £36.90. CSF: £14.90. Non-runner: Galaxy.

9.20—Passionada (G Lee, 4-1 JtFav) 1; Different

(7-1) 2; Solemn (6-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1/2l, Sh Hd. (E McMahon; 4-1 JtFav Dark Lane). Tote: £5.00; pl £1.40, £3.30, £2.80. Ex: £46.00. Tricast: £168.17. Trifecta: £444.10. CSF: £31.86. Non-runners: Bussa, Lexi’s Hero.

Placepot: £975.00 Quadpot: £12.80

wETHERBY: Good to soft

12.25—Run Ructions Run (D Costello, 7-4 Fav) 1; Born To Benefit (5-1) 2; Dewala (9-1) 3. 12 ran. 21/2l, 4l. (T Easterby). Tote: £3.20; pl £1.30, £2.40,

£2.10. Ex: £8.60. Trifecta: £49.00. CSF: £10.19.

12.55—mwaleshi (J England, 11-8 Fav) 1; Imjoeking (11-4 Jt 2nd Fav) 2; Supreme Asset (11-4 Jt 2nd Fav) 3. 5 ran. 21/4l, 23l. (Mrs S Smith). Tote: £2.40;

pl £1.70, £1.50. Ex: £7.40. Trifecta: £14.70. CSF: £5.67.

1.30—Flicka williams (D Costello, 3-1 2nd Fav) 1; Lookout Mountain (9-4 Fav) 2; Wayward Glance (12-1) 3. Hcap 10 ran. 11/2l, nk. (T Coyle).

Tote: £3.70; pl £1.50, £1.80, £2.30. Ex: £6.90. Tricast: £69.22. Trifecta: £34.90. CSF: £10.47. Non-runner: American Life.

2.05—No Planning (R Mania, 15-8 Fav) 1; Denali Highway (7-2) 2; Scotswell (9-2) 3. Hcap 5 ran. 11/4l, 9l. (Mrs S Smith). Tote: £2.90; pl £1.50,

£1.90. Ex: £11.80. Trifecta: £23.20. CSF: £8.90. Nonrunners: Chac Du Cadran, Frank The Slink.

2.40—Badger Foot (G B Watters, 9-2) 1; Goodtoknow (8-1) 2; Midnight Charmer (3-1 Fav) 3.

Hcap 8 ran. 3/4l, 9l. (Miss L Russell). Tote: £6.40; pl

£2.40, £2.20, £1.20. Ex: £45.90. Tricast: £123.00.

Trifecta: £224.60. CSF: £38.19.

3.15—Zaplamation (Dean Pratt, 14-1) 1; Zafranagar (11-2 Fav) 2; Lifetime (15-2) 3. Hcap 13 ran. Sh Hd, 31/4l. (J J Quinn). Tote: £17.40; pl £4.50,

£2.60, £2.70. Ex: £103.80. Tricast: £630.31. Trifecta: £354.10. CSF: £83.34.

3.50—Blakemount (R Mania, 4-7 Fav) 1; Sir Mangan (5-2 2nd Fav) 2; Narcissist (33-1) 3. 8 ran.

7l, 4l. (Mrs S Smith). Tote: £1.80; pl £1.10, £1.20, £4.20. Ex: £3.80. Trifecta: £44.20. CSF: £2.70. Nonrunner: French Canadian.

Placepot: £13.40 Quadpot: £9.20

YESTERDAY CHELTENHAm: Good-good to soft in places

1.00—Home Run (K Edgar, 40-1) 1; Western Warhorse (14-1) 2; Sausalito Sunrise (9-2 2nd Fav) 3; Lieutenant Miller (7-2 Fav) 4. Hcap 19 ran. 3l, 11/4l, 5l. (D Pipe). Tote: £46.20; pl £6.60, £2.70, £1.50, £1.70. Ex: £260.60. Tricast: £3030.20. Trifecta: Not won. CSF: £467.19. Non-runners: Angles Hill, Dark Energy, Jojabean, Seebright, Tijori.

1.35—The Liquidator (T Scudamore, 6-4 2nd Fav) 1; Sea Lord (evens Fav) 2; Minellaforleisure (28-1) 3. 4 ran. 15l, 1/2l. (D Pipe). Tote: £2.30; Ex: £3.00. Trifecta: £20.70. CSF: £3.36.

2.10—Dodging Bullets (D Jacob, 2-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 1; Raya Star (15-8 Fav) 2; Ted Veale (2-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 3. 5 ran. 5l, 31/4l. (P Nicholls). Tote: £2.90; pl

£1.70, £1.30. Ex: £6.20. Trifecta: £10.10. CSF: £6.36.

2.40—Kid Cassidy (A P McCoy, 4-1 2nd Fav) 1; Sire De Grugy (5-6 Fav) 2; Special Tiara (7-1) 3. 7 ran. 31/4l, 3l. (N Henderson). Tote: £4.10; pl £2.10, £1.20. Ex: £8.50. Trifecta: £34.50. CSF: £7.66.

3.15—Dell’ Arca (T Scudamore, 12-1) 1; Sametegal (8-1) 2; Rawnaq (20-1) 3; Flaxen Flare (8-1) 4. Hcap 18 ran. 1/2l, 11/4l, 41/2l. (D Pipe; 6-1 JtFav

Pine Creek, 6-1 JtFav Cash And Go). Tote: £12.10; pl £3.50, £2.70, £5.70, £2.70. Ex: £163.60. Tricast: £1942.10. Trifecta: £5745.70. CSF: £93.01.

3.50—Red Sherlock (T J Murphy, 7-2 JtFav) 1; Carningli (7-2 JtFav) 2; Our Kaempfer (25-1) 3. 13 ran. 11/2l, hd. (D Pipe). Tote: £4.80; pl £1.70, £5.80,

£2.30. Ex: £13.10. Trifecta: £1093.10. CSF: £13.88.

Non-runners: Arthur Mc Bride, Gunner Fifteen, Upsanddowns.

Jackpot: Not won, pool of £109,139.18 carried over to wolverhampton.

Placepot: £39.10 Quadpot: £6.60

FONTwELL: Heavy-soft in places

12.45—The Young master (C Shoemark, 4-1 Co 2nd Fav) 1; Brass Monkey (7-2 Fav) 2; Bredon Hill Lad (4-1 Co 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 10 ran. 11/4l, 4l. (N

Mulholland). Tote: £5.30; pl £1.60, £1.50, £1.90. Ex: £14.90. Tricast: £58.80. Trifecta: £50.60. CSF: £18.35.

1.15—Cole Harden (G Sheehan, 9-4 Fav) 1; Westaway (11-2) 2; Harry’s Farewell (7-2) 3. 13 ran.

4l, 10l. (W Greatrex). Tote: £3.20; pl £1.40, £1.90, £1.90. Ex: £13.10. Trifecta: £58.00. CSF: £14.45.

1.50—Boyfromnowhere (P Corbett, 9-2 2nd Fav) 1; Adrenalin Flight (25-1) 2; Swincombe Rock (16-1) 3. Hcap 10 ran. 13/4l, nk. (Miss R Curtis; 4-1 Fav Emperor’s Choice). Tote: £5.20; pl £1.90, £3.50, £5.80. Ex: £107.00. Tricast: £1643.12. Trifecta: £1294.60. CSF: £95.79. Non-runner: American Spin.

2.25—Knight Of Pleasure (Joshua Moore, 5-2 2nd Fav) 1; Dolatulo (9-4 Fav) 2; Munsaab (7-2) 3.

Hcap 7 ran. 31/2l, 7l. (G L Moore). Tote: £3.70; pl £2.40, £1.60. Ex: £8.90. Tricast: £18.34. Trifecta: £27.50.

CSF: £8.76. Non-runners: Foxcub, Zafranagar.

2.55—Colebrooke (Joshua Moore, 10-1) 1; Loose Chips (7-2 Jt 2nd Fav) 2; Who Owns Me (9-2) 3. Hcap 6 ran. 7l, 4l. (Mrs P Robeson; 2-1 Fav Benvolio). Tote: £12.40; pl £2.00, £2.60. Ex: £70.00.

Trifecta: £280.70. CSF: £45.51.

3.30—waltzing Tornado (C Shoemark, 6-4 Fav) 1; Morestead (18-1) 2; Princely Hero (16-1) 3.

Hcap 6 ran. 2l, 17l. (N Mulholland). Tote: £2.30; pl £1.40, £5.60. Ex: £30.00. Trifecta: £129.70. CSF: £22.46.

4.00—Orvita (R McLernon, 16-1) 1; Changing Lanes (11-2) 2; Absolute Shambles (4-1) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 6l, 9l. (Mrs H Nelmes; 7-2 JtFav Spanish Fork, 7-2 JtFav Brunette’sonly). Tote: £16.00; pl £4.70, £2.00, £2.30. Ex: £104.40. Tricast: £423.45.

Trifecta: £1072.00. CSF: £100.85.

Placepot: £124.40 Quadpot: £67.70

THE HARE’S RUNNING . . . GREYHOUND SERVICE SwINDON BAGS HHH ALTESSE NINA HH SLANYSIDE STEVE H MOORES GOLD

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

2.18 623 123 144 426 242 531 2.37 231 314 223 353 142 646 2.57 222 544 33 662 525 666 3.17 355 626 352 212 641 252 3.38 443 644 353 132 246 124 3.58 324 211 566 133 462 544

480m Swift Junior (rl ro).................................... Gillett Lavally Ruby (rl fw) ................................ Hughes Offshore Guide (sa fw)...........................Hepden Raise A Laugh (md fw) ........................McDowell MOORES GOLD (ep wd) .........................Porter Vettys Rumble (wd ro) ..............................Porter 480m Valais Late (rl fw) .................................. Hughes Stanton Ovation (sa fw) ...........................Hutton Honest Rumble (ep ro) .............................Porter SAUCY RUMBLE (ep ro) ....................Swadden Debs Treat (wd fw)....................................Porter Ace Romeo (wd ep) ...............................Hepden 480m Meenala Harry (rl ro)..............................Hepden Stormy Slogan (rl ep) ............................... Foster Jet Stream Girl (md ep) ..........................Hutton TURNPIKE MIZZY (md fw).......................Jeans Soft Spring (sa fw) ....................................Porter Touch On Roxy (ep ro) ..............................Porter 480m Turnpike Indie (rl fw) .................................Jeans Storminateacup (rl ep) ........................... Hughes Cill Dubh Magic (ep ro) .............................Atkins GLENPADDEN PINE (md ep) ................... Davy Der Lone Razor (wd ro) ..........................Hutton Ginger Road (ep ro) ..................................Porter 480m Cefn Rio (sa fw) ......................................... Davy Gowlane Bolt (md ep) ............................... Smith Hotipp (md ep)..........................................Jones SLANYSIDE STEVE (wd ro) ...............Swadden Aintgotloppylugs (wd ro) .....................McDowell Jades Rebel (wd ep) ......................... B McBride 480m Dead Nick (rl fw) .......................................Jones FOREST PEARL (ep ro) .........................Hutton Rosmult Jenny (ep ro) ............................Porter Wagama (ep ro).......................................Hutton Riverside Drogba (ep ro) ................... B McBride Sarahs Hawk (wd ep) ............................ Hughes

29.95 29.89 30.08 30.08 29.70 29.85 29.51 29.85 29.58 29.50 29.57 29.84 30.38 30.47 30.35 30.30 30.52 30.59 29.75 30.19 29.52 29.38 29.76 29.43 29.93 30.07 30.05 29.91 30.39 30.11 29.58 29.22 30.45 29.50 29.41 29.63

(A5) 11-4 4-1 4-1 4-1 9-2 4-1 (A4) 3-1 3-1 3-1 9-2 4-1 6-1 (A8) 7-2 5-1 3-1 5-2 6-1 5-1 (A3) 5-1 11-2 9-2 11-4 3-1 7-2 (A6) 4-1 4-1 6-1 5-1 3-1 5-2 (A2) 4-1 7-2 3-1 4-1 4-1 4-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

4.18 662 415 212 335 433 461 4.37 514 431 554 525 624 452 4.57 654 113 134 311 616 114 5.17 211 141 242 521 315 244 5.33 656 123 145 413 166 461 5.47 331 153 344 543 435 211

480m Midian Alfie (sa fw).................................... Gillett Ruso Victory (rl ro) .................................. Smith Primo Maggie (md fw)........................ B McBride Lady Tubrid (ep ro) ...................................Porter KENSA BELLA (sa fw) ......................McDowell Witcombe Lady (wd fw) ............................Atkins 480m Kevinsfort Mal (rl ro) ...............................Porter ALTESSE NINA (rl fw)..............................Atkins Hypnotic Beauty (md ro) ........................Hepden Mendip Wynn (md ro) ................................... Dix Paid Harry (wd ep) .................................... Gillett Stouke Scorpio (md ep) ............................Jeans 480m Rodger (rl ro) .....................................Wallington Gowlane Panther (ep ro) ......................... Smith JET STREAM LEWIS (ep ro) ..................Hutton Touch On Rodney (md ro).........................Porter Sligo Mick (wd ep) ...................................Hutton Madame Pompadour (ep ro)................Swadden 480m Cairns Solo (rl ro).......................................... Dix AERO PETREL (rl ep) ...........................Hepden Head Off (md fw) ...................................... Smith Falkners Joe (rl ep) ................................ J Little Mendip Harry (md fw) ................................... Dix Cefn Bluebird (wd fw) ................................ Davy 480m Quivers Cooper (rl ro) .............................. J Little JONNIE SKULL (rl fw) .............................Porter Barrack Chick (md ro) ........................Wallington Primo Gem (sa fw) ............................. B McBride Leaha Carlina (wd fw).............................. Gillett Phads Girl (wd ro) ..................................Hepden 480m Cefn Isobel (rl ep) ...................................... Davy Ascot Brian (rl ro) .................................... Smith Blaze Fantasy (rl ro) .................................Porter Greenfield Flyer (md ro)............................Atkins Rise And Shine (ep ro) ...........................Hepden SIXHOURTOURS (wd ro) ........................Porter

SATURDAY’S BAGS RESULTS (A5) 29.80 9-2 30.20 11-4 29.89 4-1 30.03 11-2 29.74 7-2 29.81 3-1 (A5) 29.96 2-1 29.83 11-2 30.06 11-4 30.11 6-1 30.10 6-1 29.89 7-2 (A2) 29.46 7-2 29.42 3-1 29.17 7-2 29.19 4-1 29.58 5-1 29.27 4-1 (A7) 30.12 7-2 30.06 7-2 30.30 7-2 30.22 11-4 30.75 6-1 30.63 9-2 (A3) 30.13 3-1 29.55 7-2 29.67 5-1 29.71 5-1 29.75 11-4 29.75 9-2 (A4) 29.76 9-2 29.89 11-4 29.90 7-2 29.85 9-2 30.33 9-2 29.75 3-1

1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6

6.04 542 321 121 541 335 126 6.18 541 634 416 316 515 521

480m Alarming Arti (rl ro) ...................................Hutton Zamboni Zazzle (rl ro) ............................Hutton Primo Bart (rl ep) ............................... B McBride LEAMANEIGH ROSE (md ro) .................. Smith Minor Challenge (wd ep)........................ Hughes Primo Pilgrim (wd ro) ......................... B McBride 480m CASHEN GIZELLE (rl ep) .................Wallington Bronze Rumble (ep ro) .............................Porter Scaffs Misty (ep ro) ..................................Hutton Riverside Lima (ep ro) ..............................Porter Real Boss (wd ro) ....................................Atkins Moreton Firebird (sa fw).........................Hepden

BAGS PICKS

(A3) 29.45 4-1 29.44 3-1 29.46 3-1 29.38 4-1 30.15 11-2 30.39 7-2 (A4) 29.73 3-1 30.03 11-2 30.40 4-1 30.67 4-1 29.93 3-1 29.84 7-2

HALL GREEN FANCIES

11.03 Watchfor Twiglet (2-1-4) 11.19 Supreme Jive (5-2-6) 11.34 Caribbean Ruby (1-2-5) 11.48 Heeza Striker (6-3-1) 12.04 Hello Mr Mighty (6-2-4) 12.18 Relentless Conna (2-1-4) 12.32 Mohican Laila (3-4-2) 12.47 Supreme Wizard (6-2-1) 1.04 Miss Monkeyhanga (1-2-3) 1.19 Faithful Pearl (Nap) (6-4-2) 1.33 Old Fort Bandit (3-5-4) 1.51 City Fever (1-2-4)

MONMORE FANCIES

2.08 Rockafella Vegas (6-2-5) 2.27 Small Amie (Nap) (1-2-3) 2.47 Aghaburren Song (2-6-4) 3.07 Boherna Inn (4-1-6) 3.28 Moss Lane Willy (3-4-1) 3.48 Black Mowshaw (4-1-2) 4.08 Blueview Arnold (1-4-5) 4.27 Klockwork Olive (4-1-5) 4.47 Tyrur Iniesta (3-5-1) 5.07 Magical Aoife (3-4-1) 5.22 Flaming Freya (6-3-4) 5.38 Proud Barney (2-5-1) 5.56 Rock It Ramon (6-1-2) 6.11 Hardy In Brazil (5-1-4) SHEFFIELD FANCIES 11.11 Desert Ted (4-2-1) 11.28 Desert Denny (5-2-1) 11.42 Viking Dolly (4-3-2) 11.57 Jonjos Lightning (Nap) (5-4-6) 12.12 Hazel Blue (6-2-4) 12.27 Slaneyside Bonny (2-6-5) 12.42 Bodell Evan (5-1-2) 12.58 Burnley Blue (2-1-4) 1.12 Roll Back (1-5-4) 1.27 Slaneyside Tina (6-2-5) 1.44 Ballymac Ramos (1-4-3) 1.58 Droopys Boone (2-3-1)

CRAYFORD: 10.38 Denwill Andy 5-4f (1-3-6 £15.46 TC £28.12). 10.53 Newlawn Athena 6-4f (1-4-2 £13.32 TC £46.27). 11.07 Zenas Betty Evensf (1-3-4 £3.29 TC £12.77). 11.23 Bravissimo 2-1 (1-2-5 £4.43 TC £16.10). 11.37 Mythical Coldwar 4-1 (3-6-4 £45.80 TC £228.07). 11.51 Master Geoff 6-4f (3-1-2 £9.00 TC £21.26). 12.08 Northland Rocky 10-1 (6-4-1 £64.16 TC £146.49). 12.24 Serial Nuisance 6-4f (2-3-1 £7.05 TC £13.30). 12.39 Glenside Brooke 2-1f (2-3-4 £27.86 TC £70.18). 12.57 Pebbles Milly 5-2jt (4-3-1 £15.45 TC £36.32). 1.11 Sunhill Nev 5-4f (1-2-3 £7.42 TC £28.91). 1.27 Parsons Cross 7-1 (3-6-1 £34.69 TC £71.18).

MONMORE: 6.38 Feora Molly 7-2 (2-3-5 £16.21 TC £39.65). 6.56 Mooncoin Rambler 9-4f (2-3-5 £17.64 TC £45.55). 7.11 Killaharry Alice 9-2 (DH 2nd 4-2-5 £11.31 TC £44.70, 4-5-2 £20.91 TC £55.12). 7.26 Ardera Gina 4-1 (6-3-1 £16.92 TC £45.23). 7.42 Alexs Phanter 2-1f (4-1-5 £9.66 TC £22.60). 7.58 Fallen Empire 9-4f (4-1-6 £10.42 TC £37.15).

8.13 Mid Tipp Lady 6-4f, Ardera Ruth 4-1 DH 1st (2-6-3 £5.05 TC £18.12, 6-2-3 £7.70 TC £27.58). 8.28 Wheretoshenow 7-1 (5-6-3 £35.43 TC £102.05). 8.43 Sutton Coalyard 2-1 (2-3-5 £17.27 TC £50.14). 8.58 Honeygar Kate 5-2jt (3-6-5 £16.20 TC £40.02).

NEWCASTLE: 2.24 Cover Black 5-4f (DH 3rd 2-4-6 £9.55 TC £12.13, 2-4-5 TC £19.87).

2.42 Chaotic Star 3-1 (4-6-5 £14.38 TC £56.79). 2.58 Cover Me 5-2jt (1-2-5 £16.39 TC £50.02). 3.18 Pennys Apache 5-1 (3-2-4 £43.36 TC £109.48). 3.37 Killimor Dandy 7-4f (4-6-2 £13.12 TC £37.29). 3.53 Gulladoo Jonny 5-1 (1-5-4 £43.06 TC £113.73). 4.14 Hawk Catunda 10-1 (3-4-2 £24.72 TC £73.01). 4.28 Chaotic Seraph 5-2f (3-5-1 £14.46 TC £41.09). 4.47 Cable Kelly 5-2f (6-4-3 £13.85 TC £41.10). 5.07 Romeo Ignition 3-1 (2-3-4 £18.26 TC £74.32). 5.27 Fahy Lace 4-1 (1-3-2 £22.94 TC £109.61). 5.44 Rommney 5-1 (5-3-1 £39.13 TC £98.36). 5.58 Debidee Athena 8-1 (2-1-3 £50.75 TC £141.22). 6.16 Fagans Rambler 7-4f (6-2-3 £11.99 TC £28.96).

POOLE: 3.08 Meenala Pal 4-1 (4-6-5 £21.42 TC £67.97). 3.28 Reeve Richard 7-2 (3-6-5 £22.59 TC £60.68). 3.44 Rymacs Hawk 11-2 (5-1-6 £26.46 TC £95.00). 4.04 Eddiewentwhoosh 9-2 (6-2-3 £31.85 TC £76.06). 4.22 Quivers Becks 5-1 (3-1-2 £16.58 TC £35.31). 4.42 Lissnew Lady 5-2 (2-6-1 £17.96 TC £69.60). 4.58 Hulla Bridie 5-4f (4-1-2 £6.39 TC £16.24). 5.18 Kilmagner Holly 10-3 (1-2-6 £20.73 TC £50.28).

ROMFORD: 10.31 Dods Sweep 6-1 (5-1-6 £48.54 TC £139.39). 10.46 Severn Solo 5-2jt (4-1-3 £17.93 TC £65.38). 11.00 Reagrove Bolt 7-2 (3-1-6 £18.73 TC £65.31). 11.16 Tonetta Millie 7-2 (5-6-3 £26.71 TC £99.26). 11.31 Apple Freeway 4-1 (1-5-4 £29.85 TC £83.99). 11.44 Frothy Coffee 5-2jt (4-6-5 £12.71 TC £42.15). 11.58 Kittysblueminnie 3-1 (4-1-5 £21.27 TC £46.82). 12.17 Lilys Raven 7-4f (3-2-4 £9.86 TC £27.85). 12.33 Mythical City 9-4f (6-4-1 £11.27 TC £40.39). 12.47 Miss Prodigy 8-1 (4-3-1 £38.04 TC £115.13).

1.04 West Way Ranger 6-1 (2-5-1 £59.24 TC £236.97). 1.19 Alis Daytona 9-4f (2-3-1 £12.75 TC £34.03). 1.33 Jakison 6-1 (6-3-5 £34.30 TC £77.94). 1.49 Apple Laura 4-5f (4-6-5 £5.93 TC £22.72).

SITTINGBOURNE: 6.28 Lean Times 7-2 (4-1-3 £13.89 TC £37.91). 6.48 Sign Swallow 4-5f (3-1-4 £7.01 TC £22.36). 7.06 Romeo Explosion 7-4f (6-2-1 £13.90 TC £51.78). 7.22 Run Carmen 9-2 (2-1-6 £21.14 TC £35.70). 7.37 Sherbert 3-1 (6-4-1 £24.78 TC £59.74).

7.52 Alabama Blitzer 10-1 (2-5-1 £79.29 TC £247.66). 8.07 Dilemmas Grace 8-1 (6-1-3 £27.98 TC £78.60). 8.22 Verdun Oscar 9-4f (4-1-2 £12.21 TC £35.08). 8.37 Master Yoda 5-2f (1-4-2 £14.86 TC £54.08). 8.51 Suze Rotolo 3-1 (2-5-6 £16.96 TC £39.24). 9.07 Paddock Blubeach 9-2 (3-2-4 £21.24 TC £50.09). 9.22 Curryhills Jodie 5-1 (4-6-3 £41.37 TC £122.46).

20 SPORT MONDAY NOVEMBER 18 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS

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Ogier seals victory in Wales RALLYING Sebastien Ogier crowned his remarkable World Rally Championship-winning season in style by clinching victory at Wales Rally GB on Sunday.

The Frenchman, who secured his maiden title last month, collected a ninth win of the season in his Volkswagen Polo R when beating teammate Jari-Matti Latvala into second place in Llandudno.

Only outgoing champion Sebastien Loeb, who won 10 out of 13 stages in 2005, can boast a better campaign record than his 29-year-old namesake and countryman.

Finland’s Latvala had won the last two editions of the British rally but it was Thierry Neuville of Belgium in his Ford Fiesta RS who claimed the final podium position and second place in the championship.

Ogier, who eclipsed his previous best in Wales of 11th in 2011, told WRC.com: ``I'm so happy, and big thanks to the team once again - the car was perfect.

“I came here knowing this rally was not the best for me in the past, and even with that we managed to win a battle with a team-mate who feels at home

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel crosses the finish line to win the Formula One US Grand Prix in Texas

Champion Vettel makes history by chalking up an eighth win in a row FORMULA ONE

BY IAN PARKES Sebastian Vettel made Formula One history by chalking up an eighth successive victory in a single season after taking the chequered flag at the United States Grand Prix.

After equalling Michael Schumacher’s 2004 feat a fortnight ago in Abu Dhabi, Vettel made the record his own with another comfortable run at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas. Another triumph in Brazil next Sunday will see Vettel equal Alberto Ascari’s all-time record of nine straight wins set in 1952/53, and Schumacher’s victory haul for one season of 13.

Behind Vettel, Grosjean equalled the best result of his F1 career in claiming the runner-up spot, coming under attack from Red Bull’s Mark Webber late on, but with his tyres giving way the Australian had to settle for third.

Vettel ultimately cruised to his record win, delighting the fans by performing doughnuts at the top of the back straight, and after delivering an emotional message over the radio.

Told he was a record-breaker again, Vettel said: “I’m speechless!” Only to then add: “We have to remember these days.

There’s no guarantee they will be forever.

“We have incredible team spirit. I’m so proud of you guys. I love you.”

Going into the summer break there was the threat of an intriguing fight to the finish between four, potentially five drivers.

But following the three-week August holiday Vettel and Red Bull have been in a class of their own, aided in part by the change in rules due to come into force for 2014.

With significant resources required for the 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engines that replace the current 2.4-litre V8s, teams made a call to focus their money and ideas on next year’s cars.

Red Bull, by their own admission, continued to develop this year’s RB9 to the detriment of the RB10 as they were expecting far more of a challenge that simply has not materialised.

That has, in turn, led to noone holding a candle to Vettel and the Milton Keynes-based marque, and the sizzling run of success that has resulted in the 26-year-old German claiming another record.

Webber has threatened occasionally, but in front of a great crowd at the Circuit of the Americas, the Australian

RESULTS FIA Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, Circuit Of The Americas, Austin, Texas – Final Positions after Race (56 Laps): 1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1hr 39mins 17.148secs, 2 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus F1 Team 1:39:23.432, 3 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:39:25.544, 4 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1:39:44.506, 5 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:39:46.740, 6 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 1:39:47.548, 7 Sergio Perez (Mex) McLaren 1:40:03.840, 8 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 1:40:11.657, 9 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:40:16.289, 10 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:40:34.426, 11 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40:38.152, 12 Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:40:41.722, 13 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:40:44.062, 14 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari 1:40:48.855, 15 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus F1 Team 1:40:52.211, 16 Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India 1:40:54.001, 17 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams at 1 Lap, 18 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia at 1 Lap, 19 Giedo van der Garde (Ned) Caterham at 1 Lap, 20 Charles Pic (Fra) Caterham at 1 Lap, 21 Max Chilton (Gbr) Marussia at 2 Laps. Not Classified: 22 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 0 Laps completed

World Championship Standings after United States Grand Prix – Drivers: 1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 372pts, 2 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 227, 3 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 187, 4 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Lotus F1 Team 183, 5 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 181, 6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 161, 7 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Lotus F1 Team 132, 8 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 106, 9 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 61, 10 Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India 48, 11 Nico Hulkenberg (Ger) Sauber-Ferrari 47, 12 Sergio Perez (Mex) McLaren 41, 13 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 29, 14 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Scuderia Toro Rosso 19, 15 Jean-Eric Vergne (Fra) Scuderia Toro Rosso 13, 16 Esteban Gutierrez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari 6, 17 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Williams 4, 18 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams 1, 19 Jules Bianchi (Fra) Marussia 0, 20 Charles Pic (Fra) Caterham 0, 21 Giedo van der Garde (Ned) Caterham 0, 22 Max Chilton (Gbr) Marussia 0, 23 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus F1 Team 0 Manufacturers: 1 Red Bull 553pts, 2 Mercedes GP 348, 3 Ferrari 333, 4 Lotus F1 Team 315, 5 McLaren 102, 6 Force India 77, 7 Sauber-Ferrari 53, 8 Scuderia Toro Rosso 32, 9 Williams 5, 10 Marussia 0, 11 Caterham 0

suffered his now typical poor start.

Instead of putting Vettel under pressure as the field powered up the hill into the blind left-hander of turn one, Webber dropped back to fourth behind Grosjean and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.

On this occasion there was no lap-one charge from Vettel as that was halted by a safety car when Adrian Sutil clattered his Force India into a barrier after clipping Willi-

ams’ Pastor Maldonado along the back straight.

But once the safety car disappeared at the end of lap four, so did Vettel into the distance, although not with the dominance of some races of late which he was won by 30 seconds.

Arguably the one-stop strategy was instrumental as slightly greater care of the Pirelli tyres was required to ensure the medium in the first stint and hard in the second

did not fall away. Instead, Vettel managed a comfortable gap throughout to Grosjean.

For his part, Webber had one highlight when he passed Hamilton early on and towards the finish put Grosjean under pressure, but as the tyres went off so he had to drop back and collect third.

Hamilton came home fourth, with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso on a weekend when he has battled with headaches and back pain following his incident in Abu Dhabi.

Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg almost claimed Alonso’s scalp on the final lap, but had came home sixth, with Mexico’s Sergio Perez at the end of a week when he was axed by McLaren.

Valtteri Bottas collected four points for Williams, and his first for the team in his debut campaign, quadrupling their haul for the campaign with eighth.

Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg and McLaren’s Jenson Button completing the top 10, the latter after passing Toro Rosso’s Daniel Ricciardo at turn one on the penultimate lap.

Vettel said after the race : “To win this race is incredible.

Thanks to the crowd, this is one of the best races we have all year, the whole city going crazy.”

Sebastien Ogier of France kisses the trophy

here. It was another great victory for us and the end of a perfect season. It’s going to be a hard challenge to do better next year.”

Two-time winner Latvala ultimately drifted out to 21.8 seconds behind his team-mate, having been just 19.5secs off the pace after the two opening stages.

“I’m disappointed because I won this rally in 2011 and 2012 and I was hungry for the third victory, but it didn’t work out this year,” he said.

“Speed-wise it was good but there have been too many little mistakes, and a bit of hesitation.

“It’s like I haven’t had the rhythm all the weekend. That’s the problem and that’s what I need to concentrate on next year.

“The speed is there, that’s the main thing, now the rhythm needs to be right.”

Neuville was 1:02.7s further back in third and described himself as “really, really happy” with his second-placed finish in the WRC championship.

Ford Fiesta RS driver Mads Ostberg was fourth with fellow Norwegian Andreas Mikkelsen just behind him in his Polo R. Martin Prokop placed sixth in a Fiesta RS with Citroen’s Dani Sordo taking seventh.