Sports 21 October 2013

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WESTERN DAILY PRESS MONDAY OCTOBER 21 2013 1

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2 FOOTBALL MONDAY OCTOBER 21 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS

Arsenal ....................(1) 4

Wilshere 18 Ozil 58, 88 Ramsey 83

chelsea ....................(1) 4

Hazard 33, 82 Eto’o 66 Oscar 78

everton ....................(1) 2 Mirallas 8 Pienaar 57

Man Utd ...................(1) 1 van Persie 26 Att 75,220

Newcastle ................(1) 2 Cabaye 23 Dummett 57 Att 51,703

Norwich ...................(0) 1 Howson 70 Att 60,009

cardiff ......................(1) 1 Mutch 10 Att 41,475

hull ..........................(1) 1 Sagbo 30 Att 38,828

Southamptn ............(0) 1 Lallana 89

liverpool .................(1) 2 Gerrard 42 (pen) Sturridge 72

Stoke ........................(0) 0

West brom ..............(0) 0

Swansea ..................(0) 4

Sunderland .............(0) 0

Att 25,904

Bardsley 57 (og) de Guzman 58 Bony 64 (pen) Fletcher 80 (og) Att 20,245

West ham ................(0) 1 Vaz Te 58 Att 34,507

Man city ..................(1) 3 Aguero 16, 51 Silva 80

Townsend 31 Soldado 69

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Arsenal ..............8 3 0 1 9 5 3 1 0 9 4 19 Chelsea .............8 4 0 0 10 2 1 2 1 4 3 17 Liverpool ............8 3 0 1 5 2 2 2 0 8 5 17 Man City ............8 4 0 0 13 2 1 1 2 7 7 16 Spurs .................8 2 1 1 4 4 3 0 1 4 1 16 Southamptn .......8 2 2 0 5 1 2 1 1 3 2 15 Everton ..............8 3 1 0 6 3 1 2 1 6 7 15 Man Utd .............8 1 2 1 4 3 2 0 2 7 7 11 Hull ....................8 2 2 0 3 1 1 0 3 4 8 11 Newcastle ..........8 1 2 1 5 5 2 0 2 6 9 11 Swansea ............8 1 1 2 8 8 2 0 2 4 3 10 West Brom .........8 1 1 2 4 4 1 3 0 3 2 10 Aston Villa..........8 1 0 3 4 7 2 1 1 5 3 10 West Ham ..........8 1 0 3 5 7 1 2 1 3 1 8 Stoke .................8 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 3 2 5 8 Cardiff ................8 1 1 2 4 5 1 1 2 4 8 8 Fulham...............7 1 1 2 4 6 1 0 2 1 3 7 Norwich..............8 1 1 2 4 6 1 0 3 2 7 7 Crystal Pal .........7 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 4 2 9 3 Sunderland ........8 0 0 4 3 9 0 1 3 2 11 1

Aldershot .............................2 Alfreton town ................... 3 braintree town....................3 chester Fc ........................ 0 cambridge Utd....................2 Salisbury ........................... 0 Dartford ...............................4 hyde .................................. 3 Fc halifax ............................3 Welling .............................. 0 Grimsby ...............................3 Forest Green..................... 1 hereford...............................0 barnet ................................ 1 kidderminster .....................4 lincoln city ...................... 1 Nuneaton .............................1 Gateshead ......................... 4 tamworth.............................3 luton ................................. 4 Wrexham .............................2 Woking .............................. 0 hOMe AWAY

Middlesbrough .......(0) 2

blackburn ................(0) 0

charlton ..................(1) 1

Trotta 76 Saville 80 Harris 87

blackpool ................(1) 1

Wigan.......................(0) 0

Sinclair 54

bolton ......................(1) 1

Sheff Wed................(1) 1

McCourt 26 O’Grady 41, 43 (pen)

Adomah 82, 84 Att 11,438

Att 13,915

Church 7

Ince 24 (pen)

Att 15,721

Beckford 16 Att 17,177

Baptiste 26 (og)

ipswich ....................(0) 0

burnley ....................(0) 1

leicester ..................(2) 2

huddersfld ..............(0) 1

Millwall .....................(0) 2

QPr .........................(1) 2

Att 16,062

Arfield 80

Vardy 11 Gerrard 38 (og)

Konchesky 67 (og) Att 22,297

McDonald 51, Easter 90 Att 13,727

Kranjcar 26 Austin 69

Nottm For ................(1) 1

bournemouth ..........(0) 1

reading ...................(2) 4

Doncaster ................(1) 1

Watford ....................(1) 2

Derby .......................(2) 3

Lansbury 39, Att 28,070

Pugh 90

Guthrie 11 Le Fondre 39 McCleary 80, Pogrebnyak 90

Robinson 31 Att 17,697

A 4 10 9 6 7 12 10 10 15 9 18 17 13 14 11 22 15 17 11 12 13 17 4 28

Pt 38 32 30 28 27 27 26 25 25 25 25 25 22 19 19 18 18 18 17 16 14 13 12 2

Ward 8, 45 Sammon 88

Yeovil .......................(0) 0

brighton ..................(0) 0

Att 6,873

Yesterday leeds .......................(3) 4 birmingham ............(0) 0 McCormack 18 Austin 33 Smith 45, 74 Att 21,301

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Burnley ............12 4 2 0 12 3 5 0 1 10 4 29 QPR .................11 5 1 0 8 1 3 2 0 6 3 27 Leicester ..........12 5 1 0 11 5 3 1 2 8 7 26 Nottm For ........12 4 2 0 11 5 2 3 1 9 7 23 Blackpool .........12 4 2 0 6 2 2 3 1 8 7 23 Reading ...........12 4 2 0 12 5 2 2 2 7 6 22 Watford ............12 3 2 1 13 7 3 1 2 11 7 21 Derby ...............12 1 2 3 9 13 4 1 1 15 7 18 Leeds ...............12 3 1 2 10 6 2 1 3 4 7 17 Bournemth .......12 4 0 2 11 8 1 2 3 8 17 17 Blackburn.........12 3 1 2 10 5 1 2 3 7 9 15 Ipswich.............12 4 0 2 11 5 0 3 3 7 11 15 Wigan ..............10 3 2 0 10 6 1 0 4 4 5 14 Huddersfld ......12 2 3 1 10 6 1 2 3 4 6 14 Brighton ...........12 2 2 2 9 8 1 3 2 2 4 14 Middlesbro’ ......12 1 4 1 11 9 1 2 3 8 12 12 Doncaster ........11 2 1 3 6 8 1 2 2 5 8 12 Millwall .............12 2 1 3 8 10 1 2 3 6 15 12 Charlton ...........11 1 2 2 3 4 1 2 3 6 10 10 Birmingham .....12 2 1 3 10 6 1 0 5 3 13 10 Bolton ..............12 0 4 2 5 7 1 2 3 5 12 9 Barnsley...........12 2 2 2 9 15 0 0 6 5 14 8 Sheff Wed ........11 0 3 2 5 7 0 4 2 6 10 7 Yeovil ...............12 0 1 5 1 8 1 2 3 5 10 6

colchester...............(0) 1 Okuonghae 49 Att 5,705

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

bradford ..................(0) 0

crewe .......................(0) 1

bristol city ..............(0) 0

Gillingham ...............(0) 1

Preston ....................(0) 2

Moore 90 (pen) Kedwell 76

Mk Dons ..................(1) 3 Williams 45 (pen) Reeves 66 Bamford 88

Att 3,836 Att 4,781

Keane 47 Brownhill 53

rotherham ..............(0) 2 Frecklington 73 Flanagan 75 (og) Att 11,564

Oldham ....................(1) 1

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

Peterboro.................(0) 1

Shrewsbury.............(0) 0

Sheff Utd .................(1) 2

Port Vale ..................(1) 1

tranmere .................(0) 0

leyton Orient ..........(1) 4

Rooney 26 (pen)

Mendez-Laing 64 Collins 12 Doyle 75 Att 4,313

Att 4,478 Att 6,956

Yates 45 Att 18,545

Lisbie 22, 61 Cox 78 Batt 85

Walsall .....................(1) 2

Stevenage ...............(0) 1

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

coventry..................(0) 1

Sawyers 11 Westcarr 56 Griffiths 68 Att 22,939

Zoko 72 Att 3,720

Phillips 86

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts L Orient ............12 5 1 0 16 5 5 1 0 15 3 32 Peterboro ........12 5 0 1 8 4 5 1 0 16 4 31 Wolves .............11 4 1 1 12 5 4 1 0 9 2 26 Preston ............12 3 2 1 9 6 3 2 1 10 7 22 Bradford ...........12 4 1 1 14 4 2 2 2 7 6 21 Swindon ...........12 5 1 0 14 4 1 1 4 8 9 20 MK Dons..........12 4 2 0 14 7 1 2 3 7 9 19 Crawley Town ..11 4 1 1 10 7 1 3 1 8 7 19 Walsall .............12 2 2 2 7 9 3 2 1 7 3 19 Rotherham .......12 2 2 2 8 10 3 2 1 10 8 19 Brentford ..........12 3 1 2 7 5 2 2 2 9 11 18 Port Vale ..........12 2 2 2 8 9 2 0 4 6 9 14 Shrewsbury......12 2 3 1 7 4 0 3 3 5 10 12 Colchester .......12 1 3 2 5 8 1 3 2 6 9 12 Carlisle.............11 2 0 3 4 11 1 3 2 6 9 12 Crewe ..............12 2 2 2 8 12 1 1 4 3 13 12 Coventry ..........12 4 1 1 16 13 2 2 2 11 8 11 Oldham ............11 2 2 2 6 5 1 0 4 8 11 11 Gillingham........12 1 2 3 6 8 1 1 4 8 13 9 Sheff Utd..........12 2 2 2 6 6 0 0 6 4 14 8 Stevenage .......12 1 1 4 7 11 1 1 4 3 10 8 Tranmere .........12 0 2 4 6 17 2 0 4 4 8 8 Notts Co ..........11 2 0 3 8 6 0 1 5 5 15 7 Bristol City .......11 0 3 2 5 9 0 3 3 10 13 6 *Coventry deducted 10 points for entering administration

Accrington Stanley.(0) 0

Oxford Utd ..............(0) 0

bristol rovers .........(0) 0

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

cheltenham .............(0) 1

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

chesterfield .............(0) 0

burton Albion .........(2) 2

hartlepool ................(0) 1

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

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

AFc Wimbledon .....(0) 1

Newport county......(2) 3

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

Northampton ...........(1) 2

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

Portsmouth .............(1) 1

bury .........................(0) 0

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

exeter ......................(1) 4

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

Mansfield .................(0) 0

Att 1,476 Att 5,783

Kretzschmar 82

T Brown 63 Att 2,887

Henderson 82, 90

Att 6,901

McGurk 10, 14

James 55

Att 3,929

Ellison 8

Smith 52

Zebroski 23 Minshull 45 Crow 89

Att 3,475

Norris 28 Morris 62 Att 4,046

Hines 40 Murphy 42

N’Gala 4

Att 15,434

Att 3,250

Sercombe 34, 50 Davies 49 Parkin 90

Att 2,473

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A Pts Chesterfield .....12 4 0 2 7 4 3 2 1 11 7 23 Rochdale .........12 5 1 0 13 4 2 1 3 5 8 23 Exeter ..............12 4 0 2 9 8 3 2 1 9 5 23 Oxford Utd .......12 2 2 2 7 7 4 2 0 14 5 22 Fleetwood T .....12 3 1 2 13 9 4 0 2 7 5 22 Morecambe......12 3 3 0 12 8 3 1 2 8 7 22 Wycombe.........12 3 1 2 8 7 3 1 2 10 7 20 Mansfield .........12 2 3 1 10 7 3 2 1 5 4 20 Southend .........12 3 1 2 7 5 3 1 2 7 5 20 Newport C .......12 4 1 1 13 6 1 3 2 5 8 19 Wimbledon.......12 4 1 1 10 6 1 2 3 4 7 18 Burton Albion ...12 1 2 3 6 9 4 1 1 11 8 18 Scunthorpe ......11 3 2 1 7 6 1 3 1 6 6 17 Dag & Red .......12 3 2 1 9 5 1 3 2 8 12 17 Portsmouth ......12 3 0 3 8 7 1 4 1 11 12 16 Hartlepool ........12 2 0 4 5 8 2 3 1 9 6 15 Cheltenham .....12 1 3 2 9 11 2 0 4 6 13 12 York .................11 2 1 2 6 6 1 1 4 7 11 11 Plymouth..........12 2 2 2 3 6 1 0 5 5 9 11 Bristol Rvrs ......12 2 2 2 7 8 0 2 4 3 8 10 Torquay ............12 1 3 2 6 9 1 1 4 7 12 10 Bury .................12 2 2 2 8 6 0 1 5 5 10 9 Northamptn ......12 1 3 2 8 8 1 0 5 2 9 9 Accrington S ....12 0 2 4 4 8 0 2 4 3 11 4

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basingstoke ........................1 boreham Wood................. 0 chelmsford..........................3 eastbourne borough ....... 0 Dover ...................................0 havant and W ................... 0 eastleigh..............................1 Staines town .................... 0 ebbsfleet United .................2 Gosport borough ............. 1 hayes & Yeading ................2 bishop’s Stortford ........... 3 Maidenhead Utd..................1 Dorchester ........................ 3 Sutton Utd ...........................1 bromley ............................. 0 tonbridge Angels ...............1 Farnboro ........................... 3 Weston-S-Mare ...................5 concord rangers ............. 0 Whitehawk ...........................2 bath city ........................... 2 hOMe AWAY P Eastleigh ..............12 Bromley ............... 11 Sutton Utd ........... 11 Bishop’s Stortford 10 Weston-S-Mare ... 11 Ebbsfleet United ..12 Hayes & Yeading . 11 Eastbourne Boro . 11 Dover ................... 11 Havant and W......12 Basingstoke ......... 11 Staines Town ....... 11 Farnboro ................9 Chelmsford ..........10 Concord Rangers 11 Maidenhead Utd ..10 Whitehawk ........... 11 Bath City ..............10 Tonbridge Angels .10 Boreham Wood.... 11 Dorchester ...........10 Gosport Borough .10

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F A W D 8 2 3 0 17 4 2 1 16 6 1 2 8 3 3 2 9 7 3 1 7 6 2 2 6 6 5 0 12 5 2 0 4 5 3 0 10 11 1 4 9 5 1 0 10 4 0 1 6 2 1 1 10 8 1 0 8 6 1 3 7 12 2 2 5 8 2 0 6 7 1 2 5 8 1 1 6 9 1 1 6 15 1 1 3 4 0 1

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

F 8 7 6 13 7 13 10 3 4 6 5 5 11 3 5 7 8 5 6 3 4 4

A 6 7 2 12 4 6 6 11 2 5 10 14 14 8 11 5 12 7 12 9 5 13

Pt 26 22 21 20 20 18 18 17 16 16 16 16 13 13 13 12 12 10 9 9 7 5

Trafford 6, Wakefield FC 1 — Whitby 0, Chorley 1 — Frickley 1, Brigg Town 2 — Cammell Laird 0, Curzon Ashton 1 — AFC Fylde 1, Kendal Town 1 — Ramsbottom Utd 7, Worksop 2 — Witton Albion 2, FC United of Manchester 2 — Ashton Utd 0, Sheffield 3 — Mossley 3, Lancaster City 2 — Northwich 2, Radcliffe Borough 0 — Blyth Spartans 6, Skelmersdale Utd 0 — Droylsden 0, Nantwich Town 3 — Stocksbridge P S 3, Scarborough Athletic 4 — Marine 1, Burscough 1 — Buxton 1, Darlington 1883 1 — Kettering 0, St Ives Town 1 — Evesham 0, Leek Town 2 — Coalville Town 3, Stafford Rangers 2 — Halesowen 1, St Neots Town 3 — Redditch A, Chasetown A — Gresley 2, Ilkeston 1 — Kings Lynn Town 1, Cambridge City 2 — Belper Town 2, Mickleover Sports 3 — Barwell 0, Rushall Olympic 4 — Stourbridge 3, Banbury 2 — Grantham 2, Soham Town Rangers 2 — Daventry Town 2, Corby 1 — Stamford 1, Kidsgrove Ath 2 — Eastbourne Town 0, East Thurrock 0 — Witham Town 0, St Albans 3 — Whitstable Town 2, Potters Bar Town 2 — Lewes 1, Leatherhead 2 — Arlesey 3, Waltham Abbey 0 — Cheshunt 3, Three Bridges 4 — Thamesmead Town 1, Met Police 2 — AFC Sudbury 5, Crawley Down Gatwick 0 — Wingate & Finchley 2, Hitchin 2 — Hastings Utd 4, Horsham 2 — Hampton & Rich’d 1, Bedford Town 1 — Folkestone Invicta 2, Kingstonian 0 — Leiston 0, Wealdstone 3 — North Greenford Utd 2, Aylesbury 1 — Dunstable 3, Peacehaven & Telscombe 2 — Cray Wanderers 1, Hendon 4 — Chatham Town 2, AFC Hayes 0 — Wroxham 4, Margate 9 — Biggleswade Town 0, Chesham 1 — Grays Athletic 1, Herne Bay 1 — Guernsey 1, Billericay 2 — Bury Town 2, Dereham Town 0 — Heybridge 1, Canvey Island 2 — Burnham Ramblers 0, Carshalton Ath 1 — Hythe Town 3, Tilbury 1 — Hemel Hempstead 3, AFC Hornchurch 2 — Maldon & Tiptree 1, Maidstone Utd 3 — Dulwich 2, Harrow Borough 1 — Bognor Regis Town 2, Thurrock 1 — Enfield Town 2, Lowestoft Town 1 — Aylesbury Utd 0,

Ramsgate 1 — Slough 1, Merthyr Town 2 — Weymouth 1, Bridgwater Town 0 — AFC Totton 1, Clevedon Town 2 — Tiverton 3, Truro City 2 — Chippenham 3, Chertsey Town 0 — Egham Town 3, Cirencester 2 — Shortwood Utd 0, Mangotsfield 2 — Hungerford Town 4, Bashley 2 — Swindon Supermarine 2, Bideford 3 — Frome Town 1, Poole Town 1 — Marlow 4, North Leigh 1 — Burnham 2, Paulton 1

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Wimborne town ..................5 Didcot town ...................... 2 Yate ......................................1 Godalming town .............. 3 hOMe AWAY

P North Leigh .......... 11 Supermarine ........12 Paulton ................ 11 Merthyr Town .......10 Bridgwater Town ....8 Tiverton ................ 11 Wimborne Town ...12 Cirencester ............8 Taunton ................12 Godalming Town .. 11 Cinderford ............ 11 Stratford Town .....10 Thatcham Town ...10 Bishops Cleeve ... 11 Mangotsfield ..........9 Yate .......................9 Shortwood Utd.......8 Evesham................9 Fleet Town ........... 11 Guildford City....... 11 Clevedon Town ......8 Didcot Town ...........9

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P W D l F A W D l F Cambridge ...........16 8 0 0 18 2 3 5 0 7 Kiddermnstr .........16 6 1 1 18 7 4 1 3 10 Luton....................16 5 3 0 17 7 3 3 2 13 Braintree Town.....16 4 1 3 12 9 4 3 1 12 Grimsby ...............16 5 1 2 17 9 3 2 3 6 Salisbury ..............16 6 1 1 13 5 2 2 4 7 Nuneaton .............16 4 3 2 15 13 3 2 2 8 Barnet ..................16 3 3 1 13 8 3 4 2 12 Welling .................16 4 3 1 13 7 3 1 4 13 Gateshead ...........16 4 1 3 14 12 4 0 4 11 FC Halifax............16 7 2 0 20 7 0 2 5 8 Alfreton Town .......16 6 1 1 18 10 2 0 6 8 Lincoln City ..........16 5 1 2 9 3 1 3 4 8 Wrexham .............16 4 2 2 12 9 1 2 5 9 Macclesfld............16 3 2 3 10 10 2 2 4 9 Forest Green .......16 4 1 2 17 7 1 2 6 12 Southport .............16 4 2 1 10 7 1 1 7 6 Dartford................16 4 1 3 12 10 1 2 5 6 Hereford...............16 3 3 2 7 7 1 2 5 8 Tamworth .............16 2 2 4 10 13 2 2 4 6 Woking.................16 1 4 3 7 12 2 1 5 9 Chester FC ..........16 1 4 3 3 7 2 0 6 8 Aldershot .............16 4 2 3 16 14 2 2 3 4 Hyde ....................16 0 1 7 3 14 0 1 7 9 *Aldershot deducted 10 points for entering administration

brentford .................(0) 3

barnsley ..................(3) 3

Forestieri 12 McGugan 68 Att 16,180

Yesterday Aston Villa ...............(0) 0 Spurs .......................(1) 2

Att 35,391

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

F 21 14 20 14 9 12 26 8 11 6 8 4 3 11 9 9 11 12 5 11 4 5

A W D 3 4 0 4 2 3 9 3 1 6 3 0 3 4 0 9 2 2 9 1 2 7 3 0 10 1 1 9 2 0 10 1 3 9 2 2 7 2 1 11 2 0 8 1 1 11 1 2 11 1 1 11 0 1 7 0 2 16 0 0 6 0 1 8 0 1

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

F 10 11 16 12 11 12 5 8 9 7 8 17 8 11 5 7 7 3 5 5 2 5

A 6 11 9 11 3 11 7 5 12 15 8 15 8 16 8 8 5 12 16 24 8 15

Pt 27 24 23 22 20 20 19 18 13 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 7 7 7 5 5

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

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WESTERN DAILY PRESS MONDAY OCTOBER 21 2013 FOOTBALL 3

Johnson stands by his selection policy for game

BY CHRIS SWEET

Yeovil Town’s Sam Hoskins attempts to get beyond Brighton & Hove Albion opponent Rohan Ince during Saturday’s Championship clash in Somerset

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Glovers sink to the foot of the table following stalemate with Brighton YEOVIL TN 0 BRIGHTON 0

BY CHRIS SWEET Yeovil slipped to the bottom of the Sky Bet Championship after a lacklustre goalless draw against Brighton.

While Barnsley cantered to victory at Middlesbrough, Gary Johnson’s men huffed and puffed against disappointing opposition at Huish Park.

Neither side posed a genuine threat in the final third as both goalkeeper’s dominated their penalty areas.

The Glovers lacked both width and genuine ideas going forward as again they failed to pose a danger in front of goal when it mattered.

Town manager Johnson said: “No manager is ever happy with a point because there are three up for grabs.

“To be honest, we’ve played a team that were one game away from the Premier League last year and we’ve had to work very hard to get the ball back because they play a particular style that’s very hard to shut down across the field.

“When we didn’t give it back to them I thought we looked dangerous. You want to win at home when you can, but, to be fair, a draw at home isn’t a bad result and our league is a minileague of eight teams that doesn’t include Brighton.

“When we play these sorts of teams they become our cup finals and we’ve got to nick a

On-loan Fraser Fyvie’s debut lasted less than half-an-hour as he succumbed to a shoulder injury at Huish Park few points when we can. We didn’t come for a draw, of course, I never do that, but we had a few chances at the end, so did they, but neither team created open chances.

“That was because both teams worked very hard out of possession and that’s because we had to.”

Johnson made four changes to the side defeated by Middlesbrough before the international break, Sam Hoskins partnering James Hayter in attack and Kevin Dawson starting on the right wing.

Wigan loanee Fraser Fyvie

started in midfield, but lasted just 23 minutes before being taken to hospital following a shoulder injury sustained in a stern challenge from former Glover Rohan Ince.

Brighton threatened first in a dour first half, Will Buckley getting beyond Jamie McAllister only for Ashley Barnes to blaze over.

On seven minutes, Joe Edwards missed a header, allowing Craig Conway to chip into the box for Buckley. His header was brilliantly caught by the diving Wayne Hennessey.

Fyvie almost made a telling

impact on 14 minutes when he curled a 20-yard free-kick goalwards that Tomasz Kuszczak beat away.

The former Manchester United keeper showed his quality again on 38 minutes.

Substitute Luke Ayling – an unpopular omission amongst fans from the starting XI – clipped forward for Hoskins, who waited for the ball to drop before being denied by the Pole.

But despite Kuszczak being the busier goalkeeper, it was the visitors who looked the more dangerous in an opening

period where they almost camped in the Yeovil half.

Three minutes after the restart, Hoskins broke into the box, but wasted the chance by striking straight at Kuszczak.

On 54 minutes, Ed Upson tried his luck from distance, but was again kept out by the classy stopper.

Byron Webster’s outstretched boot only diverted a Brighton centre into the path of replacement Leroy Lita on 63 minutes, McAllister throwing his body behind the subsequent shot.

After 82 minutes, the Glovers fell asleep at the back as Shane Duffy was brushed off the ball by Lita, who then fed Will Buckley.

The striker surged forward only to scuff the outside of the post when he should have scored before Dawson then went close, cutting in and drilling at Kuszczak.

Everton loanee Duffy almost earned an unlikely opener with three minutes remaining when he climbed highest at a free-kick only to see the stopper’s acrobatics keep the ball out once more.

Yeovil: Hennessey, Edwards, Webster, Duffy, McAllister, Dawson, Upson, Fyvie (Ayling 22), Davis (Grant 61), Hoskins, Hayter (Williams 68).

Not Used: Seaborne, Moore, Fontaine, Dunn.

Booked: Dawson, Hoskins, Hayter, McAllister.

Brighton: Kuszczak, Saltor, Greer, Upson, Ward, Crofts, Andrews, Ince (Lopez 46), Buckley, Barnes (Lita 59), Conway (ForsterCaskey 83). Not Used: El-Abd, Ankergren, March, Calderon.

Booked: Ince, Ward, Saltor.

Attendance: 6,873.

Referee: Gary Sutton (Lincolnshire).

Yeovil manager Gary Johnson defended his keenly-debated team selection to face Brighton as both Paddy Madden and Sam Foley failed to make the squad for the goalless draw.

The Glovers slipped to the foot of the Championship as their wait for a first home win and league goal from open play at Huish Park extended.

Last season’s League One top-scorer Madden failed to make the bench, along with Foley, who has made just two appearances this campaign after his key role in 2012-13.

Sam Hoskins and James Hayter were preferred in attack, with fans bombarding Madden with messages on Twitter and singing Foley’s name on the terraces.

Johnson said: “If he (Madden) was up for it and up to it, of course you would play him. The crowd were singing about Sam Foley and we love him, but he’s another one that doesn’t warrant a place just yet for reasons that stay with the management.”

Explaining his striker choices, Johnson added: “You would’ve liked them to have

Yeovil Town manager Gary Johnson scored one each, and then they would’ve done enough.

“They’re certainly ahead of the ones we didn’t select at the moment and we will have to see how this week goes, but only I know what goes on behind closed doors and I’ve picked the team I believed that would give me and the club 100 per cent. If I didn’t believe that I wouldn’t select them.”

Wigan loanee Fraser Fyvie lasted less than half-an-hour of his Glovers debut, eventually taken to hospital for treatment on a shoulder injury sustained in a crunching tackle.

Johnson said: “I think he’s done a little bone in his shoulder, I don’t know what it’s called. The physio seems to think that it’s nothing too bad, but some bruising. We will have to get it x-rayed.

“We were gutted with that because we know he’s a player and we know he can make us better as a squad. He showed that, but like all loans we lose him in the first game.”

Brighton assistant head coach Nathan Jones admitted the Seagulls lacked a “killer edge” in the final third.

He said: “We were a little disappointed as we felt we did enough to win the game. We had enough possession and enough chances.

“I think anyone who has watched us for the last two months has seen we create enough chances, but we’ve got players like Craig MackailSmith and Will Hoskins out injured. We’re missing that goalscorer to win us games.”

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O’Driscoll: Late defeat so disappointing

BY ANDY STOCKHAUSEN Bristol City head coach Sean O’Driscoll admitted defeat was hard to take after watching his side lose to a last-gasp penalty at Gresty Road.

Although O’Driscoll did not dispute referee Geoff Eltringham’s decision to award the 90th-minute penalty when Scott Wagstaff tripped Byron Moore, he felt his players deserved better.

He admitted: “It is really frustrating for everybody. We have defended steadfastly and are on track to get a deserved draw and a first clean sheet – and then that happens.

“Scott is distraught after conceding the penalty and all of the lads are feeling down. It’s disappointing. We are getting used to being disappointed.

“There was nothing in the game; they didn’t deserve to win it and we didn’t deserve to lose it. A draw would have been a fair result and we thought we’d done enough to get it.

“One minute more and we’d have been high-fiving one another for getting a really good

Crewe Alexandra’s Byron Moore beats Bristol City goalkeeper Elliot Parish from the penalty spot deep into stoppage-time

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City now in urgent need of a victory as late penalty sends them bottom CREWE ALEX 1 BRISTOL CITY 0

BY ANDY STOCKHAUSEN For the first time in what is now becoming an increasingly difficult season for Bristol City, the importance of the result will far outweigh that of the performance when the Robins host Brentford at Ashton Gate tomorrow night.

With nearly a quarter of the League One campaign gone, City find themselves in the same position they have occupied at this stage in each of the last four years – bottom of the table and facing up to the prospect of weeks and months spent battling relegation.

Not only that; Sean O’Driscoll’s team is still without a league win in 11 attempts this term and is yet to keep a clean sheet following defeat to Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road.

Again, though, City can count themselves unfortunate to have dropped points in circumstances that rendered the final outcome a bitter pill to swallow.

Just as they did at Port Vale a fortnight earlier, when plucking a draw from the jaws of victory, the Robins were undone by an individual error of judgment at the death.

If the consequences of Aden

Flint’s ill-advised back-pass at Vale Park were profound, the impact of Scott Wagstaff ’s dubious challenge on Byron Moore in the second minute of added time was nothing short of shattering.

Having defended resolutely to thwart enterprising opponents who eventually ran out of ideas, City appeared the side most likely to snatch a late winner. But that impression was turned on its head when the unfortunate Wagstaff thrust out a leg and Moore went to ground a little too easily to convince referee Geoff Eltringham of the necessity of awarding a penalty.

Moore dusted himself down to beat Elliot Parish from the spot and consign the Robins to the basement, a position that was confirmed when it became apparent Sheffield United had seen off Port Vale to win 2-1 at Bramall Lane.

City owner Steve Lansdown and his directors held an impromptu post-match conference on the steps of the grandstand, no doubt pondering their next move.

Of course, they will consider the position of head coach O’Driscoll, who has now presided over a wretched sequence of 20 league matches without a victory. As bad as that record is, City are by no means confronted by the parlous situation that prompted

the sacking of O’Driscoll’s predecessors, Keith Millen and Derek McInnes.

The Robins are not being comprehensively out-played and neither are there signs that the players have ceased to respond to the manager.

In fact, all the available evidence supports the assertion that the players are steadfastly behind O’Driscoll, while res-

Crewe’s former Bristol City keeper Steve Phillips celebrates ults and performances this season suggest this team is not far short of turning draws into wins and losses into draws.

It is evident the head coach could do with the kind of experienced help that requires funding in the transfer market and City’s directors ought to be considering whether to ease their policy of financial prudence in the short-term in order to avert the possibility of a second successive demotion.

Managers under pressure invariably speak in terms of fine lines. O’Driscoll is no fool and he readily acknowledges the urgent need for a result,

but there is no disputing the fact his side deserved to take something from this contest between two evenly-matched sides.

Had Jay Emmanuel-Thomas not squandered the giftwrapped opportunity presented him by Alex centre-back Adam Dugdale, the outcome might well have been different, but the former Arsenal man, with only goalkeeper Steve Phillips to beat from 15 yards, inexplicably dragged his shot wide.

Parish was called upon to make one exceptional save, flinging himself high to his right to divert Moore’s ferocious drive onto the post. Otherwise, Crewe were restricted to shots from long range.

For all their resilience and hard work out of possession, City nevertheless lacked the guile to translate promising situations into clear-cut goalscoring opportunities and strikers Sam Baldock and Emmanuel-Thomas chose the same time to have an off day.

It took the introduction of target man Ryan Taylor on the hour to change things and the combative Yorkshireman gave his team-mates the option of mixing up play and going long as the game stretched.

That said, they ought to have held out for a point and Wagstaff will no doubt have experienced a sleepless night on

Saturday. These are the fine lines that can cost managers their job and O’Driscoll must hope his players can transform near-misses into points when Brentford pitch up in Bristol tomorrow.

But the head coach’s task has already been made more difficult by the yellow card shown to Aden Flint in the first half. His fractionally-late challenge on man-of-the-match Anthony Grant triggers a onematch ban, leaving O’Driscoll with the unenviable task of forging a new centre-back partnership between youngsters Derrick Williams and Lewis Dunk in the space of just 48 hours.

It seems that is the way of things when you are at the wrong end of the league and struggling for a result and it is incumbent upon these young Robins to make their own luck against a Brentford team that lost in the play-off final as recently as May. Crewe: Phillips, Tootle, Ellis, Dugdale, Mellor, Grant, Molyneux (Clayton 72), Osman, Turton, Moore, Aneke (Ray 90). Not Used: LeitchSmith, Guthrie, Nolan, Oliver, Garratt.

Booked: Turton, Moore.

Goals: Moore 90 pen.

City: Parish, Moloney, Williams, Flint, Shorey, Wagstaff, Pack, Reid, Bryan, Emmanuel-Thomas (Taylor 60), Baldock (McLaughlin 84). Not Used: Fielding, Wynter, Cunningham, Harewood, Dunk.

Booked: Flint, Moloney.

Attendance: 4,781.

Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Tyne & Wear).

Bristol City head coach Sean O’Driscoll point on the road. A nil-nil draw would have been something we could have built on, but it’s not to be.”

Although Wagstaff protested his innocence, there was contact between him and Moore and referee Eltringham was perfectly placed to see.

O’Driscoll admitted: “I’d have been disappointed if it was one of my players going down and it was not given. “ It’s a soft one. He’s in the penalty area and he’s got the trip. He’s made the most of it, but technically it’s a penalty.”

Defeat in Cheshire leaves City at the foot of the table and puts additional pressure on O’Driscoll and his players ahead of tomorrow’s home game against Brentford.

“We’re already focussing on the next game and the players have to pick themselves up,” said O’Driscoll.

“They’ve been doing it all season and now they will have to do it again. We’re chasing results now and that makes things more difficult.

“The players have to be mentally strong and make sure they are prepared and ready to go again on Tuesday night.”

Nearly 700 City fans travelled to Gresty Road and they applauded their team off at the end despite the disappointment of conceding a late goal.

O’Driscoll said: “I’d like to thank them. They are getting frustrated and they are disappointed by what has happened, but they have given the players good support. The lads went over at the end and the supporters showed their appreciation. It is really appreciated by all of us.”

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Appiah double is enough to beat Salisbury CAMBRIDGE UNITED 2 SALISBURY CITY 0 Salisbury dropped two places in the Skrill Premier after a second-half double from Kwesi Appiah gave unbeaten leaders Cambridge their 11th league win of the season.

The table-toppers had a difficult first half, though, as Salisbury made a positive start, but they could not make a breakthrough.

Dan Fitchett tested goalkeeper Chris Maxwell early on and former Cambridge man Brian Dutton guided a header just past a post.

Elliott Frear posed a threat on the left wing with his dangerous crosses – keeping Maxwell alert – but chances were few and far between.

The hosts started to liven up with the arrival of Appiah five minutes before the break.

The front man made a noticeable difference, slotting his side in front in the 49th minute

Swindon Town striker Nile Ranger, second left, scores the first goal during the League One match against Notts County in League One on Friday

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Cooper urges Swindon to kill teams off despite securing another victory SWINDON TN 2 NOTTS COUNTY 0

BY NEIL GOULDING Swindon boss Mark Cooper feels his side need to be more clinical if they are to maintain their early-season promotion push.

The Robins were dominant at the County Ground on Friday night as they saw off struggling Notts County thanks to first-half strikes from Nile Ranger and Dany N‘Guessan.

The hosts registered their third straight League One win in convincing style and temporarily eased themselves into fifth place in the table, but it seems Cooper still was not totally convinced after he had

watched Danny Haynes miss a late penalty for the Magpies.

He said: “Two-nil can be a horrible scoreline. It was risky and it can become very interesting if they score.

“We had so much possession and so many chances to kill the game, but we just went through a nervous spell.

“We played well overall and we were controlled, but it is frustrating for me that we didn’t finish Notts County off.

“If they had have scored their penalty it would have been game on, so we have to make sure we don’t make mistakes like that going forward.

“In situations like that we do need to score again. With that scoreline it’s only natural that things can become tense.

“All the lads were good on the night, though. I don’t pick

out individuals. It’s about keeping all our young players focused on the job.”

The Robins – whose only home defeat so far this season was at the hands of Chelsea – were always going to be strong favourites against a County side who were third-frombottom and had not won on their travels.

The form guide was borne out after just 11 minutes when the hosts roared into the lead.

Spurs loanee Alex Pritchard whipped in a teasing low cross which former Newcastle hitman Ranger met and lashed his shot high into the roof of the net to register his fourth goal of the season.

Just before the half-hour mark the lead was doubled and the Magpies were looking like potential lambs to the

slaughter.

This time N‘Guessan guided home a penalty kick after Nathan Byrne had been clumsily fouled by Mustapha Dumbuya.

It was N‘Guessan’s fifth goal this term and he now leads the Robins’ scoring chart.

Former Charlton man Haynes thought he had pulled a goal back just before the interval, only for a linesman’s flag to curtail his joy.

Shortly after the restart, the Robins were quickly back into their stride and County were saved from slipping further behind by the woodwork.

Pritchard’s free-kick was beaten away by goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski, with N‘Guessan pouncing on the rebound as he fired a low drive against the post.

Haynes’ miserable night got

worse as he missed from the penalty spot after Yaser Kasim has felled Callum McGregor.

There were few further threats from the visitors, so the Robins marched on to another precious maximum points haul and look in good nick as they head towards their next fixture, at home against Walsall tomorrow.

Swindon: Foderingham, N Thompson (Barthram 46), Hall, Ward, McEveley, Byrne, Luongo, Kasim, Pritchard (Mason 77), N’Guessan (El-Gabbas 70), Ranger. Not Used: L Thompson, Belford, Branco, Ajose.

Booked: McEveley, Kasim.

Goals: Ranger 11, N’Guessan 28 pen.

Notts County: Bialkowski, Dumbuya, Liddle, Leacock (Smith 46), Sheehan, Labadie (Haber 46), Fotheringham, Boucaud, McGregor, Haynes, Coombes (Bell 61). Not Used: Arquin, Campbell-Ryce, Thompson, Spiess.

Booked: Boucaud, Labadie, Coombes.

Attendance: 8,188.

Referee: Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire).

Former Yeovil loanee Kwesi Appiah scored twice as he cleaned up on Will Puddy and James Clarke’s lapse in communication.

Seven minutes later, the Crystal Palace loanee bagged his brace after finishing Nathan Arnold’s lay-off from a swift counter-attacking move.

Clovis Kamdjo went close for Salisbury midway through the second half, but failing to unlock Cambridge’s robust defence left them succumbing to a 2-0 defeat.

“We always knew it was going to be a difficult game as Cambridge are absolutely flying at the moment,” said Salisbury manager Mikey Harris.

“The first half was pleasing for me. We kept possession well, created a couple of chances and, on another day, if we had gone a goal up it could have been a very different story.

“I felt that we were the better team in the first half – but unfortunately it wasn’t to be.

“We’re of course disappointed with the goals we conceded.

We’ll take our medicine and look to bounce back.”

Bath stage impressive second-half recovery to earn a point at Whitehawk WHITEHAWK 2 BATH CITY 2 Bath gained a well-earned point at Whitehawk after coming back from a two-goal first-half deficit in the Skrill Conference South.

City found it difficult to defend in the first half, playing up the Brighton club’s noticeably slope, and went behind on three minutes.

Tommy Fraser had far too much time to choose his op-

tions in the centre of the pitch, eventually electing to stroke the ball out to the unmarked Michael Boateng on the right.

Boeteng’s cross into the box found Jake Robinson, who volleyed home from 15 yards.

Former Team Bath player Sami El-Abd crossed from the left for Robinson to put a header wide on 20 minutes, but City gradually came back into the contest.

Two corners in quick succession saw Josh Low’s goal-

Josh Low inspired the comeback

bound strike hit team-mate Joe Burnell and Dave Pratt got in on the action with a shot on the turn that ricocheted off two defenders.

But just as an equaliser looked on the cards, the Hawks scored again.

There appeared to be little danger as Sam Gargan cut in from the right, but his shot went through the legs of Andy Gallinagh, leaving Jason Mellor unsighted.

Eight minutes after the

break, though, Low galloped down the left and found Noah Keats. His effort from the edge of the 18-yard box then flicked off Low and, with both players claiming the goal, it was the latter who obtained the official verdict.

As the game opened up, the home side were far from done.

Fraser was only inches away from sliding in on a Gargan cross before Danny Mills saw his shot blocked by Gallinagh.

City drew level in the 65th

minute after Sekani Simpson’s run into the area was ended when he was clipped from behind by Robinson. Referee David Woolford pointed to the spot and Chris Allen fired his penalty into the net.

City survived one further scare when El-Abd had a header tipped over the bar by Mellor, but that apart it was the visitors who finished the stronger of the two sides and deservedly travelled back home with a point.

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Clarkson red card so costly for Rovers BRISTOL ROVERS 0 WYCOMBE 1

BY RICHARD LATHAM David Clarkson is too much of an experienced professional not to accept responsibility for the sending-off that gave his Rovers team-mates a massive task for over an hour against high-riding Wycombe.

While John Ward was right to insist than any deliberate attempt to injure an opponent would have been totally out of character for the seasoned Scottish striker, referee Darren Sheldrake had equal justification in issuing a red card after consulting one of his assistants.

Clarkson no doubt felt a nudge in the back from Wycombe midfielder Josh Scowen as they went to contest a bouncing ball in midfield.

But the Rovers man’s backward swing with an outstretched left arm as he spun around, which caught his opponent across the top of his head, did not look an entirely natural movement.

It was certainly not a punch or an elbowing offence. But players know the potential penalty for a raised arm and if Clarkson was unlucky, it was in the fact that an assistant referee intervened after the well-placed Sheldrake saw no offence.

Rovers could not afford such an indiscretion against a Wycombe side going in the right direction under an impressive talker in manager Gareth Ainsworth.

The home side might have taken an early lead when Seanan Clucas ran onto a Ryan Brunt cross from the left and saw his header pushed around a post by visiting goalkeeper Matt Ingram.

But it proved to be Rovers’ only accurate goal attempt.

After Clarkson’s dismissal Wycombe dominated possession without being able to create many openings them-

selves against some tigerish defending and committed midfield play.

Ward initially acted positively to going a man down by switching Ellis Harrison from the flank to partner Ryan Brunt.

But the second half began with Brunt as a lone forager up front and the toll that took on the legs of a player short of full match fitness saw him replaced by new loan recruit Alex Henshall shortly after the hour-mark.

Harrison moved to the middle again, but it was not his day and he later gave way to substitute Mitch Harding, who found it equally difficult to make an impact in the final ten minutes.

For all their commendable spirit, Rovers could make no impression on a Wycombe back-line in which centre-back Kortney Hause excelled.

What Ward’s men did do, to their credit, was restrict the opposition to mainly long distance goal attempts, most of which flew high and wide of Steve Mildenhall’s goal.

The Rovers goalkeeper did have to make a smart reaction save from Jon-Paul Pittman, one of three substitutes who finally offered Wycombe more penetration.

It was a warning the hosts failed to heed. On 82 minutes, Pittman found space for a fierce low drive and, although Mildenhall dived full length to parry with his right-hand, he could only divert the ball straight into the path of another replacement, Max Kretzschmar, who drilled the rebound into an empty net from eight yards.

So Rovers were unable to build on the momentum of their previous performance at Mansfield and, with just five goal attempts in the game, only Clucas’ header being on target, they could have few complaints about it.

Home supporters, who got solidly behind their team in response to the effort being

Odd Down go through with six of the best FA VASE Odd Down thrashed Bishop Sutton 6-0 as they stormed to a big away victory in the first round proper of the FA Vase.

The visitors were helped on their way by two Bishop Sutton own goals, while Ben White, Michael Baker, Kye Simpson and Troy Simpson were all on the mark.

Hallen won 3-1 at Cadbury Heath as Ricky Charlton and Grant Williams hit second-half goals after Matt Huxley had cancelled-out Tom Collett’s opener for the visitors.

Brislington edged their allBristol clash 1-0 at home to Longwell Green with Frank Gingell scoring the only goal of the game on the hour mark.

Brimscombe, of the Hellenic Premier, knocked out Toolstation First Division side Ashton & Backwell as an Adam Price double put them on the way to a 3-1 home win.

Ricky Briggs halved the deficit before half-time, but Ben Deakin’s third goal for the Lilywhites on the hour ensured the hosts would progress.

Shepton Mallet triumphed 2-0 at Bovey Tracey with goals from Dave Stone and Joe

Matt Huxley’s goal for Cadbury Heath was not enough

Bristol Rovers forward David Clarkson heads to the dressing room after being dismissed shown, were left to view a League Two table all too similar to the first half of last season.

Matt Harrold is again being sorely missed and his return to fitness will be key to hopes of avoiding another relegation battle.

One positive was the debut performance of on-loan centreback Will Packwood, whose display belied his years and

the fact that he is looking to bounce back from a careerthreatening broken leg.

The Birmingham player looked a born leader, unafraid to issue instructions to more senior colleagues, and won most of his battles in the air and on the ground.

Ward will be hoping for more of the same in three testing League games before the start of this season's FA Cup trail.

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Rovers: Mildenhall, Smith, Packwood, Parkes, Lockyer, Clarke, Clucas (Santos 85), O’Toole, Harrison (Harding 80), Clarkson, Brunt (Henshall 63). Not Used: Norburn, Gough, Keary, Southway.

Sent Off: Clarkson (26).

Wycombe: Ingram, Arnold, Hause, Stewart, Dunne, Lewis, Scowen, Cowan-Hall (Pittman 76), Knott, Bloomfield (Kretzschmar 68), Kuffour (McClure 63). Not Used: McCoy, Spring, Horlock, Doherty.

Booked: Bloomfield.

Goals: Kretzschmar 82.

Attendance: 5,783.

Referee: Darren Sheldrake (Surrey).

There is not a vicious bone in David’s body, insists boss Ward John Ward is standing firmly behind David Clarkson over the sending-off that played a key role in Bristol Rovers’ 1-0 home defeat by Wycombe.

The experienced striker was red carded by referee Darren Sheldrake on the advice of an assistant after catching opponent Josh Scowen in the face with a flailing arm on 26 minutes.

That left Clarkson’s Rovers team-mates to play more than two-thirds of the match with ten men and a late goal from Wanderers substitute Max Kretzschmar left the Pirates just a single point above the

League Two relegation trapdoor.

Ward defended Clarkson after the game and saw no reason to change his view having watched the incident again on film.

“I am not going to make a fuss about it because the rulemakers will no doubt say David’s arm movement was unnatural and we have little choice but to accept that,” said the manager.

“But I saw no evidence of a punch or an elbow.

“There is not a vicious bone in David’s body, or any anger in him, and I don’t believe he

Bristol Rovers manager John Ward

deliberately set out to hurt an opponent.

“A three-game ban and missing the remainder of Saturday’s match is punishment enough in my opinion.

“I am not the sort of manager who hands out club fines without a good deal of thought.

I will talk to my coaching staff and to David about what happened and then move on.

“He and I have an excellent working relationship and that won’t change.”

Clarkson will be banned for tomorrow’s visit to Accrington Stanley, Saturday’s home game against Chesterfield and the

testing trip to Oxford a week later.

With Matt Harrold still struggling to overcome a groin problem, Eliot Richards bothered by a hamstring strain and Ryan Brunt not fully match fit, Ward admits he may have to change tactics against bottom club Accrington.

“I may have to adjust things,” he said. “First I will take a look at how Accrington play. It will probably be windy and wet in Lancashire, which may also be a factor. Matt Harrold won’t make the game I don’t think, but hopefully he will be ready by Saturday.”

Morgan, but Warminster crashed out 9-1 at Hellenic Premier outfit Binfield.

Bristol Manor Farm were beaten 4-0 at Buckland with Simon Revell scoring twice, while Danny Gaze and Liam McAuley were also on target for the hosts.

Almondsbury UWE went down 4-2 at home to Barnstaple, who led by two goals at the break thanks to Will Tucker and Thomas Marsh.

Simon McIlroy pulled a goal back, but Marsh and Tucker each scored again before Josh Slater grabbed a second for the home team late on.

Bradford slipped to a 3-2 home defeat against AFC Portchester, Sam Stone scoring twice as the visitors came from behind to take victory.

James Musselwhite had earlier given Portchester the lead, but Dan King’s double looked to have put the hosts in charge until Stone intervened.

Winterbourne were beaten 3-2 at Tavistock despite Karim Rendall putting the visitors into the lead and Jack RhysJones scoring late on. The Devon side progressed by scoring three goals in between through Dan Pethick, Johnny Wyatt and Dan Follett.

Toolstation Premier leaders Gillingham crashed out 2-0 at Plymouth Parkway, whose goals came from Gavin Coulton and Steve Colwell, while Willand lost 2-1 at Saltash, who replied to Dean Stamp’s opener with goals from Sam Hughes and Ross Saint.

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Larkhall climb to the summit TOOLSTATION LEAGUE

Cheltenham Town goalscorer Troy Brown, centre, is congratulated on his goal by team-mates, left to right, Byron Harrison, Jamie Cureton, Russ Penn and Keith Lowe

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Rochdale trump Cheltenham after managers’ game of stick or twist CHELTENHAM 1 ROCHDALE 2

BY JON PALMER A late collapse saw 80 minutes of good work from Cheltenham quickly ruined by Rochdale.

Robins boss Mark Yates was left to rue his decision to stick rather than twist as a triple substitution from Rochdale manager Keith Hill helped them overturn the deficit and snatch a win in the second minute of stoppage-time.

In contrast, Yates left all 11 players who started the match on for the duration, but they were left chasing shadows.

It was a bitterly disappointing end to the match for Cheltenham and the home crowd were left wondering why there was no response from the bench when Rochdale began to dominate.

It is difficult not to feel some sympathy for Yates, who set his team up in exactly the same

was as he had at Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2-1 success a week earlier.

The narrow midfield four, with Matt Richards in front of the back four and Jermaine McGlashan advanced, has functioned to a certain extent, but the team is still lacking fluidity and very little was created for Jamie Cureton and Byron Harrison to feed off.

It did, however, stifle Rochdale’s passing game and the first half was uneventful, with neither goalkeeper called into serious action.

Cheltenham were made to work extremely hard by Rochdale, who had won six of their previous seven games to charge towards the top of the League Two table. They finished the half on top, but Scott Brown remained a spectator.

The heavens opened during the half-time break, with the second half starting under torrential rain. Cheltenham took the lead after 63 minutes and it

was no surprise it came from a Richards set piece.

His deliveries asked questions of the Rochdale defence throughout, but the rest of the crossing was a major disappointment as Cureton’s first 90 minute appearance largely passed him by.

After Ian Henderson tripped Craig Braham-Barrett and earned himself a yellow card, Richards’ free-kick was cleared as far as Cureton.

He lofted a clever ball towards the far post, where McGlashan touched it back for Troy Brown to force in.

It was the powerful defender’s first goal since his summer move from Aldershot and Yates’ 200th match in charge of Cheltenham looked set to end with a much-needed three points.

But eight minutes later, Hill made drastic changes, adding three sets of fresh legs and Cheltenham looked weary.

One of the substitutes,

George Donnelly, set up Henderson for the first with a deep cross to the far post which was headed almost straight at Scott Brown, but it went through him and trickled into the net in the 81st minute.

Henderson had already gone close with a header and shot, with Cheltenham struggling to contain the left winger.

Cheltenham switched to a 43-3 formation, with Harrison and McGlashan either side of Cureton and less than a minute later skipper Russ Penn wasted a glorious chance to restore Cheltenham’s lead.

The ball sat up kindly for him on the edge of the box, but he lashed over the bar and Rochdale soon had Cheltenham pinned back in their defensive third.

The winner was a perfectly measured chip from Henderson over Scott Brown, but the way the ball found its way to him was desperately poor from Cheltenham’s point of view,

with panic and confusion.

Right-back Sido Jombati, who had looked somewhere near back at his best in the last two matches, was culpable for much of the late woe, but lack of communication all-round was also to blame.

The end result was perhaps the most agonising setback Cheltenham have suffered this season and another failure at home to Morecambe tomorrow is certain to further stoke the ire of the Whaddon Road faithful, who have come to expect much better.

Cheltenham: S Brown, Jombati, T Brown, Lowe, Braham-Barrett, Richards, Taylor, Penn, McGlashan, Cureton, Harrison. Not Used: Elliott, Deering, Gornell, Roberts, Kotwica, Vincent, Noble.

Booked: Penn, McGlashan, Braham-Barrett.

Goals: T Brown 63.

Rochdale: Lillis, Rafferty, Lancashire, O’Connell, Rose, Dicker, Vincenti (Tutte 71), Lund, Allen (Hery 70), Henderson, Cummins (Donnelly 71). Not Used: Bennett, Eastham, Thomson, Bunney.

Booked: Dicker, Vincenti, Henderson.

Goals: Henderson 82, 90.

Referee: Gavin Ward (Surrey).

Boss Yates defends decision to keep substitutes on the bench Mark Yates insists Cheltenham are not far away from turning things around, despite going down to their sixth defeat of the season at home to Rochdale on Saturday.

The Robins led through Troy Brown’s header going into the last ten minutes at the Abbey Business Stadium, but two late goals from Ian Henderson left them empty-handed.

Yates was left perplexed as to how his team allowed their advantage to slip away with two more calamitous goals, but

he saw plenty of encouraging signs from the performance.

“How we’ve conceded two goals I don’t know and the timing of them was cruel,” Yates said. “There was not too much wrong with the performance, but we switched off twice and lost the game.

“We knew Rochdale were a decent side and we nullified them and kept them quiet until the last ten minutes.

“It’s tough for us to take, but it shouldn’t have happened.”

After falling behind, Roch-

Successful Rochdale boss Keith Hill

dale boss Keith Hill made three substitutions while Yates opted to stick with the same XI that started the game for the full 90 minutes.

“I thought about changes up front, but Jamie Cureton is a talisman for us and a threat up there, while Byron Harrison was putting in a workmanlike performance and causing them problems,” Yates said.

“When it went to 1-1, I probably would have changed Jamie if anyone, but you are then taking off potentially

your leading scorer when you still want to try to win the game. You are damned if you do and damned if you don’t sometimes.”

Yates admitted the manner of the defeat was hard to take, but he has called for another big effort at home to sixthplaced Morecambe.

“It hurts me and the players that we’ve lost and to do so in that manner is even worse,” he said. “The only way to sort this out is to be better and stronger against Morecambe.”

Larkhall moved to the top of the Premier Division with an excellent 3-0 victory at fellow high-flyers Bitton.

Tyler Sibbick gave Larkhall a half-time lead and Scott Lye doubled the advantage before Sibbick struck his second.

Street consolidated their third position with a 1-0 win over Ilfracombe with Steve Murray scoring the winning goal in the 89th minute.

There was also a late goal at Sherborne as Melksham’s Gary Higdon struck seven minutes from time to give the visitors a 1-0 triumph.

Hengrove came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at home to Radstock, Shane Cummins’ penalty cancelling-out Jordan Townsley’s opener.

Bridport and Slimbridge also finished 1-1 with Jamie Martin putting the visitors ahead on the half-hour and Matt Condliffe equalising 15 minutes from time.

In the First Division, secondplaced Wellington were beaten 2-1 at Calne with all three goals coming late on.

James Lye make the breakthrough on 80 minutes and Tom Slater doubled the advantage two minutes later before Alexis Piper replied five minutes from time.

Cribbs swapped places with Wellington courtesy of their 1-1 draw at home to Chard, Simon Bone putting the hosts in front on the hour before Leigh Bailey equalised.

Wincanton thrashed Devizes 5-0, while Welton beat Keynsham 3-0. Roman Glass St George triumphed 4-0 over Cheddar, while Mark Robinson scored twice in the last three minutes to earn Chippenham Park a 2-1 win at Westbury, who took a 20th-minute lead through Nathan Hallett.

The basement battle between Oldland and Portishead finished 1-1 with Mike Hardiman cancelling-out Nick Steadman’s opener for the hosts, while Corsham drew 0-0 with Wells.

Jackson brace is not enough SWINDON SUPERMARINE 2 BIDEFORD 3 Kayden Jackson’s penalty double saw Supermarine fight back from two goals down against Bideford only to eventually lose in the FA Trophy first qualifying round.

The Devon side, from one league above their hosts in the Calor Southern League, raced into a two-goal lead inside ten minutes through Kevin Squire and Craig Duff.

Supermarine halved the deficit on 21 minutes when Ian Sampson was penalised for a handball and Jackson beat Steve Oliver from the spot.

Nine minutes later, Oliver was adjudged to have brought Jackson down inside the area and the front man again converted from 12 yards.

However, Bideford won the tie 20 minutes from time when Duff let fly with a fine shot from outside the box.

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Tigers hit back to earn a point

Concord allow Weston lift off

STOCKPORT COUNTY 2 GLOUCESTER CITY 2

WESTON-SUPER-MARE 5 CONCORD RANGERS 0

A second-half comeback earned Gloucester City a point against Stockport County at Edgeley Park.

Scott Wilson’s introduction as a substitute changed the outlook of the game with Will Morford and Darren Edwards notching two goals in eight minutes to bring City back from two goals down.

The Hatters had taken an early lead through Rhys Turner and they doubled it after the striker played the ball into Tom Webb, who turned it past his own goalkeeper.

The game burst into life after a sublime through ball from Robert Lofthouse found Turner, who slotted the ball home for the lead.

Stockport, who were playing in the Championship little more than a decade ago, came close twice in quick succession with Kristian Dennis firing across goal before Lofthouse curled wide.

After the break, City suffered a sucker punch with all-time appearance holder Webb knocking home an own goal after a wonderful run from the impressive Turner.

The Tigers hit back immediately, though, a stinging shot from the right proving too hot to handle for goalkeeper Ian Ormson and Morford tapped into the empty net.

The introduction of Wilson proved a masterstroke as the forward shot down the right hand side and delivered a ball on a plate for Edwards, who caressed the ball past Ormson for an unlikely equaliser.

Despite lots of Stockport pressure, the Tigers held on for a deserved point.

Weston put last week’s FA Cup defeat behind them as they took their biggest Skrill South win of the season so far.

The visitors created the better of the early chances with Sam Higgins twice forcing corners from home stopper Luke Purnell, while Leon Gordon also drew a good save from the goalkeeper.

For Weston, Chas Hemmings went close with a header and Naby Diallo forced a good save from goalkeeper Jamie Butler.

The deadlock was broken a minute before the interval when Diallo headed in Dayle Grubb’s cross from the left.

Grubb got on the scoresheet on 51 minutes with a superb low strike from 30 yards.

Concord pressed forwards and the gaps were fully exploited by Weston, who scored three times in 15 minutes.

Substitute Jake Harris, who took over from Hemmings, twice went close, once hitting the bar and then having an effort cleared off the line.

However, fellow substitute Alec Fiddes scored from close range after Ashley Kington crossed the ball.

Weston struck again on 89 minutes when Martin Slocombe left Butler standing with a 35-yard effort.

Kane Ingram wrapped the scoring up in the last minute from the penalty spot.

■ Weston visit Staines in the league tomorrow (7.45pm).

Tytherington stay at the top HELLENIC LEAGUE Tytherington retained their one-point lead at the top of Division One West following their 2-0 win at bottom side Letcombe with goals from Joe White and Justin Bishop.

Second-placed Shortwood Reserves were also victorious – Joe Rymell, Sean Lawson and Ed Parsloe scoring in a 3-0 triumph away to Fairford.

Purton complete the leading trio a further point back after Scott Campbell’s double gave them a 2-0 home victory over North Leigh United.

Lee Toomey, Jack Payne and David Kinuthia scored the goals as New College Swindon won 3-1 at Hook Norton, while Malmesbury versus Lydney was abandoned amid a torrential downpour with the away side 2-0 up after 72 minutes.

In the Premier Division, the weather also resulted in the abandonment of Cheltenham Saracens’ home match with Wootton Bassett.

Saracens, whose longserving boss Gerry Oldham resigned on Friday, came from behind to level at 1-1, but the referee took the players off after 55 minutes.

Elsewhere, Highworth went down 4-0 at Flackwell Heath.

Yate Town’s Jake Jackson, white kit, goes for goal during the Calor Southern League defeat to Godalming on Saturday

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Home defeat ends a disappointing week for Yate YATE TOWN 1 GODALMING TOWN 3 Yate’s miserable week ended with a limp home defeat to Godalming in Division One South & West of the Calor Southern League.

Rob Cousins’ side were keen to bounce back from their mid-

week hammering at Gloucester in the FA Cup, but went down to a visiting side that leapfrogged them in the league table.

Godalming took the lead when Jake Cox conceded a penalty, which was slotted home

by Sam De St Croix.

Yate soon equalised when

Lewis Haldane fired a superb shot into the bottom corner of the net.

Yate finished the half strongly and came close when Mike Bryant fired just over the crossbar, while Jordan Rodgers brushed the post with another effort.

The home side continued to

press in the early stages of the second half and Cox was denied by a fine save.

However, a deflected effort from Jack Mazzone gave Godalming the lead in the 69th minute and the same player sealed the three points for the side from Surrey with a neat finish in the closing minutes.

Hockaday behind his players despite awful run continuing GRIMSBY TOWN 3 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 1 Eddie Oshodi became the fifth Forest Green player to be sent off this season as ten-man Rovers slipped even further down the Skrill Premier table.

Dave Hockaday has now seen his side lose seven of their past eight outings, leaving them in 16th spot, although the early signs at Blundell Park were promising as a new-look 4-4-2 formation helped produce a strong start.

So much so that for the fourth consecutive game, Rovers hit the net with the opening goal, but just minutes later Oshodi’s lunge on Craig Disley saw the England C man given his marching orders – and the home side levelled just before the break.

At no point did the former Football League side look like they were going to run away with it, but a mistimed challenge midway through the second half allowed Grimsby to go ahead from the spot and they sealed their win with a controversial goal late on.

Hockaday said that his play-

ers deserved credit for their perfor mance.

“Grimsby just had nothing, they did not know what to do and I’m so proud of the players,” said the Rovers boss.

“Those back home should be so proud of those people that wore shirts today because they were a credit to Forest Green

Eddie Oshodi was sent off when Forest Green led 1-0 Rovers. It’s us against the world at the moment and that’s how it feels.

“I’m proud of my boys, they’ve put in a shift, we asked them to put in even more effort and they have.

“They are working hard and, with that effort, we will definitely turn things around and there is no doubt in my mind.”

Jamie Turley was a surprise

inclusion in the Rovers back line, as was fellow defender Dale Bennett who began the match among the substitutes, and he played key role in Forest Green’s opening chance.

Al Bangura’s brilliantly executed reverse pass found Turley on the right-hand side and he lofted a cross towards the back post which saw Danny Wright’s header turned away for a corner by Grimsby goalkeeper James McKeown.

Forest Green deservedly went ahead midway through the half as Wright’s low effort was partially stopped by McKeown and, after Andy Mangan had bravely slammed a follow up against the post, the ball fell to Yan Klukowski who stretched to scramble in the opener.

All their hard work was undone shortly after, though, as Oshodi was judged to have endangered former Bristol Rovers man Disley when challenging for the ball, and referee Ben Toner was quick to brandish a red card.

The impetus was quickly with the hosts as Rovers were

forced to rejig their formation, and Ross Hannah bagged his first of the afternoon when he finished off Aswad Thomas’ low cross.

Chris Stokes thought he had restored his side’s lead just after the break as he touched on Marcus Kelly’s free-kick, but the linesman raised his flag for offside, and Hannah put the hosts in front from the penalty spot after Scott Neilson had been tripped inside the area.

Both Kelly and James Norwood tried their luck from distance, but Grimsby piled on the pressure late on.

Sam Russell made a superb stop with his feet to deny Andy Cook, but he could not prevent Grimsby from sealing the win with a controversial goal-line melee, which saw Alex Rodman credited with the hosts third.

The scoreline could have been even crueller for Rovers had Russell not pulled off an outstanding reaction save after Liam Hearn had blasted an effort towards goal in the dying moments of stoppagetime.

Cirencester go out at Egham EGHAM TOWN 3 CIRENCESTER TOWN 2 A week after going out of the FA Cup, Cirencester were knocked out of the FA Trophy in the first qualifying round.

There was hardly time for supporters to take their places before the first goal for Egham in the second minute.

A quick break down the right saw Patrick Craig send in a low cross, which caught the Cirencester defence cold and Jamie Houghton planted a header past Glyn Garner.

Cirencester went two down on 24 minutes after Chris Holland passed back to Garner without pace and it was pounced on by the speedy Louis Chandler-Joseph, who fired the ball into the net.

Four minutes later, Cirencester pulled a goal back after Lee Smith jinked his way into the penalty area and fired into the far corner.

Egham regained their twogoal advantage five minutes later after more hesitation in the Cirencester defence.

Ryan O’Toole had plenty of time to run along the front of the box before unleashing a right-foot shot which smashed into the net.

However, a tremendous run from Smith on the left ended with him spotting home goalkeeper Gary Ross off his line and lobbing the ball over him to make it 3-2.

A goalless second half saw the Centurions dumped out.

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Chippenham cruise through

Clevedon cause a Trophy upset

CHIPPENHAM TOWN 3 CHERTSEY TOWN 0

AFC TOTTON 1 CLEVEDON TOWN 2

Chippenham moved into the next round of the FA Trophy as they saw off the threat of lower league Chertsey in the first qualifying round.

The Surrey side must have fancied their chances against Chippenham’s makeshift defence, but central defenders Alan Griffin, normally at the other end of the pitch, and young Shane Blackmore held firm throughout.

The Bluebirds fashioned over 25 chances in the match, but it took them until the 34th minute to open the scoring – and even then it was courtesy of visiting skipper Ryan Blake, who deflected a Joe McClennan cross past his own goalkeeper.

Until then, Griffin had come closest to scoring when he headed powerfully at Gary Aulsberry. At the other end, player-manager Dave Johnston drew a superb save from Ben John.

After early second half pressure from Chertsey, Chippenham went on to dominate.

The second goal came just past the hour mark when McClennan and Lee Phillips combined for Tom Knighton to tap home from close range.

Aulsberry saved his side as he just got his fingertips to a Phillips header, before tipping over Knighton’s deflected shot.

Griffin then saw an effort ruled out for offside.

Substitute James Guthrie drew a smart save from the Chertsey custodian before the visiting goalkeeper recovered as he dropped another Guthrie effort on the line.

After both sides hit the woodwork, Phillips got Chippenham’s third in stoppagetime with a header.

Ollie Barnes and Ross McNab scored the goals as Clevedon upset AFC Totton in the first qualifying round of the FA Trophy.

In a clash of second-frombottom of the Calor Southern League Premier Division against second-from-bottom of Division One South & West it was the lower ranked team that came out on top.

Barnes gave the visitors a 28th-minute lead when his free-kick flew into the net off the underside of the crossbar.

McNab double Clevedon’s advantage two minutes into the second half when finishing off a move involving Barnes and Reeko Best.

Nathan Hurst pulled a goal back in injury-time.

■ Clevedon visit Tiverton in the Red Insure Cup first round tomorrow (7.45pm).

Chitty keeps Poole at bay FROME TOWN 1 POOLE TOWN 1 Frome had to dig deep in the last half-hour of their FA Trophy first qualifying round tie against Poole to earn a replay.

After a robust first-half that Poole shaded, Frome took the lead in the second minute of stoppage-time, as, in the midst of a cloudburst, Poole pushed everyone forward for a corner, only for Rhys Baggridge to break clear, interchange passes with Ben Wood and supply a low cross to Will Agbo, who slotted the ball home from ten yards.

The second half saw Poole camped in the Frome half and, in the 58th minute, Baggridge was shown a red card for a lastman challenge that resulted in a penalty that Darren Chitty saved from Steve Devlin.

Despite Frome’s massed ranks in defence, Poole equalised in the 79th minute as Devlin succeeded with his second penalty of the match.

Only heroics from the Frome defence and incredible saves from Chitty prevented Poole from going on to take the win.

■ Frome visit Poole for the replay tomorrow (7.45pm).

Shortwood United midfielder Tim Haddock, right, runs at the Mangotsfield United defence during Saturday’s FA Trophy tie

Paulton unable to earn a replay PICTURE: SIMON PIZZEY

Egan double puts Mangotsfield into the draw SHORTWOOD UNITED 0 MANGOTSFIELD UNITED 2 A goal in each half from man of the match Josh Egan gave Mangotsfield a deserved place in today’s FA Trophy second qualifying round draw.

Shortwood midfielder Tim Haddock had the first chance, shooting across the face of goal, before Matt Sysum

looped a header wide at the other end and Kyle Tooze saw his effort turned over the bar by goalkeeper Tom King.

Mangotsfield’s Ben Hunt then forced King into a good save low to his right.

The home side responded through James Baldwin, whose header was blocked on the line by Tom Parinello, while Jake Parrott’s shot was

tipped over the crossbar by Kevin Sawyer.

Mangotsfield took the lead shortly before half-time when Tooze sent the ball low into the danger zone and Egan did the rest from eight yards out.

Shortwood ought to have levelled early in the second half, but Adam Mann blazed wide.

However, Mangotsfield hit a crucial second goal ten

minutes from time when King made a hash of a clearance under pressure and Egan lobbed the ball into the unguarded net from 30 yards.

Alton Axton tried to respond for the hosts, but Sawyer saved his free-kick.

■ Mangotsfield visit Bishop’s Cleeve in the Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup quarterfinal tomorrow (7.45pm).

Foyle expects better from his side as Bees sting the Bulls HEREFORD UNITED 0 BARNET 1 A flying header from Ahmed Abdulla sent Hereford to their seventh Skrill Premier defeat of the season against their old Football League rivals.

Abdulla raced in to meet a cross from Keanu MarshBrown before flying through the air to head the ball past goalkeeper Rhys Evans and into the roof of the net.

Hereford’s latest setback leaves the Bulls just two places clear of the relegation places ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round against AFC Hornchurch.

Following the defeat, boss Martin Foyle admitted the Bulls’ performance was far below his expectations and that of the supporters.

“I thought we were doing okay, but then all of a sudden we were caught by a sucker punch,” said Foyle, who will now be considering changes for the FA Cup tie.

“People might say it was a good header, but it was poor

defending by us – so all the hard work and energy, closing them down and putting them under pressure just went out of the window.

“At times our play was poor and I have got no excuses – it just was not good enough.

“We looked scared and I un-

Martin Foyle admitted Hereford were not good enough derstand the supporters’ frustration, but there is no-one more frustrated than me.”

Foyle made one change with Michael Rankine replacing Chris Sharp in the attack.

Barnet swept forward from the kick-off with Marsh-Brown forcing Hereford goalkeeper Evans to clear.

Evans also cut out a centre from Abdulla before turning a

shot from Marsh-Brown away for a corner.

In a counter-attack, Rob Purdie released the ball to Kevin Krans, but the Bristol City striker’s cross was easily dealt with by Barnet goalkeeper Graham Stack.

A shot from Rankine also went wide as the Bulls started to force the play.

Chris Bush kept the pressure on with a free-kick to the far post, which was cleared away by defender Anthony Acheampong.

Barnet missed a clear opening to take the lead two minutes later when Luisma Villa shot wide of the target with only Evans to beat.

Hereford replied again with skipper Luke Graham heading a corner from Purdie wide.

United then forced three corners in the space of a minute, but the Barnet rearguard held firm with goalkeeper Stack punching clear the third flag-kick from Purdie on the half hour.

A flick-on from Ross Dyer found Krans, but the young

striker screwed the ball wide of the target before the Bees took the lead in the 36th minute.

Marsh-Brown whipped the ball over to Abdulla, who flew through the air to head home.

Marsh-Brown went close to putting Barnet further in front with a powerful drive just over the crossbar.

Straight after the break, a shot from Villa flashed wide as Barnet took up the running.

A free-kick from MarshBrown was also cleared away

by Rankine before goalkeeper Stack saved a shot from Dyer in a Hereford counter-attack.

Foyle made his first substitution with Jonathan Brown replacing Krans, while a shot from Dan Walker went wide.

Barnet defender Danny Stephens came to the Bees’ rescue when he blocked a shot from Eric Odhimbo before Foyle brought on Chris Sharp in place of Purdie with fourteen minutes remaining.

However, Barnet never released their grip to hold on to the three points with their third away win of the season.

BURNHAM 2 PAULTON ROVERS 1 Paulton went out of the FA Trophy at the first qualifying round stage despite a decent performance at Burnham.

The hosts, from one division above Rovers, went in front after 13 minutes when Ryan Black centred from the right and Marc Charles-Smith was on hand to convert.

Bur nham’s Lee Togwell missed an absolute sitter midway through the second half, but the same player doubled the lead 15 minutes from time when set up by Charles-Smith.

Josh Klein-Davies pulled a goal back almost immediately and Paulton might have taken the tie to a replay had Mike Perrott not had a goal ruled out late on.

■ Paulton host Yate in the first round of the Red Insure Cup tomorrow (7.45pm).

Yetton dumps Bridgwater out WEYMOUTH 1 BRIDGWATER TOWN 0 Bridgwater suffered a second knockout defeat in eight days when they went down by the odd goal to Weymouth in the first qualifying round of the FA Trophy.

Facing higher-level opposition for the second successive weekend, Bridgwater found it hard going, but thought they had scored an equaliser late on when Joe Bushin blasted the ball home – only for the goal to be disallowed for a foul on the goalkeeper.

Following a quiet first half, Bridgwater began to play better in the second period, but were stopped in their tracks by Stuart Yetton, who scored the only goal of the tie in the 61st minute.

■ Bridgwater play at home to Truro in the first round of the Red Insure Cup tomorrow night (7.45pm).

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Lallana leaves it late to save Southampton PREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW A late goal from Adam Lallana gave high-flying Southampton a 1-1 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Robin van Persie gave David Moyes’ side the lead with his first goal in four games before both he and Wayne Rooney saw efforts hit the crossbar.

But the hosts could not kill off the game and were made to pay as Lallana was on hand to turn Dejan Lovren’s shot past David De Gea. Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by ten-man Newcastle in the day’s early kick-off at St James’ Park.

Yohan Cabaye fired the Magpies ahead with a fantastic long-range effort before Steven Gerrard notched up his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot to level the game before half-time.

Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa was

Hazard taking full advantage of the Cameroon international’s ingenuity.

Eto’o then grabbed his first goal for Chelsea after 66 minutes as he beat two defenders before firing a shot past Marshall.

Oscar and Hazard then added some gloss to the scoreline.

Gus Poyet’s first game as Sunderland manager ended in a heavy defeat as they slipped to a 4-0 loss at Swansea, the Black Cats remaining anchored to the foot of the table.

A Phil Bardsley own goal was followed rapidly by a fantastic strike from Jonathan De Guzman. The third Swansea goal came courtesy of a Wilfried Bony penalty, with Steven Fletcher’s own goal making it four with ten minutes left.

Everton had substitute Steven Pienaar to thank for all

Southampton, black, scramble in their late equaliser at Old Trafford sent off for pulling back Luis Suarez for the penalty and it was young defender Paul Dummett, who was introduced to sure up the Newcastle back line, who volleyed home a Cabaye free-kick 11 minutes in to the second half and put the hosts back in front.

Daniel Sturridge again drew Liverpool level in the 72nd minute with a close-range diving header, but Brendan Rodgers had to settle for a point as Newcastle held firm.

Samuel Eto’o opened his Chelsea account as Jose Mourinho’s side came from behind to beat Cardiff at Stamford Bridge to win 4-1.

Jordan Mutch had given Cardiff a shock lead on his first Premier League start for the Bluebirds after poor defending from the home side.

David Luiz decided against collecting a pass from Ramires as he looked to leave it for goalkeeper Petr Cech, but Mutch nipped in and was left to coolly put the visitors ahead.

The equaliser came when Cardiff goalkeeper David Marshall looked to bounce the ball and Samuel Eto’o nicked it away from him, with Eden

three points at home to Hull as they won 2-1.

Kevin Mirallas struck early on to give the hosts the lead at Goodison Park.

Yannick Sagbo levelled for the visitors as he swept home Sone Aluko’s cross.

Stoke continued to struggle in front of goal as they drew 0-0 at home to West Brom with Stephane Sessegnon close to a dramatic late winner for the visitors.

Manchester City moved back in to the top four as Sergio Aguero starred in their 3-1 win at West Ham in Saturday’s late kick-off.

The 25-year-old Argentina international slotted the visitors in front after 16 minutes, with gaping holes in the Hammers back four making the finish easier.

He then headed in David Silva’s free-kick six minutes after half-time before Ricardo Vaz Te pulled one back with a well-taken strike.

That gave Sam Allardyce’s side a glimmer of hope until Silva scored a third ten minutes from time to give Manuel Pellegrini his first league win away from home.

Tottenham Hotspur’s Roberto Soldado, right, celebrates scoring his side’s second goal team-mate Paulinho in yesterday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Villa

It is still early days for in-fo ASTON VILLA 0 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2

BY ANDY HAMPSON Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas claimed it was too early to start comparing Andros Townsend to Gareth Bale despite another superb performance from the winger.

Townsend, the recent hero of England’s World Cup qualification, shone again with an inspirational goalscoring performance in the win for Spurs at Aston Villa.

The 22-year-old, rewarded with a new contract this week, opened the scoring – albeit with a cross-cum-shot – in the 31st minute and tormented Villa thereafter in a rampant display.

Spurs sold Bale to Real Madrid in a world-record £86 million deal in August, and

despite them spending more than £100 million on new players, former trainee Townsend has looked equally likely to fill the void.

Villas-Boas said: “It is early beginnings for Andros with his life at the club.

“Gareth’s influence grew to be immense in the last season.

It is early days for Andros.

“But I think it was a great performance. Alongside the team, it grew in the second half, and he really improved his performance.

“He gives us so many attacking options because he is able to take the team forward with his driving ability and link-up play, crossing and assisting.

“It was another great performance, like we saw for his country. It was great to see.”

Townsend’s performances in this month’s World Cup

qualifiers against Montenegro and Poland have seen his profile soar.

Villas-Boas said: “He has to cope with the amount of attention he gets, but he is very grounded and down to earth.

“I don’t suppose he will have any problems. Before he went to England his confidence was high. What he has been doing for Spurs he did for England and now he is continuing for his club.”

Townsend spent the second half of last season on loan at QPR, one of nine such temporary moves in his career.

Villas-Boas said: “I think the loan really worked for him. He came with the right frame of mind to grab the opportunity.

“I think he has shown all his drive and motivation to stay at Spurs this season and we are glad to have him.”

Spurs completed victory

Tottenham and England winger Andros Townse

at Villa Park

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Wenger hails ‘team goal’ as one of the best he has ever seen ARSENAL 4 NORWICH CITY 1

PICTURES: NICK POTTS/PA

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger hailed “one of the best goals” he has ever witnessed as England midfielder Jack Wilshere helped fire his side two points clear at the top of the Premier League after a 4-1 win over Norwich.

The Gunners capitalised on Liverpool’s draw at Newcastle with what proved to be a hardearned victory against a determined Norwich side, who could consider themselves unfortunate not to take something from the match.

In the end, though, it was Arsenal’s class which told, with Wilshere opening the scoring with a sublime finish to a slick passing move which cut the visitors open on 18 minutes.

After soaking up plenty of pressure, German play-maker Mesut Ozil headed in a second just before the hour, but Jonny Howson reduced the deficit.

Arsenal, though, made sure there would be no late drama when Aaron Ramsey, who had started on the bench, fired past John Ruddy from close range after jinking into the box.

Ozil stroked in a late fourth to ensure a somewhat flattering scoreline, but it was more evidence this Arsenal side look set for a long-overdue sustained championship challenge in 2014.

Wenger was left in awe of the way his team had gone ahead, with Santi Cazorla, Wilshere and Olivier Giroud all involved in a beautiful quick-fire exchange of passes around the edge of the Norwich area

Arsenal star Jack Wilshere runs at the Norwich defence before the England man stroked the ball home.

“All the goals were great, but the first was exceptional and improvised,” said Wenger. “It was certainly one of the best (Arsenal) goals, one I enjoyed because it was a team goal.

“It had combinations and speed which you would always like your team to play (with).

This one was a mixture of technical quality, speedy thinking, quick reaction and as well being calm in front of goal.

“It had nearly everything you want to have, it was a great goal.”

Wenger paid tribute to the efforts of Norwich, who have now lost five from their first eight matches.

“We won 4-1 and their keeper had a good game, but Norwich played well, so it is strange,” he said.

“They made it difficult for us and we struggled to keep our game going. I would come out

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of the match thinking Norwich were a good team.”

Ramsey started on the bench, but was brought on in the first half after Mathieu Flamini suffered double vision following a clash of heads with Alex Tettey, and will now be assessed ahead of the Champions League game against Borussia Dortmund.

“We play seven games in 23 days, and that means we will need everybody,” said Wenger.

“It gives me an opportunity as well to give the players a little breather before they will get injured.”

Wenger moved to play down expectations, but feels his side can build on their start.

“We have quality, but how far we will go is down to how consistent we can be, how much effort we can put into every single game and how much are we able not to get into a comfort level, which it is about at this level,” he said.

form Townsend, insists Spurs boss AVB

ownsend attempts to outwit the Aston Villa defence in yesterday’s encounter

with a second goal from Roberto Soldado in the 69th minute.

The result lifted the Londoners to fifth in the Premier League and was the perfect response after a shock 3-0 loss to West Ham last time out.

Villas-Boas said: “It was difficult in the first minutes to get hold of the ball because Villa kept putting long balls behind us. When we managed to get more control, from the 20th minute onwards, we managed to score and the goal gave us the confidence to play our game.

“In the second half that really showed, in a better way.

We started playing much better, lots of attacking options. I think 2-0 is what we deserved.”

Villa boss Paul Lambert felt the result was harsh on his team. The hosts had the better

chances before Townsend struck and had been threatening an equaliser when Spurs broke to claim their second.

Lambert said: “I didn’t think there was much in that. The last couple of times Spurs have come here they have left pretty convincing winners. Today was a different game.

“There wasn’t much in it in the first half and then we lost a goal. I think it is a cross and everyone has missed it and it went in.

“In the second half I thought we were in the ascendancy. I thought we looked like the team that was going to get it back.

“Sometimes you can come away from a game thinking you haven’t given it a go, but I can’t fault the lads for the way they went about it.”

Villa’s threatened secondhalf revival was prompted by

the introduction of Christian Benteke from the bench on the hour.

The Belgian had missed the previous two games through injury and he had two good chances before Soldado killed the Villa challenge.

Lambert claimed he had never considered starting with Benteke.

He said: “Christian has only trained four days in a month. It is unfair on him to ask him to go straight in.

“He has trained with us a couple of days and a couple with Belgium. That wasn’t enough to throw him into a game of that magnitude. It was never an option.”

■ The Football Association has launched an investigation after an assistant referee was struck by a firework during the game.

Police also confirmed two

men were arrested after David Bryan, who was running the line in front of Spurs fans, was hit by a flare or smoke bomb thrown from the visiting supporters section at Villa Park.

The incident occurred amid the celebrations after Andros Townsend had opened the scoring for Spurs.

The restart was delayed as the smoking missile was removed, but Bryan was unharmed and able to continue.

An FA spokesman said: “The FA will investigate this matter, which is unacceptable.

“We will await the match officials’ report and will be speaking to the clubs. Such incidents highlight the dangers of pyrotechnics being used in a football stadium.”

Police officers and stewards moved in to remove supporters from the away fans section in the Doug Ellis Stand.

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Gloucester see gap grow in late stages MUNSTER 26 GLOUCESTER 10

BY RYAN MURPHY Munster opened their win account in this season’s Heineken Cup as Johne Murphy’s 67th-minute try put paid to Gloucester’s chances at Thomond Park.

Rob Penney’s men did enough to rebound from last week’s disappointing defeat away to Edinburgh with a 26-10 triumph although, in a very tight Pool Six, they failed to engineer a bonus-point push in Limerick.

Charlie Sharples and Damien Varley swapped tries in a first half that cantered along at a brisk pace, with Ian Keatley’s hat-trick of penalties separating the sides at 16-10.

The scoreline remained the same until Munster mustered 10 quickfire points entering the final quarter-hour, as Keatley added another penalty and then set up and converted a Murphy try.

Peter O’Mahony played a captain’s role for the Irish province right from the off, carrying strongly initially and then helping to set up a closerange penalty which Keatley struck over.

Heineken Cup debutant Jonny Bentley misjudged his first kick at the posts as muchchanged Gloucester sought an immediate response, their back line needing an early adjustment as full-back Martyn Thomas was forced off.

Keatley doubled Munster’s lead in the 10th minute and the penalties continued to come, Casey Laulala a prominent figure as the hosts’ possession statistics soared to 82 per cent.

A third successful kick followed from Keatley in the 13th minute, but Gloucester got into scoring range thanks to an inviting kick through from Dan Robson and hard chase from Sharples, and the winger dotted down in the very next play.

The visitors’ pack pressed

from the close-in lineout before Robson ducked to the right from a ruck and timed his pass perfectly for Sharples to score at the corner.

Bentley landed a classy conversion from out wide, with quality breakdown work from Ben Morgan and Akapusi Qera allowing the Cherry and Whites to utilise their pace in the backs.

The sides maintained a high tempo with Thomas’ replacement Rob Cook flooring Keith Earls with a meaty challenge, while Laulala and David Kilcoyne made a number of carries for persistent Munster.

That directness from Munster paid off in the 34th minute when they shunned a kickable penalty and Varley, having set up a lineout maul, was driven over for a try which TMO Eric Gauzins confirmed.

The conversion from wide out on the left was swung over

by Keatley, but a late ruck offence allowed Bentley to reduce the arrears to 16-10 for half-time.

On the resumption, it was man of the match O’Mahony and Laulala who provided the inspiration again for Munster as they made yards into the Gloucester 22.

Livewire scrum-half Robson led the Gloucester resistance, diving to disrupt O’Mahony at the base of a Munster scrum in front of the posts.

The province pressed out wide through Murphy, whose kick through led to an obstruction call against Mike Tindall.

However, Keatley was wayward for the only time from the kicking tee.

There was little between the sides heading into the final quarter, the tension being lifted by Earls’ side-stepping run which saw him link with Murphy before desperate defending forced the ball free from Conor Murray’s grasp.

Keatley eventually broke the second half ’s deadlock with a 66th-minute penalty following an advancing scrum, and the result was put beyond doubt barely a minute later.

Winger Murphy gobbled up

Cinderford get little reward BLAYDON 24 CINDERFORD 14 Cinderford’s long journey to the North-East to play fellow strugglers Blaydon ended in disappointment as they failed to make the most of a plentiful supply of possession and overall territorial advantage in the National One match.

The home side however were clinical in taking their chances, with an inspired performance from centre Tom Banks proving decisive.

Blaydon made Cinderford pay when Banks broke away up field, and second-row Keith Laughlin was driven over for a try which Andy Baggett converted.

A missed tackle on the halfway line then enabled Banks to make a clear run through to score an unconverted try, and five minutes later Blaydon were 17-0 ahead when No 8 Jason Smithson scored from a lineout catch and drive.

Cinderford finally opened their account when winger Nev Codlin was put in for a try

by Danny Pointon, with Mike Wilcox converting.

Blaydon secured their try scoring bonus point just two minutes after the re-start when Banks won the race to touchdown for his second try in the corner.

The remainder of the match was played almost exclusively in the Blaydon half but a combination of some resolute home defence and poor execution of several promising opportunities meant that Cinderford were only able to score once more, when prop Will Davies forced his way over near the posts, with Wilcox adding the extras.

All Golds land star man James RUGBY LEAGUE

Gloucester full-back Martyn Thomas under pressure during the match at Thomond Park HEINEKEN CUP POOL SIX

P Perpignan ................ 2 Munster ................... 2 Edinburgh ................ 2 Gloucester ............... 2

W 1 1 1 1

D 0 0 0 0

L F 1 53 1 49 1 43 1 37

A 41 39 54 48

B Pts 2 6 1 5 0 4 0 4

an expertly placed cross-field kick from Keatley on the left and evaded Sharples’ grasp on the way to the try-line. Keatley’s textbook conversion suddenly left Gloucester 16 points adrift.

Gloucester remained competitive, though, Tindall, Sharples and Jonny May all testing the home defence before Earls was denied an injury-time try by an earlier infringement.

Munster: Jones, Earls, Laulala, Downey, J. Murphy, Keatley, Murray, Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha, D. O’Callaghan, O’Connell, D. Ryan, Ronan, P. O’Mahony, Hurley. Replacements: Hurley for Jones (57), Coughlan for Kilcoyne (66), Sherry for Varley (72), Archer for Botha (74), Cronin for D. O’Callaghan (66), Stander

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for D. Ryan (69), Hanrahan for Hurley (66). Not Used: Sheridan.

Scorers: Tries – Varley, J. Murphy. Cons – Keatley 2. Pens – Keatley 4.

Gloucester: M. Thomas, Sharples, Tindall, Mills, May, Bentley, Robson, Murphy, Dawidiuk, Harden, Lokotui, James, Cox, Qera, B. Morgan.

Replacements: Cook for M. Thomas (6), Burns for Bentley (48), Knoyle for Robson (66), Y. Thomas for Murphy (75), Hudson for Lokotui (48), Evans for Cox (41). Not Used: George, Gibbons.

Scorers: Tries – Sharples. Cons – Bentley.

Pens – Bentley.

Referee: Jerome Garces (France).

Perpignan run in four tries after the break to go top of the pool Head coach Alan Solomons admits his Edinburgh side paid the price for an erroneous second-half performance as Perpignan stormed back to win 31-14 in yesterday’s Heineken Cup clash.

The Scottish side led at halftime thanks to a spirited performance and a try for Tim Visser, but they were put to the sword by Perpignan after the interval at Stade Aime Giral.

The Catalan giants ran in four tries through Wandile Mjekevu (two), Joffrey Michel and Justin Purll to secure a

bonus-point win which sees the Blood and Golds leapfrog Munster to top Pool Six, while Edinburgh drop to third.

And Solomons admitted his side lost their way in the second half.

“After a good, controlled start, second-half errors in our system changed the course of the game and from then on we were obviously on the back foot,” he said.

“What we’ll take away from this game is a very good 40 minutes. However, at this level, you are at punished for mis-

takes and that’s what happened after the break.

“We need to continue to cut down our individual and system errors but also to keep your composure after an error is made, and when a side scores against us.”

Edinburgh face Gloucester in the December double-headers while Perpignan take on two-time former champions Munster.

James Hook contributed 11 points for the home side and pulled the strings expertly in the victory, and the Welshman

was thrilled with the victory which puts his team in a commanding position in Pool Six. He said: “Nothing much happened in the first half but we had a bit of a chat at halftime and came back out firing.

We had been playing into Edinburgh’s hands in the first half. They were defending close so we just needed to get the ball out wide to our strike runners.

“We did that following the break with Wandile and Watisoni Votu really coming into the game.

“They were outstanding in the second half and the two quick tries really helped us and really swung the momentum. Edinburgh’s heads dropped a bit after that but they kept battling and got a try at the end.

“It’s still early days but to take a losing bonus-point on the road and a bonus-point win at home is great. At half-time we certainly would have taken that. We have to face Munster first in December and that will be huge – they are giants of European rugby.”

Wales international Jordan James has turned his back on big money deals and agreed a two-year deal with University of Gloucestershire All Golds in the Kingstone Press Championship One league.

James, 33, played as an amateur for Gloucestershire Warriors while serving with Royal Marine 42 Commando, before going on to play with some of the biggest names in Rugby League.

His career saw him play for Crusaders, South Wales Scorpions, Swinton, Sheffield Eagles as well as Super League clubs Wigan Warriors, Castleford Tigers, Widnes Vikings and Salford City Reds.

“Jordan is an outstanding professional as well as a great bloke. In my experience you just can’t separate the two when wanting a team man,” said former Great Britain coach Brian Noble, who coached James at Salford.

“The All Golds have secured one of the best and his leadership prowess will prove invaluable to the future success of the team.”

James is part of the Wales squad preparing for their opening Rugby League World Cup match on Saturday against Italy.

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Cheltenham fall just short MARLOW 29 CHELTENHAM 21

Bath back-row forward Carl Fearns battles his way through during the Amlin Challenge Cup match against Newport Gwent Dragons at the Recreation Ground

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Battling Bath haul themselves into pole position to reach quarter-finals BATH 26 NG DRAGONS 10

BY HARRY ABBOTT Bath produced a dominant second half display to take control of Amlin Cup Pool 2 with a hard-fought win over Newport Gwent Dragons.

The hosts were the better side in a scrappy and errorstrewn encounter at The Rec but had to wait until the second 40 minutes to really take control. With the scores tied at the break, Bath came out with renewed vigour and added 16 unanswered points to claim victory.

Bath coach Toby Booth said: “We had a two-week focus of going away to France, which is always tough and getting a good solid result there, and backing it up this week. The added bonus is that we could do it with rotating the team and giving some other people opportunities.

“It’s good to see that from a depth point of view we can still sustain the same output. We are very pleased with the drive and the scrum and we knew as the weather came in it was going to be more a forwardorientated and game management afternoon, and I thought we were good for that.

“Dragons have scored a lot of points in the RaboDirect League and to keep them to ten points is a big achievement.

When you are tested against

Tom Heathcote, who kicked 16 points, driving his way through HOW THEY STAND Amlin Challenge Cup Pool Two

P Bath ........................ 2 Newprt G D’gons ..... 2 Bordeaux-Begles ...... 2 Mogliano Rugby....... 2

W 2 1 1 0

D 0 0 0 0

L F 0 41 1 60 1 38 2 28

A 16 34 35 82

B Pts 0 8 1 5 1 5 0 0

good side it’s your fundamentals that matter. The set-piece and defence are what keep you in the contest and it’s what you build any performance on.”

Bath’s Richard Lane and Newport’s Toby Faletau traded tries in a first half played largely in a downpour before the boot of fly-half Tom Heathcote, who kicked 16 points, moved Bath into the ascendancy. They eventually wrapped up the win with Mat Gilbert’s late touchdown.

The home side had a chance to break the deadlock in the

opening minute but Heathcote miscued his penalty and the ball sailed harmlessly wide from 25 metres.

Bath did not have to wait long for the first points, though, and Heathcote quickly made amends with a scintillating break, which led to a try for winger Lane.

The Scotland international ten dropped his shoulder on halfway to skip past several would-be Dragons tacklers.

Flanker Alafoti Fa’osiliva offered good support and, after several phases, full-back Nick Abendanon sent the ball wide to Lane and the Academy speedster dotted down in the corner. Heathcote added the extras from out wide.

Newport hit back immediately when the Bath defence

were caught napping. The hosts had a lineout deep in Dragons territory but the Welshmen turned the ball over and raced up field.

British & Irish Lion Faletau found himself as the unlikely man on the wing and the backrower had the Bath half at his mercy as he darted 40 metres to touch down. Fly-half Jason Tovey restored parity with the conversion.

A sloppy period of play then ensued as Bath saw plenty of territory but were not careful enough in possession. Several good phases failed to produce points as either passes went astray or the ball was knocked on.

The hosts were finally able to make further inroads on the scoreboard when Heathcote split the posts with a routine penalty. The fly-half ’s attempts to add another quickfire three points went begging, however, as a long-range drop goal skewed horribly wide.

More Bath errors followed and an excellent Tovey penalty from the right-hand touchline ensured Dragons were level at half-time. Things could have been worse for Bath, though, had another Tovey kick from halfway not drifted wide just before the break.

Bath came out with renewed vigour after the restart, although the game continued to be scrappy. The hosts seemed more content to take their time with proceedings, however, and a couple of Heathcote pen-

alties saw them edge into a sixpoint lead midway through the half.

The turning point came when Dragons were reduced to 14 men with quarter-of-anhour to play. Fa’osiliva burst through from a lineout but was stopped illegally by Lewis Evans, and the Dragons backrower was sent to the sin-bin.

Heathcote split the posts with the penalty before Bath wrapped up the win soon afterwards with their second try of the afternoon.

A penalty on halfway was sent to the corner by Heathcote and when the hosts won the lineout they drove over the whitewash, with replacement flanker Gilbert claiming the touchdown. Heathcote added the extras.

Bath saw out the remaining eight minutes without incident to put themselves in pole position to reach the quarterfinals.

Bath: Abendanon (capt.) (Joseph 73), Lane, Banahan, Henson, Biggs, Heathcote, Roberts (Stringer 41), Perenise (James 54), Batty (Guinazu 65-70, 77), Wilson (Orlandi 41), Spencer, Caldwell (Hooper 56), Skuse, Fa’osiliva, Fearns (Gilbert 70). Replacement not used: Ford.

Scorers: Tries – Lane, Gilbert. Cons – Heathcote 2. Pens – Heathcote 4.

Newport Gwent Dragons: D Evans (Robling 66), Harries, Hughes, Wardle, Amos, Tovey (Burton 66), Rees, O Evans (Price 56), Gustafson (Dee 56), Way (Chaparro 48), Screech, Sidoli (capt.) (Coombs 48), Talei (Groves 57), L Evans, Faletau. Replacement not used: J Evans.

Scorers: Try – Faletau. Con – Tovey. Pen – Tovey.

Referee: Giuseppe Vivarini.

Attendance: 11,862.

Cheltenham travelled to Riverwoods the Thames hoping to kick-start their season after defeats at the hands of Grove and Maidenhead.

Marlow started the brightest and after a fine right field move took a third minute lead with a try from George Jafari converted by Joylon Kelleher.

Marlow had Mark Grindrod (killing the ball) and Sam Butler (dissent) sent to the sin-bin, but Cheltenham failed to score.

Back at full strength, Marlow extended their lead with a Kelleher penalty after Cheltenham flanker Ben Constantine was shown a yellow card for obstruction.

Kelleher grabbed a try which he converted for a half score line of 17-0.

In the 52rd minute Marlow gained a man advantage when Cheltenham’s Rob Whitehouse was shown a yellow card. On the hour mark Cheltenham finally opened their account with Oli Young darting over for a fine try converted by Ryan Hill.

Both sides lost key players with first Marlow losing Jack Rider, son of former BBC Grandstand anchor man Steve Rider then within a minute Cheltenham lost their centre Mark Whitney with a leg injury.

Cheltenham were first to settle after the restart. After good play from their pack Constantine grabbed a try converted by Hill to set up a grandstand finish at 17-14.

Marlow had other ideas and wing Matt Saunders found the Cheltenham defence wanting as he skipped over for a unconverted try. From the restart Marlow gained turnover ball and Pete Lewis trotted over for a try converted by Kelleher to seal the Marlow victory.

Cheltenham did have the last word with Whitehouse scoring a unconverted try. Cheltenham’s season continues next week with a home game against Newbury Blues.

Last-gasp Cox seals victory SOUTH WEST ONE WEST James Cox scored a dramatic try in the last few seconds as North Petherton gained a 25-23 home win over neighbours Bridgwater & Albion before a near 1,000 crowd.

Bridgwater had led all the way and at one stage by 23-5.

Victory enabled Petherton to stay second, three points behind Cleve who maintained their 100 per cent record with a 44-7 triumph at home to Bideford, scoring seven tries.

Surprise result of the day was Thornbury's 21-18 success at Chard, the winning try coming six minutes into injury time, while bottom side Coney Hill put up a spirited fight before losing 27-15 to Cambor ne.

■ Burnham on Sea maintained their 100 per cent record at the top of Western Counties West with a 29-12 away win over injury-hit Wellington.

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Bristol still in limbo thanks to that hole ABERAVON 20 BRISTOL 24

BY STEVE COTTON (Abandoned after 68 minutes – unsafe pitch).

Until the bizarre hole episode – and, indeed this whole bizarre episode – is concluded, Bristol will remain in limbo as to whether their endeavours in Port Talbot have been rewarded.

The visitors racked up four tries in their British & Irish Cup pool game at Aberavon – but must wait to find out whether they will be given the bonus-point win, or simply made to return to the Talbot Athletic Ground to replay the fixture.

Bristol led 24-20 after 67-anda-half minutes, when home lock Sam Williams came close to disappearing down a deep hole – understood to have been caused by a collapsed drain – near the halfway line.

Referee Ross Campbell stopped the game, before the pitch was taken over by club officials, groundstaff, men in fluorescent jackets, a gentleman holding a pitchfork, and the peculiar sight – on a rugby field, at least – of a wheelie-bin containing soil being wheeled out.

When Campbell decided he could not guarantee the players’ safety – the hole had been filled in, but was still causing concern, while the players had been inactive for 13 minutes – it provided more questions than answers.

Will the result stand? Or will Bristol be made to return to South Wales to replay the match?

On the face of it, 24-20 is not much of a lead, particularly as Aberavon had cut Bristol’s advantage from 24-13 and were clearly buoyed by Aisea Natoga’s try, which arrived shortly before the hole situation began to unravel.

However, while the B&I Cup does not apply a 60-minute cutoff, after which point a result stands in the event of an abandonment, that is the blueprint for many competitions – plus it is Aberavon’s responsibility, is

it not, to prepare a pitch that does not put the players’ safety at risk.

Bristol lock Mariano Sambucetti joked that, had diminutive scrum-half Ruki Tipuna been playing, he may have disappeared down the hole and never been seen again. And, while light-hearted, Sambucetti’s comment highlighted the fact that the pitch had been extremely dangerous had someone – and Aberavon lock Williams was fortunate – planted their foot at the wrong angle.

But, what of the rugby? Bristol were slow starters, going 10-0 down inside 12 minutes, before recovering to play arguably the better rugby of the two sides once they stopped feeding the dangerous Natoga free ball.

The Fiji full-back – who is turning out for Aberavon as he finds his route to the Ospreys side blocked – was afforded far too much time and space in the opening exchanges, before Bristol became wise to this and cut off his supply.

Aberavon opened the scoring in the eighth minute when, from a line-out, Andrew Collins fed Jamie Murphy to score in the corner, with Sam Davies converting. The classy Wales Under-20 fly-half then capitalised when Auguy Slowik saw yellow for a deliberate knock-on.

But Bristol grew in stature – and earned their first points on 21 minutes when Welshman Ross Johnston, back from suspension, was driven over from a line-out.

Callum Braley raced unopposed down the blindside from another line-out to give Bristol the lead, but Davies kicked Aberavon in front at the break with a penalty shortly before half-time.

Bristol coach Matt Sherratt, in charge of the team – along with fellow coach Matt Ferguson – for the day, said: “The message before the game was to try to put them under pressure and almost starve them of hope in the game. But we probably did the opposite. Some discipline lapses and poor execution of our basic skills gave

Clifton climb up to third CLIFTON 22 LAUNCESTON 20 Clifton climbed up to third place in SSE National League Two South, after a battling to a win over Launceston at Cribbs Causeway.

Back-three Andrew Golledge, Will Pomphrey and Sam Smith posed a threat to the Cornishmen every time they were brought into the game.

Clifton took the lead after four minutes. A flowing move involving lock Ben Purcell, who was outstanding, was finished off by Bill Meakes, who dived over for a try, converted

by Giles Foley. The visitors responded when lock crashed over in the corner, and fullback Kieron Lewitt adding the extras to level the contest.

The Cornish All Blacks extended their lead when fly-half Jake Murphy landed a drop goal. But Clifton re-gained the lead when Golledge glided in for a try converted by Foley.

Tom Preece added a third try, which went unconverted, before the visitors again hit back with Lewitt scoring a try which he also converted.

But Clifton had the final say of the half, when Foley slotted a penalty to give Clifton a 22-17 lead.

The second-half saw a torrential downpour and both sides were reduced to a kick and chase game. Launceston added a penalty via Lewitt, but couldn’t penetrate the tenacious Clifton defence, and held on to claim their fifth victory of the season.

Dings hold on to take points Callum Braley gave Bristol the lead during the abandoned match with Aberavon HOW THEY MAY STAND British & Irish Cup Pool 5

P Bristol ...................... 2 Leeds Carnegie ........ 2 Aberavon ................. 2 Gala ........................ 2

W 2 1 1 0

D 0 0 0 0

L F A 0 45 37 1 103 29 1 51 41 2 25 117

B Pts 1 9 2 6 1 5 0 0

them, and their good players, a foothold into the game.”

Much of the second half – or what existed of it – belonged to Bristol. They were given a fillip when home centre Will Price saw yellow for upending Sambucetti, and ramped up the pressure with two cracking solo tries in the space of eight minutes.

First teenager Slowik took Charlie Amesbury’s pass and raced in from 40 metres, despite being pursued by Natoga,

before Fautua Otto – from Slowik’s pass – produced a similar finish, also holding off his fellow Pacific islander.

Natoga – a cut above the majority of his Aberavon teammates – gave Bristol cause for concern when he went over from close range, with Davies converting to cut the visitors’ lead to four points.

But just as Bristol readied themselves to go again, drain stopped play when the deep hole became visible.

“Up to that moment, it was probably the same story as the Leeds game the week before – we showed a little bit of grit and determination to get back in the game,” said Sherratt.

“We knew they were going to have a lot of spirit. They

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weren’t ever going to roll over and let us run away with the game.”

Now they must wait for the decision on whether their fivepoint victory will stand.

Aberavon: A Natoga; A Evans, A Collins, W Price, J Murphy; S Davies, C Morgans (D Davies 66); N Smith (R Jenkins 52), I Davies (S Otten 52), C John (N Thomas 41), R Hughes (C Everett 64), S Williams, J Jones, C Davies (N Brown 64), B Thomas. Rep not used: A Jones.

Scorers: Tries – Murphy, Natoga. Cons – S Davies (2) . Pens – S Davies (2).

Sin-binned: Price (43, dangerous tackle).

Bristol: A Slowik; C Amesbury, F Otto (J Tovey 64), N Carpenter, S Speight; A Jarvis, C Braley; B Douglas, R Johnston (R Lawrence 64), G Cortes (M Lilley 48), M Sambucetti (G Townson 48), B Glynn, I Grieve (capt), R Pennycook, M Eadie (J Joyce 64). Reps not used: T Roberts, J Grindal.

Scorers: Tries – Johnston, Braley, Slowik, Otto. Cons – Jarvis (2).

Sin-binned: Slowik (11, deliberate knock-on).

Referee: R Campbell. Att: 2,000.

It would be harsh to take the points from us, says Harrison Bristol hope to discover this week whether or not their bonus-point win at Aberavon will stand – after the match was abandoned in the 68th minute due to a hole being discovered in the pitch.

In bizarre scenes at the Talbot Athletic Ground, with Bristol leading their hosts 2420 in the British & Irish Cup, the match was abandoned shortly after Aberavon lock Sam Williams almost lost his footing and fell into the deep

hole. Referee Ross Campbell paused the game – and the Aberavon ground-staff used a number of wheelie-bins’ worth of soil to try to fill in the hole.

But, after a 13-minute break, Campbell – who could not guarantee the players’ safety, despite the repairs that had been made – eventually abandoned the match.

With no 60-minute cut-off rule in place in the B&I Cup, a committee must now meet to decide whether Bristol’s 24-20

victory stands – or if they must return to Port Talbot to replay the fixture.

Bristol team manager John Harrison said: “We’ve done the work, we’ve got the bonus point, and it would be a bit harsh to take that away from us on an abandonment ruling when we were in the ascendancy and the game was there.

“Both sides were playing hard and playing good rugby, but that decision is there – the [60-minute] regulations exist

in other competitions and I’m sure the RFU will look at that and make a decision.

“As for the actual making of the decision, it could be later this week before something is done, as to whether we have to replay. It has to be the referee’s decision – he bases it on safety – and we agree with his decision.

“In the current B&I Cup regulations, there’s not a 60minute cut-off for the result – whereas, in some competi-

tions, the result stands once you’re at 60 minutes if there is an abandonment.

“That is not the case in the current regulations in the B&I Cup – maybe it will be something that will be looked at in the future. But, right now, it will be the decision of the committee.”

Bristol coach Matt Sherratt said: “It was quite a farcical end to the game – but, obviously, it was something completely out of our control.”

SHELFORD 19 DINGS 20 Dings Crusaders moved out of the relegation places in SSE National League Two South after a close match.

Dings opened the scoring in the second minute with a try for hooker Dave Wheeler, after a fine lineout catch from flanker Matt Lane. Full-back Mark Woodrow added the conversion.

On 20 minutes, a good break by centre Sam Cox swept Dings into the Shelford 22, and with wing Ollie Reyland held up short of the line Dings won a penalty, slotted by Woodrow for a 10-0 lead.

The second quarter saw Dings concede a raft of penalties resulting in a yellow card for lock Jake Holcombe and six points to the home side with two penalties from standoff Elliot Bale.

Dings stretched their lead to 17-6 with a try for wing Ollie Reyland, after a turn over by scrum half Steve Plummer and a good run from Woodrow, who added the conversion.

More penalties and a second yellow for Dings prop Mike Flook saw the home side take full advantage, with two Bale penalties and a converted try for centre Greg White. It gave the home side the lead for the first time at 19-17.

Dings got back in front with a Woodrow penalty. Bale and Woodrow hit the post with last ditch penalty attempts.

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Cents miss out on bonus point

Wicks on form in Lydney win

OLD CENTRALIANS 7 REDINGENSIANS RAMS 16

LYDNEY 38 AMERSHAM & CHILTERN 10

Old Centralians were once again cruelly denied the consolation of a losing bonus point against top-four side Redingensians in SSE National Three South West.

Cents took an early lead. Flyhalf Joel James intercepted a loose pass and made 25 metres before handing on to No 8 Rich Pinkney, who offloaded to fullback Lewis May for the try.

Scrum-half Connor Gwilliam converted.

Rams centre Steve Bryant in for a try after an interception, with scrum-half James Brooks converting to even the scores.

A penalty by Brooks gave the visitors a 10-7 edge at halftime.

After the thunderstorm arroved both teams engaged in an artillery duel, punctuated by forward drives. Cents’ defence was outstanding against the Rams’ pack power.

As the final quarter began it seemed that Cents would get at least a losing point and they twice gained attacking platforms deep in Reds’ 22 but found the defence as strong as their own.

Reds’ half-backs broke the stranglehold and their back row advanced play up into the 22 where Cents’ discipline faltered, stifling possession illegally, and twice in five minutes Brooks punished them to give Reds a 16-7 lead.

With that losing point now out of reach Cents made a final desperate effort.

Gwilliam went close with a long-distance penalty but time ran out.

Although Cents have yet to record a win they have run top teams close to suggest they can survive at this level.

Lydney continued their charge at the top of the National Three South West table thanks in part to 23 points from full-back Tony Wicks in a match that was blighted by monsoon like rainstorns at Regentsholme.

The Seversiders had total command of the opening 20 minutes starting with a try from centre Chris Holder.

Wicks added the conversion and the extras to his own two tries before kicking a penalty for a 24-0 lead.

Amersham & Chiltern rallied to reduced the arrears before half time thanks to a try through right wing Rhys Keith. Full-back Jack Kenyon added the conversion and a penalty but it left the visitors trailing 24-10 at the break.

Ten minutes after the restart scrum half Sam Arnott crossed for Lyney’s bonus point try, converted by Wicks. The scoreboard remained untroubled until the the game was approaching the final ten minutes.

The aptly named Yorkshire referee Jack Makepeace had to step in to end a mass brawl which resulted in Lydney’s loosehead prop Paul Price going the sin-bin and the visitors’ tighthead Garret Doman-Cann being sent off.

Lydney stretched their lead through a second try from Arnott which Wicks duly converted. It wasn’t Amersham’s day as they knocked-on under the Lydney posts with a minute to go.

Lyons treble sinks Mouth CHIPPENHAM 24 AVONMOUTH OLD BOYS 20 Chippenham’s run of five league defeats came to an end at the Allington Fields with a hat-trick of tries from No 8 Bobby Lyons including one in the final ten minutes to seal the bonus point victory.

Avonmouth, who were on top in the final minutes of the match as they went in search of the winning score, had to settle for a losing bonus point for a third week after having two players sent to the sin-bin.

The Wiltshire side built up a 19-0 lead in the opening quarter after a brace from Lyons and one from full-back Jon Squire. Scrum-half Andy Williamson added two of three conversion attempts.

Mouth scored just before half time through a driving lineout with a try from flanker Phil Dickinson.

The visitors continued the pressure after the restart with a try from centre Liam Poole.

Skipper Matt Belbin added the conversion and a penalty to reduced the arrears to 19-15 before Lyons completed his hat-trick only for Mouth No 8 Harry Hone to cross the whitewash from close range.

Old Pats No 8 John Barker looks for support as he his held up during the match against weston-super-Mare

PICTURE: PAUL NICHOLLS

Spry turns match in favour of Pats with late score OLD PATESIANS 24 WESTON-SUPER-MARE 21 Two converted tries early in the second half saw Old Patesians end their run of three National Three South West defeats before the heavens opened at Everest Road, making the game almost unplayable.

A minute’s silence was observed in memory of Somerset RFU President and South West Referees Assessor David Smith who died following a car accident last Saturday just off the M5 in Worcestershire.

“We have been building-up

to this win in recent weeks while struggling with a lot of injuries to key players. Although the conditions weren’t great, we stuck to the task very successfully,” said Old Pats player/coach Craig Jones.

“We spoke at half time about winning the game line and make our first up tackles a bit better and play in the right areas for us to be able to put our attacking plans in to play.

We did just that early in the second half which built the confidence.”

Weston-super-Mare, playing down the slope in the first half, started strongly with a try for

hooker Craig Withers which came from a catch and drive over the line. Centre Sam Smee added a second with fly-half James Mackay converting both.

Just before the half hour referee Mike Harris awarded Old Pats a free kick, having already warned Weston for jumping early at the line-out, and standin scrum-half James Aherne sent No 8 John Barker away for a try. Centre James Butler added the conversion and a penalty but it was Weston who went in to the break with a 2110 half time lead after full-back Harvey Skelton put flanker

Paul Morrissey away for a try converted by Mackay.

Shortly after the restart Butler made a break down the left before off-loading to centre Ben Parker through for Old Pats’ second try, Butler converted.

With the referee having already issued a warning, Old Pats had flanker Craig Ballinger sent to the sin-bin.

But Old Pats took the lead for the first time in the game with a try from full-back Ben Spry which Butler converted.

On the hour Mackay and Old Pats hooker Rob White were sent to the sin-bin.

Haile helps Hartpury hit top with try against former club HARTPURY COLLEGE 43 TAUNTON TITANS 14 Hartpury went top of SSE National Two south after an emphatic victory over Taunton in appalling conditions in Gloucestershire. The college were in control of proceedings from the off as they turned around 24-6 ahead at half time, with Reuben Haile, Will Tanner and Andy Chesters all on the scoresheet.

An absolute monsoon followed in the second half, but Hartpury defied the unprecedented weather to score three further tries and reach the league’s summit for the first time in six weeks.

Haile, a former Taunton player, opened the scoring for the hosts on six minutes as Hartpury spun the ball out from a driving maul, the winger bursting through in

midfield for a score improved

by Billy Burns.

Burns and Gary Kingdom exchanged penalties to maintain the hosts’ seven-point advantage, before Craig Jackson

Scrum-half Ben Vellacott sealed the bonus point gathered the former’s neat chip and released flanker Chesters for another sevenpointer.

Kingdom slotted a second penalty from in front of the posts to keep Taunton in contention, but a converted try from Tanner, another ex-

Titans player, off a catch-anddrive extended Hartpury’s lead.

The visitors were efficient in the set-piece and showed excellent ball retention, forcing the hosts to defend resolutely for several minutes at a time, but a lack of cutting edge behind the scrum prevented any significant damage. The heavens opened shortly after the restart and the rain soon reached freakish levels, with referee Andrew Rawson extremely close to abandoning proceedings having consulted both benches and his assistants.

But the match continued and, after Taunton’s Dan Lee saw yellow, scrum-half Ben Vellacott sealed the bonus point for Hartpury as he darted over from a scrum inside the opposition 22, Burns on-target with the extras

again. The home pack were beginning to stamp their authority on the game as the Taunton scrum skidded backwards on the turf, but both sides, unsurprisingly, struggled to make the ball stick as the game became increasingly disjointed.

There was, however, a flurry of three tries in six minutes after the outstanding Burns first set up Steph Reynolds with another perfectly weighted kick and added his fifth conversion in the most testing of conditions.

The visitors were defiant and pulled a score back through Ed King’s close-range effort, but Hartpury had the last laugh despite Terry Fanolua’s late sin-binning as Simon Linsell slid over in the corner for another try following some impressive handling in midfield.

Old Reds keep up the chase NEWTON ABBOT 17 OLD REDCLIFFIANS 25 Seventeen unanswered points in the final quarter saw Old Redcliffians take maximum points from this game at Rackerhayes to keep the Brislington-based club in second place, in National Three South West, five points behind Lydney.

Two yellow cards in the first half, second row Ashley Davies being sent for ten minutes in the sin-bin followed 15 minutes later by flanker Jed Hooper, didn’t help the Old Reds cause as they trailed 10-5 at the break.

Flanker Max Woodward had seized on an error by All Whites to open the visitors’ account with a try after five minutes but the home side replied five minutes through a try from No 8 Brett Stroud.

The All Whites took advantage of Davies’ absence to drive over the line and flanker Jason Keenan was credited with the touchdown. Fly-half Jack Steer reduced the Old Reds’ arrears with a penalty early in the second half when Hooper was in the bin.

Kennan crossed for his second try ten minutes after the restart but after that the scoring was all down to Old Reds. Wing Henry Bird scored two tries, the first converted by Steer, either side of a touchdown from full-back Craig Owen.

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RESULTS, TABLES, FIXTURES & SPORT ON TELEVISION

Heineken Cup Pool One: Leinster 19 Castres 7, Northampton 27 Ospreys 16. Pool Two: Cardiff Blues 19 Toulon 15, Glasgow 20 Exeter Chiefs 16. Pool Three: Saracens 16 Toulouse 17, Zebre 6 Connacht 33. Pool Four: Scarlets 26 Racing Metro Paris 26, Clermont Auvergne 23 Harlequins 16. Pool Five: Leicester 34 Benetton Treviso 3, Montpellier 8 Ulster 25. Pool Six: Munster 26 Gloucester 10, Perpignan 31 Edinburgh 14.

POOL TWO STANDINGS P W D L F Exeter....................... 2 1 0 1 60 Toulon ..................... 2 1 0 1 66 Glasgow ................... 2 1 0 1 48 Cardiff Blues............. 2 1 0 1 48

A 49 47 67 59

B Pts 2 6 2 6 1 5 1 5

Amlin Challenge Cup Pool One: Biarritz 26 Oyonnax 6, Worcester 15 Sale 29. Pool Two: Bath 26 Newport Gwent Dragons 10, Mogliano 20 Bordeaux-Begles 32. Pool Three: Brive 23 Newcastle 16, Bucharest 37 Calvisano 15. Pool Four: Grenoble 40 Viadana 7. Pool Five: Cavalieri Prato 16 Stade Francais 17, Lusitanos 6 London Irish 67.

British and Irish Cup Pool One: Ealing 15 Cross Keys 24, Moseley 22 Leinster 24. Pool Two: London Scottish 55 Edinburgh 19, Pontypridd 29 London Welsh 22. Pool Three: Bedford 29 Llanelli 17, Connacht 27 Rotherham 25. Pool Four: Nottingham 16 Munster 17, Stirling County 12 Plymouth Albion 38. Pool Five: Aberavon 20 Bristol 24, Leeds 86 Gala 8.

Pool Six: Ulster 24 Jersey 19, Ayr 10 Cornish Pirates 53.

SSE National League One: Blackheath 8 Rosslyn Park 21, Blaydon 24 Cinderford 14, Doncaster 32 Loughborough Students 3, Fylde 38 Tynedale 3, Henley 18 Richmond 10, Old Albanians 29 Hull Ionians 13, Wharfedale 38 Coventry 26, Worthing 19 Esher 25.

P Doncaster ................. 7 Esher........................ 7 Rosslyn Park ............. 7 Loughborough .......... 7 Coventry ................... 7 Fylde ........................ 7 Wharfedale ............... 7 Henley ...................... 7 Blackheath ............... 7 Blaydon .................... 7 Richmond ................. 7 Old Albanians........... 7 Worthing .................. 7 Tynedale................... 7 Cinderford ................ 7 Hull Ionians .............. 7

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

D 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

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

F 257 206 183 201 209 224 203 194 186 148 193 162 197 149 123 101

A 104 146 94 167 140 196 220 159 215 170 185 183 253 248 204 252

B Pts 7 35 5 29 2 28 6 26 5 25 7 23 3 19 3 19 4 16 3 15 6 14 6 14 8 12 1 9 3 9 1 1

SSE National League Two South: Ampthill 21 Chinnor 11, Bishop’s Stortford 22 Southend 15, Canterbury 36 Bournemouth 6, Clifton 22 Cornish All Blacks 20, Hartpury College 43 Taunton 14, London Irish Wild Geese 10 Cambridge 43, Redruth 26 Exmouth 14, Shelford 19 Dings Crusaders 20.

P Hartpury College ....... 7 Cambridge................ 7 Clifton ...................... 7 Bournemouth............ 7 Ampthill ................... 7 Southend .................. 7 Canterbury ............... 7 Chinnor .................... 7 Redruth .................... 7 Taunton ................... 7 Dings Crusaders........ 7 Shelford.................... 7 Bishop’s Stortford...... 7 Cornish AB ............... 7 Exmouth ................... 7 London Irish WG....... 7

W 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 2

D 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

L 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5

F 238 215 174 213 211 150 204 163 172 192 165 159 174 151 131 143

A 142 130 165 209 142 198 170 152 171 209 192 141 223 196 197 218

B Pts 6 26 6 26 3 23 4 22 2 20 4 20 8 20 2 18 6 18 4 16 3 15 5 15 5 15 2 14 4 12 4 12

National League Three South West: Bracknell 23 Worcester Wanderers 14, Brixham 31 Barnstaple 26, Chippenham 24 Avonmouth Old Boys 20, Lydney 38 Amersham & Chiltern 10, Newton Abbot 17 Old Redcliffians 25, Old Centralians 7 Redingensians 16, Old Patesians 24 Weston-super-Mare 21.

Tribute South West One West: Chard 18 Thornbury 21, Cleve 44 Bideford 5, Clevedon 13 Cullompton 12, Coney Hill 15 Camborne 27, North Petherton 25 Bridgwater & Albion 23, Sidmouth 5 Hornets 36, St Austell 38 Wadebridge Camels 15.

Tribute Western Counties West: Okehampton 12 Ivybridge 48, Paignton Saxons 13 Devonport Services 29, Penryn 41 Bude 18, St Ives 13 Kingsbridge 28, Tavistock 14 Truro 34, Teignmouth 29 Torquay Athletic 7, Wellington 12 Burnham-on-Sea 29.

Tribute Cornwall/Devon: Honiton 25 Exeter Saracens 19, Newquay Hornets 20 Hayle 17, Old Plymothian & Mannamedian 18 Falmouth 18, Pirates Amateurs 20 Crediton 21, Saltash 14 Tiverton 40, Veor 10 Withycombe 62.

Tribute Somerset Premier: Nailsea & Backwell 37 Keynsham 6, Old Redcliffians 5 Yatton 10, St Bernadette’s Old Boys 25 Bristol Barbarians 7, Stothert & Pitt 30 Wiveliscombe 15, Taunton 0 Winscombe 38, Tor 19 Minehead Barbarians 12, Weston-super-Mare 16 Gordano 16.

National League Two South: Ampthill 21 Chinnor 11, Bishop’s Stortford 22 Southend 15, Canterbury 36 Bournemouth 6, London Irish WG 10 Cambridge 43, Redruth 26 Exmouth 14, Shelford 19 Dings Crus 20.

National League 3 South West: Bracknell 23 Worcester Warr 14, Brixham 31 Barnstaple 26, Chippenham 24 Avonmouth OB 20, Lydney 38 Amersham & Ch 10, Newton Abbot 17 Old Reds 25, Old Centralians 7 Redingensians 16, Old Patesians 24 Weston-s-Mare 21.

Tribute South West One West: Chard 18 Thornbury 21, Cleve 44 Bideford 5, Clevedon 13 Cullompton 12, Coney Hill 15 Camborne 27, North Petherton 25 Bridgwater & Alb 23, Sidmouth 5 Hornets 36, St Austell 38 Wadebridge Camels 15.

Western Counties North: Avon 22 Old Bristolians 17, Chew Valley 3 Barton Hill 11,

Cirencester 10 North Bristol 11, Drybrook 38 Chosen Hill 7, Keynsham 17 Matson 11, Midsomer Norton 7 Bsl Harlequins 3, Oldfield OB 15 Berry Hill 11.

Gloucester Two: Cotham Park v Gloucester AB - pp.

Somerset One: Bridgwater & Alb II 20 Wellington II 5, Hornets II 56 Chard II 7, Imperial 10 Castle Cary 12, Old Reds III 10 Midsomer Norton II 20, Old Sulians 23 Crewkerne 17, Wells II 3 Clevedon II 36, Yatton II 15 North Petherton II 8.

Somerset Two North: Bsl Harlequins II 15 Chew Valley II 17.

Somerset Three North: Avon II 28 Walcott III 14.

FOOTBALL Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen 1 Dundee Utd 0, Hibernian 1 Celtic 1, Inverness CT 1 Partick 2, Kilmarnock 2 Ross County 0, Motherwell 2 Hearts 1, St Mirren 4 St Johnstone 3.

Scottish Championship: Cowdenbeath 5 Morton 1, Dundee 2 Queen of the South 1, Falkirk 1 Dumbarton 2, Hamilton 1 Raith Rovers 1, Livingston 3 Alloa 2.

Scottish League One: Airdrie 0 Forfar 2, Ayr 2 Arbroath 0, Brechin 3 Rangers 4, Dunfermline 1 East Fife 2, Stranraer 1 Stenhousemuir 0.

Scottish League Two: Albion Rovers 0 Elgin 0, Berwick 0 Clyde 1, East Stirling 1 Queen’s Park 1, Stirling Albion 3 Montrose 1.

Skrill North: Altrincham 1 Brackley 0, Boston Utd 3 Harrogate Town 3, Colwyn Bay 2 Bradford Park Avenue 2, Guiseley 1 Histon 1, Leamington 1 Stalybridge 0, Oxford City 0 Worcester 0, Solihull 3 Gainsborough 2, Stockport County 2 Gloucester City 2, Telford 2 North Ferriby 0, Vauxhall Motors 1 Barrow 1, Workington 2 Hednesford 2.

FA Trophy First Round Qualifying: Abingdon Utd 0 Fareham Tn 3, AFC Totton 1 Clevedon Tn 2, Arlesey Tn 3 Waltham Abbey 0, Aylesbury Utd 0 Ramsgate 1, Biggleswade Tn 0 Chesham Utd 1, Binfield 9 Warminster Tn 1, Burnham 2 Paulton Rov 1, Chatcham Tn 2 AFC Hayes 0, Chippenham Tn 3 Chertsey Tn 0, Daventry Tn 2 Corby Tn 1, Dunstable Tn 3 Peacehaven & Telscombe 2, Egham Tn 3 Cirencester Tn 2, Evesham Utd 0 Leek Town 2, Frome Tn 1 Poole Tn 1, Halesowen Tn 1 St Neots Tn 3, Hampton & Richmond Borough 1 Bedford Tn 1, Hamworthy Utd 1 Oxford City Nomads 2, Hemel Hempstead Tn 3 AFC Hornchurch 2, Highmoor Ibis 2 Folland Spts 4, Hungerford Tn 4 Bashley 2, Kettering Tn 0 St Ives Tn 1, Kidlington 5 Lymington Tn 1, King’s Lynn Tn 1 Cambridge City 2, Marlow 4 North Leigh 1, North Greenford Utd 2 Aylesbury 1, Reading Tn 2 Milton Utd 0, Redditch Utd v Chasetown aban, Shortwood Utd 0 Mangotsfield Utd 2, Slough Tn 1 Merthyr Tn 2, Stourbridge 3 Banbury Utd 2, Swindon Supermarine 2 Bideford 3, Tiverton Tn 3 Truro City 2, Wantage Tn 7 Abingdon Tn 0, Weymouth 1 Bridgwater Tn 0, Whitstable Tn 2 Potters Bar Tn 2, Wingate & Finchley 2 Hitchin Tn 2, Witham Tn 0 St Albans City 3.

FA Carlsberg Vase first round: Almondsbury UWE 2 Barnstaple Town 4, Binfield 9 Warminster 1, Bishop Sutton 0 Odd Down 6, Bovey Tracey 0 Shepton Mallet 2, Bradford Town 2 Porchester 3, Brimscombe & Thrupp 3 Ashton & Backwell 1, Brislington 1 Longwell Green 0, Buckland Athletic 4 Bristol Manor Farm 0, Cadbury Heath 1 Hallen 3, Plymouth Parkway 2 Gillingham Town 0, Saltash Utd 2 Willand Rovers 1, Tavistock 3 Winterbourne 2.

Toolstation Western League Premier Division: Bitton 0 Larkhall 3, Bridport 1 Slimbridge 1, Hengrove 1 Radstock 1, Sherborne 0 Melksham 1, Street 1 Ilfracombe 0.

Toolstation Western League First Division: Calne 2 Wellington 1, Corsham 0 Wells 0, Cribbs 1 Chard 1, Oldland Abbotonians 1 Portishead 1, Roman Glass St George 4 Cheddar 0, Welton Rovers 3 Keynsham 0, Westbury 1 Chippenham Park 2, Wincanton 5 Devizes 0.

Uhlsport Hellenic, Div I West: Fairford Tn 0 Shortwood Utd 3, Hook Norton 1 New College Swindon 3, Letcombe 0 Tytherington Rocks 2, Malmesbury Vic v Lydney Tn aban, Purton 2 North Leigh Utd 0.

David Wilson Homes Gloucestershire County: Berkeley Tn 0 Ellwood 4, Bishops Cleeve Res 4 Frampton Utd 2, Bsl Telephones 1 Bristol Academy 3, Chipping Sodbury Tn 2 Gala Wilton 1, Kings Stanley 1 Thornbury Tn 1, Kingswood 5 Hanham Ath 2, Patchway Tn 2 Henbury 2, Rockleaze Rgrs 3 Yate Tn Res 2, Southmead CS Ath 1 Longlevens 2.

Somerset County, Premier/Div I Cup: Banwell 2 Larkhall Ath Res 3, Castle Cary 3 St George(EIG) 2, Clevedon Utd 1 Middlezoy Rov 4, Congresbury 5 Keynsham Tn Res 3, Frome Coll 3 Nailsea Tn 1, Langford Rov 2000 2 Berrow 1, Fry Club 4 Weston St Johns 2, Ilminster Tn 3 Yatton Ath 0, Watchet Tn 5 Bishops Lydeard 4, Westfield 2 Odd Down Res 1, Wrington Redhill 0 Broad Plain House 3, Shepton Mallet Res 3 Minehead 2, Stockwood Green 4 Street Res 0.

Div II Cup: Ashton & Backwell Utd Res 5 Long Ashton 4, Chew Magna 4 Cheddar Res 1, Churchill Club 70 0 Staplegrove 7, Cleeve West Tn 3 Bishop Sutton Res 3 Bishop Sutton won 5-3 on pens), Cutters Friday Res 3 Wells City Res 4, Imperial 2 Tunley Ath 3, Nailsea Tn Res 0 Chilcompton Spts 6, North Curry 2 Fry Club Res 1, Peasedown Ath 4 Hengrove Ath Res 0, Portishead Tn Res 5 Combe St Nicholas 1, Radstock Tn Res 4 Stockwood Green Res 1, Timsbury Ath 3 Farrington Gurney 2, Uphill Castle 3 Winscombe 4 aet, Weston St Johns Res 1 Nailsea Utd Res 5, Worle 2 Kewstoke

Lions 3.Div I: Burnham Utd 4 Brislington Res 2, Saltford 2 Dundry Ath 2.

Weston-S-Mare & District, Div I: Berrow Res 2 Hutton 6, Nailsea Utd A 0 Tickenham Utd 4, Portishead Tn A 3 Churchill Club 70 Res 2, Winscombe Res 1 Cleeve West Tn Res 4, Yatton Ath Res 2 Clevedon Utd Res 7. Div II: Congresbury Res 4 Draycott 5, Nailsea Utd B 3 Clevedon Dons 3, St George (EIG) Res 3 Locking Park 2. Div III: Axbridge Tn 4 Shipham 3, Portishead Tn B 5 Banwell Res 5, Wedmore 1 AFC Nailsea 2. Div IV: King Alfred SC 1 St George (EIG)A 0, Pill Utd 0 Wrington Redhill Res 5. Div V: Dolphin Ath 4 South Park Rgrs 4, Portishead CT 6 Congresbury A 1, Selkirk Utd 0 Priory Rgrs 3, Shipham Res 2 Portishead Tn Colts 3. Div VI: Banwell A 3 Burnham Utd B 2, Berrow A 3 Axbridge Tn Res 2, Clevedon Utd B 2 Wedmore Res 4.

Mid-Somerset Football League sponsored by Trophies of Radstock – Prem Div: Coleford Athletic 6 Belrose 2; Meadow Rangers 4 Mells & Vobster United 0; Pensford 3 Interhound 3; Wells City ‘A’ 1 Westfield Reserves 4; Welton Arsenal 1 Frome Town Sports 8. Div One: Temple Cloud 3 Westfield ‘A’ 4. Div Two: Frome Tn Sports Res 4 v Timsbury Ath Res 1; High Littleton 5 Meadow Rangers Res 1; Westhill Sports 7 Farrington Gurney Res 3. Div Three: Chilcompton Sports ‘A’ 2 Tor Leisure 4; Chilcompton Utd 6 Temple Cloud Res 3; Purnell Sports ‘A’ 2 Westhill Sports Res 3.

Yeovil & District Prem Div Cup 1st Rd – Group A: Milborne Port 1 AFC Huish 3. Group B: Normalair 2 Brhoden 3; Pen Mill 6 Somerton 3. Div One: Bradford Abbas 6 Normalair 3; Milborne 2 FC Barton 3; Stoke sub Hamdon 3 Castle Cary 1; Templecombe 1 Butleigh 2. Div Two: AFC Huish 2 Montacute 4; Bruton 2 AFC Wessex 0. Div Three: AFC Camel 1 Odcombe 0; Charlton 4 Martock 2; Ilchester 3 Ashcott 2; Pen Mill 2 Stoke sub Hamdon 8; Victoria Sp 7 Milborne 1.

Taunton & District – Div One: Highbridge 0 Bridgwater Sp 2; Middlezoy Rov 1 Porlock 2; North Petherton 1 Alcombe Rov 2; Sampford Blues 3 Locomotioves 4; Staplegrove 1 Hamilton Hawks 0. Div Two: Hamiton Ath 2 Nether Stowey 2. Div Three: Galmington Dragons 2 Bridgwater Sp 2; Redgate 1 Wyvern Rgs Guns 3. Div Four: Nether Stowey 0 North Petherton 1; Rhode Lane 2 Woolavington 5; Tone Youth 5 Sampford Blues 0; Williton 1 Dulverton 1. Div Five: Bridgwater Wolves 4 Morganians 0; Creech Cougars 1 Ash Rangers 3; Hamilton Foxes 1 Galmington Dragons 3; Middlezoy 6 Bridgwater Grasshoppers 1; Staplegrove Colts 2 East Bower 2; Wiveliscombe 21 Norton Fitzwarren Res 0.

Wiltshire League – Corsham Print Senior Cup: Trowbridge 3 Chipenham Yth 2.

Prem Div: Marlborough 2 Devizes 2; Shrewton 7 Purton 1; SKS Blyskawica 2 Vale Pewsey 1; Southbrook 6 Wroughton 0. Fountain Trophies Junior Cup: Sarum Youth Seniors 2 Blunsdon 0. Div One: Intel 1 Malmesbury Vic 1; Melksham 3 Marlborough 1; Wroughton 4 W Bassett Dev 3.

Trowbridge League, sponsored by Trowbridge Windows & Conservatories – Div One: Calne Eagles 0, Westbury Res 7; Castle Combe 1, North Bradley 4; The Lamb 2, Freshford 4; Trowbridge Wanderers 3, Bradford United 3; Warminster Res 0, Steeple Ashton 0.

Div Two: Bradford United Res 1, Worton & Cheverell 9; Bratton 1, Trowbridge Town Res 10; Heytesbury 0, Lacock 2; The Fleece 1, Trowbridge Wanderers Res 3; Westwood 9, Westbury Town 1. Div Three: Holt v Zeals pp; Marshfield 2, Polenez 0; The Stiffs 1, The Lamb Res 4; United v Drummer Boy pp; White Horse 9, Trowbridge Rangers 1.

Taunton Youth League – Under 12, Div One: Galmington Dragons B 1 Wembdon Saints 5, Minehead Town 0 VPR 2, Watchet Town 0 Tone Youth Wasps 3. Div Two: Bishops Lydeard 10 Rhode Lane Wanderers 1, Ruishton 0 Wellington Town 2, Spaxton 3 North Petherton 12, Taunton North 6 Nether Stowey 3, Wembdon Dragons 2 Bridgwater Wolves 1. Under 11, Div A: Bridgwater Wolves Predators 0 Galmington Dragons 3, Staplegrove 3 Bishops Lydeard 1, Tone Youth Hornets 0 Wembdon Saints 3. Div B: VPR 4 Rhode Lane Wanderers 4, Galmington Dragons Hawks 0 Minehead Town 3, Ruishton 5 Staplegrove 2, Wembdon Dragons 3 Tone Youth Wasps 1.

Bristol Premier, Premier Div: AEK Boco 5 Bitton Res 0, DRG Frenchay 2 Shaftesbury Crus 0, Highridge Utd 2 Lebeq 1, Longwell Green Res 3 Totterdown Utd 2, Mendip Utd 4 Wick 1, Nicholas Wdrs 3 Hallen Res 2, Old Sodbury 1 Cribbs Life Res 3. Div I: Brislington Cktrs 4 Eden Grove 4, Greyfriars Ath 2 Olveston Utd 4, Oldland Abbots Res 2 Lawrence Rov 5, Roman Glass St George Res 2 Sea Mills 3, Seymour Utd 2 Frampton Ath 1.

Bristol & District, Senior Div: Crosscourt Utd 3 AEK Boco Res 2, De Veys 1 Warmley Saints 1, Iron Acton 1 Portville Warriors 4, Longwell Green Spts A 1 Pucklechurch Spts 0 Shire Res 3 Nicholas Wdrs Res 2, Wick Res 4 Hallen A 2. Div I: Lebeq Res 3 Hambrook 3, Seymour Utd Res 2 Bradley Stoke Tn 2, Soundwell Vic v Miners pp, St Pancras 3 Chipping Sodbury Tn Res 0, Stanton Drew 0 Mendip Utd Res 3, Talbot Knowle Utd 7 Rangeworthy 4, Totterdown Utd Res 0 Winterbourne Utd A 6. Div II: Bendix 1 Nicholas Wdrs A 1, Chipping Sodbury Tn A 1 Cribbs A 2, Frampton Ath Res 2 Greyfriars Ath Res 1, Hartcliffe 0 Real Thornbury 11, Iron Acton Res 4 Frys Club A 4, Lloydy Coalpit Heath 2 DRG Frenchay Res 1. Div III: Hallen B v Patchway NE pp, Hambrook Res 4 Made for Ever Res 2, Henbury A v Stapleton pp, Horfield

Utd 2 Hillfields OB 4, Olveston Utd Res 8 Roman Glass St George A 0, Pucklechurch Spts Res 3 Bristol Barcelona Res 1, South Bristol Central 2 Yate Ath 1. Div IV: Bradley Stoke Tn Res 3 Westerleigh Spts 3, Fishponds Ath 3 Shaftesbury Crusade Res 5, Greyfriars Ath A 3 Bendix Res 2, Lawrence Rov Res 4 Old Sodbury Res 3, Talbot Knowle Utd Res 1 Highridge Utd Res 4, Wick A 1 Sea Mills Park Res 2. Div V: Cesson 3 Iron Acton A 0, Highridge Utd A 1 Stanton Drew Res 7, Mendip Utd A 1 Staple Hill Orient 5, Patchway NE Res 2 Oldland Abbots A 1, Rangeworthy Res 4 Brislington Cktrs Res 0. Div VI: Bradley Stoke Tn A 5 Greyfriars Ath B 2, Brimsham Green Res 1 Stoke Lane 6, Hanham Ath Colts 4 Seymour Utd A 1, Saltford Res v Cribbs B aban, Stapleton Res 12 Yate Ath Res 0.

Bristol Suburban, Alf Bosley Cup Round I: Ashton Backwell Colts 3 Downend Foresters 8, Old Georgians 3 St Aldhelms 1, Ridings High 4 Southmead CS Utd 0, Stoke Gifford Utd 2 Avonmouth 6.

Norman Goulding Cup, Round I: AEK Boco Colts 2 Rockleaze Rgrs A 4, AFC Mangotsfield Res 1 Frys Club OB 0, AFC Whitchurch 4 Almondsbury UWE A 2, Broad Plain House Res 1 Stoke Gifford Utd Res 2.

Len Bartlett Cup, Round I: Bsl Spartak 3 Stoke Gifford Utd A 3 (Spartak won 4-2 on pens).

Bristol Premier Div I: Easton Cowboys Sub 1 Tytherington Rocks Res 1, Lawrence Weston 3 Severn Beach 3, Little Stoke 2 Ashton Utd 1, Mangotsfield Spts 1 Fishponds OB 3. Premier Div II: AFC Mangotsfield 6 Wessex Wdrs 0, Almondsbury UWE Res 2 Rockleaze Rgrs Res 1, Brislington A 1 Bristol Ath 2, CAB Olympic SC 1 Glenside 5 OB 2, Totterdown POB 5 Cadbury Heath Res 2. Div I: Avonmouth Res 3 Oldbury 4, Stoke Rgrs 4 Filton Ath 2, Tyndalls Park Rgrs 5 Parson Street PB 2. Div II: Hanham Ath Sub 3 St Annes Tn 4, Keynsham Tn A 0 Ridings High Res 3, Old Cothamians 6 Ashton Utd Res 2, Wanderers 3 Lawrence Weston Res 5. Div III: Corinthian Spts v Old Cothamians Res aban, Downend Foresters Res 7 Coupland Insulation 1, Fishponds OB Res 4 Severn Beach Res 1, Sartan Utd 0 Bristol Bilbao 4, Brandon Sports 3 Filton Ath Res 3, Glenside 5 OB Res 4 North Bristol Catalans 5. Div IV: Old Georgians Res 0 Severnside 6, Park Knowle v Cadbury Heath A pp, Winford PH 8 Oldbury FC Res 0. Div V: AFC Mangotsfield A 2 Kellaway Rgrs Res 3, Avonmouth A 2 Lawrence Weston A 6, Fishponds OB A 0 Lockleaze Comm 8, Parson St OB Res 1 Real St George 11, Wessex Wdrs Res 2 North Bristol Utd 8. Div VI: Brandon Spts Res 2 TC Sports 1, Cosmos 2 Long Ashton A 4, Winford PH Res 2 Park Knowle Res 4.

Bristol & Avon: Bradley Stoke Tn B 2 Iron Acton B 2, Broad Walk Comm Res 3 LS Utd 3, Dodington 2 Bristol Sports 3, Sea Mills Park A 3 Broad Plain A 4, Wessex Wdrs A 2 De Veys Res 10, Westerleigh Spts Res 4 Whitchurch Phoenix 4.

Bristol Downs, Div I: Cotswool 2 Sporting Greyhound 5, DAC Beachcroft 2 Clifton St Vinc 3, Jamaica Bell 0 Ashley 2, Jersey Rgrs 0 AFC Bohemia 6, Lawes Jrs 1 Torpedo 2, Portland OB 1 Sneyd Park 1, Retainers 3 Saints OB 1. Div II: Corinthians 2 Tebby 4, Easton Cowboys 1 Clifton St Vinc Res 2, Hare On The Hill 2 Clifton Rockets 8, Lion 1 Ashley Res 2, Old Cliftonians 0 Torpedo Res 2, Saints OB Res 0 St Andrews 1, Sneyd Park Res 5 Sporting Greyhound Res 1.

Div III: Easton Cowboys Res 2 Torpedo A 1, Evergreen 2 Cotham OB 1, Green Park Rgrs 1 Clifton St Vinc A 0, Helios 0 Bengal Tigers 3, Luccombe Garage 0 Wellington Wdrs 1, Old Elizabethans 3 Sneyd Park A 4, Portland OB Res 3 Retainers Res 3. Div IV: Cosmos UK 0 Warmley Utd 4, DDAS 3 Conham Rgrs 8, Jersey Rgrs Res 3 Clifton St Vinc B 3, Lion FC Res 6 Clifton Rockets Res 6, NCSF Utd 5 West Town Utd 2, Retainers A 1 Torpedo B 3, Sneyd Park B 0 Tebby Res 0.

S.K. Fruits Limited, Chippenham Sunday League – Prem Div: AFC Melksham 0, The Castle 3; Biddestone Social v, Steeple Ashton Rangers pp; FC Colerne 2, Bradford Renegades 14; Westbury Rangers v Bug & Spider void; Div One: Bromham (Sunday) 0, Corsham Wildcats 10; Kings Arms 4, Chippenham West End 2; North Star A v2, Goatacre 5; Somerford 5, White Horse (Sunday) A 0; Staverton 3, Prestige Bodyworks 3; Div Two: AFC Avellinos 2, Talbot 4; Fortune Inn 2, Southwick 1; GRFC 0, FC Buscots 10; Miller Sports A 2, Sutton Benger 1. Div Three: FC North Wiltshire 2, Christian Malford 2; Melksham Cosmos 2, Crossblades 1; Old Road 3, Worton & Cheverell (Sun) 3; Sportzcoach 10, Pig & Whistle United 2; Trowbridge Town S C 6, Wren 4. Div Four: Bremhill View 4, The Mallard 0; Cavalier 0, Corsham Centre Youth 20; Melksham Forest 1, Bath Road 1; White Horse (Sunday) B 1, Oakhill 7.

Keyline Taunton Sunday League – Div One: Ash Rangers 1 Hamilton 1, Northern Lions 5 Princess Royal 3, Old Inn 6 Black Rileys 1, Staplegrove Sports 6 Tone Youth 0, Wellington Warriors 0 Bathpool 3. Div Two: DB United 6 Churchinford 1, Hamilton Reserves 2 Cotford Saints 5, PCUK 2 North Curry 5, Watchet Blue Waves 3 Carhampton Rovers 4.

Div Three: Pink Panthers 2 Wellington Warriors Reserves 3, Spaxton Rangers 3 Pegasus 5, Trinity Rngers 0 White Eagle FC 3, White Hart Albion 3 Mariners 7, Williton Rockets 0 Blue Park Rangers 6.

Taunton Sunday Youth League - Under 14, Div Two: North Petherton 2 Rhode Lane Wanderers 5, Staplegrove 3 Nether Stowey 2, Wellington Town 16 Tone Youth Wasps 0.

Under 13, Div One: Bishops Lydeard 4 Twyford Spartans 2, Galmington Dragons 12

Spaxton 1, Wembdon 6 Wellington Town 2.

Div Two: Falcons 3 Avishayes Combe 2, Minehead Town 9 Wiveliscombe 2, Moors Youth 16 Hamilton 2, Taunton North 1 VPR 4.

National League: Stoke v Kent – off, re-arranged for next Sunday.

Friday’s late results: Sky Bet League One: Swindon 2 Notts County 0. League Two: Southend 2 Fleetwood 0.

East Midlands Bowl first leg: Leicester Select 59 (K Kasprzak 15) Coventry Select 35 (N-K Iversen 12).

CRICKET THIRD ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL Mohali: India 303-9 (M S Dhoni 13no, V Kohli 68, M G Johnson 4-46), Australia 304-6 (A C Voges 76no, J P Faulkner 64no). Australia beat India by 4 wickets.

WOMEN’S TRIANGULAR ONE-DAY TOURNAMENT Bridgetown: West Indies 140-6, England 129-8 (S L Quintyne 5-16). West Indies beat England by 11 runs.

BASKETBALL BBL Championship: Newcastle Eagles 98 Glasgow Rocks 70, Leicester Riders 107 Surrey United 38, Surrey United 63 Plymouth Raiders 97, Birmingham Knights 59 Worcester Wolves 100.

BBL Cup: Worcester Wolves 88 Manchester Giants 66, Birmingham Panthers 72 Plymouth Raiders 103, Durham Wildcats 78 Cheshire Phoenix 75.

GOLF European Tour and Australian Tour Perth International, Perth, Australia, Leading final scores (Gbr or Irl unless stated, par 72): 278 Jin Jeong (S Kor) 68 72 69 69, R Fisher 72 67 71 68 (Jin Jeong won at first play-off hole). 280 B Ninyette (Aus) 72 69 67 72, D Willett 72 71 68 69, D Papadatos (Aus) 69 71 72 68. 281 B Rumford (Aus) 71 73 65 72.

282 J B Hansen (Den) 70 73 66 73, J Sjoholm (Swe) 71 73 67 71, R Finch 72 69 69 72. 283 Peter Hedblom (Swe) 68 69 75 71, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 69 73 68 73 284 Dustin Johnson (USA) 69 74 75 66, Josh Younger (Aus) 70 70 73 71, Soren Hansen (Den) 71 69 72 72, Espen Kofstad (Nor) 71 73 72 68, Ryan Haller (Aus) 72 70 74 68, James Nitties (Aus) 68 73 69 74 285 Daniel Popovic (Aus) 72 74 69 70, Peter Lawrie 73 70 72 70, Oliver Fisher 72 72 69 72, David McKenzie (Aus) 75 68 71 71, Gareth Paddison (Nzl) 74 69 71 71, Fabrizio Zanotti (Par) 75 68 72 70, Bo Van Pelt (USA) 70 71 71 73, Justin Walters (Rsa) 76 69 73 67, Michael Hoey 73 69 69 74, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 72 70 71 72 286 Jason Scrivener (Aus) 75 67 68 76, Craig Lee 73 71 72 70, Wade Ormsby (Aus) 73 72 71 70, Nick Cullen (Aus) 69 73 71 73, Nick O’Hern (Aus) 69 73 72 72, Alexandre Kaleka (Fra) 74 69 72 71 Korean Tour Korea Open, Cheonan, South Korea, Leading final scores (S Kor unless stated, par 71): 280 Sung-Hoon Kang 68 70 73 69. 281 R McIlroy (N Irl) 70 69 75 67, Sang-Hee Lee 72 69 72 68, Chang-Woo Lee 73 71 68 69, Joong-Kyung Mo 72 69 68 72, Hyung-Tae 404 Kim 72 66 66 77. 282 Jeong-Woo Ham 69 74 72 67, Hyun-Woo Ryu 69 72 70 71.

HOCKEY NOW Pensions EHL Men’s Premier Division: Sheffield Hallam 2 Beeston 5, Beeston 3 Canterbury 2, Reading 11 Hampstead and Westminster 1, Cannock 2 Sheffield Hallam 2, Loughborough Students 0 Surbiton 5, Wimbledon 3 East Grinstead 5.

NOW Pensions EHL Men’s Conference West: University of Exeter 3 Indian Gymkhana 4, Team Bath Buccaneers 7 Fareham 5, Havant 5 University of Birmingham 0, Cheltenham 4 Isca 2, Cardiff & Met 4 Guildford 2.

Investec EHL Women’s Premier Division: Reading 6 Sutton Coldfield 0, Bowdon Hightown 2 Clifton 2, Surbiton 3 University of Birmingham 1, Leicester 2 Canterbury 2, Olton & West Warwicks 0 Beeston 5.

Investec EHL Women’s Conference West: Isca University 6 Barnes 1, Bristol Firebrands 2 Swansea City 0, Buckingham 0 Slough 1, Trojans 1 Exe 0, Oxford Hawks 4 Gloucester City 2.

ICE HOCKEY Elite League: Fife Flyers 1 Sheffield Steelers 4, Hull Stingrays 4 Dundee Stars 5 (SO), Edinburgh Capitals 3 Fife Flyers 4, Sheffield Steelers 2 Belfast Giants 1.

Elite League/Challenge Cup Group A: Braehead Clan 3 Edinburgh Capitals 2 (SO).

Challenge Cup Group A: Dundee Stars 2 Braehead Clan 1.

Challenge Cup Group B: Coventry Blaze 3 Cardiff Devils 5, Cardiff Devils 4 Coventry Blaze 0.

Continental Cup second round Group B: Nottingham Panthers 7 Den Haag 3, Nottingham Panthers 3 Riga Juniors 1.

SPEEDWAY Elite League Riders’ Championship (at Swindon): 1 R Schlein (King’s Lynn), 2 N-K Iversen (King’s Lynn), 3 C Cook (Belle Vue), 4 H Andersen (Swindon).

National League Knock-Out Cup semi-final replay second leg: Mildenhall v Isle of Wight – off, re-arranged for Wednesday.

Brandonapolis (at Coventry): 1 N-K Iversen (King’s Lynn), 2 C Harris (Birmingham), 3 B Pedersen (Eastbourne), 4 H Andersen (Swindon).

TENNIS ATP Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden, Quarter-finals: (7) G Dimitrov (Bul) bt K De Schepper (Fra) 6-4 6-2, (6) B Paire (Fra) bt (2) M Raonic (Can) 7-6 (7-3) 6-3.

Semi-finals: (1) D Ferrer (Spa) bt (5) E Gulbis (Lat) 3-6 6-4 6-1, (7) G Dimitrov (Bul) bt (6) B Paire (Fra) 4-6 6-2 6-2. Final: (7) G Dimitrov (Bul) bt (1) D Ferrer (Spa) 2-6 6-3 6-4.

ATP Austrian Open, Vienna, Austria, Quarter-finals: (1) J-W Tsonga (Fra) bt D Thiem (Aut) 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-3). Semi-finals: (2) T Haas (Ger) bt (8) L Rosol (Cze) 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-0), R Haase (Ned) bt (1) J-W Tsonga (Fra) 7-5 7-6 (7-4). Final: (2) T Haas (Ger) bt R Haase (Ned) 6-3 4-6 6-4.

ATP Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia, Quarter-finals: (1) R Gasquet (Fra) bt T Gabashvili (Rus) 6-3 6-2. Semi-finals: M Kukushkin (Kaz) bt (2) A Seppi (Ita) 6-1 1-6 6-4, (1) R Gasquet (Fra) bt I Karlovic (Cro) 6-4 7-5.

Final: (1) R Gasquet (Fra) bt M Kukushkin (Kaz) 4-6 6-4 6-4.

WTA Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia, Semi-finals: (7) S Stosur (Aus) bt (8) S Kuznetsova (Rus) 6-2 6-4, (5) S Halep (Rom) bt A Pavlyuchenkova (Rus) 6-2 6-1. Final: (5) S Halep (Rom) bt (7) S Stosur (Aus) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2.

WTA Luxembourg Open, Luxembourg, Quarter-finals: (1) C Wozniacki (Den) bt (8) B Jovanovski (Ser) 6-3 3-6 6-3, (3) S Lisicki (Ger) bt K Knapp (Ita) 7-5 4-6 6-0. Semi-finals: A Beck (Ger) bt S Voegele (Swi) 7-5 1-0 ret, (1) C Wozniacki (Den) bt (3) S Lisicki (Ger) 6-4 6-4.

Final: (1) C Wozniacki (Den) bt A Beck (Ger) 6-2 6-2.

AEGON GB Pro-Series Men’s Event, Loughborough, Final: L Grigelis (Lit) bt D Rice (Gbr) 6-4 3-6 6-3.

TODAY FOOTBALL (7.45pm unless stated) Barclays Premier League: Crystal Palace v Fulham (8pm).

Calor Southern League Premier Division: St Albans v Hemel Hempstead.

CRICKET SECOND TEST MATCH (Day 1 of 5) Dhaka: Bangladesh v New Zealand (4.30am).

SPORT ON TELEVISION FOOTBALL: Barclays Premier League, Crystal Palace v Fulham – Sky Sports 1, 7pm.

ON THIS DAY 1979 Greta Weitz of Norway became the first woman to run a marathon in under two hours and 30 minutes when she clocked 2:27.33 in the New York City Marathon.

BIRTHDAYS Cricket’s Geoffrey Boycott, former Yorkshire and England batsman and now media pundit, 1940. Rugby union’s David Campese, played more than 70 Tests for Australia, scoring more than 50 tries, 1962. Golf’s Phillip Price, Welsh former Ryder Cup player, 1966.

QUIZ 1 Mauricio Pochettino was in charge of which Primera Division side from 2009 until 2012?

2 Boxer Guillermo Rigondeaux is a world champion in which division?

3 When did Tiger Woods win the last of his 14 major titles?

4 Stand-off Rangi Chase will play for which Super League side next season?

5 Who won the 2005 Australian Open men’s tennis?

Answers: 1 Espanyol, 2 Super-bantamweight, 3 2008 US Open, 4 Salford Red Devils, 5 Marat Safin.

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Philip Hobbs-trained Balthazar King on the way to winning the Showcase Trophy at Cheltenham on Saturday

PICTURE: MIKAL LUDLOW

Hobbs hails Balthazar King after his third Showcase Trophy in a row

BY TOM PEACOCK AND SIMON MILHAM Balthazar King preserved his outstanding record at Cheltenham with a third consecutive victory in the Showcase Trophy.

Sent off the 7-2 favourite following his cross country victory at Craon last month, the nine-year-old galloped his 15 rivals into the ground to claim the £23,750 first prize and take his winning tally at Cheltenham to five – earning his ninth chase victory in the process.

The Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at the Open meeting is next on the agenda for Balthazar King following his seven-length defeat of Tour Des Champs under Richard Johnson.

Minehead handler Hobbs said: “To win this race three years in a row is phenomenal.

He’s just a very good horse.

“Hopefully he will either have a race named after him or they will give the owners the trophy to keep.

“He’s a marvellous horse to have.”

Paul Nicholls has had a remarkably quiet start to the new season but the Ditcheat trainer is only just starting to take the wraps off his powerful string and Sametegal (7-4 jointfavourite) made a winning return, getting a neck verdict over Bayan after a titanic finish to the Masterson Holdings Hurdle.

It sparked a double for the

The New One, ridden by Sam Twiston- Davies, winning at Kempton former champion trainer.

Sametegal, third in the JCB Triumph Hurdle in March and runner-up in the Scottish Champion Hurdle, will now likely head to France.

Nicholls said: “There is a very valuable race at Auteuil on November 10 which he could go for.

“He’s typical of one of mine in that he will improve for the run. There is no use having them at their peak at this time of year, we like to tune them up for the big races later on.

“We could look at races like the Greatwood Hurdle or, because he likes galloping tracks, even the Fighting Fifth at Newcastle could come under consideration.”

Nicholls’ double was a little more fortuitous, as Balder Succes handed the Royal

Gloucestershire Hussars Novices’ Chase on a plate to Dark Lover (7-4 favourite) and Jacob.

Jonjo O’Neill notched his 70th winner of the season when Johns Spirit (5-1) was far too good for his 15 rivals in the Equus-Fine Dining At The Festival Handicap Steeple Chase.

While the Cheltenham Festival is still five months away, Tom Scudamore was left dreaming of a live prospect for the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle after Kings Palace (5-1) romped away with the Jools Holland Here on 9th November Novices’ Hurdle.

There was a thrilling finish to the Go Racing With McPhersonracing.co.uk Handicap Hurdle with Thomas Crapper (12-1) just getting the better of

Silver Eagle (3-1 favourite) and Princely Player (12-1). Champion jockey Tony McCoy had to wait until the finale to score but the winner looked well worth the wait.

The Rebecca Curtis-trained Carningli (7-1) looked a smart horse in the making after taking the Have Your Christmas Parties Here Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race by three and a half lengths from Chase The Wind.

■ Trainer Nigel TwistonDavies labelled The New One “exceptional” after the youngster laid down an early marker for next year’s Champion Hurdle with a truly stunning seasonal return at Kempton yesterday.

Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies was then able to look behind him and pat his horse down the neck as his mount cruised to a 10-length success over Rock On Ruby.

Naunton’s Nigel TwistonDavies said: “He showed an amazing set of gears coming into the straight.

“We’ll look at the Bula Hurdle (International Hurdle) at Cheltenham and then possibly come back here for the Christmas Hurdle.

“There’s definitely more to come – he’ll improve on that.

He does seem exceptional.”

■ Farhh signed off his short but ultimately successful career by playing a starring role in a thrilling renewal of the Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

The son of Pivotal raced just twice in the first two years of his racing life, winning on each occasion, and few would have expected such a meteoric rise as he made his seasonal reappearance last year in the Thirsk Hunt Cup. After a demolition of his opponents, Farhh went on to be placed in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes and the Coral-Eclipse before finding only the brilliant Frankel too long in the Sussex Stakes and the Juddmonte International.

The five-year-old made a smart start to 2013 in the Lockinge at Newbury, but was not seen again until his Champions Day appearance.

Proving a superb advert to trainer Saeed bin Suroor’s considerable training talents, Farhh felled French star Cirrus Des Aigles and Derby hero Ruler Of The World in a pulsating climax to the 10-furlong Group One. He now heads off to stud having claimed six wins from 10 competitive starts, never finishing out of the first three and connections are surely wondering what might have been this summer ha he remained fully fit.

Bin Suroor said: “He’s a great fighter – every year he has had problems. We’ve always had problems with him and he has to have a different programme of training to all the other horses in the stable.

“He’ll be retired now and he’ll go to stud.”

Pontefract – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): R Fahey 35-216 (16.2%), M Johnston 30-212 (14.2%), K Ryan 17-102 (16.7%), P Midgley 13-125 (10.4%), M Hammond 13-135 (9.6%), T D Barron 12-64 (18.8%), T Easterby 12-170 (7.1%), S Bin Suroor 10-39 (25.6%), G Swinbank 9-80 (11.2%), M Channon 9-87 (10.3%), T Dascombe 8-41 (19.5%), N Tinkler 8-48 (16.7%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): S De Sousa 37-165 (22.4%), P Hanagan 31-220 (14.1%), J Fanning 13-101 (12.9%), R Winston 13-138 (9.4%), T Eaves 12-146 (8.2%), T Hamilton 9-98 (9.2%), D Swift 8-60 (13.3%), D Allan 8-100 (8%), D Tudhope 7-76 (9.2%), P McDonald 7-101 (6.9%), D Fentiman 6-85 (7.1%), M O’Connell 5-47 (10.6%).

Favourites: 181-598 (30.3%).

Longest traveller: Wayward Glance (4.40) 206 miles.

Windsor – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): R Hannon 94-535 (17.6%), Sir M Stoute 25-105 (23.8%), A Balding 25-124 (20.2%), P Evans 24-213 (11.3%), H Morrison 13-122 (10.7%), D Ivory 10-130 (7.7%), W Kittow 9-62 (14.5%), W Muir 9-92 (9.8%), G L Moore 8-103 (7.8%), M Channon 8-166 (4.8%), P Cole 7-91 (7.7%), B Millman 7-91 (7.7%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): R Hughes 93-406 (22.9%), J Crowley 33-247 (13.4%), J Fortune 31-193 (16.1%), A Kirby 20-164 (12.2%), James Doyle 18-135 (13.3%), M Dwyer 15-145 (10.3%), Cathy Gannon 14-128 (10.9%), S Drowne 14144 (9.7%), T Queally 13-153 (8.5%), K Fallon 12-99 (12.1%), D Probert 11-111 (9.9%), L Keniry 11-182 (6%). Favourites: 277-889 (31.2%).

Windsor stalls: 1m 2f abt 7yds & 1m 3f abt 135yds – Centre; Remainder – Inside.

Longest traveller: Ebony Express (5.30) 251 miles.

Plumpton – (five-year record) Top Trainers (with runners): G L Moore 29165 (17.6%), A King 23-61 (37.7%), N Gifford 12-62 (19.4%), T Vaughan 12-68 (17.6%), E Williams 11-50 (22%), C Longsdon 10-49 (20.4%), C Gordon 9-87 (10.3%), C Tizzard 849 (16.3%), Jim Best 8-56 (14.3%), Miss Z Davison 8-75 (10.7%), Miss A N-Smith 8-95 (8.4%), O Sherwood 6-23 (26.1%). Top Jockeys (with mounts): R Johnson 18-98 (18.4%), N Fehily 16-53 (30.2%), J Moore 15138 (10.9%), A P McCoy 14-53 (26.4%), P Moloney 14-53 (26.4%), T Scudamore 14-56 (25%), A Coleman 12-67 (17.9%), M Goldstein 12-112 (10.7%), T J O’Brien 10-43 (23.3%), Joshua Moore 10-49 (20.4%), L Aspell 10-107 (9.3%), L Treadwell 9-49 (18.4%). Favourites: 168-473 (35.5%).

Plumpton going: Good (Good to soft in places) (GoingStick: Hurdle 7.0, Chase 7.4).

Longest traveller: Petrocelli (3.20), Macbeth (2.20); Koultas King (4.20) 179 miles.

Visored for the first time – Plumpton: 3.20 Shadarpour; 3.20 Just When.

Pontefract: 4.10 Rancho Montoya.

Blinkered for the first time – Pontefract: 2.10 Firecruise. Windsor: 2.00 Astral Rose; 3.30 Authoritarian; 4.30 Aldwick Bay. 3.00 Dalaki. Plumpton: 3.20 Midnight Thomas.

Cheek pieces – Plumpton: 2.20 Heading To First(*), 2.50 Osmosia, 3.20 Ashcott Boy(*), Hubood(*) Nemo Spirit(*), Rachael’s Ruby, 4.20 Akbabend, 4.50 Moorlands Jack 5.20 Al Amaan, Be Marvellous(*), Bold Tara, Isthereadifference Presenting Dr T(*).

Pontefract: 2.10 Madame Mirasol(*), 2.40 Bearskin, 3.10 Bronze Beau, 4.10 Aalim(*) Penderyn, 4.40 Adili(*), Jawaab, Mr Crystal Wayward Glance, 5.40 Ardmay, Eric The Grey.

Windsor: 2.30 Kings ’n Dreams(*), 3.00 Left Defender(*), 3.30 Empiricist, Kindia Know No Fear, 4.00 Admirable Art, Pat’s Legacy, Star Date 4.30 Vital Evidence(*), 5.30 Cuckoo Rock. (*) = horses wearing cheek pieces for the first time.

Tongue straps – Plumpton: 2.20 Macbeth, 2.50 Osmosia, Badb Catha, What’s For Tea, 3.20 Nemo Spirit, Royal Trooper, Midnight Thomas, 4.20 Akbabend, Koultas King, 4.50 Next Sensation, Quadriller, Time Book, 5.20 Just Cloudy, Be Marvellous. Pontefract: 3.10 Son Du Silence, Bronze Beau, Wild Sauce, 4.40 Rockawango, 5.10 Arc Light. Windsor: 2.30 Ortac Rock, Camache Queen, 3.30 Prime Exhibit, 4.00 Hamble, 5.00 Invigilator.

TV – At The Races: Plumpton, Windsor.

Racing UK: Ponterfract.

Bath forced to stop racing after floods Bath’s race meeting was abandoned yesterday because of localised flooding.

Drainage issues in an area of the weighing room led to the Flat fixture being called off after four races.

Jockey Shane Kelly said there was no alternative. He added: “The drains were blocked at the bottom of the weighing room where the valets work. It wasn’t very pleasant and everyone decided you couldn’t possibly work in those conditions.”

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2012: Regal One 4-11-0, T Phelan 6-1 (D Bridgwater), 13 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-8 Long Lunch, 7-4 Macbeth, 10 Auld Sthock, 16 Blue Bear, Snapchat, Noble Friend, 20 State Department, 25 Others.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

FRIENDS OF JOSH GIFFORD HANDICAP CHASE (5) 2m 4f 4yo plus Winner £2,599

65222P UPTON MEAD (43) (B;CD) K Tork 6-11-12 R Johnson 473275 OSMOSIA (12) (P,T;C) C Gordon 8-11-12 M Goldstein 594-5P WATERGATE (43) R Rowe 7-10-10 L Aspell 8P41-P DOHENY BAR (21) (CD) P Henderson 10-10-8 T J O’Brien 99980- BADB CATHA (405) (T) R Curtis 7-10-2 Mr F Tett(7) P-5545 SHE’S HUMBLE (43) (V;C) Mrs L Jewell 11-10-1 J Moore 0-3507 WHAT’S FOR TEA (16) (T,V) P Butler 8-10-0 E Linehan(5) 6P-PP4 CURRAGH DANCER (16) (V;CD) P Butler 10-10-0 Michael Byrne(3)

2012: Truckers Benefit 7-11-7, R Johnson 6-1 (T Vaughan), 10 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Upton Mead, 9-4 Osmosia, 4 Doheny Bar, 8 Watergate, 10 She’s Humble, 25 What’s For Tea, Curragh Dancer, 50 Badb Catha.

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RETIREMENT VILLAGES NOVICES’ HANDICAP HDLE (5) 2m 3yo plus Winner £2,053

1 /3738- NEMO SPIRIT (227) (P,T) Jim Best 8-11-12 James O’Neill(7) 2 75555- COUP DE GRACE (185) P Phelan 4-11-12 Joshua Moore(3) 3 97-5 JUST WHEN (162) (V) P Chamings 4-11-12 N De Boinville(5) 4 FP-36P RACHAEL’S RUBY (29) (P) R Teal 6-11-11 C Bolger 5 07-223 ROYAL TROOPER (F8) (T,V;BF) Jim Best 7-11-9 M Batchelor 6 2-2F72 BENNY THE SWINGER (24) (D) C Gordon 8-11-8 M Goldstein 7 07-927 ASHCOTT BOY (87) (P) N Mulholland 5-11-7 N Fehily 8 670-04 SHADARPOUR (12) (V) G L Moore 4-11-7 J Moore 9 7-40 HUBOOD (F118) (P) Miss Z Davison 5-10-5 D Crosse 10 -76001 IVEBEENTHINKING (4) (D) T Symonds 5-10-4(7ex) F de Giles 11 94-376 MIDNIGHT THOMAS (34) (H,T) M Keighley 4-10-3 I Popham 12 U44 NIGHT OF PASSION (84) J Scott 5-10-3 N Scholfield 13 2/98P6 PETROCELLI (62) T Vaughan 6-10-1 J Kiely(7) 14 70/22- MEIRIG’S DREAM (185) P Hobbs 7-10-0 J M Davies

2012: On The Feather 6-10-10, J Moore 10-1 (Jim Best), 11 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Royal Trooper, 6 Ivebeenthinking, 13-2 Benny The Swinger, 7 Meirig’s Dream, 10 Ashcott Boy, Night Of Passion, 12 Coup De Grace, Nemo Spirit, 14 Others.

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CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.20 — Macbeth 2.50 — She’s Humble 3.20 — Benny The Swinger 3.50 — Uxizandre 4.20 — Ballyculla 4.50 — Next Sensation 5.20 — Just Cloudy

BETFAIR MAIDEN HURDLE (Class 5) 2m 4yo plus Winner £2,053

/193-9 AULD STHOCK (148) G L Moore 5-11-0 J Moore 3 BLUE BEAR (145) Mrs D Grissell 4-11-0 S Thomas HEADING TO FIRST (F119) (P) P Butler 6-11-0 Michael Byrne(3) 24-1 LONG LUNCH (23) C Longsdon 4-11-0 N Fehily 2 MACBETH (90) (T;BF) T Vaughan 4-11-0 R Johnson 355- NOBLE FRIEND (229) C Gordon 5-11-0 G Tumelty 5-3345 SLANEY STAR (17) Jim Best 5-11-0 M Batchelor 2354 SNAPCHAT (15) S Durack 6-11-0 Conor O’Farrell 4/3440 STATE DEPARTMENT (15) P Hobbs 6-11-0 T J O’Brien 60 TOP CHIEF (145) M Rimell 5-11-0 N Scholfield 37- WAH WAH TAYSEE (246) D Bridgwater 6-11-0 T Scudamore 40P MONEY MONEY MONEY (6) Jim Best 7-10-7 T Whelan(5) NORFOLK SKY (F27) Mrs L Mongan 4-10-7 N Adams(10)

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311P0- LOOSE CHIPS (222) (B) C Longsdon 7-11-5 N Fehily 12315- UXIZANDRE (199) A King 5-11-3 A P McCoy FP6B-1 KINGS LODGE (17) N Henderson 7-10-6 A Tinkler 110FF- DE BLACKSMITH (188) (C,D) G L Moore 5-10-5 J Moore 42U-63 BARLOW (160) (BF,D) W Greatrex 6-10-5 G Sheehan(3)

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Uxizandre, 11-4 Loose Chips, 7-2 Kings Lodge, 5 Barlow, 10 De Blacksmith.

16-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, raced freely, headway Form UXIZANDRE after 7th, not fluent 4 out, hung left and outpaced from after 3 out, jumped left 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 9, 20l behind At Fishers Cross (11-4) at Aintree 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) gs in Apr. LOOSE CHIPS 80-1 (11-2) Led to after 3rd, led again after next, headed 4 out, lost place next, soon weakened, tailed off, 23rd of 28, well behind Medinas (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gs in Mar. KINGS LODGE 5-2 (11-4) Close up, led 6th, headed 9th, led before 4 out, clear before last, eased towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (4) gd beating Ski Sunday (11-4) by 6l, 6 ran.

4.20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

2.20 — 2.50 — 3.20 — 3.50 — 4.20 — 4.50 — 5.20 —

Results

BOB WATTS

Long Lunch Osmosia Royal Trooper Uxizandre King Boru Moorlands Jack Isthereadifference

BETFRED/TOTEPOOL NOVICES’ HANDICAP CHASE (4) 2m 1f 4yo plus Winner £3,899

/0FP6- SHOULD I STAY (242) T R George 5-11-12 P Brennan 91157- ROCKY ELSOM (191) (C,D) D Arbuthnot 6-11-10 D Jacob 54663- KING MASSINI (219) E Williams 7-11-9 P Moloney 36F6-3 NEXT SENSATION (41) (T) M Scudamore 6-11-7 T Scudamore -51323 QUADRILLER (21) (T;BF,D) P Hobbs 6-11-7 T J O’Brien 741122 ALDERBROOK LAD (29) (D) N Mulholland 7-11-7 Michael Byrne(3) F32F-P UN ANJOU (151) David Dennis 5-11-6 N Fehily /452-3 FAIR BRAMBLE (161) O Sherwood 7-11-5 L Aspell 238/0- DAYMAR BAY (356) Miss E Lavelle 7-11-4 A Coleman -4651U MOORLANDS JACK (11) (P;BF) J Scott 8-11-4 N Scholfield 03-155 TIME BOOK (16) (T) C Tizzard 7-10-0 B J Powell

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 4 Quadriller, 5 Moorlands Jack, 11-2 Alderbrook Lad, 6 Fair Bramble, 7 King Massini, 10 Daymar Bay, Un Anjou, 12 Rocky Elsom, 14 Others.

5.20

£1.60, £1.30. Ex: £10.50. Trifecta: £23.00. CSF: £9.32.

4.45—Breton Rock (L Walsh, 12-1) 1; Intrigo (20-1) 2; Gramercy (50-1) 3; Levitate (16-1) 4.

Hcap 27 ran. 1l, 11/4l, 1/2l. (D M Simcock; 8-1 Fav

Ex: £3.70. Trifecta: £30.40. CSF: £3.64. Non-runners: Qatar Princess, Random.

SIS HANDICAP HURDLE (3) 3m 1f 110yds 4yo plus Winner £6,498

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Koultas King, 4 Ballyculla, 5 King Boru, 13-2 Doctor Foxtrot, 8 Cannon Fodder, 10 Cabimas, Gigondas, 14 Abruzzi, 25 Others.

KOULTAS KING 4-11fav (11-5) Made all, pushed along after 7th, Form hanging left from before 3 out, driven clear from last, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep beating Moon Trip (10-11) by 9l, 3 ran.

BALLYCULLA 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led before 3 out, clear after last, driven out, won at Ffos Las 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Apr beating Sandanski (10-7) by 4l, 8 ran.

KING BORU 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Flicka Williams (113) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd. DOCTOR FOXTROT 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well, driven out, won at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Feb beating Mister Dillon (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran. CANNON FODDER 5-1 (10-0) Chased leading pair, every chance 3 out, went 2nd before next, held when hit last, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 3l behind Aimigayle (10-5) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gf in Sep. CABIMAS 7-1 (1011) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 20l behind Foxcub (10-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(13-2) 3. 10 ran. nk, 1/2l. (S Bin Suroor). Tote: £4.40;

2.00—charles molson (D O’Neill, 1-2 Fav) 1; Flashy Queen (5-1 2nd Fav) 2; Bazooka (25-1) 3.

6 ran. 31/2l, 6l. (H Candy). Tote: £1.50; pl £1.10, £2.30.

204/1- DOCTOR FOXTROT (243) (B) P Hobbs 8-11-12 T J O’Brien 24331- BALLYCULLA (181) W Greatrex 6-11-9 N Fehily 10-006 AKBABEND (117) (P,T) C Gordon 7-11-8 L Muspratt(10) 5-6423 KING BORU (15) Miss E Lavelle 5-11-5 G Sheehan(3) 13P2-5 ABRUZZI (167) T Symonds 5-11-5 F de Giles 5078-3 CABIMAS (17) G L Moore 6-11-3 Joshua Moore(3) 1/45P- WOLF HALL (369) Violet Jordan 6-11-3 Will Kennedy 222-11 KOULTAS KING (42) (T) T Vaughan 6-11-2 R Johnson 526213 CANNON FODDER (29) Miss S West 6-10-11 M Goldstein 3P0-73 GIGONDAS (53) G L Moore 4-10-9 J Moore 73-529 TWIN BUD (40) Miss A N-Smith 8-10-0 A Wedge(3)

4.50

BaTH: Soft

1.30—Black Rodded (R Hughes, 11-8 Fav) 1; Flicksta (6-1) 2; Needless Shouting (3-1 2nd Fav) 3. 9 ran. 13/4l, 2l. (H Morrison). Tote: £2.30; pl £1.20,

GOOD LUCK CLAIRE HANDICAP HURDLE (5) 2m 5f 4yo plus Winner £2,053

1 6/318- SANDY’S DOUBLE (202) (BF) J Snowden 7-11-12 S Twiston-Davies 2 431/PP HEAD HUNTED (8) Jim Best 6-11-12 M Batchelor 3 5/369- OSCAR BABY (265) Mrs D Grissell 7-11-8 M Goldstein 4 F/FP-1 JUST CLOUDY (133) (T) R Walford 9-11-8 D Jacob 5 17P3-4 ROMNEY MARSH (149) (CD) R Curtis 12-11-8 H Frost 6 04/4P- HOPATINA (247) N Mulholland 7-11-7 Michael Byrne(3) 7 06-406 BE MARVELLOUS (9) (P,T) C Tizzard 5-11-7 B J Powell 8 6-5P01 ISTHEREADIFFERENCE (59) (P) N Mulholland 6-11-7 N Fehily 9 -36449 AL AMAAN (29) (P) J Poulton 8-10-11 L Aspell 10 000-97 MAC’S GREY (148) (H) Miss Z Davison 6-10-9 D Crosse 11 4-604F BOLD TARA (24) (P) M Keighley 6-10-3 O Garner(7) 12 PP4P-P PRESENTING DR T (11) (P) H Chisman 7-10-1 C Deutsch(7) 13 75-46P RENAGISHA (42) (V) Jim Best 7-10-1 T Whelan(5) 14 76-030 UNSIST (29) N Gifford 5-10-0 L Treadwell

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 3 Just Cloudy, 9-2 Isthereadifference, 7 Sandy’s Double, 8 Bold Tara, Head Hunted, 10 Be Marvellous, 12 Romney Marsh, 14 Unsist, 16 Others.

2.30—Fitzwilly (L Jones, 7-2 2nd Fav) 1; Luckster (9-2) 2; Hattie Jacques (10-1) 3. Hcap 7 Fav ran. 4 1 /2 l, 12l. (M Channon; 5-2

Candoluminescence). Tote: £5.10; pl £1.80, £2.40. Ex: £18.60. Trifecta: £128.90. CSF: £18.51.

3.05—one pursuit (J Mitchell, 25-1) 1; Abundantly (7-2 Fav) 2; Candyman Can (4-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 10 ran. 4l, 9l. (B Powell). Tote: £25.20; pl £7.50, £1.90, £1.30. Ex: £181.90.

Tricast: £438.62. Trifecta: £2313.80. CSF: £111.13. Non-runners: Eshtyaaq, Meetings Man, Royal Dutch, Shades Of Grey.

Remainder of meeting abandoned due to waterlogged track.

KEmpTon: good

2.15—Duroble man (R Thornton, 2-1 Fav) 1; Town Mouse (11-2) 2; Aldopicgros (11-4 2nd Fav) 3. 10 ran. 13/4l, 11/2l. (A King). Tote: £2.40; pl £1.10, £1.80, £1.70. Ex: £14.30. Trifecta: £44.10. CSF: £13.62. Non-runner: Ocean Applause.

2.45—Dodging Bullets (D Jacob, 8-11 Fav) 1; Turn Over Sivola (5-2 2nd Fav) 2; Earls Quarter (20-1) 3. 5 ran. 4l, 13l. (P Nicholls). Tote: £2.10; pl £1.30, £1.40. Ex: £2.80. Trifecta: £9.20. CSF: £3.06.

3.20—Sea lord (D O’Regan, evens Fav) 1; Life And Soul (7-1) 2; Azure Fly (2-1 2nd Fav) 3. 5 ran. 9l, 8l. (J P Ferguson). Tote: £1.90; pl £1.10, £3.00. Ex: £5.80. Trifecta: £9.40. CSF: £8.62.

3.50—Firm order (D O’Regan, 12-1) 1; Suburban Bay (4-1 2nd Fav) 2; Moleskin (11-2) 3.

Hcap 11 ran. 9l, 41/2l. (P Webber; 7-2 Fav Highrate).

Tote: £10.80; pl £3.70, £2.10, £2.40. Ex: £93.70.

Tricast: £301.64. Trifecta: £299.40. CSF: £61.38. Nonrunners: Deciding Moment, Western King.

4.25—The new one (S Twiston-Davies, 1-2 Fav) 1; Rock On Ruby (7-4 2nd Fav) 2; Quaddick Lake (80-1) 3. 4 ran. 10l, 40l. (N Twiston-Davies).

Tote: £1.30; Ex: £1.50. Trifecta: £1.80. CSF: £1.61. Non-runner: Australia Day. 5.00—gallox Bridge (R Johnson, 15-8 Fav) 1; Able Deputy (3-1 2nd Fav) 2; Cap Elorn (4-1) 3.

Hcap 6 ran. 23/4l, 21/2l. (T Vaughan). Tote: £3.10; pl £2.00, £1.70. Ex: £7.90. Trifecta: £29.60. CSF: £8.25.

Non-runner: Alfraamsey.

5.30—warden Hill (D Elsworth, 11-4 Fav) 1; Carole’s Destrier (16-1) 2; Master Benjamin (7-2 2nd Fav) 3. 12 ran. 1l, nk. (M Channon). Tote: £3.90; pl £1.70, £6.20, £1.30. Ex: £64.10. Trifecta: £280.20. CSF: £45.22. Non-runners: Berea Boru, Whispering Bob. placepot: £7.50 Quadpot: £8.90

SaTuRDaY aScoT: Soft

1.45—Royal Diamond (J P Murtagh, 20-1) 1; Harris Tweed (8-1) 2; Eye of The Storm (13-2 2nd Fav) 3. 12 ran. ns, 3/4l. (J P Murtagh (IRE) ; 2-1 Fav

Estimate). Tote: £16.50; pl £4.00, £2.90, £2.10. Ex: £231.50. Tricast: £1166.78. Trifecta: £1809.90. CSF: £164.23.

2.20—Slade power (W M Lordan, 7-1) 1; Jack Dexter (5-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 2; Viztoria (5-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 3. 14 ran. nk, 31/4l. (E Lynam (IRE) ; 7-2 Fav Maarek).

Tote: £7.40; pl £2.40, £2.40, £2.40. Ex: £39.60. Tricast: £200.61. Trifecta: £246.00. CSF: £40.48.

2.55—Seal of approval (G Baker, 16-1) 1; Belle de Crecy (10-1) 2; Talent (7-2 CoFav) 3. 8 ran. 4l, nk. (J Fanshawe; 7-2 CoFav Dalkala, 7-2 CoFav Hot Snap). Tote: £19.20; pl £3.60, £2.30, £1.60. Ex: £145.70. Tricast: £692.83. Trifecta: £258.70. CSF: £163.00. Non-runner: The Lark.

3.30—olympic glory (R Hughes, 11-2) 1; Top Notch Tonto (14-1) 2; Kingsbarns (14-1) 3. 12 ran.

31/4l, 3/4l. (R Hannon; 2-1 Fav Dawn Approach). Tote:

£6.20; pl £2.30, £4.90, £4.20. Ex: £104.20. Tricast: £1053.08. Trifecta: £1622.70. CSF: £79.11.

4.05—Farhh (S De Sousa, 11-4 2nd Fav) 1; Cirrus Des Aigles (6-4 Fav) 2; Ruler Of The World

pl £2.00, £1.10, £2.50. Ex: £7.70. Tricast: £22.53.

Trifecta: £46.40. CSF: £6.79.

Jack’s Revenge). Tote: £13.80; pl £3.60, £6.70, £12.10, £5.30. Ex: £240.40. Tricast: £11217.35.

Trifecta: Not won. CSF: £243.25. Non-runners: Brownsea Brink, Capaill Liath.

Jackpot: not won, pool of £42,344.48 carried over to Bath. placepot: £469.30 Quadpot: £38.60

cHElTEnHam: good

2.00—Kings palace (T Scudamore, 5-1) 1; Creepy (10-3 Fav) 2; Monbeg Dude (25-1) 3. 10 ran. 18l, 2l. (D Pipe). Tote: £6.10; pl £2.10, £1.60, £5.00. Ex: £23.10. Trifecta: £525.90. CSF: £21.03.

2.35—Johns Spirit (R McLernon, 5-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 1; Rob Conti (16-1) 2; Sew On Target (25-1) 3; Tartak (11-1) 4. Hcap 16 ran. 31/2l, 1l, nk. (Jonjo O’Neill; 7-2 Fav Easter Meteor). Tote: £6.10; pl £1.80, £2.50, £6.80, £3.90. Ex: £99.70. Tricast: £1882.34. CSF: £76.30.

3.10—Sametegal (D Jacob, 7-4 JtFav) 1; Bayan (4-1) 2; Handazan (7-4 JtFav) 3. 6 ran. nk, 11l. (P Nicholls). Tote: £2.30; pl £1.60, £2.30. Ex: £7.80. Trifecta: £17.20. CSF: £9.16.

3.45—Balthazar King (R Johnson, 7-2 Fav) 1; Tour Des Champs (11-2 2nd Fav) 2; Tullamore Dew (20-1) 3; Mister Grez (13-2) 4. Hcap 16 ran.

7l, 3/4l, hd. (P Hobbs). Tote: £4.60; pl £2.10, £1.70,

£4.50, £2.20. Ex: £32.50. Tricast: £363.43. Trifecta: £1042.20. CSF: £24.98. Non-runner: Ballyoliver.

4.25—Thomas crapper (C Poste, 12-1) 1; Silver Eagle (3-1 Fav) 2; Princely Player (12-1) 3.

Hcap 15 ran. 3/4l, ns. (R Dickin). Tote: £8.70; pl £2.80, £2.30, £3.50. Ex: £50.20. Tricast: £467.94. Trifecta: £275.40. CSF: £45.66. Non-runners: Callisto Moon, Man Of Leisure.

5.00—Dark lover (D Jacob, 7-4 JtFav) 1; Sizing Italy (7-2) 2; Mr Watson (14-1) 3. 6 ran. 28l, 6l. (P Nicholls; 7-4 JtFav Balder Succes). Tote: £2.80; pl £1.90, £2.30. Ex: £8.30. Trifecta: £66.40.

CSF: £8.22. Non-runner: Earls Quarter.

5.30—carningli (A P McCoy, 7-1) 1; Chase The Wind (14-1) 2; Vazaro Delafayette (9-2 2nd Fav) 3; My Wigwam Or Yours (17-2) 4. 18 ran. 31/2l,

CSF: £63.34. Non-runner: Omega Omega.

5.20—wee giant (Laura Barry, 5-1) 1; Vittachi (5-1) 2; Think (14-1) 3. Hcap 12 ran. 3l, nk. (T Coyle; 7-2 Fav Like Clockwork). Tote: £4.50; pl £1.60, £4.60, £4.20. Ex: £31.40. Tricast: £331.76.

Trifecta: £420.80. CSF: £28.91. placepot: £89.60 Quadpot: £9.10

KElSo: good to soft

1.35—plan again (J Maguire, evens Fav) 1; Bernardelli (9-1) 2; Spitz (11-2) 3. 10 ran. 6l, 8l. (D McCain). Tote: £1.90; pl £1.10, £2.00, £2.20. Ex: £10.70. Trifecta: £24.70. CSF: £11.43.

2.10—green Flag (P Buchanan, 12-5 Fav) 1; Imperial Vic (3-1 2nd Fav) 2; Full Jack (6-1) 3. 10 ran. nk, 20l. (Miss L Russell). Tote: £3.30; pl £1.40, £1.70, £2.20. Ex: £10.00. Trifecta: £36.60. CSF: £9.95. Non-runner: Scotswell. 16 fences 1 omitted.

2.45—Vinny gambini (K Renwick, 28-1) 1; Ueueteotl (5-4 Fav) 2; Orchard Road (12-1) 3. 10 ran. nk, 13/4l. (Mrs R Dobbin). Tote: £30.20; pl £3.80,

£1.10, £2.60. Ex: £102.70. Trifecta: £275.70. CSF: £64.63.

3.20—Knockara Beau (J Faltejsek, 7-1) 1; Bescot Springs (10-3 2nd Fav) 2; More Equity (20-1) 3. Hcap 8 ran. 23/4l, 11/2l. (G Charlton; 5-2 Fav Pettifour). Tote: £9.90; pl £2.50, £2.30, £3.10. Ex: £33.80. Tricast: £446.06. Trifecta: £79.70. CSF: £31.50.

3.55—Turtle watch (K Renwick, 12-1) 1; Captain Brown (40-1) 2; Bogside (10-1) 3. Hcap 12 ran. 4l, 7l. (J Goldie; 7-2 Fav Endeavor). Tote: £17.30; pl £3.70, £13.30, £2.70. Ex: £724.60.

Tricast: £4889.79. Trifecta: £219.30. CSF: £395.41.

Non-runners: Super Collider, Zambezi Tiger.

4.35—Kilgefin Star (D Cook, 6-1) 1; Mysteree (11-10 Fav) 2; Shanen (7-4 2nd Fav) 3. 11 ran.

1 3 /4l, 25l. (M Smith). Tote: £5.40; pl £2.20, £1.10, £1.10. Ex: £16.70. Trifecta: £29.00. CSF: £14.00.

5.10—Sendiym (B Hughes, 7-2 2nd Fav) 1; Royal Riviera (5-1) 2; My Idea (4-1) 3. Hcap 7 ran.

13/4l. (Mrs D Sayer; 11-4 Fav Ben Akram). Tote: £3.70; pl £2.10, £3.10. Ex: £15.40. Trifecta: £21.80.

CSF: £20.67.

3/4l,

5.40—capital Venture (Diarmuid O’Regan, 5-1 2nd Fav) 1; Top Billing (16-1) 2; Texas Rose (11-4 Fav) 3. Hcap 13 ran. 1/2l, 10l. (N Alexander).

3/4l, 1l. (Miss R Curtis; 7-2 Fav Regal Diamond). Tote: £7.80; pl £2.40, £4.10, £2.90. Ex: £102.00. Trifecta: £1166.30. CSF: £97.75. Non-runner: Mrs Jordan.

Tote: £4.30; pl £1.60, £6.20, £1.70. Ex: £95.00. Tricast: £267.52. Trifecta: £405.40. CSF: £74.51.

caTTERicK: Soft

5.50—candy Kitten (L Morris, 4-1 2nd Fav) 1; Wilhana (1-7 Fav) 2; Boom (25-1) 3. 5 ran. nk, 11l.

(A J Lidderdale). Tote: £6.10; pl £1.20, £1.10. Ex: £6.80. Trifecta: £13.40. CSF: £5.34.

6.20—olivers mount (J Quinn, 28-1) 1; Polar Forest (9-1) 2; Buster Brown (9-2 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1l, 1l. (E Vaughan; 5-4 Fav Let Me In). Tote: £38.20; pl £6.90, £3.00, £1.50. Ex: £555.70. Tricast: £1364.25. Trifecta: £1456.30. CSF: £252.53. Nonrunners: Cheers Big Ears, Greyemkay.

6.50—absolutely me (R Winston, 18-1) 1; Amantius (11-4 Fav) 2; Men Don’t Cry (4-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1/2l, 13/4l. (W Musson). Tote:

placepot: £97.40 Quadpot: £9.10

1.20—ultimate (P Pickard, 16-1) 1; Arr’ Kid (12-1) 2; Villa Royale (12-1) 3. Hcap 13 ran. 5l, 11/2l. (B Ellison; 4-1 JtFav Discovery Bay, 4-1 JtFav

Allnecessaryforce). Tote: £32.20; pl £9.10, £2.30, £6.50. Ex: £427.00. Tricast: £2384.57. Trifecta: £485.60. CSF: £184.57.

1.55—Sandra’s Diamond (T Eaves, 1-3 Fav) 1; Captain Joe (11-4 2nd Fav) 2; Chennai Wind (40-1) 3. 5 ran. 8l, 41/2l. (K Dalgleish). Tote: £1.20; pl

£1.02, £1.20. Ex: £1.70. Trifecta: £6.70. CSF: £1.58.

Non-runner: Spinner Lane.

2.30—gilbey’s mate (R Havlin, 7-4 Fav) 1; Lendal Bridge (25-1) 2; Namely (28-1) 3. 9 ran. 6l, 21/2l. (J Gosden). Tote: £2.70; pl £1.40, £5.00, £4.90.

Ex: £33.60. Trifecta: £234.60. CSF: £53.06.

3.05—Sherman mccoy (A Mullen, 11-4 2nd Fav) 1; Mohawk Ridge (11-10 Fav) 2; Joe The Coat (17-2) 3. 9 ran. 13l, 19l. (M Appleby). Tote: £3.50; pl £1.70, £1.02, £2.20. Ex: £7.90. Trifecta: £40.20. CSF: £5.83. Non-runners: Fred Archer, Western Prize.

3.40—Even Stevens (T Eaves, 17-2) 1; Bondesire (10-1) 2; Aetna (5-2 Fav) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 11/2l, Sh Hd. (S Dixon). Tote: £8.00; pl £2.60,

£2.30, £1.50. Ex: £142.70. Tricast: £275.00. CSF: £88.14. Non-runners: Judge ‘n Jury, Love Island, Smart Daisy K, Tumblewind.

4.15—Showboating (D Tudhope, 12-1) 1; Personal Touch (7-1) 2; Llewellyn (13-2 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 14 ran. 3/4l, nk. (A McCabe; 6-1 Fav Just Paul). Tote: £15.40; pl £5.90, £3.60, £1.60. Ex: £127.10. Tricast: £621.08. Trifecta: £441.80. CSF: £93.73. Non-runner: Lazarus Bell.

4.50—Funky munky (C Beasley, 7-1) 1; Dubara Reef (8-1) 2; Father Shine (16-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1 1 /4 l, 1 1 /4 l. (A Whillans; 7-2 Fav Halfwaytocootehill). Tote: £6.60; pl £2.80, £2.90, £6.90. Ex: £70.60. Tricast: £877.17. Trifecta: £695.20.

placepot: £88.10 Quadpot: £48.00

wolVERHampTon: Standard

£16.10; pl £4.30, £1.60, £1.90. Ex: £103.40. Tricast: £246.63. Trifecta: £576.30. CSF: £65.47. Non-runner: Miss Faithful.

7.20—Borough Boy (D Swift, 13-8 Fav) 1; Busy Bimbo (15-2) 2; Spoken Words (33-1) 3. 9 ran. 11/4l, nk. (D Shaw). Tote: £2.00; pl £1.30, £2.90, £8.10. Ex: £11.60. Trifecta: £154.90. CSF: £13.87.

7.50—Dilgura (S W Kelly, 7-2 2nd Fav) 1; Burren View Lady (2-1 Fav) 2; Available (8-1) 3.

Hcap 9 ran. nk, 33/4l. (W Kittow). Tote: £3.70; pl £1.60,

£1.10, £2.80. Ex: £7.90. Tricast: £50.81. Trifecta: £41.60. CSF: £10.83.

8.20—capriska (R Winston, 10-1) 1; Street Runner (15-2 2nd Fav) 2; Mr Burbidge (10-1) 3.

Hcap 9 ran. nk, nk. (W Musson; 6-5 Fav Train Hard). Tote: £4.60; pl £1.20, £1.20, £2.80. Ex: £16.70. Tricast: £131.24. Trifecta: £218.50. CSF: £28.59. Non-runner: Train Hard. Train Hard| Rule 4 applies to All Bets, deduct 45p in the pound.

8.50—Dancing cosmos (L Keniry, 9-2) 1; Icy Blue (9-1) 2; Bitaphon (25-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 1/2l,

nk. (J P Shanahan (IRE) ; 5-2 Fav Tatting). Tote: £4.40; pl £2.20, £1.70, £5.80. Ex: £41.90. Tricast: £970.03. Trifecta: £1268.70. CSF: £47.76. Nonrunners: Direct Trade, Glenridding.

placepot: £21.20 Quadpot: £1.90

THE HaRE’S Running . . . gREYHounD SERVicE SwinDon BagS HHH VALAIS LATE HH KILBREEDY PRINCE H ROBERTOS RAGAZZA

2.18 345 214 251 444 343 646 2.37 1 652 2 552 3 544 4 553 5 444 6 215 2.57 1 261 2 124 3 511 4 641 5 342 6 332 3.17 1 333 2 333 3 223 4 232 5 545 6 231 3.38 1 255 2 425 3 522 4 665 5 4DN3 6 651 3.58 1 322 2 324 3 512 4 143 5 223 6 432 1 2 3 4 5 6

480m Ruso Victory (rl ro) .................................... Smith Atom (rl ro) ...............................................Atkins TIN CAN TILLY (md ep) .................... B McBride Cefn Merlin (md fw) ................................... Davy Vettys Rumble (wd ro) ..............................Porter Kensa Bella (sa fw)............................McDowell 480m VALAIS LATE (rl fw) .............................. Hughes Louliediem Gem (rl ro) ............................. J Little Bronze Rumble (ep ro) .............................Porter Barrack Chick (md ro) ........................Wallington Leaha Carlina (wd fw) ............................... Gillett Phads Girl (wd ro).................................Hepden 480m Meenala Harry (rl ro)..............................Hepden Marvel Lass (sa fw)...................................Atkins Mendip Harry (md fw) .................................. Dix Soft Spring (sa fw) ....................................Porter KILBREEDY PRINCE (wd ep) ................. Gillett Touch On Roxy (ep ro) ..............................Porter 480m Royal Secret (rl fw) ........................... B McBride Wood Bionic (md ep) ................................Porter GATILLOS SCOLARI (ep ro) ....... N P Ralph Jnr Wagama (ep ro).......................................Hutton Real Boss (wd ro) .....................................Atkins Ginger Road (ep ro) ..................................Porter 480m Cefn Rio (sa fw) ........................................ Davy Kiamba (rl ro)......................................... Hughes Primo Maggie (md fw)........................ B McBride Mirandas Lady (md fw) ..........................Hepden Fortunate Hawk (wd ro) ............................Evans ROBERTOS RAGAZZA (wd ro).........McDowell 480m Cefn Isobel (rl ep) ...................................... Davy Connor Caitella (rl ro).................................. Dix Pats Romeo (sa fw) ...............................Hepden Manu Echo (wd ep)................................ Hughes SIXHOURTOURS (wd ro) ........................Porter Bound In Ivy (sa fw) .............................Swadden

(A5) 30.50 3-1 29.82 4-1 29.72 7-2 30.03 4-1 29.76 6-1 29.88 11-4 (A4) 29.61 11-2 29.78 7-2 29.70 6-1 29.81 5-1 29.97 3-1 30.04 9-4 (A8) 30.31 7-2 30.40 11-2 30.27 3-1 30.28 3-1 30.18 11-2 30.29 7-2 (A4) 29.82 7-2 29.94 5-1 29.67 7-2 29.72 4-1 29.70 7-2 29.80 7-2 (A6) 30.44 9-4 30.62 7-2 30.09 6-1 30.35 11-2 30.06 11-4 30.00 11-2 (A5) 29.74 3-1 30.02 9-4 29.77 4-1 29.82 4-1 29.62 5-1 29.88 6-1

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

4.18 216 331 663 334 441 332 4.37 332 353 311 533 612 453 4.57 352 224 466 666 644 263 5.17 655 142 634 356 156 534 5.33 423 362 356 342 153 566 5.47 514 145 162 454 152 146

480m Brookend Hopper (rl ro) .......................... Smith THANDIS DIAMOND (ep ro) ........ N P Ralph Jnr Dunbolg Mensa (sa fw) .............................. Davy Burgess Ali (wd ro)...................................Hutton Kingsmill Paul (wd ro) ........................Wallington Roll Of Victory (wd ep) ..............................Evans 685m Ballymac Drumm (ep rl) ........................... J Little WISE JADE (md ep)............................Swadden DISTANT MISTY (md ep) .........................Walsh Brookend Six (md ro) ................................ Smith Silverton Sooty (wd ro) .............................Walsh Primo Patch (wd ep) .......................... B McBride 480m CHASING PIRATES (rl ep) ......................Walsh Brave Junior (rl ro) ............................... Hughes Touch On Ruben (md ro) ..........................Porter Fearmead Triumph (md ep) ...................... Gillett Maigueside Sally (wd ro) ...................Wallington Coco Swift (wd ep)....................................Porter 480m Swift Getaway (rl ep) ............................... Smith Black Wings (md ep)..................... N P Ralph Jnr Falkners Joe (rl ep) .................................. J Little Calling Sam (md ro) ...........................Wallington Scolari Style (md fw) .................................Porter MARROW BOY (wd ep) ............................ Davy 480m Oi Oi Rhianna (rl ro) ...............................Hepden Hands Over Eyes (md ep) .....................Hepden Crinkill Jewel (wd ro)................................Hutton MR OCTOBER (ep md) ..................... B McBride Silverton Blaze (wd fw) .............................Walsh Killinat Girl (wd ro) ............................McDowell 480m Classy First (sa fw).................................. Smith Bright Ells (rl ep) ........................................ Davy Wise Louise (md ro).............................Swadden Rockmount Delta (sa fw) ......................... Foster ROCKVIEW HI (wd ro) .............................Atkins Sligo Mick (wd ep) ...................................Hutton

YESTERDaY’S BagSRESULTS RESulTS SATURDAY’S BAGS (A6) 30.75 5-2 29.61 11-4 29.85 6-1 29.91 11-2 29.94 4-1 29.80 9-2 (S2) 42.57 9-2 42.51 3-1 42.69 7-2 42.61 9-2 42.59 7-2 42.92 7-2 (A8) 30.39 9-2 30.40 5-2 30.49 6-1 30.58 4-1 30.71 7-2 30.47 7-2 (A7) 30.14 11-4 30.24 7-2 30.23 4-1 30.31 6-1 30.22 11-4 30.10 11-2 (A3) 29.30 7-2 29.63 9-2 30.06 11-2 29.28 7-2 29.69 4-1 29.67 11-4 (A2) 29.52 7-2 29.36 7-2 29.11 4-1 29.31 7-2 29.02 9-2 29.78 4-1

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

6.04 313 542 342 654 251 122 6.18 353 223 454 222 651 243

480m Primo Ted (rl ep) ................................ B McBride Hold It Holly (md ep)................................Atkins Touch On Elle (md ep) ..............................Porter Go Jo Jo (sa fw) .....................................Hepden REIDYS SCOLARI (wd ep) ....................... Davy Selkirk Bash (wd ro)...............................Hepden 480m Lisnakill Jenson (rl ro) ............................... Gillett Newinn Minor (rl ep) .............................. Hughes What No Gravy (md ro) ............................ Foster Touch On Rodney (md ro) .......................Porter BOOKIES GIRLS (sa fw) ........................Hutton Van Cleef (wd ro) ...................................Hepden

BagS picKS

(A6) 30.17 4-1 30.15 11-4 30.00 11-2 30.16 6-1 29.99 7-2 30.01 11-4 (A2) 29.41 5-1 29.82 9-2 29.56 7-2 29.37 11-4 29.31 9-2 29.67 7-2

HALL GREEN FANCIES 11.03 Drummurrer (6-4-5) 11.19 Toryview Express (4-1-6) 11.34 Dangeray Evie (1-2-6) 11.48 Ballymac Sadie (3-6-2) 12.04 Compass Monty (Nap) (6-4-3) 12.18 Westmead Gary (4-6-1) 12.32 Supreme Viper (4-6-1) 12.47 Soon For You (2-6-3) 1.04 Fleeting Wind (2-5-4) 1.19 Dromana Bob (6-1-3) 1.33 Mays Taos (5-2-6) 1.51 Leannes Boy (5-3-2) SHEFFIELD FANCIES 11.11 Smooth Pony (6-1-2) 11.28 Panache A Gogo (4-5-1) 11.42 Tangle Twister (1-2-5) 11.57 Margos Way (Nap) (2-6-1) 12.12 Slaneyside Lizzy (3-6-1) 12.27 Miranda Sandy (2-3-5) 12.42 Anville Dean (6-5-3) 12.58 Nire Orla (6-4-1) 1.12 Ardera Robin (1-2-3) 1.27 Russanda Clash (6-2-1) 1.44 Tianas Whisper (1-4-3) 1.58 Best Silk (6-4-2) MONMORE FANCIES 2.08 Ardera Poppy (Nap) (6-2-3) 2.27 Arty Bearings (5-2-3) 2.47 Dixies Hondo (2-6-5) 3.07 Seathwaite Ia (2-4-5) 3.28 Bashman (3-4-2) 3.48 Balmarino Head (2-6-3) 4.08 Nifty Roy (6-1-5) 4.27 Keldon Mike (4-3-1) 4.47 Questhouse Woods (6-5-3) 5.07 Aislings Hill (3-1-5) 5.22 Rock It Ramon (6-3-2) 5.38 Butts Pick (5-2-1) 5.56 Skyfall Bill (5-6-2) 6.11 Elderberry Wind (6-1-5)

CRAYFORD: 10.38 Fallow Me 7-1 (2-5-1 £43.01 TC £191.38). 10.53 Billis Magic 2-1 (6-3-5 £7.16 TC £15.22). 11.07 Galbertstownlady 10-1 (3-5-6 £40.40 TC £71.26). 11.23 Farran Noel 7-2 (1-5-4 £16.90 TC £77.64). 11.37 Annual Becks 4-1 (4-2-5 £33.62 TC £90.76). 11.51 Salpas Sika 3-1 (1-6-5 £20.15 TC £64.21). 12.08 Catching Sheba 5-1 (6-1-3 £32.85 TC £75.46). 12.24 Dash On Black 2-1f (5-4-6 £11.55 TC £34.40). 12.39 Morrisa 5-2 (1-6-4 £9.38 TC £35.69). 12.57 Unique Rock 6-1 (4-6-1 £28.72 TC £50.26). 1.11 Planet Queen 7-1 (4-6-1 £43.46 TC £143.58). 1.27 Chadwell May 5-2 (6-1-5 £24.52 TC £89.50). 1.44 Hearthill Fairy 7-4f (4-1-3 £12.38 TC £29.98). 1.58 Hot Foot Harry 9-4 (4-3-6 £16.36 TC £69.17).

MONMORE: 6.38 Rattling Jacko 2-1f (4-6-2 £17.98 TC £43.62). 6.56 Ardera Mitten 7-2 (6-1-3 £22.44 TC £59.76). 7.11 Mid Tipp Lady 5-2 (1-6-3 £15.16 TC £44.70). 7.26 Slaneyside Joe 9-4f (6-1-4 £9.72 TC £29.32). 7.42 Cathys Express 3-1 (1-3-2 £12.98 TC £50.79). 7.58 Mosslane Pam 5-2f (1-3-4 £19.29 TC £57.71).

8.13 Ardera Precious 3-1 (4-6-1 £21.09 TC £70.06). 8.28 Rock It Demon 9-4 (6-2-1 £8.37 TC £23.02). 8.43 Rockburst Misty 5-1 (1-5-4 £41.24 TC £108.05).

8.58 Sunoak Sapphire 5-2 (3-1-5 £15.33 TC £51.80). 9.14 Daithis Roscoe 5-2 (2-1-5 £5.59 TC £17.43). 9.30 Bleisce Charm 3-1 (2-1-3 £7.01 TC £0.00). 9.45 Dacent Kacy 5-2 (6-3-1 £10.48 TC £0.00). 10.00 Proud Pegs Tyler 11-8f (6-2-3 £3.78 TC £0.00). Placer £1 stake (Races 1-6) £89.70, (Races 9-14) £154.00.

NEWCASTLE: 2.24 Lil Queen 8-1 (6-2-1 £63.04 TC £149.75). 2.42 Royal Cracker 6-1 (1-4-2 £60.87 TC £221.71). 2.58 Make Me Live 8-1 (5-2-1 £68.36 TC £172.48).

3.18 Star Ruby 5-2 (5-3-2 £10.60 TC £35.59). 3.37 Blackhouse Boo 9-4f (6-5-3 £12.45 TC £31.06). 3.53 Target Comet 5-2f (4-6-1 £14.39 TC £47.12). 4.14 Fagans Guest 7-2 (5-3-2 £21.04 TC £48.98). 4.28 Knoppogue Pearl 4-1 (3-6-5 £16.47 TC £42.67). 4.47 Smack A Rooner 5-2jt (6-4-3 £26.13 TC £72.24). 5.07 Scolari Bound 3-1 (5-4-3 £19.74 TC £59.73). 5.27 Vegas 9-4f (3-1-2 £23.35 TC £74.70). 5.44 Fortfield Ivy 2-1f (4-5-6 £7.42 TC £22.33). 5.58 Shiloh Crystal 4-1 (1-2-4 £26.10 TC £56.63). 6.16 Fortune Bound 10-1 (1-2-6 £53.13 TC £217.63).

ROMFORD: 10.31 Hashtag Lively 7-2 (2-6-1 £25.11 TC £66.22). 10.46 Borna Genie 7-2 (1-4-6 £35.28 TC £131.00). 11.00 Droopys Fionn 5-2f (1-6-2 £13.47 TC £38.64). 11.16 Quarterland Aero 9-2 (4-5-1 £34.41 TC £103.90). 11.31 Borna Manna 3-1 (2-5-4 £13.92 TC £53.52). 11.44 Aero Nizuc 4-1 (1-4-6 £34.00 TC £129.36). 11.58 Killahas Bullet 4-1 (5-2-4 £16.68 TC £44.24). 12.17 Totti Hodgey 11-8f (3-1-2 £7.79 TC £30.91). 12.33 Quarterland Midi 5-1 (5-6-4 £36.32 TC £106.43). 12.47 Bridge Legend 7-4f (4-6-5 £10.60 TC £31.19). 1.04 Raggletaggle Joe 7-4f (3-2-1 £8.73 TC £26.35). 1.19 Manin The Moon 9-4f (4-5-6 £12.55 TC £41.72). 1.33 Bag of Sand 4-1 (3-4-2 £19.08 TC £42.70). 1.49 Quivers Majestic 6-1 (4-2-3 £21.19 TC £58.20).

1 – WESTERN DAILY PRESS, XXXDAY, MONTH XX, 2009

PRESS MONDAY OCTOBER 21 2013 HORSE RACING 19 Strap goes across here and hereWESTERN andDAILY here

Racing

WDP-E01-S3

4.10

ponTefRacT Tips Going: Soft (Good to soft in places; GoingStick 6.7).

CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.10 — Baileys Forever 2.40 — Ribbleton 3.10 — Oldjoesaid 3.40 — Bow Creek (nap) 4.10 — Norway Cross (nb) 4.40 — Rockawango 5.10 — Headline News 5.40 — Save The Bees

2.10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

BOB WATTS 2.10 — Supa U 2.40 — Ribbleton 3.10 — Sharaarah 3.40 — Bow Creek 4.10 — Aalim 4.40 — Cowslip 5.10 — Interior Minister 5.40 — Thatchmaster

WIN BIG WITH THE TOTEJACKPOT NURSERY (Class 5) 1m 2yo Only Winner £3,234

(5) 713 SOLIDARITY (34) C Appleby 9-7 (6) 801 RUNNING WOLF (27) (D) M Dods 9-5 (10) 530262 JIVE (13) R Hannon 9-3 (15) 531 BAILEYS FOREVER (70) J Given 9-3 (3) 78515 MADAME MIRASOL (7) (P) K Ryan 9-3 (12) 044 NATIVE FALLS (27) G Swinbank 9-0 (7) 794 FIRECRUISE (32) (B) T D Barron 9-0 (9) 235722 SUPA U (27) (E,H;BF) T Easterby 8-13 (2) 6435 BREAKABLE (14) T Easterby 8-13 (14) 367 ASTROWOLF (32) M Tompkins 8-10 (17) 2014 MUSICAL MOLLY (95) B Ellison 8-9 (4) 56334 THE WALLACE LINE (19) M Channon 8-6 (1) 875 VICTORY DANZ (27) D O’Meara 8-4 (8) 358 NEWGATE QUEEN (39) T Coyle 8-3 (16) 898 KASHSTAREE (40) T D Barron 8-1 (13) 797 BENTONS LAD (81) G M Moore 8-1 (11) 870 MESTIZO (10) D Carroll 8-0

M Barzalona C Beasley(5) P Dobbs G Lee T Eaves A Mullen R Winston D Allan D Fentiman J Fanning S De Sousa P Hanagan Julie Burke(3) R Da Silva J Mackay P M Quinn N Farley(3)

2012: Charlie Em 2-9-3, G Lee 7-1 (B Powell), drawn 8, 8 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 5 Jive, 13-2 Supa U, 7 Solidarity, 15-2 Running Wolf, 8 Baileys Forever, 10 Breakable, Madame Mirasol, 12 Firecruise, 14 Others.

2.40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

TOTEPOOL.COM MAIDEN AUCTION STAKES (5) 6f 2yo Only Winner £3,234 94 BEARSKIN (25) (P) Mrs A Duffield 9-2 87 SHIKARI (10) R Bastiman 9-2 767 GENIUSINRHYME (12) N Tinkler 8-13 233 RIBBLETON (32) R Fahey 8-11 00 TINCHY RYDER (26) B Smart 8-11 6 WILBERFOSS (54) M Brittain 8-11 62 PERCY’S GAL (26) Mrs K Tutty 8-7 03 SWEET ANGELICA (12) J Given 8-7 08 HELLO SWEETNESS (19) J Ward 8-6 TAKEMYBREATHAWAY B Rothwell 8-6

(6) (8) (7) (4) (9) (3) (5) (1) (2) (10)

P McDonald N Farley(3) S De Sousa P Hanagan G Lee D Allan J Fanning T Eaves D Fentiman C Beasley(5)

2012: Yorkshireman 2-8-11, R Winston 20-1 (D Brown), drawn 2, 12 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 6-4 Ribbleton, 7-2 Percy’s Gal, 5 Sweet Angelica, 6 Bearskin, 10 Wilberfoss, 20 Shikari, 25 Others.

3.10

1 2 3 4

(5) (8) (17) (16)

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(12) (4) (13) (2) (9) (15) (1)

12 13 14 15 16 17

(10) (3) (14) (11) (7) (6)

TOTEQUADPOT FOUR PLACES IN FOUR RACES HCAP (4) 5f 3yo plus Winner £5,175

2-1900 CHEWOREE (135) (H;D) T Dascombe 4-9-7 W Buick 802134 SHARAARAH (44) (BF,D) D O’Meara 3-9-7 D Tudhope 050871 CHEVETON (5) (CD) R J Price 9-9-7(6ex) L Steward(7) 062660 LASTCHANCELUCAS (23) (BF,CD) D Carroll 3-9-5 N Farley(3) 134355 AVON BREEZE (29) (D) R M Whitaker 4-9-5 G Chaloner(5) 132450 MON BRAV (10) (D) B Ellison 6-9-3 M O’Connell 457-08 SON DU SILENCE (31) (T;D) J Ewart 4-9-3 Doubtful 650000 ARCTIC FEELING (23) (D) R Fahey 5-9-3 Samantha Bell(7) 460261 WASEEM FARIS (4) (D) M Channon 4-9-3(6ex) G Baker -07049 RUBY’S DAY (5) (D) D Brown 4-9-2 R Winston 571087 BRONZE BEAU (5) (P,T;D) Kristin Stubbs 6-9-2 J Butterfield(5) 247603 RYLEE MOOCH (13) (E;D) R C Guest 5-9-1 C Beasley(5) 723314 WILD SAUCE (44) (B,T;D) B Smart 4-9-0 T Eaves 038991 OLDJOESAID (25) (CD) P Midgley 9-9-0 P McDonald 570689 TOP BOY (13) (V;D) D Shaw 3-9-0 D Swift 011780 OIL STRIKE (34) (D) M W Easterby 6-9-0 D Fentiman 707463 PERFECT BLOSSOM (20) (CD) A Berry 6-8-13 P Hanagan

2012: Baby Strange 8-8-13, M Dwyer 14-1 (D Shaw), drawn 15, 15 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 5 Cheveton, 6 Waseem Faris, 13-2 Sharaarah, 15-2 Oldjoesaid, 10 Wild Sauce, 12 Others.

3.40

1 2 3 4 5 6

(5) (4) (2) (3) (1) (6)

Racing Desk: 0117 934 3284

TOTEPOOL MOBILE SILVER TANKARD STAKES (LISTED) (1) 1m 2yo Only Winner £22,684

943101 BOW CREEK (30) (D) M Johnston 9-2 J Fanning 3112 DAY OF CONQUEST (22) (D) R Hannon 9-2 P Dobbs 422141 GREED IS GOOD (23) (D) K Burke 9-2 D Tudhope 120245 RIVERBOAT SPRINGS (22) M Channon 9-2 W Buick 521215 SAFETY CHECK (9) (D) C Appleby 9-2 M Barzalona 43 LADY HEIDI (31) P Kirby 8-11 S De Sousa

2012: Willie The Whipper 2-9-2, G Lee 7-1 (Mrs A Duffield), drawn 2, 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Safety Check, 5-2 Day Of Conquest, 11-4 Bow Creek, 7 Riverboat Springs, 15-2 Greed Is Good, 33 Lady Heidi.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

TOTEPOOL.COM MAIDEN STAKES (5) 1m 4f 3yo plus Winner £3,234

(11) 9/6- AFTER THE STORM (520) J G O’Shea 4-9-12 C McKee(7) (10) ETON DORNEY (J47) M Johnston 4-9-12 G Lee (9) MYKIA (J608) O Pears 5-9-12 B Hughes (7) 7 RHINESTONE REBEL (37) P Hiatt 7-9-12 T Garner(5) (6) -70870 PENDERYN (27) (P) C Smith 6-9-7 R Fitzpatrick (1) 5 AALIM (20) (P;BF) S Bin Suroor 3-9-5 S De Sousa (3) 00742 MARAWEH (28) J Hills 3-9-5 P Hanagan (5) 3- NEWSREADER (385) M Johnston 3-9-5 J Fanning (4) 7 WANNABE YOUR MAN (28) R Varian 3-9-5 A Atzeni (8) 2 NORWAY CROSS (33) L Cumani 3-9-0 W Buick (2) 4687 RANCHO MONTOYA (36) (V) A Balding 3-9-0 T Durcan

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 5-4 Norway Cross, 5 Aalim, 11-2 Maraweh, 7 Newsreader, 10 Wannabe Your Man, 12 Eton Dorney, 14 Rancho Montoya, 25 After The Storm, 33 Others.

4.40

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(8) (9) (5) (7) (6) (10) (3) (2) (1) (4)

TOTEPOOL MOBILE BLUFF COVE HANDICAP (5) 2m 2f 3yo plus Winner £3,234

20/0-5 WAYWARD GLANCE (6) (P) K Dalgleish 5-10-0 K Renwick 51352- ROCKAWANGO (J215) (T) J Ewart 7-9-5 G Lee 7723-1 MADAM LILIBET (45) Mrs S Watt 4-9-0 P M Quinn 844049 AUTHENTICATION (6) M Brittain 4-8-10 D Allan 089763 MR CRYSTAL (32) (P;CD) M Hammond 9-8-10 W Buick -06316 COWSLIP (6) G M Moore 4-8-9 P McDonald 4348-0 PINOTAGE (13) P Niven 5-8-9 D Fentiman 231344 NEIGHBOURHOOD (11) (B) H Evans 5-8-9 J Haynes(5) 007588 ADILI (13) (P) B Ellison 4-8-9 S De Sousa 797786 JAWAAB (21) (P;C) P Kirby 9-8-9 M O’Connell

2012: Zefooha 8-9-1, P Aspell 20-1 (T Walford), drawn 1, 7 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Madam Lilibet, 4 Rockawango, 11-2 Wayward Glance, 7 Cowslip, 8 Neighbourhood, 10 Mr Crystal, 12 Adili, Authentication, 16 Others.

5.10

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

(5) (10) (8) (2) (11) (9) (6) (13) (12) (3) (4) (7) (1)

TOTEPOOL WINNINGS AT BETFRED SHOPS HCAP (DIV 1) (4) 1m 2f 3yo plus Winner £5,175

2215-1 HEADLINE NEWS (38) (D) R Guest 4-9-10 C Catlin 514390 TOTO SKYLLACHY (16) D O’Meara 8-9-10 D Tudhope 400810 SAN CASSIANO (9) (B;D) Mrs R Carr 6-9-5 D Swift 633070 HYDRANT (12) (D) R C Guest 7-9-3 C Beasley(5) 215256 INTERIOR MINISTER (67) J Hughes 3-9-2 P Hanagan 5/347 LIFE AND TIMES (14) M Johnston 5-9-0 J Fanning 0-9860 VENUTIUS (32) P Kirby 6-8-13 R Kennemore 112116 ARTFUL PRINCE (24) (B;BF,D) J Given 3-8-12 G Lee 515705 ARC LIGHT (16) (T;CD) T Easterby 5-8-10 D Allan 216940 NEVER FOREVER (16) G M Moore 4-8-10 W Buick 353576 ASGARDELLA (9) R Fahey 3-8-10 T Hamilton 57-578 MUSNAD (J149) B Ellison 5-8-10 S De Sousa 122175 RED CHARMER (23) Mrs A Duffield 3-8-8 P McDonald

2012: The Tiger 4-9-1, G Lee 7-2 Fav (E Dunlop), drawn 9, 14 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Headline News, 13-2 Artful Prince, 7 Asgardella, 8 Musnad, 10 San Cassiano, 12 Red Charmer, Toto Skyllachy, 14 Never Forever, Hydrant, Interior Minister, Arc Light, 16 Others.

HEADLINE NEWS 20-1 (9-8) Slowly away in rear, good headway Form over 1f out, led entering final furlong, ran on strongly, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Sep beating Topamichi (9-2) by 4 1/2l, 13 ran. ARTFUL PRINCE 7-4fav (9-8) Chased leaders, led well over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Sporting Gold (9-8) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep. ASGARDELLA 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 20, 5l behind Running Deer (8-8) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd. MUSNAD 25-1 (8-0) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 11, 11l behind Eastern Destiny (9-3) at Doncaster 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Mar. SAN CASSIANO 25-1 (9-6) Led until over 6f out, rallied over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 20, 10l behind Running Deer (8-8) at York 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

5.40

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TOTEPOOL WINNINGS AT BETFRED SHOPS HCAP (DIV 2) (4) 1m 2f 3yo plus Winner £5,175

010000 ARDMAY (24) (P) K Ryan 4-9-10 B Hughes 4217-0 TOTALIZE (10) (H) B Ellison 4-9-7 T Eaves 555827 MOCCASIN (16) G Harker 4-9-4 S De Sousa 111414 SAVE THE BEES (12) (BF,D) D Carroll 5-9-3 L Leadbitter(7) 6-23 THATCHMASTER (14) (BF) M Johnston 3-9-0 J Fanning 4-519 SPIRIT OF RIO (55) (D) T D Barron 3-9-0 R Winston 639334 BARWICK (33) M Tompkins 5-9-0 T Durcan 354161 ERIC THE GREY (7) (P;D) R Fahey 3-9-0(6ex) P Hanagan 574231 JORDAURA (29) (D) A Berry 7-8-12 S O’Hara(3) 278551 TABAAYUN (28) (V) D O’Meara 3-8-11 D Tudhope 321-05 KING OF THE CELTS (27) (D) T Easterby 5-8-10 G Lee 21-782 DARK RULER (31) G Swinbank 4-8-10 A Mullen -05633 BROCKFIELD (19) (D) M Brittain 7-8-10 D Allan

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Eric The Grey, 5 Thatchmaster, 13-2 Save The Bees, 7 Jordaura, 8 Barwick, 10 Tabaayun, 12 Spirit Of Rio, Totalize, Dark Ruler, 14 Others.

THE GREY 11-1 (8-13) Slowly away, in rear, headway in centre Form ERIC over from 2f out, led 1f out, clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Raskova (8-11) by 2 1/4l, 13 ran.

THATCHMASTER 8-13fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven to chase winner over 1f out until inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Duke of Grazeon (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd. SAVE THE BEES 5-1fav (9-10) Headway to chase winner 7f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 3l behind Amulet (8-12) at Nottingham 1m Handicap (0-73) (3yo+) (5) gd.

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Going: Soft (GoingStick 6.4)

CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.00 — By Rights 2.30 — Ortac Rock 3.00 — Morally Bankrupt 3.30 — Pearl Style 4.00 — Barista 4.30 — Vital Evidence 5.00 — Harrogate Fair 5.30 — Hyperlink

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BOB WATTS 2.00 — Baltic Brave Ortac Rock 2.30 — 3.00 — The Alamo (nap) 3.30 — Authoritarian 4.00 — Balmoral Castle 4.30 — Vital Evidence (nb) 5.00 — Indian Tinker 5.30 — Hyperlink

MEDIAN AUCTION MAIDEN STAKES (Class 5) 5f 2yo Only Winner £2,588

4 BALTIC BRAVE (12) H Morrison 9-5 07009 ASTRAL ROSE (20) (B) J Portman 9-0 483 BY RIGHTS (19) A Carroll 9-0 905 CUECA (31) J Portman 9-0 46 DAZZA (10) G L Moore 9-0 87 DONT TELL NAN (18) D Shaw 9-0 085 LITTLE BRIAR ROSE (53) J Spearing 9-0 774 SPIDER LILY (25) P Makin 9-0

(3) (6) (2) (7) (8) (1) (5) (4)

J Fortune M Lawson(3) M Coumbe(3) R Hughes D Sweeney A McLean(7) L Jones S Drowne

2012: Oscars Journey 2-9-3, J Fortune 5-4 Fav (J R Jenkins), drawn 6, 6 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Cueca, 10-3 By Rights, 9-2 Dazza, Baltic Brave, 15-2 Spider Lily, 14 Little Briar Rose, 25 Astral Rose, Dont Tell Nan.

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BHEST RACING TO SCHOOL CLAIMING STAKES (6) 6f 3yo plus Winner £1,941

05-000 MAC’S POWER (38) (D) W Musson 7-9-7 J Fortune 335255 COMMANCHE (14) (BF,D) C Dwyer 4-9-2 A Kirby 466254 TITUS GENT (23) (CD) J Gask 8-8-13 R Tart(3) -17846 ROYAL REYAH (19) (D) W Kittow 4-8-11 S W Kelly -33669 FORTROSE ACADEMY (94) (D) A Balding 4-8-10 D Probert 814642 ORTAC ROCK (16) (T;BF,D) R Fahey 4-8-10 K Fallon 477430 PRIMO D’ORO (19) (BF) R Hannon 3-8-10 R Hughes 307864 JACK MY BOY (7) (B;D) P Evans 6-8-9 Cathy Gannon 760098 TAURUS TWINS (19) (B;C,D) R J Price 7-8-8 D Sweeney 720797 KINGS ‘N DREAMS (35) (P;D) D Ivory 6-8-7 J Quinn 062-08 BEACHWOOD BAY (54) (D) J Hughes 5-8-6 Josephine Gordon(7) 698494 CAMACHE QUEEN (7) (T,V;D) J Tuite 5-8-1 K O’Neill

2012: Victorian Bounty 7-8-9, D Sweeney 12-1 (A Newcombe), drawn 6, 9 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 10-3 Titus Gent, 9-2 Commanche, 5 Ortac Rock, 11-2 Jack My Boy, 10 Royal Reyah, Taurus Twins, 12 Mac’s Power, 14 Others.

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R J CLYDE BUILDERS NURSERY (4) 1m 2yo Only Winner £3,752

542351 WICKHAMBROOK (18) I Mohammed 9-7 T Queally 06411 MORALLY BANKRUPT (37) (D) R Hannon 9-6 S Levey 522154 FLOATING BALLERINO (22) (CD) O Stevens 9-4 H Bentley 531872 THE ALAMO (7) (CD) R Hannon 9-2 R Hughes 833 STORM FORCE TEN (28) A Balding 9-2 D Probert 6236 ELLALAN (56) D M Simcock 9-0 J Crowley 07428 DALAKI (25) (H) C Brittain 8-11 M Dwyer 433304 LEFT DEFENDER (29) (P) J Hughes 8-10 J Fahy 7995 CAPE ARROW (20) (BF) P Cole 8-1 J Quinn 8657 MIDNIGHT RAMBLER (26) R Hannon 8-0 K O’Neill

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 4 The Alamo, 6 Morally Bankrupt, Wickhambrook, Cape Arrow, 8 Left Defender, Storm Force Ten, Midnight Rambler, 10 Others.

THE ALAMO 12-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, Form led 1f out, edged left and soon headed, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Killing Time (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft. CAPE ARROW 4-1fav (9-4) Held up in rear, headway final furlong, ran on, never nearer, 5th of 11, 8l behind Hedge End (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol. MORALLY BANKRUPT 4-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, ridden out, won at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Sep beating Killing Time (9-0) by nk, 11 ran. WICKHAMBROOK 7-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up in touch on outside, smooth headway on outside 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, ridden to lead and hung left inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf beating Maraayill (9-0) by 1l, 13 ran.

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(8) (11) (10) (4) (6) (2) (5) (9) (3) (1) (7)

CELEBRATING GIBBO’S STAG HANDICAP (DIV 1) (5) 1m 3yo plus Winner £2,588

336537 PRIME EXHIBIT (17) (T;D) J Stimpson 8-9-7 S W Kelly 045676 AUTHORITARIAN (74) (B;CD) R Hannon 4-9-4 R Hughes 633810 THE SCUTTLER (24) (D) M Channon 3-9-4 C Bishop(3) 11-666 CROESO MAWR (36) (D) J Spearing 7-9-2 S Drowne 69-535 IVOR’S PRINCESS (56) (B) B Millman 4-9-1 S Levey 1-7076 EMPIRICIST (37) (P) Mrs A Perrett 3-8-13 J Crowley 990-06 KNOW NO FEAR (13) (P;D) A J Lidderdale 8-8-13 D Sweeney 373 NATALIA (65) A Hollinshead 4-8-11 J Duern(5) 625 PEARL STYLE (32) O Stevens 3-8-10 H Bentley 002464 RIOJA DAY (13) (B) J Hills 3-8-9 M Lane 559808 KINDIA (19) (P) M Attwater 5-8-7 R Tate(5)

2012: Authoritarian 3-9-4, W Twiston-Davies(7) 9-2 Fav (R Hannon), drawn 2, 14 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 7-2 Authoritarian, 4 Ivor’s Princess, 5 Natalia, 7 Pearl Style, 8 Know No Fear, 10 Empiricist, 12 Prime Exhibit, The Scuttler, 14 Others.

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(2) (10) (6) (3) (1) (7) (4) (9) (8) (5)

CELEBRATING GIBBO’S STAG HANDICAP (DIV 2) (5) 1m 3yo plus Winner £2,588

625290 COLLODI (14) (D) R Curtis 4-9-7 N Curtis(7) 118393 BALMORAL CASTLE (24) J Portman 4-9-4 M Lawson(3) 824-91 BARISTA (13) B Forsey 5-9-3 D Cremin(7) 704823 UNCLE DERMOT (4) (CD) B Powell 5-9-1 K Fallon 240091 PAT’S LEGACY (13) (P;CD) P Phelan 7-9-0 Jemma Marshall(3) 17 WELSH SUNRISE (27) Ed Walker 3-8-13 T McLaughlin 38430 MOORTAHAN (28) R Hannon 3-8-11 R Hughes 439478 STAR DATE (8) (P) M Attwater 4-8-11 R Havlin 375641 ADMIRABLE ART (7) (P) A Carroll 3-8-10(6ex) R Tate(5) 461634 HAMBLE (28) (T;D) Miss J Feilden 4-8-7 Shelley Birkett(5)

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 3 Pat’s Legacy, 5 Balmoral Castle, Admirable Art, 6 Barista, Uncle Dermot, 10 Welsh Sunrise, 12 Hamble, 14 Moortahan, Collodi, 25 Star Date.

4.30

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ARC RETRAINING OF RACEHORSES HANDICAP (4) 1m 2f 3yo plus Winner £4,690

4414-9 EX ORIENTE (22) (D) S C Williams 4-9-10 A Beschizza 611771 BREAKING THE BANK (19) (CD) W Muir 4-9-5 M Dwyer 225078 CARRY ON SYDNEY (5) R Hannon 3-9-4 S Levey 221-09 ACE OF VALHALLA (32) O Stevens 4-9-4 H Bentley 364028 PRESBURG (16) (D) J Tuite 4-9-4 L Keniry 426370 TAKEITFROMALADY (14) (V;C) L Carter 4-9-0 Thomas Brown(3) 7 (5) 032309 STARWATCH (14) (C) J Bridger 6-9-0 M J Murphy(3) 8 (9) 0-1354 VITAL EVIDENCE (26) (P;D) Sir M Stoute 3-8-13 James Doyle 9 (7) 955460 ALDWICK BAY (14) (B;CD) R Hannon 5-8-10 R Hughes 10 (4) 5-0800 DELLBUOY (38) P Phelan 4-8-10 D Sweeney 11 (10) 695521 LYBICA (33) (D) G L Moore 3-8-5 S Hitchcott 12 (2) 9-8217 UNISON (37) (D) P Makin 3-8-5 L Jones (8) (11) (1) (3) (12) (6)

2012: Aldwick Bay 4-9-9, P Dobbs 5-1 (R Hannon), drawn 8, 12 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 4 Lybica, 5 Breaking The Bank, 7 Vital Evidence, 8 Unison, Starwatch, Aldwick Bay, 10 Presburg, 12 Ex Oriente, Carry On Sydney, 14 Others.

4-1fav (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed Form LYBICA on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep beating Landau (9-0) by nk, 14 ran. BREAKING THE BANK 13-8fav (9-8) Tracked leader, driven forward to lead over 5f out, hard driven over 2f out, kept on under pressure, all out, won at Salisbury 1m 2f clm stks (5) hvy beating Hipster (8-12) by 3l, 4 ran. VITAL EVIDENCE 8-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Cat O’Mountain (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sep. ALDWICK BAY 40-1 (8-12) Always towards rear, never a factor, last of 11, 11l behind She’s Late (9-0) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.

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BEN WOOLLACOTT MEMORIAL HANDICAP (5) 5f 3yo plus Winner £2,588

-00448 SOLEMN (26) (B;CD) J Bradley 8-9-7 A Kirby 669006 HEARTSONG (37) (D) J Gallagher 4-9-7 M J Murphy(3) 538401 LAYLA’S OASIS (7) (D) R Fahey 3-9-7(6ex) R Hughes 150444 INDIAN AFFAIR (38) J Bradley 3-9-5 J Quinn 725493 CAPTAIN SCOOBY (6) (E;D) R C Guest 7-9-5 P Millman(7) 423842 INDIAN TINKER (37) (D) R Cowell 4-9-4 S Drowne 767366 COMMANDINGPRESENCE (20) (D) J Bridger 7-9-4 K O’Neill 203860 SHAWKANTANGO (33) (V;D) D Shaw 6-9-3 H Bentley 434521 HARROGATE FAIR (6) (D) M D Squance 3-9-2(6ex) L Jones 243317 RAMBO WILL (20) (D) J R Jenkins 5-9-1 Cathy Gannon 773167 INVIGILATOR (10) (T;D) D Shaw 5-8-12 A McLean(7) 0-5165 TYCHAIOS (13) (CD) S C Williams 3-8-10 A Beschizza

2012: Whitecrest 4-9-5, C Catlin 6-1 (J Spearing), drawn 7, 10 ran.

BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Indian Tinker, 6 Harrogate Fair, Layla’s Oasis, 7 Tychaios, 8 Indian Affair, Rambo Will, Captain Scooby, 12 Solemn, 14 Others.

INDIAN TINKER 16-1 (9-1) Reared start and slowly away, headway Form halfway, soon hung left, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Monsieur Jamie (9-7) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Sep. HARROGATE FAIR 12-1 (8-13) Bumped soon after start, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched outside and headway to lead just over 1f out, driven out, won at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Alis Aquilae (8-11) by 3/4l, 11 ran. LAYLA’S OASIS 22-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, won at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf beating Gottcher (9-4) by 1/2l, 13 ran.

TYCHAIOS 8-1 (8-10) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on near finish, 5th of 15, 8l behind Generalyse (9-7) at Leicester 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf. CAPTAIN SCOOBY 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd brielfy inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Kylladdie (9-7) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol.

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JRL GROUP AMATEUR HANDICAP (5) 1m 4f 3yo plus Winner £2,496

153431 EBONY EXPRESS (26) (D) G Swinbank 4-11-10 Mr O Sangster(5) 45-556 HYPERLINK (46) (D) M Bell 4-11-9 Mr A R Ferguson(5) 813665 TAWSEEF (24) R Brotherton 5-11-9 Mr J Hamilton 129656 WORDINESS (24) (D) B Powell 5-11-9 Mr M Stanley(5) -00965 MR SPIGGOTT (12) (V) G L Moore 4-11-8 Mr F Mitchell 87090/ DRUSSELL (J148) (D) M Bosley 7-11-6 Mr Z Baker(7) -53801 CUCKOO ROCK (8) (P;D) J Portman 6-11-1(6ex) Mr J Harding(5) 8 (3) 0-2150 ON STAGE (39) W Kittow 4-11-0 Mr S Walker 9 (10) 564283 FROSTY BERRY (8) J Wainwright 4-10-12 Mr A French(7) 10 (7) 7-0030 URBAN SPACE (30) (CD) A Carroll 7-10-10 Mr Chris Martin(3)

2012: No corresponding race.

BETTING FORECAST: 4 Ebony Express, 9-2 Mr Spiggott, 11-2 Hyperlink, 6 On Stage, 7 Cuckoo Rock, Frosty Berry, 8 Wordiness, 12 Tawseef, 20 Others.

abc index To Today’s Meetings Pl - Plumpton, Po - Pontefract, W - Windsor.

Aalim ............................ Po 4.10 Abruzzi.......................... Pl 4.20 Ace Of Valhalla ............. W 4.30 Adili .............................. Po 4.40 Admirable Art ............... W 4.00 After The Storm ........... Po 4.10 Akbabend ..................... Pl 4.20 Al Amaan ...................... Pl 5.20 Alderbrook Lad ............ Pl 4.50 Aldwick Bay.................. W 4.30 Arc Light ...................... Po 5.10 Arctic Feeling .............. Po 3.10 Ardmay ........................ Po 5.40 Artful Prince ................ Po 5.10 Asgardella ................... Po 5.10 Ashcott Boy.................. Pl 3.20 Astral Rose ................... W 2.00 Astrowolf ..................... Po 2.10 Auld Sthock .................. Pl 2.20 Authentication ............ Po 4.40 Authoritarian ................ W 3.30 Avon Breeze ................ Po 3.10 Badb Catha ................... Pl 2.50 Baileys Forever ........... Po 2.10 Ballyculla ...................... Pl 4.20 Balmoral Castle............ W 4.00 Baltic Brave .................. W 2.00 Barista .......................... W 4.00 Barlow........................... Pl 3.50 Barwick ........................ Po 5.40 Be Marvellous .............. Pl 5.20

Beachwood Bay ........... W Bearskin ...................... Po Benny The Swinger ...... Pl Bentons Lad ................ Po Blue Bear ...................... Pl Bold Tara....................... Pl Bow Creek ................... Po Breakable .................... Po Breaking The Bank....... W Brockfield .................... Po Bronze Beau ................ Po

By Rights ...................... W Cabimas........................ Pl Camache Queen........... W Cannon Fodder ............ Pl Cape Arrow ................... W Captain Scooby............ W Carry On Sydney .......... W Cheveton ..................... Po Cheworee .................... Po Collodi .......................... W Commanche ................. W Commandingpresence W Coup De Grace ............. Pl Cowslip ........................ Po Croeso Mawr ................ W Cuckoo Rock ................ W Cueca ............................ W Curragh Dancer............ Pl Dalaki ............................ W Dark Ruler.................... Po Day Of Conquest ......... Po Daymar Bay .................. Pl

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Dazza ............................ W De Blacksmith .............. Pl Dellbuoy ....................... W Doctor Foxtrot .............. Pl Doheny Bar................... Pl Dont Tell Nan ................ W Drussell ........................ W Ebony Express ............. W Ellalan ........................... W Empiricist ..................... W Eric The Grey ............... Po Eton Dorney ................ Po Ex Oriente ..................... W Fair Bramble ................. Pl Firecruise .................... Po Floating Ballerino ........ W Fortrose Academy ....... W Frosty Berry ................. W Geniusinrhyme ........... Po Gigondas ...................... Pl Greed Is Good ............. Po Hamble.......................... W Harrogate Fair .............. W Head Hunted................. Pl Heading To First ........... Pl Headline News ............ Po Heartsong ..................... W Hello Sweetness ......... Po Hopatina ....................... Pl Hubood ......................... Pl Hydrant ........................ Po Hyperlink ...................... W Indian Affair .................. W

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Indian Tinker................. W Interior Minister........... Po Invigilator ..................... W Isthereadifference........ Pl Ivebeenthinking ........... Pl Ivor’s Princess ............. W Jack My Boy ................. W Jawaab......................... Po Jive............................... Po Jordaura ...................... Po Just Cloudy .................. Pl Just When..................... Pl Kashstaree .................. Po Kindia............................ W King Boru ..................... Pl King Massini................. Pl King Of The Celts ........ Po Kings ‘n Dreams ........... W Kings Lodge ................. Pl Know No Fear ............... W Koultas King................. Pl Lady Heidi.................... Po Lastchancelucas......... Po Layla’s Oasis ................ W Left Defender................ W Life And Times............. Po Little Briar Rose ........... W Long Lunch .................. Pl Loose Chips ................. Pl Lybica ........................... W Mac’s Grey.................... Pl Mac’s Power ................. W Macbeth ........................ Pl

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Madam Lilibet .............. Po Madame Mirasol .......... Po Maraweh ...................... Po Meirig’s Dream ............. Pl Mestizo ........................ Po Midnight Rambler ........ W Midnight Thomas ......... Pl Moccasin ..................... Po Mon Brav ..................... Po Money Money Money ... Pl Moorlands Jack............ Pl Moortahan .................... W Morally Bankrupt ......... W Mr Crystal .................... Po Mr Spiggott ................... W Musical Molly .............. Po Musnad ........................ Po Mykia............................ Po Natalia ........................... W Native Falls .................. Po Neighbourhood ........... Po Nemo Spirit................... Pl Never Forever.............. Po Newgate Queen ........... Po Newsreader ................. Po Next Sensation ............. Pl Night Of Passion .......... Pl Noble Friend ................. Pl Norfolk Sky ................... Pl Norway Cross.............. Po Oil Strike ...................... Po Oldjoesaid ................... Po On Stage ....................... W

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Ortac Rock.................... W Oscar Baby ................... Pl Osmosia ....................... Pl Pat’s Legacy ................. W Pearl Style .................... W Penderyn ..................... Po Percy’s Gal .................. Po Perfect Blossom ......... Po Petrocelli ...................... Pl Pinotage ...................... Po Presburg ....................... W Presenting Dr T ............ Pl Prime Exhibit ................ W Primo d’Oro .................. W Quadriller...................... Pl Rachael’s Ruby ............ Pl Rambo Will ................... W Rancho Montoya ......... Po Red Charmer ............... Po Renagisha .................... Pl Rhinestone Rebel ....... Po Ribbleton ..................... Po Rioja Day ...................... W Riverboat Springs ....... Po Rockawango ............... Po Rocky Elsom ................ Pl Romney Marsh ............. Pl Royal Reyah ................. W Royal Trooper............... Pl Ruby’s Day .................. Po Running Wolf............... Po Rylee Mooch................ Po Safety Check ............... Po

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San Cassiano .............. Po Sandy’s Double ............ Pl Save The Bees ............. Po Shadarpour .................. Pl Sharaarah .................... Po Shawkantango ............. W She’s Humble ............... Pl Shikari.......................... Po Should I Stay ................ Pl Slaney Star ................... Pl Snapchat ...................... Pl Solemn.......................... W Solidarity ..................... Po Son Du Silence ............ Po Spider Lily .................... W Spirit Of Rio ................. Po Star Date ....................... W Starwatch ..................... W State Department ......... Pl Storm Force Ten ........... W Supa U ......................... Po Sweet Angelica............ Po Tabaayun ..................... Po Takeitfromalady ........... W Takemybreathaway..... Po Taurus Twins ................ W Tawseef......................... W Thatchmaster .............. Po The Alamo..................... W The Scuttler .................. W The Wallace Line ......... Po Time Book..................... Pl Tinchy Ryder ............... Po

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Titus Gent ..................... W Top Boy ........................ Po Top Chief....................... Pl Totalize ........................ Po Toto Skyllachy ............. Po Twin Bud ....................... Pl Tychaios ....................... W Un Anjou ....................... Pl Uncle Dermot ............... W Unison .......................... W Unsist............................ Pl Upton Mead .................. Pl Urban Space ................. W Uxizandre ..................... Pl Venutius....................... Po Victory Danz ................ Po Vital Evidence............... W Wah Wah Taysee .......... Pl Wannabe Your Man ..... Po Waseem Faris .............. Po Watergate ..................... Pl Wayward Glance ......... Po Welsh Sunrise .............. W What’s For Tea.............. Pl Wickhambrook ............. W Wilberfoss ................... Po Wild Sauce ................... Po Wolf Hall........................ Pl Wordiness .................... W

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20 SPORT MONDAY OCTOBER 21 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS

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McIlroy in strong finish with final 67

Schlein battles to Swindon victory SPEEDWAY: Aussie ace Rory Schlein conquered difficult track conditions to race to his second Elite League Riders’ Championship in just three years at Swindon. Schlein fended off King’s Lynn teammate Niels-Kristian Iversen to repeat his triumph at the Abbey in 2011, whilst British star Craig Cook bagged a well-deserved third place.

Robins favourite Hans Andersen rounded off the finalists after a battling display – but after losing his seat in the decisive race he was unable to take a rostrum spot. His Swindon team-mate Troy Batchelor reached the semi-final, whilst Peter Kildemand narrowly missed out on progression on the countback having been tied with Batchelor and Scott Nicholls on seven.

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BY PHIL CASEY

Ding races to win against home hope SNOOKER: China’s Ding Junhui dashed home hope Aditya Mehta’s Indian Open dream by claiming a 5-0 win in the final in New Delhi.

India, despite being the country where snooker originated in the late 19th century, had never previously produced a semi-finalist at a major ranking event. But the 27-year-old Mehta, ranked 72nd in the world, knocked out former world champions Peter Ebdon and Mark Williams, compatriot Pankaj Advani, and Scotland’s former world number two Stephen Maguire on his way to a final appearance.

Kenny and Varnish pick up more medals CYCLING: Great Britain secured two bronze medals on the second day of competition at the European Track Championships in Apeldoorn, Holland. Jason Kenny took bronze in the men’s sprint.

The double London 2012 gold medallist made it to the semifinals, but he lost to Robert Forstemann. The 25-year-old fought back to beat another German, Stefan Botticher, in two straight races to seal the bronze. Jess Varnish was third in the women’s equivalent. She also picked up a bronze alongside Becky James in the women’s team sprint on Friday.

Evans and Forrest make progress BOXING: Olympic silver medallist Fred Evans pulled off an impressive win over Georgia’s Zaal Kvachatadze to reach the last 16 of the welterweight division at the World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Evans repelled his opponent’s advances in the opening round and then stepped up to claim a clear victory with a solid display of counterpunching. There was also a fine win for Scottish lightheavyweight Scott Forrest, who beat Denmark’s Martin Pedersen thanks to a unanimous decision.

Kalex Moto2 rider Scott Redding exits turn four during the qualifying session at the Australian motorcycle Grand Prix in Phillip Island

Redding title hopes are hit by broken wrist in Australia MOTOR CYCLING Scott Redding’s hopes of landing the Moto2 World Championship have been dealt a hammer blow after the Quedgeley race ace broke his wrist during qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix.

The 20-year-old former Severn Vale School pupil arrived in Australia with a ninepoint championship lead, but is now likely to race only once more this season.

Looking to improve on sixth place on the grid, Redding was kicked out of the seat of his bike on the final section of the Phillip Island circuit and was thrown off the bike.

He was able to walk away from the incident, but X-rays showed a broken bone in his left wrist and he underwent surgery in Melbourne on Saturday. In his absence title rival Pol Espargaro stole a march in the championship standings, winning the Australian Grand Prix to take a 16-point lead at the head of the rankings.

Redding had a metal plate and six screws inserted into his wrist and will begin his rehabilitation later this week with the aim of making his return for the final Grand Prix of the season in Valencia.

However, he is set to miss the penultimate grand prix of the

season in Japan next weekend and it appears likely that his world championship hopes will have ended by his return to action.

His team principal at Marc VDS Racing, Michael Bartholemy admitted that Redding’s title hopes have suffered a massive blow.

“Yes, there’s a championship to be fought over, but our priority now is Scott’s health. If that means we have to forfeit the championship then so be it,” he said.

Redding has already agreed a deal to race in the elite MotoGP class for Gresini Honda for the 2014 season.

■ Jorge Lorenzo’s MotoGP

title hopes were dragged back from the abyss after winning a chaotic Australian Grand Prix that saw championship leader Marc Marquez disqualified over a pit-stop infringement.

All of the riders had been instructed to change their bikes on the ninth or tenth lap after Bridgestone announced that it was unable to guarantee the safety of its rear tyres beyond ten laps after resurfacing work on the Phillip Island track.

With the race reduced from 27 laps to 19 as a consequence, it was Yamaha rider Lorenzo who coped best with the unusual circumstances as he won from pole position.

Emotional Sykes claims world crown with victory

BY CHRIS DEVINE An emotional Tom Sykes admitted he had shed tears after winning the World Superbike Championship.

The Huddersfield-born 28-year-old Kawasaki rider, who missed out on the 2012 title by half a point, finished third in the opening race of the final round at Jerez.

Sykes did enough to take the championship at the Spanish circuit as he finished behind Ireland’s Eugene Laverty (Aprilia) and the Gold Bet BMW of Italian Marco Melandri.

Sykes, who lives in Coventry, became the fourth British winner of the title after Carl Forgarty, Neil Hodgson and James Toseland.

“I’m absolutely over the

World champion Tom Sykes

moon, so emotional. I was shedding a few tears on the slowing down lap, I was shaking,” he said. “There have been lots of sacrifices to get here.”

Sykes had lost the title in 2012 by half a point to Italian Max Biaggi and also started this year with a cracked bone in his left wrist but was able to cope with an up-and-down season to take the title. He said: “Luckily this is our moment. I was so close last year. I’ve been waiting a long time for this and she’s finally here.”

Laverty won a fierce battle with Melandri to take the race win.

Laverty held the lead for most of the race until his Italian rival went ahead of him on the penultimate lap but Laverty went around the out-

side of Melandri in the final corner to snatch victory.

Sykes rode to a safe third place after dealing with the attentions of Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli on the second factory Aprilia.

Sykes did not have it all his own way in race two as he was forced to settle for second place. He had led until half distance but then Laverty took control, winning his second race of the day with Sykes second and Gunitoli third.

World Superbike Championship round 14, Jerez, Spain, race one: 1 E Laverty (Gbr) Aprilia 36mins 00.919secs, 2 M Melandri (Ita) BMW 36:01.137, 3 T Sykes (Gbr) Kawasaki 36:07.600; 7 C Davies (Gbr) BMW 36:29.540; 8 L Camier (Gbr) Suzuki 36:30.467.

Race two: 1 Laverty 36mins 05.989secs, 2 Sykes 36:08.700, 3 S Guintoli (Fra) Ducati 36:11.699; 5 Davies 36:27.819; 6 Camier 36:32.547. Riders’ Championship: 1 Sykes 447.0pts, 2 Laverty 424.0, 3 Guintoli 402.0; 5 Davies 290.0; 9 J Rea (Gbr) Honda 176.0.

Rory McIlroy shot a finalround score of 67 to claim a share of second place at the Korea Open.

The Northern Irishman, who had fallen ten shots behind the lead after three rounds, carded five birdies in his four-under-par round to end one behind winner Kang Sung-hoon.

It was a strong finish after what had been a frustrating third day for the world number six at the Woo Jeong Hills Country Club course near Cheonan.

The only blemish in the final round for McIlroy, who had been playing his first tournament for a month, was a bogey at the 16th.

McIlroy, the star attraction at the Korean Tour event, said: “I could have shot anything, absolutely anything. I only missed two greens and had so many chances, but it was like the story of yesterday – I just didn’t hole enough putts.”

McIlroy was three off the pace when he completed his round but the capitulation of overnight leader Kim Hyungtae may have exacerbated his sense of frustration.

Kim had begun the final round with a four-stroke lead

Rory McIlroy finished joint second but shot a six-over 77, which included a triple bogey six at the 13th, to finish alongside McIlroy on three under.

Three other Koreans, Lee Sang-hee, Lee Chang-woo and Joong-kyung, also finished on three-under 281.

In Australia, Jin Jeong defeated England’s Ross Fisher in a play-off to claim victory in the Perth International at Lake Karrinyup.

Jeong, 23, prevailed at the first extra hole to claim his first European Tour title after the pair had finished tied on ten under par after the final round.

The South Korean would not have been expecting to end with the title after a nightmare start to his final round that saw him double-bogey the first. He recovered with birdies at the fourth and fifth, and as overnight leader Brody Ninyette saw his challenge falter with three bogeys over the final six holes, Jeong hit the front after further gains at the 11th, 12th and 15th.

Fisher hit six birdies against two bogeys on his way to a 68, but after taking Jeong to a play-off the Englishman quickly came unstuck on the return trip down the 18th when his approach shot went through the green, leaving his rival two putts to wrap up his maiden title.