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Gareth Bale took 39 minutes toscore his first Real Madrid goalafter making his debut againstVillarreal on Saturday night.

The world’s most expensiveplayer was handed a startingdebut and made an immediateimpact when he stabbed in aDaniel Carvajal pull back frominside the six-yard box.

Madrid paid 100 millioneuros – the equivalent of £85.3million at the time of the move– to sign the Wales winger fromTottenham at the end of thesummer’s transfer window,but the international breakmeant his debut was delayed.

Bale then only came off thebench in Wales’ two World Cupfriendlies and after a limitedpreparation – he had been yetto start a competitive fixturethis term – it was thought the24-year-old might be eased in.

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti,however, opted to send himstraight into action at El Mad-rigal as he started alongsidethe likes of Cristiano Ronaldoand former Spurs team-mateLuka Modric.

Bale’s debut did not initiallygo to plan as Villarreal took a21st-minute lead throughRuben Cani, but the Welsh-man, who had been a peri-

Bale scores ondebut, Ronaldosigns new deal

GarethBalecelebratesin typicalstyle

Schneiderlin should have been dismissed, insists AllardyceSOUTHAMPTON 0WEST HAM UNITED 0

Sam Allardyce felt West Hamwere denied victory atSouthampton by referee AndreMar riner’s decision not tosend off Morgan Schneiderlin.

The teams fought out a goal-less draw in difficult condi-tions at St Mary’s, althoughthings could have been muchdifferent had the French mid-fielder been sent off.

Allardyce felt Schneiderlinshould have been dismissed fora poor first-half tackle on Mo-hamed Diame, for which Mar-riner did not even award a free- West Ham’s Jussi Jaaskelainen, left, makes a save PICTURE: CHRIS ISON/PA

kick. West Ham themselveswere fortunate not to be re-duced to ten men after a JoeyO’Brien lunge on Adam Lal-lana with 20 minutes remain-ing, but Allardyce feelsS ch n e i d e rl i n’s tackle wouldhave been the difference.

“We feel a bit disappointedthat Schneiderlin is still on thepitch – we didn’t even get afree-kick – because it’s a two-footed challenge,” the Ham-mers boss said.

“(With) two-footed chal-lenges, we have been told byeveryone in the referees’ de-partment from Mike Rileydown, there is no other choice

but a straight red – this one wed i d n’t even get a free-kick.

“I can’t for the life of me(understand) – Andre (Mar-riner) is such an experiencedreferee, how he didn’t see that.For me that was a disappoint-ment. It’s in the end kept themwith 11 men on the field whenthe law was supposed to bethey should only have had tenmen which would have givenus a better chance of winning.

“But I’m happy with a point.I can’t affect what the refereesdo, it’s not my job.”

Allardyce had goalkeeperJussi Jaaskelainen to thankfor keeping the Saints at bay.

Toffees inflicta first defeaton MourinhoPREMIER LEAGUE REVIEW

Jose Mourinho suffered hisfirst defeat in his secondcoming as Chelsea manager asbirthday boy Steven Naismithcelebrated his first league startof the season in perfect style.

The Scotland internationalheaded home the winner infirst-half added-time to givethe Toffees a 1-0 win.

His goal also kick-started theRoberto Martinez era at Good-ison Park after three success-ive draws had left the Spaniardwith some convincing to do.

Aaron Ramsey’s second-halfdouble snatched the points forArsenal at the Stadium Light,but the game hinged on a con-troversial disallowed effortfrom Sunderland striker JozyA l t i d o re.

Altidore thought he hadequalised for the Black Catswhen he bundled the ball overthe line in the 70th minute,only for referee Martin Atkin-son to haul back the action andgive the home side a free-kickfor an earlier foul.

Three minutes later, Ramseywas sent through by OlivierGiroud at the other end towrap up a 3-1 win.

Arsene Wenger’s men dom-inated the first half, but onlyhad Giroud’s 11th-minuteopener to show for it.

Craig Gardner brought thehosts level from the penaltyspot after a foul by LaurentKoscielny on Adam Johnsontwo minutes into the secondhalf, then Steven Fletcher hadan effort ruled out for offside.

Ramsey put Arsenal back infront with a superb volley inthe 67th minute, before Atkin-s o n’s controversial interven-tion sealed Sunderland’s fate.

Tottenham new boy Chris-tian Eriksen inspired his sidea comfortable 2-0 win over Nor-wich at White Hart Lane.

Eriksen combined withRoberto Soldado to set up theopener for Gylfi Sigurdsson inthe 26th minute, and the Ice-land international made it 2-0from close range four minutes

into the second half after aPaulinho cross.

Sluggish Manchester Cityfailed to break the deadlock ona frustrating afternoonagainst Stoke and had to settlefor a 0-0 draw at the BritanniaStadium.

Manchester United had nosuch problems in the earlykick-off against ten-man Crys-tal Palace, with goals fromRobin van Persie and WayneRooney earning a 2-0 win.

Watched by former boss SirAlex Ferguson, Van Persie putUnited in front with a penaltyin first half injury-time afterKagisho Dikgacoi was sent offfor a foul on Ashley Young.

New signing Marouane Fel-laini came off the bench tomake his United debut for thelast half-hour, but it wasRooney who made the gamesafe with a superb 81st-minutef re e - k i ck .

Newcastle substitute YoanGouffran came off the bench toclaim a 2-1 win for Newcastleagainst Aston Villa.

Hatem Ben Arfa had givenAlan Pardew’s men an 18th-minute lead, but ChristianB e n t e ke ’s powerful 67th-minute header drew Villa leveland left the home side lookingthe most likely winners.

But Gouffran, a 62nd-minutereplacement for Loic Remy,pounced in the 73rd minute tostab home after Villa goal-keeper Brad Guzan spilled aneffort from Ben Arfa.

Gareth McAuley’s injury-time header snatched a dra-matic point for West Brom atFulham and lifted the Baggiesoff the bottom of the table.

Steve Sidwell put Fulhamahead in the 22nd minute andthe home side had three moreefforts disallowed by DimitarBerbatov – twice – and HugoRodallega before McAuley rosehighest to head home.

Peter Whittingham conver-ted a Ben Turner cross in the59th minute to earn a 1-1 drawfor Cardiff at Hull, who had ledthrough a 40th-minute headerfrom Curtis Davies.

pheral figure before his goal,outpaced his marker to scorein Madrid’s famous whitejersey for the first time,making it 1-1 at half-time.

The game eventually fin-ished 2-2.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, sig-nalled his ambition to finishhis career at Real Madrid aftersigning a new deal that tieshim to the club for the next fiveye a r s.

Ronaldo was pictured onReal Madrid TV on Sundaysigning his new deal, alongsidepresident Florentino Perez,before fronting a press con-ference at the Bernabeu.

The 28-year-old Portugueseforward, whose previous dealhad been due to run out in 2015,expressed delight at agreeingterms after speculation in thesummer he could be temptedback to Manchester United.

But the possibility of areturn to Old Trafford, wherehe is still appreciated fouryears after his departure,seems remote after Ronaldostressed the Spanish capital iswhere he wants to stay.

“I’m really happy here,” hesaid. “I’ll be here five moreyears. I just want to wintrophies for this club. I ap-preciate the fans like me to behere. I’m happy, I want to givemy best on the pitch.

“I will be honest with you –everyone knows I was inManchester for six years.Manchester is in the past.

“Now my club is RealMadrid. This is my home, myfamily is here and I’m reallyhappy here.”

Steven Naismith celebrates after putting Everton ahead against Chelsea on Saturday PICTURE: PETER BYRNE/PA

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SHEFF WED 1YEOVIL TOWN 1

BY CHRIS SWEET

Ralls strikes a superb equaliser asYeovil fight back against the odds

The Yeovil Town players surround referee Geoff Eltringham after Sheffield Wednesday’s controversial opening goal at Hillsborough PICTURES: STEVE BOND/PINNACLE

Johnson hailshis players aspoint is takenBY CHRIS SWEET

Fighting back to draw withSheffield Wednesday showedYeovil Town have come of agein the Sky Bet Championshipaccording to their manager,who quipped that his ten menbattled 14.

Joe Ralls’ exquisite second-half strike sealed a point atHillsborough as the Gloversovercame Byron Webster’s41st-minute red card for apunch and the Owls’ conten-tious opener to end a run of fivestraight defeats.

Referee Geoff Eltringhamover-ruled assistant Paul Cookwhen he deemed Atdhe Nuhiuto be offside, only for thestriker to tap-in after MichailAntonio sprinted past to takepossession.

Yeovil boss Gary Johnsonsaid: “We were very disappoin-ted with the goal, of course, asanyone would be.

“But I’m not going to givethat man (Eltringham) theheadline because the headlinedeserves to be the players with

Joe Ralls’ sublime volleyensured that the post-matchdiscussion was dominated byten-man Yeovil’s fightingspirit at Sheffield Wednesdayrather than refereeingdecisions or ill-discipline.

The Owls took a controver-sial first-half lead in the SkyBet Championship whenAtdhe Nuhiu was initiallydeemed offside only for the as-sistant official to change hismind with Gary Johnson’smen static.

Byron Webster then clashedwith the Wednesday forwardtowards the end of the firsthalf, receiving a straight redfor aiming a punch.

Johnson said: “Other than 20minutes against Derby Countyat home when they opened usup, we’ve been in every gameand every game has been atight affair because there’squality, there’s athleticism andt h e re ’s cleverness.

“That will have been a greatlittle learning curve for ustoday because we stood up to alot and lesser teams willcrumble, but we didn’t and I’mvery proud and pleased of oursquad. Even the lads on theline were giving their effort as

much as they could in theiri nvo l ve m e n t . ”

The Glovers fielded the sameXI defeated 1-0 by Reading twoweeks earlier, Sam Hoskinsmissing from the substituteswith fellow attacker KiefferMoore preferred.

Yeovil arguably settled thequicker, testing Wednesdaywith a brisk counter-attack onsix minutes. Joel Grant’s shotwas blocked before goalkeeperChris Kirkland caught EdU p s o n’s curling effort from there b o u n d .

On 11 minutes, Nuhiu stolean inch from Webster, heading

goalwards. Wayne Hennesseywas up to the task and saved,though, diving to his left.

The visitors responded im-mediately, racing to the otherend of the pitch, only for KamilZayatte to anxiously hoof cleara yard from the line whenJames Hayter’s close rangehook caught Kirkland out ofposition.

Michail Antonio met an-other whipped cross on 16minutes, but despite excitingthe home crowd he could notget the ball on target.

The forward was in the thickof the action when Wednesday

took a contentious lead on 26minutes. When Wednesdaythreaded the ball through theYeovil defence referee’s assist-ant Paul Cook flagged for off-side, with Nuhiu the offender.

However, with the Gloversstopping and not playing to thewhistle, Antonio raced beyondNuhiu and – with the offsideflag having mysteriously dis-appeared – slide the ball to hisstrike partner to tap-in.

Yeovil, wanting to know whythe assistant had taken so longto change his mind and decideNuhiu was not interferingwith play, crowded refereeGeoff Eltringham, who stoodby his official.

Former England man Kirk-land came to the Owls’ re s c u etwo minutes after their strike,superbly palming away AndyWi l l i a m s ’ header to deny agolden chance.

Matters then got worse forthe fading Glovers fourminutes before the break.

Webster lashed out at Nuhiuin a tussle on the floor thatfollowed a tackle, the defendercorrectly sent off while thescorer was booked.

The period, at least, endedon a relative high for Yeovil,Upson bringing a full-lengthdiving save from Kirklandwith a 20-yard free kick.

Wednesday ended a slowstart to the second half with

Nuhiu bending over the barfrom the edge of the box as thetravellers chased shadows.

However, it was the visitorswho would net next, Ralls cre-ating space with the outside ofhis boot and emphatically vol-leying beyond Kirkland on 64m i nu t e s.

On 74 minutes, Hennesseywas spared embarrassmentfollowing an uncharacteristicerror. A right wing cross foundits way through to Antonio onthe opposite side of the box andhis shot squeezed through thekee per’s hands, struck the postand trickled along the lineback into hands.

The Owls flew at Yeovil forthe remainder of the half, butthe Somerset side dug in,showing their mettle in theSteel City to blunt an unthreat-ening attack, earning a pointand halting a run of fivestraight defeats.Sheff Wed: Kirkland, Spence, Zayatte, Llera, RJohnson, Palmer (J Johnson 64), Prutton(Semedo 75), Coke, Helan (Maghoma 80),Antonio, Nuhiu. Not Used: Buxton, McCabe,Lavery, Dawson.Booked: Llera, Nuhiu, J Johnson.Goals: Nuhiu 25.Yeovil: Hennessey, Ayling, Webster, Seaborne,McAllister, Grant (Dawson 75), Edwards,Upson, Ralls (Moore 90), Hayter (Fontaine 43),Williams. Not Used: Foley, Ngoo, Davis, Dunn.Sent Off: Webster (41).Booked: Edwards.Goals: Ralls 64.Attendance: 22,328.Referee: Geoff Eltringham (Tyne & Wear).

Joe Ralls celebrates scoring the Yeovil Town equaliser on Saturday

YeovilTownbossGaryJohnsonwasproudof hisplayers

the work rate and effort theyput in to play that game atHillsborough in front of 22,000p e o p l e.

“It’s like the Land Of TheGiants out there with theirplayers all 6ft 3ins and youhave to be aware of the barraget h at ’s coming in and deal withit, but also have possession andcreate chances yourself.

“If we have ever grown up forthe Championship this is it.We played 14 versus ten in thesecond half.”

Johnson added that Websterwill be punished for lashingout at Nuhiu when the pairtangled near the touchline andsaid: “I was very disappointedwith Byron’s reaction.

“He didn’t need to look likehe was throwing a punch.

“Obviously he will be rep-rimanded and, of course, LiamFontaine came in and did anexcellent job, which we knowhe does.

“Liam was there when weneeded him and he and DannySeaborne looked decent to-gether, which is promising forthe future.”

On Nuhiu’s goal, Johnsonsaid: “The offside rule is theoffside rule that nobody un-d e r s t a n d s.

“But when the linesmanstands there rigid with his flagas high as he can of course yous t o p.

“The referee’s reason for let-ting play go on was that, in hisopinion, the player the lines-man flagged wasn’t interferingwith play. I want to know howhe knew which player wasbeing flagged by the linesmanunless he’s telepathic?”


First victory isnot far away,insists PackBY ANDY STOCKHAUSEN

Marlon Pack is adamant thatBristol City can end a six-month wait for a League winwhen they take on Shrewsburyat Ashton Gate tomorrow.

Without a three-point haulsince Middlesbrough werebeaten 2-0 in a Championshipfixture in BS3 on March 9, theRobins suffered furthermisery when going down 3-0 athome to Peterborough at thewe e ke n d .

Without a victory in 18League games, City find them-selves in the bottom four andunder pressure to put rightthat particular record ofunder-achievement againstmid-table Shrewsbury.

Midfielder Pack and histeam-mates are more determ-ined than ever to register afirst win in League One at theseventh attempt.

City have taken just onepoint from tough home gamesagainst Bradford, Wolves andPeterborough, but Pack viewstomor row’s fixture as an idealopportunity to collect threep o i n t s.

He said: “No disrespect toShrewsbury, but this is a gamewe expect to win. We are at

Assombalonga demonstrates whathard-up City have missed out onBRISTOL CITY 0PETERBORO 3

BY ANDYSTOCKHAUSEN

Sean O’Driscoll’s contentionthat Bristol City is a big clubwithout a team to match theexpectations of its supporterswas amply borne out asPeterborough pulled rank atAshton Gate.

It seems a great deal haschanged since the Robins beatPosh 4-2 in a Championshipencounter on the same groundjust nine months ago.

Although both clubs were re-legated in May, Peterboroughare quite clearly far betterequipped to return to thesecond tier of English footballin the near future.

If Posh have retained a ma-jority of the players who wereso unfortunate to suffer de-motion, financial concernshave forced City into a re-volving door policy that hasleft head coach O’Driscoll withthe unenviable task of startingvirtually from scratch with ayoung team barely recognis-able from the one that finishedthe previous season.

City’s best players either leftas free agents or were sold

during the summer, while Pe-terborough boss Darren Fer-guson was handed asubstantial sum of money torecruit Britt Assombalonga asa replacement for top-scorerDwight Gayle, who left to joinCrystal Palace.

Given these undeniablefacts, it is difficult to under-stand why so many City fanschose to boo their team off thefield at the final whistle.

It can only be hoped that thedisparity between the twosides and the subsequent out-come, no matter how unpal-atable, will serve as a wake-upcall to those still labouringunder the misapprehensionthat the Robins should be chal-lenging at the other end of theLeague One table.

Viewed in the wider contextof what has gone before – 18League games without a windating back to March 9 – it isentirely understandable thatsupporters feel a deep sense offrustration – but with thegreatest of respect to those whopay at the turnstiles, City arejust six games into a long-termproject designed to eradicatethe mistakes of the past andpatience and forbearance arenow required in spade loads.

Peterborough were better in

just about every departmentand, once they got their nosesin front, it was only a matter ofhow many goals they wouldscore against opponents whohave yet to keep a clean sheetsince returning to this level.

O’Driscoll argued that hisside did not deserve to lose 3-0and he has a point. But let usnot forget that Posh missed apenalty and had chances towin by an even wider margin.

The fact Assombalonga didso much to hole City’s shipbelow the water line says agreat deal about the respectivepositions of the two clubs.

O’Driscoll enquired as to thepossibility of taking theformer Watford forward onloan during the close season,only for Posh to come up with£1.2 million and acquire hisservices permanently.

Money talks and the 20-year-old produced the kind of high-octane performance thatmerely served to highlightCity’s deficiencies at both endsof the pitch.

Quite simply, Assombalongaand strike partner TyroneBarnett played better thantheir City counterparts, SamBaldock and Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, aided and abetted asthey were by the some poor

defending. Although City star-ted reasonably well, the firstgoal was always going to provecrucial and it was handed toBarnett on a plate, goalkeeperFrank Fielding pushing CraigA l c o ck ’s weak shot into thepath of the gangling centre for-ward instead of diverting itbehind.

At least Fielding madeamends moments later, divingto his left to keep out LeeTo m l i n’s penalty, awardedwhen James O’Connor need-lessly brought Assombalongacrashing to earth inside the 18-yard box.

But there was nothing theformer Derby goalkeepercould do to prevent Assomba-long a’s brilliant 25-yard shotfinding the top-left handcorner of the net six minutesinto the second half.

From that point on, it wasdifficult to see a way back for aCity side that dominated pos-session without having thewherewithal to make it count.

All too often the Robinspassed the ball between them-selves deep in their own halfinstead of moving it forward tocreate pressure, with Peterbor-ough able to defend withouttoo many anxious moments.

City looked to talismanic for-

ward Emmanuel-Thomas toconjure up something special,but for once he came up short,failing even to hit the targetwith his side’s two bestch a n c e s.

More efficient in possession,Posh appeared eminently cap-able of adding to their tally onthe counter-attack as City wereforced to take risks, and As-sombalonga ensured his wouldbe the name of everybody’s lipswhen collecting the ball on thehalfway line, holding off thechallenge of two red-shirteddefenders and lifting his shotover Fielding two minutesfrom time.

That the goal came directfrom a City corner, merely il-lustrates how much room forimprovement there still iswithin O’Driscoll’s team.City: Fielding, Moloney (McLaughlin 80), Flint,O’Connor, Cunningham, Wagstaff, Pack, Reid(Harewood 70), Bryan, Baldock, Emmanuel-Thomas. Not Used: Williams, Parish, Shorey,Elliott, Burns.Booked: Reid, Bryan.Peterborough: Olejnik, Little, Bostwick,Knight-Percival, Alcock, Payne, Swanson(McCann 76), Rowe, Tomlin (Kearns 76),Assombalonga, Barnett. Not Used: Ntlhe,Zakuani, Day, Mendez-Laing, Gordon.Booked: Barnett.Goals: Barnett 24, Assombalonga 51, 88.Attendance: 11,134.Referee: James Adcock (Nottinghamshire).

Bristol City midfielder Marlon Pack, right, pursues Peterborough opponent Jack Payne during Saturday’s League One clash at Ashton Gate PICTURE: JOE MEREDITH/JMP

SeanO’Driscoll’sside havenot wonsince earlyMarch

home and this is a really goodchance for us to get our firstwin and pick up three points.

“It is not because it isShrewsbury, but because it isour next football match.”

Rather than look back at Sat-u rd ay ’s 3-0 defeat, Pack insistsCity’s players must focus onthe next game and believe inwhat they are doing.

He said: “You can alwayslook back at games and ana-lyse where you went wrongand what you could have donebetter, but sometimes you justneed to look to the next game.

“Fortunately, we have achance to put it right againstShrewsbury on Tuesday andwe are all looking forward tothe game rather than back atthe last one.

“Personally, I always believeand I know a lot of the lads do.We have a good team here and,when that first win does come,we will be up and running.”

Having seen their team failto pick up a League win in sixattempts this season, someCity fans are already losingpatience with head coach SeanO’Driscoll and his young side.

A section of the Ashton Gatecrowd made their feelingsknown when booing the teamoff at the final whistle on Sat-urday, but Pack says he un-derstands the frustration.

“Some of the fans were greatat the end – they stayed behindand clapped us off and thathelped,” he said. “It is not niceto hear boos, but the fans paytheir money and are entitled totheir opinion. That happens info o t b a l l . ”


WOLVES 3SWINDON TN 2

BY NEILGOULDING

Lovell pulls the plug on Bath’s hopes of victory with stunning late equaliser

Harris hails‘fantastic’ winfor SalisburySALISBURY CITY 3CHESTER FC 1

Salisbury marched into ninthspot in the Skrill Premier asthey came from behind to seeoff strugglers Chester in aneventful and ill-temperedaffair at the Ray Mac – bothsides finishing with ten men.

Joe Heath’s 14th-minuteopener for Chester, from a neatset-piece, was cancelled-outshortly before the half-hourmark through Dan Fitchett’sglancing header.

The hosts then edged theclose-knit encounter, as withina minute of Jamie White emer-ging from the bench, he set upElliott Frear, who sent a crash-ing volley into the top corner.

Things remained franticuntil Clovis Kamdjo noddedhis maiden Salisbury goalwith five minutes to go, whichrubbed salt into last season’s

Wolves striker Kevin Doyle scores his side’s second goal of their League One clash with Swindon Town at Molineux at the weekend PICTURE: NICK POTTS/PA

Cooper delighted with his Swindonside despite leaving with nothing

BATH CITY 2TONBRIDGE ANGELS 2

Tonbridge scored in both theopening and closing minutes ofthe match to leave MaydayTrust Park with a point.

Summer signings RossStearn and Dave Pratt lookedto have secured a deserved vic-tory for the hosts, but Angelssubstitute Mark Lovellstunned them in injury-time.

City did the double over the

Angels last season, but foundthemselves behind after just 73seconds. In that time they con-ceded two corners, the secondof which fell to Nathan Pinneyin the six-yard box. His firstshot was blocked by goal-keeper Jason Mellor, but heforced home the rebound.

The home side were withoutAndy Watkins, meaning JoshLow came in for his first startof the season.

He almost equalised in

bizarre fashion in the sixthminute, with Mellor’s longclearance being flicked on byPratt and hitting an unsuspect-ing Low on the knee beforebouncing off the foot of the postwith visiting goalkeeper ClarkMasters stranded.

Low was much more awarein the 23rd minute as City drewlevel. When Chris Allen wasfouled in the D by David Ijaha,Low joined the Angels defens-ive wall before pulling away

and leaving a space for Stearnto drill a low free-kick into thenet.

Masters may have been dis-appointed not to keep the effortout, but he made amends sixminutes before half-time whenL ow ’s flick found Pratt on theedge of the box, only for hisbeautifully-struck shot to bebrilliantly tipped around thepost by the diving goalkeeper.

Pratt was not to be denied,though, and four minutes into

the second half, got the goal hisenergetic display deserved ashe ghosted in between two de-fenders to deftly volley BenA d e l s bu r y ’s excellent crosspast Masters.

City were the better teamand almost scored again whenPratt found Adam Connolly 22yards out and he created somespace before firing in a dippingleft-footed shot which rattledthe crossbar. One of substituteNoah Keats’ first touches was

to play in Stearn, but his drivehit the side-netting.

That was Stearn’s last majorinvolvement as he was re-placed by Sekani Simpsonwith seven minutes to go.

However, it was not to be as,two minutes into injury-time,Lovell managed to get goalsideof the otherwise impressiveWill Salmon and drove a bril-liant shot past Mellor.� Bath are away to Staines to-morrow night (7.45pm).

ClovisKamdjoopenedhisaccountfor theWhites

Conference North champions’wounds – on the verge ofslumping to their sixth SkrillPremier defeat.

There was still drama tocome as a melee unfolded inthe closing stages.

Before that occurred, a para-chute bizarrely arrived fromthe skies and descended ontothe pitch – leaving everybodysta g g ered.

Angus MacDonald, on hisSalisbury debut, saw red forviolent conduct along withShaquille McDonald, whokicked and swung a punch atJames Clarke.

The dismissals, however,were not witnessed by a “de-lighted” Mikey Harris, whowas too busy screaming in-structions from the sideline.

“I didn’t actually see thesendings-of f,” admittedHarris. “I was probably doingsomething silly on the sidelinetrying to see the game out.

“I do need to watch the DVDand have a look at the situ-ation, but I won’t Angus’ send-ing-off to take the shine off afantastic three points.”

“We ’re on a great little run atthe moment and long may itc o n t i nu e. ”� Salisbury host Braintree to-morrow night (7.45pm).

Swindon boss Mark Cooperlavished glowing praise on hisside despite an agonising awaydefeat to Wolves.

The Robins dominated forlarge spells of an entertainingclash at Molineux, but failed toconvert a string of chances asthe points went begging.

Substitute Dany N’Guessanpulled a goal back when thevisitors trailed by two andthen Ryan Mason netted rightat the death.

“We totally bossed the gamefrom start to finish – and that’snot being disrespectful toWo l ve s, ” said Cooper.

“I felt we totally out-foot-balled them and deserved towin the game.

“T here’s not much more you

can say (about the match)other than that.

“I’m absolutely delightedwith the performance, but Ijust feel desperately disappoin-ted for the players becausethey deserved to win.

“I’ve said to the players thatif they can guarantee me thatmuch commitment and desire,they’ve got that much abilitythat the performances willkeep coming. If you keep per-forming well then you’ll getconsistent results.”

Wolves went in front earlyon when recent capture ScottGolbourne curled a cross overgoalkeeper Wes Foderinghamand in off the post.

Kevin Doyle’s clinicalheader from Leigh Griffiths’cross doubled the advantageshortly before the break.

The first of three goals in thefinal eight minutes came fromRobins substitute N‘Guessan,who slotted home neatly past

Wolves goalkeeper CarlI ke m e.

The clincher came in the90th minute as Bjorn Sigurdar-s o n’s through-ball found fellowsubstitute Kevin Foley and hedrilled home to make it 3-1.

However, another substitute,Mason, saved the best until lastas his 30-yard thunderboltpulled it back to 3-2 in stop-pa g e-time.

“Everyone thinks game overat 3-1 down and we pulled an-other goal back,” addedCooper. “It was just a shame wec o u l d n’t get another, but it wasa fantastic performance.

“Yes, we’re pushing andthrowing people forward, theycatch us on the break and thatwas a little too easy.

“When your subs come onyou want them to affect thegame. They did that.

“We needed to score tenminutes earlier than we did.

“If we did that I was con-

fident we would go on and winthe game.

“You could only see us fromthat point on getting an equal-iser – and then another.”

But Cooper conceded thatFoderingham should havedone better with Wolves’ open-ing goal.

“Our goalkeeper’s got to bebetter than that for the firstgoal, so it wasn’t a great start,”admitted Cooper. “Wes h o u l d n’t be conceding them.

“We missed chance afterchance and then they get asecond goal. It was too easy.

“The only criticism I’ve gotis that we’re conceding toomany soft goals in the middleof the pitch.

“We ’ve hit the target quite afew times and made theirkeeper work and we’ve alsomissed the target a couple oftimes. But the way we’veplayed to create those chancesis unbelievable. You only have

to look at the reaction of thehome fans after the game.

“Every one I’ve spoke to ap-preciates what a good teamwe ’ve got. We could play likethat next week and win 10-0.

Wolves boss Kenny Jackettsaid: “First and foremost itwas a great win for us and thetable is starting to take shape.

“But we can play a lot betterand be a lot sharper, crisperand more professional.”Wolves: Ikeme, Doherty, Batth, Ricketts,Golbourne, Evans, Davis (Ismail 60), McDonald,Sako (Foley 84), Doyle, Griffiths (Sigurdarson77). Not Used: Stearman, Cassidy, Price,McCarey.Booked: McDonald, Ismail.Goals: Golbourne 3, Doyle 43, Foley 90.Swindon: Foderingham, N Thompson, Hall,Ward, McEveley, Kasim, Ajose (N’Guessan 60),Luongo, Mason, Pritchard, Ranger (Storey 77).Not Used: Harley, L Thompson, Barthram,Belford, Branco.Booked: Mason, Pritchard, N Thompson.Goals: N’Guessan 82, Mason 90.Attendance: 19,388.Referee: Gary Sutton (Lincolnshire).


DAG & RED 2BRISTOL ROVERS 0

BY JAMESMCNAMARA

Ashmead getsSutton off themark at lastTOOLSTATION LEAGUE

Reigning champions BishopSutton at last got off the markin the new Premier Divisioncampaign with a 1-0 home winover Odd Down.

Last season’s title-winnerssuffered an exodus of playersover the summer and havestruggled thus far, but MitchAshmead’s 70th-minute strikeearned them victory here.

With Bristol Manor Farm in-volved in the FA Cup, CadburyHeath missed the chance to gotop of the table as they wereheld to a 1-1 draw at home toI l f r a c o m b e.

Matt Huxley headed Heathinto the lead seven minutesafter half-time, but Gary Skin-ner grabbed an equaliser forthe Devonians with eightminutes remaining.

Gillingham also passed upthe chance to hit the summit asthey were held to a 2-2 draw byvisiting Radstock.

Bitton triumphed 1-0 at Hen-grove with Tom Morgan claim-ing the only goal ten minutesinto the second half.

There were 11 goals at Sher-borne, where the hosts fellbehind on three occasionsbefore eventually beating vis-iting Winterbourne 7-4.

Ben Dowdell opening thescoring for the away side, butRaith Plant levelled on thestroke of half-time and HaydnBinding put the hosts aheadstraight after the break.

A Dowdell double, complet-ing his hat-trick, turned thegame back in Winterbourne’sfavour, but Steve Burton drewparity for the home side.

Karim Rendall edged the vis-itors back in front for a thirdtime, but Plant made it four-allwith ten minutes to go andMatt Day immediately putSherborne in front.

The Dorset side made sure ofthe points late on as Plant com-pleted his hat-trick and thenadded a fourth goal.

Longwell Green crashed to a4-0 reverse at Bridport, Buck-land beat Slimbridge 2-0 andMelksham dropped to thebottom as they went down 1-0at Willand.

Bradford stayed top of theFirst Division as KeiranBaggs, Sam Jordan and NickRidout all scored in the open-ing half-hour of their 3-1 homewin over Wincanton.

Cribbs remain second fol-lowing their 3-1 victory overvisiting Warminster, DaveGilroy giving the hosts a half-time lead. Jack Kinnerleymade it a two-goal advantage,Dan Fowler halved the deficit,but Justin Cattle settled mat-ters in the 90th minute.

Barnstaple beat Welton 4-1 tostay third in the standings,while Ben Cleverley’s penaltygave Shepton Mallet a 1-0 winat Devizes to move fourth.

Cheddar triumphed 2-1 at Al-mondsbury UWE, Chard beatPortishead 1-0 thanks to LeighBailey’s early goal, whileKeynsham are off the bottomcourtesy of a 2-0 victory atChippenham Park.

Wellington and Roman GlassSt George drew 4-4, while West-bury and Oldland; and Calneand Ashton & Backwell bothfinished 0-0.On-loan midfielder Andy Bond

Ward takesthe flak afteranother loss

John Ward insists that heunderstands the views ofsupporters who verballyaimed their frustrations in hisdirection after Bristol Roversslumped to a second successiveaway defeat at Dagenham &Redbridg e.

Pirates boss Ward watchedAbu Ogogo and Luke Howellscore goals either side of half-time to consign Rovers to a 2-0defeat at Victoria Road duringa game in which striker MattHarrold missed an opportun-ity to score an equaliser fromthe penalty spot in the 55thm i nu t e.

Supporters aired their frus-trations at Rovers players andmanagement as they headeddown the tunnel at the finalwhistle and Ward said: “Pe o p l eare really upset and they let meand the team know that.

“I understand that, but I justwish they wouldn’t swear atme. You can express your dis-appointment without that, al-though I fully understand wehave to be better for them.

“It has cost them a lot ofmoney to come here and theywill feel let down by that result.There is nothing else I can doother than to work hard toimprove this team on theirb e h a l f. ”

Ward, meanwhile, madethree changes to his startingline-up, which included a fulldebut for midfielder AndyBond, who arrived on loanfrom Colchester United onT hursday.

There were also starts forstrike pair Matt Harrold andEliot Richards as Ward attemp-ted to breathe new life in to hisside’s attacking threat, but headmitted: “We still huffed andpuffed at the front end of theteam again.

He added: “I’m really dis-appointed with the perform-ance. I don’t know how many

times or in how many differentways I can keep saying it.

“I think that people are phys-ically trying, but the ‘What do Ido’ or the ‘Where do I need tobe’ thinking that needs to bedone consistently over 90minutes is not quite right atthe moment.

“That comes quite naturallywith confidence and when youare playing well and things arenicely in your favour.

“It becomes a little harder todo those things right when youare in difficult times like weare away from home. We’ve gotto improve in that area be-cause we didn’t have a youngteam out there. We had someexperienced guys and some ofthem have to be better.”

He continued: “We ’ve alsoconceded from a couple of set-piece situations and that willbe a concern if it continues.

“We need to have better con-centration levels and thevoices to make sure we do theright things in these situationsneed to speak up. There is alittle bit of quiet about myteam at the moment and weneed that to improve.”

Ward, meanwhile, said hehad ‘no comment’ to makewhen asked whether wingerEllis Harrison’s performancehad been affected by thingsthat had happened away fromthe pitch earlier this week.

Harrison was substituted athalf-time only 24 hours after itwas revealed that the 19-year-old has been bailed pendingfurther investigation by de-tectives into an allegation thatwas made against him earlierthis year.Dag & Red: Lewington, Hoyte, Doe, Saah,Connors, Howell, Ogogo, Bingham, Obafemi(Elito 63), Murphy, Hines (Shields 90). NotUsed: Wilkinson, Ilesanmi, Saunders, Woodall,Seabright.Booked: Saah, Hoyte.Goals: Ogogo 10, Howell 72.Rovers: Mildenhall, Smith, McChrystal, Parkes,Brown, Norburn (Lockyer 86), Bond, O’Toole,Harrison (Santos 46), Harrold, Richards(Clarkson 73). Not Used: Kenneth, Gill,Harding, Gough.Booked: Harrison.Attendance: 1,423.Referee: Graham Horwood (Bedfordshire).

Bond believes Rovers have the quality to turn things aroundBristol Rovers striker Matt Harrold wins a header against Dagenham & Redbridge PICTURE: NEIL BROOKMAN

BY JAMES MCNAMARA

New loan signing Andy Bondbelieves Bristol Rovers haveenough quality in the squad toserve up a positive response toback-to-back defeats.

Midfielder Bond, 27, washanded a full debut at Dagen-ham & Redbridge after com-pleting a month-long loanmove from Colchester Unitedearlier in the week.

Rovers, however, failed tobounce back from a defeat atPlymouth seven days earlierby slipping to a 2-0 reversefollowing goals from AbuOgogo and Luke Howell.

A missed Matt Harrold pen-

alty, which would have offeredRovers an equaliser in theearly part of the second half,made the defeat all the moregalling, and Bond, who onlymet up with his new team-mates for the first time onFriday, said: “I have had acouple of days with the ladsand I think I have seen enoughto suggest there is good qualityin the squad.

“Had we scored the penaltythings may have been differ-ent, but Matt has missed it andthen it was down to us to re-spond by creating morechances afterwards.

“We didn’t quite manage todo that, but I think we played

well in parts throughout thefirst half and also started wellwhen we came out in the earlypart of the second half.

“The performance on Sat-urday was a bit sloppy, though,so we need to reflect on thingson Monday morning beforepicking ourselves up and goingagain in training before thegame next Saturday.”

Bond completed the full 90minutes of his debut in a right-sided midfield role, and headded: “I like to get forwardand I prefer to play in themiddle, but it was just nice toplay. I know John Ward be-cause he signed me at Col-chester and I also know John-

Joe (O’Toole) very well. I wasin contact with both of them onTuesday and they both spokevery highly of the club.

“I haven’t been given asmuch opportunity as I’d haveliked at Colchester, so I had nohesitation in coming herewhere I’ll hopefully get someg ames.

“I’ve dropped down a league,but I don’t mind doing that if itmeans I get the opportunity toplay some football. I’m only 27,but it is an important time ofyour career where you want tobe playing games. It is a bitdemoralising to train all weekand not to have a game to playat the end of it.”


CHELTENHAM 2OXFORD UTD 2

BY JON PALMER

This was more like it fromCheltenham – despite havingto settle for the same result asthe home match against Ports-mouth a week earlier.

On that occasion they werefortunate to claim a point, butagainst unbeaten Oxford MarkYat e s ’ side were unlucky not toregister a first home leaguewin of the season.

Of far more significancethan the result was the per-formance – Cheltenhamlooked like a strong, compet-itive and creative team for thefirst time this season over thecourse of 90 minutes.

There was still the now cus-tomary defensive aberration todampen the mood, this timefrom the most unlikely of cul-prits in Steve Elliott, but there

Coach Kevan will help us out massively, says Robins boss YatesExperienced Dave Kevan willstrengthen Cheltenham’sbackroom staff, according toboss Mark Yates.

Scotsman Kevan, 45, hasbeen appointed first-teamcoach at the Abbey BusinessStadium, working alongsideYates and his assistant NeilHowar th.

Yates worked with Kevanduring his time at Sky BetChampionship club Burnley,where they were both part of

Steve Cotterill’s coachingteam.

A former Stoke player,Kevan ran the Potters’ U n d e r-21 team last season as part ofhis role within the PremierLeague side’s academy.

He took his first trainingsessions with Cheltenham lastweek and was on the touchlinefor Saturday’s 2-2 draw withO x fo rd .

Yates said: “Dave has made apositive impact already. I know

him well and he will help me,Neil and the boys massively.

“He’s been out of work sincelast season and he’s been doingsome scouting, but he’ll bringknowledge and tactical expert-ise, as well as a fresh pair ofeyes, which can improve us.”

As part of a reshuffle ofYat e s ’ staff, Jason Murphy hasleft, with Ian Hutton in as fit-ness coach and Craig Cope thenew video analyst.

Cheltenham put on a vastly-

improved performanceagainst unbeaten Oxford, lead-ing twice through Byron Har-rison and Terry Gornell.

“We should have won thegame, we were much better inevery department,” Yates said.“We are up and running nowand our season has finally star-ted after seven games. Thiswas a proper performance andI need 39 more of them now. Ifwe play like that we’ll be inaround it, no problem at all.”

Stone rocksWi n c h e s t e rwith late goalFA CUP REVIEW

Dave Stone scored a dramatic90th-minute winner asMangotsfield came frombehind to win at Winchester inthe first qualifying round ofthe FA Cup.

Stone popped up with thevital goal after Neil Arndale’s72nd-minute penalty had can-celled-out Chris Mason’s 56th-minute opener for the WessexLeague hosts.

Brislington will also taketheir place in today’s secondqualifying round draw follow-ing their 2-1 victory at fellowToolstation League outfitWe l l s.

Alex Lambert and FrankGingell scored within a six-minute spell midway throughthe second half before JasonLoxton struck a spectacularreply for the home side.

Bristol Manor Farm willhost Corsham in a replay afterthe teams drew 4-4 – with thevisitors scoring three times inthe final 15 minutes to savet h e m s e l ve s.

A James Chevolleau double,bisected by a Dan Lardenerfree-kick, gave Corsham athree-goal lead inside the open-ing 40 minutes.

Will Hailston pulled a goalback for Manor Farm threeminutes before half-time, butBen Moore struck a fourth goalfor the home side almosti m m e d i at e ly.

The visitors remained threegoals down with quarter of anhour to go, but then GeorgeBrimson, Jon Moss and JordanMetters, in injury-time,salvaged the game.

H a l l e n’s run came to an endas they were beaten 2-1 at homeby Hamworthy despite anequaliser from Ben Bament.

Fellow Toolstation Leagueside Street suffered heart-break at Southern LeagueTruro as Liam Eddy scored an89th-minute winner to give thehosts a 1-0 victory.

Larkhall, meanwhile, werebeaten 3-0 at Southern LeaguePremier Division high-fliersBideford, whose goals camefrom Matt Bye, Owen Howeand Connor Clifford.

Cheltenham Town front man Terry Gornell celebrates his goal against Oxford in front of the supporters at the Abbey Business Stadium PICTURE: ANTONY THOMPSON/TWM

were far more positives thannegatives to give Yates heart.

The most pleasing aspects ofan entertaining contest in-cluded the forward play ofTerry Gornell and the recalledByron Harrison and a much-improved midfield display.

The front pair both scoredand looked like a genuinestrike partnership, causing allmanner of problems for anOxford defence shorn of in-jured skipper Jake Wright.

David Noble and MattRichards showed their calibrein the centre of the pitch, withRuss Penn and JermaineMcGlashan either side.

Playing Penn anywhereother than the middle is notideal, but his aggression andenergy are valuable in any roleand McGlashan is rediscover-ing form slowly but surely.

Debutant James Wilson hada sound game alongside Elliottat centre-half having arrivedon loan from Bristol City for a

New Robins coach Dave Kevan

Vastly improved performance givescause for optimism at Cheltenham

one-month period on the eve ofthe game.

There was very little wrongwith the performance and ittook Harrison only eightminutes to net his fourth goalof the campaign.

Gornell wrestled his waygoal side of United’s defenceand only a smart save fromRyan Clarke denied him, butthe ball fell to Harrison, whoapplied a simple finish.

It was Harrison’s firstLeague goal for Cheltenhamfrom the starting line-up.

The opening minutes sawone-way traffic towardsO x fo rd ’s goal and the excellentRichards brought the best outof Clarke, who reached to hisleft to parry. A scrambleensued, with Harrison, Gor-nell and Noble wreakinghavoc, but Oxford eventuallycleared their lines.

Oxford regained their com-posure and Johnny Mullins’header was turned over ac-

robatically by Scott Brown inthe 21st minute.

Centre-half Mullins wasted agood chance two minutes later,lifting an effort high over thebar when he was unmarked inthe box.

However, Oxford levelled inthe 34th minute and it was thesort of goal that will give Yatesn i g h t m a re s.

Elliott tried to help a hugeclearance from Clarke back toBrown with his head, but hemissed it and Dave Kitson waspresented with one of the easi-est goals he will ever score.

Cheltenham responded wellto the setback with Noble test-ing Clarke from outside thebox before Keith Lowe crasheda header from Noble’s corneragainst the post.

After the break, Gornell putCheltenham 2-1 up in the 50thminute, following up after SidoJo m b at i ’s low ball into the boxwas not dealt with and Har-r i s o n’s effort was blocked. Five

minutes later, Brown swattedaway Andy Whing’s header,but he was beaten again in the57th minute.

David Hunt’s corner washeaded away by Elliott andHunt’s second cross wasnodded away by Gornell, but itfell straight to Mullins, whofinished well from 12 yards.

Cheltenham, though, wereapplauded off and if they con-tinue to play with this vigourand key partnerships carry ondeveloping, a swift climb upthe table is probable.Cheltenham: S Brown, Lowe, Wilson, Elliott,Jombati, McGlashan, Penn, Noble (Taylor 89),Richards, Gornell, Harrison. Not Used: Deering,Roberts, Kotwica, Vincent, Gillespie.Booked: Jombati, Noble.Goals: Harrison 8, Gornell 51.Oxford: Clarke, Hunt, Mullins, Raynes, Newey,Davies (Smalley 59), Whing, Rose, Hall, Potter(Williams 74), Kitson. Not Used: Marsh, Jalal,Bevans, O’Dowda, Ruffels.Booked: Kitson, Newey.Goals: Kitson 34, Mullins 57.Attendance: 3,906.Referee: Tim Robinson (West Sussex).

Nash hat-trickis not enoughHELLENIC LEAGUE

Brimscombe striker Karl Nashscored a hat-trick and BenDeakin added another goal –but that was still only enoughfor a 4-4 Premier Division drawat Shrivenham.

Highworth beat ReadingTown 1-0 thanks to a TJBohane penalty, Levi Cox wasalso spot on as Wootton Bassettdrew 1-1 at Ascot, while Chel-tenham Saracens were beaten2-1 at Bracknell.

In Division One West, SamTaylor scored five goals asTytherington thumped NewCollege Swindon 6-0.

Leaders Shortwood beatCarterton 3-0, second-placedLydney triumphed 3-1 overNorth Leigh, Purton thumpedFairford 5-2, Tuffley edged-outClanfield 2-1 and Malmesburylost 1-0 at home to Easington.


Yate’s Ross Staley, white kit, slips the ball past Chippenham goalkeeper Ben John to score in Saturday’s FA Cup first qualifying round tie PICTURE: JON KENT

Clevedon findform in the cupWasteful Bulls slip to first

home defeat of the season

Staley double has Yate eyeing another famous run

CLEVEDON TOWN 1PLYMOUTH PARKWAY 0

Clevedon put their winlessstart to the league campaign toone side as Plymouth Parkwaywere dispatched in the firstqualifying round of the FAC u p.

The Peninsula League sideought to have taken a shocklead, but Levi Landricombefired wide when put clear ofthe Town back line.

Instead, the hosts got afoothold in the game and even-tually took the lead fourminutes before the break whenRoss McNab’s cross wentstraight into the net.

Clevedon had chances tosettle the result after the turn-around, but Danny Wring,Conor O’Sullivan and MattThorne were all unable toconver t.

However, Parkway could notcarve out an equaliser,Landricombe missing the pickof the chances when againfiring wide when one-on-onewith the goalkeeper.� Clevedon return to CalorSouthern League Division OneSouth & West action tomorrowwhen they play at Evesham.

FROME TOWN 1BOGNOR REGIS TOWN 1

Frome were grateful to theirgoalkeeper and defence forkeeping them in this FA Cupfirst qualifying round match.

The Robins had to battlehard to frustrate the waves ofBognor Regis attacks – andtheir work paid off as theygrabbed a late equaliser toforce a reply on Wednesday.

The first half saw Bognoralways looking the more pro-ductive – and a great DarrenChitty save in the 20th minutedenied Ben Godfrey.

F rome’s Conor Waldonbrought a save from Mark Za-wadski, but then a period ofsustained Bognor pressureended as a Godfrey headerthumped against the bar.

The second half started withBognor controlling almost allthe territory and possessionand Frome’s defence and cent-ral midfield spent most of theirtime trying to repel them.

Indeed, a frenzied periodaround the 55th minute sawfour corners, numerous block-ing tackles and several shotsthat just went wide.

Bognor took the lead in the71st minute as Chitty bravelysaved from Harvey Whyte,only for the ball to be bundledhome by Godfrey.

The unlikely equaliser ar-rived in the 88th minute as aright-wing cross was touchedforward by Waldon, BarandonMundy shot cleanly, Zawadskisaved well and the reboundwas headed unerringly intohis own net by Bognor sub-stitute Jon Mazetti.

Rhys Baggridge and goal-keeper Chitty both producedmiraculous last-minute goalline clearances to preserve thedraw and Frome now travel toBognor for the replay thisweek rather than playingTruro in the league.

HEREFORD UNITED 0ALDERSHOT TOWN 2

Two opportunist strikes fromAldershot’s Brett Williamssent Hereford crashing to theirfirst home Skrill Premierdefeat of the season on Fridaynight.

Williams latched on to aHereford mix-up to put theShots in command in the first15 minutes.

The former Reading strikerstruck again in the 67thminute when he raced in fromthe left before beating Bullsgoalkeeper Rhys Evans.

However, Hereford can onlyhave themselves to blame fornot taking their chances whenthey came their way.

“Aldershot are an experi-enced and well-organised side– we had our chances, but wed i d n’t take them,” said Bullsboss Martin Foyle.

“Their second goal was aclever bit of play by two ex-

perienced players who havegot a bit of Football Leagueexperience between them.

“But their first goal was akiller – goals change gamesand Aldershot will be de-lighted with the three points –

they also had a little bit morenous than us across the backfo u r. ”

Hereford included new on-loan striker Richard Brodie,who was drafted in on Fridayon a month’s loan to replaceMichael Rankine, who has ahamstring problem.

“Michael (Rankine) pulled

up in training on Thursday,but sometimes hamstringproblems are difficult to dia-g n o s e, ” said Foyle.

Brodie, who previouslyplayed for Foyle at York, tookthe place of Chris Sharp, whileDominic Collins replacedDanny Leadbitter in the backfo u r.

Play switched from end toend in the opening minutesbefore Hereford midfielderPaul Green cleared the Shotscrossbar with a powerful 35-yard drive.

Aldershot goalkeeper GlennMorris also saved a low drivefrom Brodie before racing offhis line to smother the ball atthe feet of Sam Smith.

Rob Purdie kept the pressureon with another long-rangeeffort, but Aldershot went infront against the run of play.

Williams forced his way pasttwo defenders to beat Evansfrom close range.

Shortly after Williams’ open-

ing goal, Evans saved fromboth Manny Oyeleke and MarkMolesley as the visitorspushed forward.

Brodie missed a gilt-edgedchance to level for Unitedwhen he ballooned the ballhigh over the crossbar fromthe edge of the penalty areawith only Morris to beat.

Hereford, however, contin-ued to have the better openingswith Michael West headingagainst the crossbar from apowerful cross by Dan Walker.

Defender Adam Webstercame to the visitors’ re s c u ewhen he cleared a shot fromWalker off the goal-line asHereford pushed forward insearch of an equaliser.

But, from a counter-attack,Williams struck again in the67th minute when he raced onto a pass from Craig Stanley onthe left before rounding Evansto slot the ball in.� Hereford visit Nuneatontomorrow night (7.45pm).

Horror showcosts PaultonPAULTON ROVERS 3STRATFORD TOWN 4

Paulton paid the price for ahorrific first-half performanceagainst Stratford, who took allthree points in Division OneSouth & West of the CalorSouthern League.

Rovers conceded four goalsin a 15-minute spell midwaythrough the opening periodbefore replying with threesecond-half goals, althoughtwo arrived very late on.

Matt West headed Stratfordinto a 22nd-minute lead andthe same player then doubledthe visitors’ advantage sevenminutes later.

Three minutes after that,Richard Gregory crashed ingoal number three and StuartHendrie dribbled through tomake it four eight minutesbefore half-time.

Brandon Barnes pulled agoal back from the penalty spotafter a foul on Dan Cleverleysix minutes into the secondhalf, but a comeback nevertruly materialised.

Pa u l t o n’s second goal,scored by Scott Brice, did notcome until the 90th minute andNick McCootie claimed thehosts’ third three minutes intostoppa g e-time.� Paulton visit Yate in theleague tomorrow (7.45pm).� Swindon Supermarinemoved three points clear at thetop of the table following their4-1 home victory over Fleet.

Ashley Edenborough andJosh Morse scored first-halfgoals, while Aaron Ferris andBen Whitehead struck for thehosts after the break as theycruised to victory.� Supermarine play host toWimborne on Wednesday(7.45pm).

Taunton workhard for pointTAUNTON TOWN 0WIMBORNE TOWN 0

Depleted Taunton battled hardto take a deserved pointagainst determined opponentsin this Division One South &West game in the Calor South-ern League.

The home side’s best chanceof the first half came on 28minutes when midfielder RobNor rish’s shot was cleared offthe line by Wimborne skipperScott Arnold.

Just three minutes later, thevisitors could have taken thelead, but Adam Costello’squickly-taken free-kick re-bounded to safety off a post.

Taunton, without five reg-ulars, could have scored on thestroke of half-time, but OwenIrish’s header was blocked byWimborne stopper JasonHarvell, who made severalgood saves during the game.

Irish was involved at theother end after 59 minutes,clearing a Mark Gamble shotoff the line.

Ta u n t o n’s Steve Kingdonnearly scored his first goal forthe club after 67 minutes, buthis header hit the crossbar.

Wimborne full-back BillyMaybury suffered similarmisery eight minutes fromtime as neither side was able tobreak the deadlock.

Battling Fromesnatch a replay

HerefordUnitedmanagerMartinFoyle

YATE TOWN 3CHIPPENHAM TOWN 2

Last season’s FA Cup surprisepackages Yate are at it again asthey took a first qualifyinground victory over higher-league Chippenham.

The Calor Southern LeagueDivision One South & Westhosts edged out their PremierDivision visitors with RossStaley scoring twice for theunderdo gs.

Yate went close to taking a

fifth-minute lead when JakeC ox ’s free-kick took a deflec-tion and Bluebirds goalkeeperBen John did well to tip the ballover the bar.

Ricky Hulbert wasted acouple of opportunities to putthe home side in front, but RobCousins’ men did not have towait too long to eventuallymake the breakthrough.

Lewis Haldane’s direct runwas halted, but the loose ballfell for Staley, who drilled ashot past John from the edge of

the area with 36 minutes on thecl o ck .

Chippenham equalisedthree minutes before half-timewhen former Yate man Joe Mc-Clennan cut in front the rightand drove a shot beyond goal-keeper Martin Horsell.

McClennan almost grabbeda swift second with a lob thatHorsell did well to save andinstead it was the hosts that re-took the lead five minutes afterthe turnaround.

Hulbert counter-attacked at

pace and crossed perfectly for42-year-old assistant-bossMichael Meaker to plant a ter-rific header past John.

Three minutes later, Staleyplayed a one-two with Haldanefollowing a throw-in and burstinto the area to drive a superbfinish across John.

Chippenham pulled a goalback on 85 minutes whenJames Guthrie’s corner wentin off a combination of Horselland Greg Tindle, but Yate heldon to go through.


FC Halifax, in white, defend a Forest Green Rovers set-piece at the New Lawn on Saturday PICTURE: SIMON PIZZEY

Controversy asWeston win it

Halifax stunned as last-gaspForest Green snatch victory

Gloucester return empty-handed from long trip

DOVER ATHLETIC 1WESTON-SUPER-MARE 2

Dover players and fans werefurious at the end of this SkrillSouth game as Weston recor-ded their fourth straight win.

With the game deadlockeddeep into injury-time, homegoalkeeper Mitch Walker cameoff his line to field a high cross,but his impetus saw him toppleover Weston’s Naby Diallo andcrash to the ground, hurtinghis neck and losing the ball.

As the Dover defence stoodand waited for the referee’swhistle, Diallo was first toreact and tapped the loose ballinto the empty net, leaving thehome side to protest stronglywhen referee Adrian San-nerude allowed the goal.

Dover opened the scoring on58 minutes when Weston’sOllie Knowles was cautionedfor a foul on Michael Bakareand Ashley Carew’s free-kickwas blocked by the wall, onlyfor Ricky Modeste to scorefrom the rebound.

We s t o n’s Ashley Kingtonand Kane Ingram combined onthe right to set up TristanPlummer to equalise with asuperb shot on the turn fromthe edge of the penalty area on67 minutes.

In the scoreless first half,Walker did well to turn Diallo’sstrong effort around his post,while at the other end, justbefore the break, Weston goal-keeper Luke Purnell did wellto stop Sean Raggett’s glancingh e a d e r.

From the resultant corner,Dover defender Richard Orluheaded against the visitors’bar and the Weston defencescrambled the ball to safety.� Weston host Maidenheadtomorrow night (7.45pm).

Miller strikesfor Bridgwater

Early blitz hitspoor AylesburyAYLESBURY 1SHORTWOOD UNITED 5

Shortwood threatened to runriot at Aylesbury as they easedthrough their FA Cup firstqualifying round tie.

The Nailsworth side built-upa three-goal lead in just eightminutes to settle this poten-tially tricky cup tie.

Matt Bennett gave the awayside a second-minute lead,Adam Mann doubled it threeminutes later and DuncanCulley hit the third goal justthree minutes after that.

Bennett got his second justbefore the half-hour and thehome side then finally man-aged to steady the ship.

Aylesbury pulled a goal backwith 20 minutes remaining,but Shortwood had the lastword as Tim Haddock got hisside’s fifth on 87 minutes.� Shortwood go to Merthyr to-morrow night (7.45pm).� Long-serving Shortwoodsecretary and groundsmanMark Webb has picked up thelatest in a long line of awards –this time with royal approval.

The FA, as part of its 150thanniversary, is honouring 150people who have given excep-tional service to football withan award from its presidentPrince William.

Webb will attend Bucking-ham Palace with his partnerSarah for the presentation andmeal. He will also be a guest ofthe FA at the England v PolandWorld Cup qualifier.

Cirencester gettheir bit of luckBANBURY UNITED 1CIRENCESTER TOWN 2

A goal in the dying secondssent Cirencester through tothe second qualifying round ofthe FA Cup as they came frombehind at Banbury.

Just moments after GlynGarner had kept them levelwith a fine save, a Steve Daviesfree-kick was deflected into thenet by a Banbury defender toseal the win.

It was all a far cry from theopening five minutes when thehome side went ahead, ScottBridges driving in a corner,which Adeyinka Talabi rose tohead home.

Lee Smith went close asCirencester forced their wayback into the game, mountingcounter-attacks with Daviesand Smith the main threatdown the flanks.

The Cirencester momentumwas building and it was nosurprise when they equalisedin the 40th minute.

Davies received the ball fromTim Bond and raced towardsgoal before picking his spotwith a superb right-footedstrike into the bottom corner.

The visitors then waiteduntil late in the day to snatch aplace in the next round.� Cirencester host Taunton inthe league tomorrow (7.45pm).

BRIDGWATER TOWN 2MERTHYR TOWN 1

Bridgwater are through to thesecond qualifying round of theFA Cup thanks to a wonderstrike by Kristian Miller threeminutes from time.

His goal was worth £3,000 inprize money to Bridgwater,who are still unbeaten in allforms of competition sinceBristol-based Richard Fey tookover as manager earlier thiss u m m e r.

Former Paulton and Tiver-ton striker Joe Bushin, put oncontract by Bridgwater a fort-night ago, struck an early blowfor the home side by scoringwith a blistering header afteronly seven minutes.

However, Merthyr overcamethis early shock to play someneat football and deservedlylevelled in the 38th minutewith a fine shot from IanTaylor, which flew into thecorner of the net following oneof the best moves of the half.

There was nothing to choosebetween the sides in thesecond half with Merthyrhaving more possession, butunable to break down Bridg-w at e r ’s defence which wasvery well marshalled by ChrisM c G r at h .

Just when a replay looked onthe cards, though, up poppedMiller to score with a goalworthy of winning any match.

The draw for the secondqualifying round takes placet o d ay.� Bridgwater are home againtomorrow – to Cinderford inthe league (7.45pm).

WORKINGTON AFC 4GLOUCESTER CITY 2

After clocking up 1,000 miles ina week it was a case of a trip toofar for City as a disappointingsecond-half performance letthem down in Skrill North.

The contest burst into lifeafter Scott Allison tore downthe right and unleashed a fizz-ing shot past City goalkeeperMike Green for the lead.

Almost immediately, the vis-

itors won a free-kick thatLewis Hogg delivered on aplate for Jack Harris to smashhome from close range.

Green was called into actionto deny Workington’s RossWilson with a spectacularsave, but he could do nothingabout his second effort fiveminutes later, which wassweetly struck from 25 yardsand pinged in off the post.

However, Tom Hamblin wasmanhandled in the box and

Darren Edwards slotted homein his trademark business-likestyle to equalise for City.

After the interval, Ben McK-enna stormed down the Cityright-hand side to find theslightest gap and fizz the ballunder Green for a third.

The clincher came with 15minutes to go – a brilliantcorner found the head of JosefJackson, who cannoned theball into the net and saw offTig ers’ h o p e s.Jack Harris scored for the Tigers

FOREST GREEN ROVERS 2FC HALIFAX TOWN 1

Belonging more in a themepark than the local play-ground, the ultimate see-sawcontest catapulted ForestGreen up to third place in theSkrill Premier.

Unfortunate to trail to DanG a rd n e r ’s penalty at half-time,Rovers lost their way com-pletely before snatching vic-tory with stoppage-timestrikes by substitute MagnoVieira and skipper AnthonyBar ry.

Play-off zone occupantsthemselves prior to kick-off,Halifax finished up with tenmen, zero points and at a lossto explain their implosion.

Slick interplay involvingMatty Taylor and DannyWright created an opening forJames Norwood in the sixthminute, but the England Cstriker saw his shot bend wideof the far post.

Marc Roberts had a freeheader from a corner at the

other end but was unable tokeep it on target – and alreadyset plays looked certain toprove pivotal to Halifax’shopes of springing a surprisere s u l t .

Rovers were bright and in-ventive in the early stages,Taylor latching onto JamieT u rl e y ’s back-heel and forcingvisiting goalkeeper Matt Glen-non into a scrambling stop.

Glennon fumbled a drivefrom distance by Norwood –Yan Klukowski burying the re-bound from an offside position– before Wright fired over from20 yards.

Halif ax’s Roberts was againallowed to climb highest tomeet an Adam Smith corneron 19 minutes, but this time thetotemic defender could onlyhead straight at Sam Russell.

Back came Forest Green andthe hugely-impressive Wrightflicked a header narrowly widefrom Turley’s delicious cross.

The Shaymen got their bigbreak on 33 minutes whenSmith tangled with Eddie

Oshodi in the home penaltyarea and referee Wayne Bar-ratt pointed to the spot, givingGardner the chance to sendRussell the wrong way andbreak the deadlock.

Smith came close to inflict-ing even more pain on Roverswhen he embarked on a weav-ing run on the right andrippled the side-netting withhis shot.

Suddenly the momentumwas with Halifax – and Gard-ner perhaps had more timethan he realised when he burstclear and tried an audaciousshot with the outside of hisboot that spiralled wide.

Rovers regrouped before thebreak and Norwood’s near-post drive had to be carefullywatched by Glennon in pre-serving his side’s advantage.

Dave Hockaday switched to athree-man defence at the startof the second period, but thatonly seemed to encourage thevisitors and further congestmidfield.

That said, it really ought to

have been one-all on the hourwhen Taylor pounced on anunderhit back-pass by DannyLowe and somehow contrivedto hit the prone Glennon withan empty goal at his mercy.

Halifax substitute JordanBall almost punished that withhis first touch, but he noddedwide at the far post.

By now, three extra forwardshad been summoned from theRovers dugout in the shape ofMatthew Barnes-Homer, AndyMangan and Vieira. But theShayman stayed resolute,Mang an’s free-kick at Glennonthe best the hosts mustered.

The leveller eventually camein scrambled fashion in the92nd minute, Vieira swivellingto hook home Barry’s cornervia a defender on the line.

Lois Maynard picked up asecond caution for delaying aRovers free-kick before thefinal twist on 95 minutes, asBarry fired past Glennon fromthe edge of the area.� Forest Green play at Wellingtomorrow night (7.45pm).

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Jonathan Joseph races in for his try against Leicester PICTURE: CLARE GREEN

Lydney battleback to make ittwo from twoOLD CENTRALIANS 11LYDNEY 44

Lydney made it two wins out oftwo in their bid for an instantresponse to relegation, inflict-ing a second straight defeat onOld Centralians in NationalThree South West.

Cents’ fly half James Knightkicked two penalties againstone from Lydney’s BrettTurner to establish an earlylead.

Lydney continued pressingwith forward surges, but whencentre Josh Innes took a teamyellow card for persistent in-fringement, Cents exploitedthe gap to sweep down fieldand set winger Joe Preece onwhat seemed a certain try.

But as he crossed the goal-line, pursuing Lydney wingerTai Lackabuka tackled him ingoal, jolting the ball loose.

Cents were weakened by asin-bin for flanker JonHuxtable. After two lineoutcatch and drives, Lydney brokethrough to drive prop PaulPrice over for an 8-6 lead.

With half-time approaching,Cents moved quick ball to thewing through some indifferenttackling to release Preece on adetermined run to the line.

With the slope now in theirfavour after the break Lydneyresumed their forward drives,forcing penalties taken totouch and battering the Cents’d e f e n c e.

Lydney hooker Mike Wallisscored the first touchdown ofthe half before the backs gotinto the act, winger Jack

Ford helps to secure a famous victory for Bath over old enemy

Bath wing Math Banahan shows his delight after powering over for his side’s second try at the Recreation Ground after a 40-metre run with three Leicester players unable to halt his momentum PICTURE: CLARE GREEN

Bath inflicted a first defeat ofthe new season on Aviva Premi-ership champions Leicester asformer Tigers player GeorgeFord guided Gary Gold’s men tov i c t o r y.

Ford, an ex-world junior play-er of the year who quit WelfordRoad this summer, kicked fivepenalties and converted centreJonathan Joseph’s first-half in-terception try.

Matt Banahan also scored be-fore the break, giving Bath acommanding 18-point intervaladvantage after Tigers werebriefly reduced to 13 men whenfront-row forwards Tom Youngsand Logovi’i Mulipola receivedyellow cards.

Leicester, though, displayedadmirable character and theyfought back brilliantly throughsecond-half tries by Steve Mafi,Ed Slater and Vereniki Gonevathat ultimately secured a losingbonus point.

It ensured a pulsating climaxin the 100th-year anniversaryfixture between two of Englishr ugby’s fiercest rivals, but Bathdid enough to make it two winsfrom two after they triumphedat Newcastle last week.

Leicester, ravaged by analarming early-season injury

Weston grab abonus pointWESTON-SUPER-MARE 36BARNSTAPLE 17

Weston-super-Mare took avaluable bonus point fromtheir first home league game ofthe season in National ThreeSouth West thanks to threetries in the second half as theymade it two wins out of two.

One player from each sidespent ten minutes in the sin-bin with Barnum’s MatthewGohl after just five minuteswhile Weston fly-half JamesMackay was shown yellow byreferee Chris Bartlett on theh o u r.

A try from wing Harry Joneswas converted by Mackay, whoadded four penalties forWeston, while Barnstaplereplied through a touchdownfrom full-back Will Topps asthe home side led 19-5 at halft i m e.

Barnum struck first afterthe restart with a 70-metredash from centre Ryan Carterto touch down with Toppsadding the extras. But a tryfrom Weston centre Sam Smeelooked to keep the visitors atb ay.

The Devon side came backthrough replacement LukeBerry who crossed forBar num’s second try whenWeston were down to 14 men.But the home side crossed fortwo tries in the final tenm i nu t e s.

Lock Dave Bufton’s try wasconverted by Harvey Skelton,as Mackay was in the sin-bin,but scrum-half Dan Waldoncrossed for the bonus point trythree minutes from time.

Chippenhamlose it late onNEWTON ABBOT 27CHIPPENHAM 15

The All Whites produced astrong second half perform-ance in front of their homecrowd by scoring three secondhalf tries despite having aplayer in the sin-bin duringthat time.

Chippenham dominated theearly play but it was NewtonAbbot who took the lead after12 minutes through a penaltyfrom fly-half Josh Smith. Full-back Sam Saunders did not getthe visitors back on levelterms with his attempt.

The All Whites increasedtheir lead as prop Lloyd Rad-ford crashed over but Chip-penham replied just before thehalf hour through replacementCharlie Newman to reduce thearrears to 8-5 at the break.

Newton Abbot hooker DeanAvery was shown yellow byreferee Dan Mobley sevenminutes after the restart.Saunders’ penalty levelled thes c o re s.

Chippenham took the leadfor the only time in the gamethrough a try from insidecentre Gary Champion, con-verted by Saunders, but thehome side replied immediatelywith a try by outside centreKevin Dennis, converted bySmith. Wing Kyle Brownecrossed twice for the homeside, Smith converting thefirst, to give Newton Abbotmaximum points from them at ch . Bath centre Gavin Henson in a tussle with Leicester fly-half Ryan Lamb at the Rec PICTURE: CLARE GREEN Bath replacement Alafoti Fa’osiliva is in no mood to be stopped

minutes. Tigers number 10 Ry-an Lamb threw out a specu-lative long pass just insideB at h ’s half, but it went straightto Joseph, who sprinted 60metres unopposed for a try thatFord converted.

Leicester prop Mulipola wasyellow-carded for a shouldercharge on Bath lock Dave At-twood, yet despite referee GregGar ner’s patience rapidly run-ning out, Tigers did not learntheir lesson as hooker Youngsfollowed Mulipola to thesin-bin.

Ford kicked penalties eitherside of the transgressions andalthough Mulipola returnedjust before half-time, Bath stungthem with another try.

Its origins came from a DavidWilson tackle on Goneva andwhen Lamb aimlessly kickedpossession away, Bathprospered as Henson sent Ba-nahan clear and the formerEngland wing’s 40-metre runsaw him brush off three tack-lers for an outstanding score.

Ford could not add the extras,but Bath trooped off at half-timewith a 21-3 lead, leavingLeicester with a mountain tocl i m b.

Tigers had to strike first inthe second period and they dulyobliged courtesy of a clever kickinto space by Lamb that enabledwing Adam Thompstone to

gather and send Mafi across.Bath could not releaseLeicester’s stranglehold andsustained Tigers pressure wasrewarded when Slater divedover wide out and David Mele,who had kicked a penalty,landed the touchline conver-sion.

It made for a tense closing 15minutes, given how Bath musthave thought they were homeand dry midway through thecontest, and nerves becameeven more frayed when Gonevarounded off a spell of concertedp re s s u re.

Leicester, though, failed tomake any further inroads andBath will head to Saracens nextweekend seeking a third suc-cessive victory of their Premi-ership campaign.Bath: Watson, Rokoduguni, Joseph (Biggs 63),Henson, Banahan, Ford, Stringer (Young 50),James (Catt 50), Webber (Batty 50), Wilson(Perenise 50), Hooper (capt) (Day 50), Attwood,Garvey, Mercer (Fa’osiliva 62), Houston.Replacement not used: Heathcote.Scorers: Tries – Joseph, Banahan. Cons –Ford. Pens – Ford 5.

Leicester: Morris (Williams 63), Hamilton(Briggs 42-46, Bowden 50), Goneva, Allen(c),Thompstone, Lamb, Mele, Mulipola, Youngs,Cole, Slater, de Chaves, Mafi (Stankovich28-40, Waldrom 62), Salvi, Crane (Gibson 73).Replacements not used: Balmain, Harrison.Scorers: Tries – Mafi, Slater, Goneva. Con –Mele. Pen – Mele.

Referee: Gregory Garner (RFU).

Attendance: 11, 253.Bath fly-half George Ford kicks another penalty PICTURE: CLARE GREEN

BATH 27LEICESTER 20

BY ANDREWBALDOCK

O’Connell rounding off asweeping move.

Turner converted both,adding a penalty goal for goodmeasure to stretch Lydney’slead to 25-11.

The Sevensiders’ pack dom-inated play, rolling the maul 20metres at a time and disrupt-ing the home scrums.

Lydney number eight WillJones was unstoppable from afive-metre scrum with Turneradding the extras from thet e e.

The result was an abund-ance of clear ball for Lydneywhile Cents had to craft whatthey could from scraps.

Their backs were still full ofrunning though, with full-backLewis May putting in someangled penetrating runs andtwice their wings were hauleddown with high tackles shortof the line, resulting in anothersinbin for Lydney but nopoints for Cents.

There was no stopping theLydney juggernaut now withfurther tries from flanker MattBoobyer and, in the highlightof the game, a superb flightedkick from Turner to thecorner, which was expertlycaught and touched down byfull-back Tony Wicks and con-verted by Turner.

Lydneyfull-backTonyWicksscored thefinal try

count that ruled out star playerslike Manu Tuilagi, Toby Flood,Ben Youngs, Geoff Parling andTom Croft, enjoyed second-halfd o m i n a n c e.

They scored 12 unansweredpoints from 21-3 adrift, but Ford– son of Bath first-team coachMike Ford – calmed Bath’snerves, edging his team over theline despite Goneva’s late ef-for t.

There was a stoppage of al-most 10 minutes near the endwhile Bath’s replacement hook-er Ross Batty required treat-ment before being carried offafter he was felled attempting atackle. He later tweeted that hewas okay.

Play resumed with just overseven minutes remaining onthe countdown clock and Bathturned the screw in terms ofterritory, which gave Ford amatch-clinching penaltychance that he gratefully ac-ce pted.

Much-travelled Wales inter-national Gavin Henson madehis first Premiership start forBath, while former Englandcentre Anthony Allen cap-tained a Tigers team that in-cluded lock Sebastian deChaves for his full debut, andMafi replaced flanker Croft,who suffered a season-endingknee injury against Worcesterlast weekend.

Mele and Ford exchangedpenalties during the openingflurries, but Leicester’s territ-orial dominance should havereaped far more and Bath madethem pay through an opportun-ist Joseph touchdown after 21

Ross Battywas takenoff bystretcherafter beingknockedout

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SARACENS 44GLOUCESTER 12

BY DUNCAN BECH

Sad Cinderfordare outclassedCOVENTRY 38CINDERFORD 13

The Butts Park Arena hasnever been a favoured groundfor Cinderford, and so itproved once again as they werecomprehensively outplayed bya Coventry side who weresimply a class above in thisNational League One clash.

Cliffie Hodgson and MarkDavies exchanged penaltiesearly in the match, before thehome side surged ahead withtries from Tom Poole and WillMaisey, both of which wereconverted by Hodgson.

Davies kicked his secondpenalty for Cinderford right onthe half-time whistle to make it17-6 at the interval.

Things were soon lookingominous for the visitors asthey were quickly under pres-sure at the start of the second-half and impressive No 8Jacques Le Roux powered overfrom a five-metre scrum, withHodgson again converting.

Further tries followed forCoventry from Will Hurrelland second from the excellentMaisey, both of which wereconverted by Hodgson.

Cinderford did manage toscore a consolation try withthe final play of the match, asthey broke up field from deepin their own half, throughwinger Chris Hawkins, whoseperformance was one of thefew positives to come out of anotherwise forgettable displayfrom the Forest of Dean men.Davies converted.

Clifton edgeout HartpuryCLIFTON 29HARTPURY COLLEGE 23

Hartpury were left to rue alacklustre first-half display asClifton edged an entertainingWest Country derby.

Hartpury broke the dead-lock courtesy of Billy Burns’penalty on three minutes.

Clifton grabbed the first tryon 16 minutes as they workedthe ball wide off a scrum, withnumber eight Mitch Eadieclaiming the points in thecor ner.

After Burns’ second penaltybriefly restored Hartpury’s ad-vantage, the Lavender andBlacks then scored a similartry through Auguy Slowik.

Full-back Will Pomphreyghosted through and fed theball to Slowik, who toucheddown for former Hartpuryscrum-half Callum Braley toconver t.

Hartpury were quick to re-taliate and Ellis Genge groun-ded at the back of a drivingmaul to reduce the deficit to asingle point.

Braley kicked two penaltiesbefore the interval.

Hartpury levelled on 49minutes through Steve Le-o n a rd ’s converted try.

Pomphrey grabbed a Cliftontry and then Hartpury’s SamRaven and Tim Stevensonwere yellow-carded within aminute of each other. Braleystruck his third penalty.

Burns closed the gap with atry but Clifton kicked anotherthree points through Braleywith two minutes left.

Red card letsSaracens takeroute to top

Saracens capitalised on theearly dismissal of EnglandSaxons prop Nick Wood tooverwhelm Gloucester at Al-lianz Park and climb to thesummit of the Aviva Premi-e r s h i p.

Wood received the secondfastest red card in the league’shistory after stamping twiceon the exposed head of open-side Jacques Burger with just73 seconds on the clock.

The quickest sending off be-longs to Mike Watson ofLondon Scottish, who lastedjust 42 seconds against Bath in1999.

The incident gave refereeWayne Barnes an easy de-cision to make and Woodtrudged off, his hand clampedto his forehead in recognitionof his moment of madness.

It left Gloucester facing thetitle contenders with 14 menfor virtually the entire gameand their resistance lastedonly until the third quarterwhen Saracens pulled clear ofthem.

Tries from Joel Tomkins,Schalk Brits and Billy Vuni-pola and two from DavidStrettle produced Saracens’second bonus-point victory intwo matches, while Owen Far-rell kicked 17 points.

Freddie Burns’ greater cre-ativity saw him edge his Eng-land fly-half duel with Farrell,but the Gloucester playmakerwas forced off with eightminutes remaining after re-ceiving a heavy tackle fromman of the match Burger.

Saracens entered the gamereeling from the news theirEngland centre Brad Barrittwould be out until Christmasafter undergoing foot surgery,but their spirits soared whenWood inexplicably lost hishead.

Gloucester sacrificed open-side Akapusi Qera to bring onDan Murphy, the replacementprop needed to give his side afull front row, and centre BillyTwelvetrees slotted in at blind-s i d e.

Burns missed a penalty and

was then clattered on his leftleg by Alistair Hargreaveswhile kicking, but Barnes de-cided there was no foul.

Burns slotted three pointsand with centre Henry Trinderslicing through the midfield,Gloucester were coping welldespite being a man down.

Saracens drove upfieldominously from a line-out buttheir work was wasted whenDuncan Taylor’s pass was in-tercepted by Twelvetrees.

The momentum had clearlyshifted, however, and followinga burst from Taylor and somerapid recycling of the ball, theywere over the goal-line withRichard Wigglesworth passingto Tomkins who raced home.

Farrell converted, missed apenalty and then slotted threepoints, while Burns was ontarget with a penalty as Sara-cens established a 10-6 lead.

Gloucester were able to find

Wood close to tears as he faces up to long ban for stamping

Gloucester players look to re-group after another score by Saracens PICTURE: CARL HEWLETT/TWM

BY NICK PUREWAL

Nick Wood faces at least a nine-week ban for twice stampingon Saracens flanker JacquesBurg er’s head.

The 30-year-old prop wassent off after just two minutesof Gloucester’s 44-12 defeat atAllianz Park yesterday.

And now Gloucester andWood will sweat on the lengthof his inevitable ban, with adisciplinary hearing likely tobe held tomorrow.

Gloucester leaked five triesafter Wood’s dismissal, neverable to keep Saracens at bay aman down, despite leading 12-10 at half-time.

Rugby director Nigel Daviesremains confident Gloucesterwill start winning ‘soonerrather than later’, though headmitted Wood’s red card ef-fectively determined yester-d ay ’s outcome.

Distraught Wood was almostin tears as he apologised to histeam-mates in the Allianz Park

changing rooms immediatelyafter defeat. The front-rowerapologised to Burger on thefield, shaking the Saracens’l o o s e - fo r w a rd ’s hand.

Gloucester will hope his re-morse, previous good charac-ter – only nine yellow cards in232 club appearances – andBurg er’s level-headed reactionwill help reduce the length ofhis impending ban.

Kingsholm boss Davies ex-plained: “I’ve no doubt every-one knows Nick Wood, and he’s

never done something like thatbefore. It’s not in his natureand that will have to be con-s i d e re d .

“We ’ve got to look at whetherit was deliberate or accidental,and all that will play a part.

“T here’s no doubt it was ared card, but we just have towait and see what happensnext. I don’t think it wouldhave been deliberate, but weneed to look at the video andthe evidence, and sometimesthat will tell its own story.

“Nick is a great guy, a greatpro in the club and a big per-s o n a l i t y.

“He’s devastated, he’s apo-logised to the team, I do feel forhim but the fact is that did havea big effect on the game.

“It was up to him to makethat apology, and that’s whathe did, he spoke to all the play-ers straight after the game inthe changing rooms.

“It’s very difficult for Nick,he was in bits in the changingro o m s. ”

to be exploited with Strettlediving over. When numbereight Sione Kalamafoni wassin-binned for pulling down amaul, reducing Gloucester to13 men, Saracens tightened thescrew with a line-out catch anddrive finished by substitute

hooker Brits. England fly-halfFarrell, who had earlier kickeda penalty, converted both triesand the bonus point wouldhave arrived had Tomkinsstraightened the line beforefeeding Wyles, who was felledby Twelvetrees.

It eventually came with fourminutes left, Vunipola forcinghis weight over the line asSaracens’ scrum surged for-ward, and Strettle completedthe rout with seconds remain-ing, substitute Ben Spencerconver ting.

gaps and their frantic work atthe breakdown was rewardedwith successive penalties thatBurns sent between the up-rights to secure a 12-10 lead.

Eight minutes into thesecond half, however, andSaracens had powered eightpoints ahead with Strettle’s trydoing most of the damage.

Taylor appeared to have rundown a blind ally from a line-out but the ball was quicklyspun wide with Tomkins’ passto Chris Wyles the tellingmoment, allowing the overlap

Saracens: Wyles, Ashton, Tomkins, Taylor,Strettle, Farrell, Wigglesworth, Gill, George,Stevens, Borthwick, Hargreaves, B. Vunipola,Burger, Joubert. Replacements: Ransom forTaylor (79), Mordt for Farrell (79), Spencer forWigglesworth (71), M. Vunipola for Gill (14),Johnston for George (56), Brits for Stevens (56),Botha for Hargreaves (57), Wray for Joubert(73).Scorers: Tries – Tomkins, Strettle 2, Brits, B.Vunipola. Cons – Farrell 4, Spencer. Pens:Farrell 3.Gloucester: Cook, Sharples, Trinder,Twelvetrees, Simpson-Daniel, Burns, Knoyle,Wood, Dawidiuk, Harden, Savage, Lokotui,Kvesic, Qera, Kalamafoni. Replacements: M.Thomas for Cook (61), Tindall for Trinder (65),Cowan for Knoyle (60), Britton for Dawidiuk(61), Y. Thomas for Harden (55), Stooke forLokotui (55), Murphy for Qera (7), B. Morganfor Kalamafoni (66).Scorers: : Pens – Burns 4.Sin Bin: Kalamafoni (56).Sent Off: Wood (2).Attendance: 9,200.Referee: Wayne Barnes (RFU).

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Dings fail tocontrol CorpeCHINNOR 42 DINGS 17

Chinnor cruised to victorywith seven tries in NationalTwo South against a below-parDings side.

Wing Tristan Corpe provingtoo quick for the visitors de-fence, by grabbing four tries.

Chinnor took the lead with apenalty from fly-half WillMillet in the first minute, andwere soon 10 points up with atry from lock Sam Blewitt.Millet added the conversion.

Five minutes later, Corpe gotthe first try, rounding hiswinger out wide to score underthe posts. Millet added the con-ve r s i o n .

Dings managed one realattack in the first half, whenMike Uren barged to the tryline but just failed to find propMike Flook with the line beg-ging. The home side roundedoff the first-half with a try forMillett half-time lead of 22-0.

Dings opened the second-half brightly, and after goingclose to a try through centreSheldon Stevens, opened theiraccount with a Mark Woodrowp e n a l t y.

Chinnor stretched the leadwith a well worked try, aftermoving the ball twice acrossthe pitch for a try in the cornerfor wing Corpe, who added an-other three minutes later witha run from his own 22 for hishat-trick and a lead 32-3.

Dings best period camearound the 60- minutes whencentre Rob Dempsey finishedof a good drive by the pack witha try converted by Woodrow.Two more tries for the home,first from replacement centreGeorge Blewitt and then fromCorpe to complete his for tryhaul, saw the home side past 40points. Dings were left to finishoff with a consolation try forcentre Sam Cox, who wasforced by injuries to play muchof the match as flanker.

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Titans bounced back fromtheir opening day defeat of theseason at Bournemouth to pileup the points against newly-promoted Exmouth in Na-tional Two South at HydePa rk .

It was virtually all over bythe interval as Titans went inwith a 39-8 lead, their forwardsdominating and their backstaking full advantage to putpoints on the scoreboard.

Exmouth scored three triesof their own, admittedly whenthe result was beyond doubt.

Man of the match RichardHartley snapped up two ofTitans’ nine tries, the otherscoming from Peter Joyce, BrettHarvey, Luke Plummer, JackClayton, Will Webster, SamRichardson and Stuart Town-send, who was making hishome debut. Gary Kingdomkicked five conversions andtwo penalties.

Exmouth’s consolationpoints came from tries byRichard Wright, Sam Jones,Jack Downey and Jack West-lake with Rob Avery-Wrightlanding a penalty.

Tame Bristol need to overcome thatburden of expectation very quickly

This season was always goingto be a test of how Bristolwould come to terms with ex-pectation – and the early evid-ence suggests they have anawful lot of work to do betweennow and June.

If the pre-season beatings atBath and Exeter had shownweaknesses and highlighted agulf between Bristol and theAviva Premiership, yester-d ay ’s display against Piratessuggested getting out of theGKIPA Championship is likelyto be a big enough task ini t s e l f.

The expectations on Bristolare as high as they have beensince they were relegated fromthe top flight in 2009 – with themoney of Steve Lansdown,who was in the crowd atExeter, and the coaching ex-pertise and experience of AndyRobinson and Sean Holleyseen as a sure-fire ticket backto the big time. That is not tomention the arrival of severalplayers with Premiership ex-p e r i e n c e.

But the way in which Bristolsuccumbed to Pirates in thefinal match of the Champion-ship’s experimental weekendof double-headers at three

Bristol’s loan forward Nick Koster is tackled by Ben Prescott and Rob Elloway of Cornish Pirates during the IPA Green King Championship match PICTURE: PHIL MINGO/PINNACLE

CRN PIRATES 23BRISTOL 21

BY STEVECOTTON

Titans race toa big victory

neutral venues was tame. Iftheir tactics were right, theirexecution of them appearedmuddled, while a raft of un-forced errors underminedtheir attempts at gaining flu-ency, despite a wealth of ter-r i t o r y.

“After a quick look at thestats, I think we spent fourtimes as long in their 22 as thePirates did in ours, whichshows we’re lacking a bit ofcutting edge there,” said coachHolley, who pulled no punchesas he assessed his team’s dis-p l ay.

“That is something we’ll beworking on – the players needto start believing a little bitand at times I think theylooked a little bit timid. Wewant to give them the con-fidence to go for things.

“When Ruki Tipuna came onin the second half, he uppedthe tempo and we looked alittle bit more threatening, butthere wasn’t enough of that forme. I’m used to seeing a lotmore dominance – and that’swhat I’ll be expecting fromBristol. We never got awayfrom the Pirates.

“Going into that changingroom and seeing how disap-pointed those players were,maybe some of them a little bitembarrassed, says to me thatthey care. I know that shouldbe a given – but it’ssomething.”

Had Adrian Jarvis conver-ted Luke Eves’ last-gasp try –after a sustained spell of Bris-tol pressure – they would havesalvaged a draw, taken twopoints instead of one, andhalved Pirates’ haul of pointsfrom the game.

But it would barely havepapered over the cracks of theperformance. Jarvis, as itturns out, was arguably Bris-tol’s best player on the day; the

longer. But again, that wouldmerely have provided an ex-tremely early use of Bristol’sget-out-of-jail-free card in aseason that could run untilJune 4.

Bristol led only once in thegame – and that was afterJarvis knocked over a fifth-minute penalty when Piratesheld on in the tackle. LockJames Sandford was drivenover for the opening try of thematch, with Kieran Hallett ex-tending the Cornish side’s leadwith a conversion and pen-a l t y.

Pirates lost hooker Rob El-loway to the sin bin – but eventhe numerical advantage didnot translate to similar gainson the scoreboard. Instead,Jarvis and Hallett twice tradedpenalties to give Pirates a 16-9half-time lead.

James Merriman, as indus-trious as ever, capped a lengthyspell of Bristol pressure bygoing over for a try that, onceJarvis had converted, levelledthe game at 16-16.

But the key moment in thematch came when, from a line-out in the Bristol half, twopasses put the ball in JamesT i n ck n e l l ’s hands and thewinger raced in from 35metres, evading Andy Short onthe way, to give Pirates a leadthey would not surrender.

Bristol’s late siege on thePirates line took them to the

brink of salvaging a draw – bu tJarvis was narrowly off-targetfrom the touchline.

With 22 regular-seasonleague games, plus the poten-tial for four play-off matches,to go, coach Holley is in nodoubt as to what is requiredfrom now on.

“I want to come here formemories that are positive –and that means standing onpodiums, winning silverwareand celebrating with support-ers, not talking this sort ofstuff to you guys,” Holley toldthe assembled journalists. “Ifwe ’re all on the same page, andwe ’re all prepared to improveone, two per cent every weektogether, then that will createsome momentum – but it takestime, hard work and sometough talking.”Bristol: A D’Arcy; C Amesbury, A Short (F Otto70), L Eves, R Edwards; A Jarvis, J Grindal(capt; R Tipuna 46); K Traynor, R Lawrence (OHayes 68), J Hall (J Hobson 41), B Skirving, MSorenson, N Koster (G Townson 80), JMerriman (R Pennycook 70), M Mama. Rep notused: T Roberts.Scorers: Tries – Merriman, Eves. Con – Jarvis.Pens – Jarvis (3).Cornish Pirates: C Holland; J Tincknell, TRiley, R James, M Evans (T Kessell 57); KHallett, G Cattle (capt); A Paver (J Andrew 68),R Elloway, B Prescott, J Sandford (G Johnson62), D Barry, C Morgan, J Conlon (A Carpenter37-40), L McGlone (A Carpenter 75). Reps notused: M Bolwell, A Sinclair, J Fatialofa.Scorers: Tries – Sandford, Tincknell. Cons –Hallett (2). Pens – Hallett (3).Sin-binned: Elloway (27-40, killing the ball).Referee: D Rose.Attendance: 3,752.

game was lost in the knock-ons, the loose passes, the need-less offside and crossing of-fences, not in one late kickfrom the touchline.

Indeed, Bristol may have leftDevon with a draw had Evesnot latched on to Tipuna’s longpass and dived over. The pres-sure they had been building onthe Pirates line – penalty, line-out, drive, penalty, line-out,drive, penalty, line-out, drive –may have forced a penalty tryand a conversion under thesticks had it gone on much

CoachSeanHolleysays theplayerslookedtimid

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Patesians seeoff WanderersRUGBY EXTRA

Old Patesians came out on topby 28-20 at Worcester Wander-ers in National Three SouthWest. Both sides crossed forthree tries in a tight affairdespite the Wanderers havinga bright opening quarter.

Old Patesians’ t r y - s c o re r swere James Aherne, MattMudway and Craig Ballingerwith Stu Taylor adding a con-version and two penalties.Worcester replied with triesfrom Chris Jenkinson, EdWhitehead and Mike Dodgeplus a Paul Burton penalty anda conversion.� Avonmouth Old Boys havehad a difficult start to theirseason facing two of the sideschasing promotion. Last week-end they lost at home toWeston and this time theywent down 29-7 away to Amer-sham & Chiltern.

The home side built up acommanding 24-0 lead with thegame in to the second halfbefore Mouth troubled thescoreboard with a try fromCharlie Reynolds which wasconverted by skipper MattBelbin.� Chard won one of the firstbig matches South West OneWest season when they beatNorth Petherton 18-7 at home.

Joe Massey and Ryan Helliarscored tries for Chard withNew Zealander Chris Doakkicking two penalties and aconversion. Damien Griffithswent over for a try for Pether-ton with Harry Roberts con-ver ting.

Cleve were impressive 34-8away winners over Thornburywhile Bridgwater and Albionmaintained their impressivestart with a 14-0 home successagainst Camborne.

Hornets proved too strongfor visitors Clevedon, winning42-9.

RESULTS, FIXTURES

Herbert kickssix out of sixBUCKINGHAM 13CHELTENHAM 18

Cheltenham bounced backfrom last week’s heavy homedefeat to Windsor as six JoshHerbert penalties earned amuch-needed win on the roadin South West One East.

Buckingham opened thescoring with an Andy Whitepenalty, but Cheltenham hitback within two minutes asfull-back Herbert landed a pen-a l t y.

A second Herbert penaltyedged Cheltenham ahead andthey gained a man advantageas home captain Tom Amoswas shown a yellow card.

Within two minutes of therestart Buckingham drewlevel with Cheltenham givingaway a soft penalty whichWhite kicked.

Herbert kicked three penal-ties for a 15-6 lead after 60minutes play. Cheltenham ex-tended their lead to 18-6 withHerbert kicking his sixth pen-alty out six attempts.

Buckingham finally gavetheir home support somethingto cheer when elusive full-backAndy Turvey split the Chel-tenham defence to score a finetry which White converted.

RUGBY UNION

Aviva Premiership: Friday: Harlequins 6Northampton 13, Sale 14 Newcastle 15.Saturday: Bath 27 Leicester 20, Exeter Chiefs30 Wasps 26, Worcester 18 London Irish 20.Yesterday: Saracens 44 Gloucester 12.

P W D L F A B PtsSaracens ............... .... 2 2 0 0 86 32 2 10Northampton ........ .... 2 2 0 0 51 17 1 9Bath ..................... .... 2 2 0 0 48 20 0 8Leicester ............... .... 2 1 0 1 52 42 2 6Sale ..................... .... 2 1 0 1 36 31 1 5Harlequins ............ .... 2 1 0 1 22 28 1 5London Irish ......... .... 2 1 0 1 40 60 0 4Newcastle ............ .... 2 1 0 1 15 35 0 4Exeter ................... .... 2 1 0 1 41 64 0 4Wasps .................. .... 2 0 0 2 41 46 2 2Worcester ............. .... 2 0 0 2 33 52 1 1Gloucester ............ .... 2 0 0 2 28 66 1 1

Greene King IPA Championship:Saturday: Ealing 13 London Scottish 44 (atAllianz Park, Barnet), London Welsh 23 Bedford9 (at Allianz Park, Barnet), Moseley 24Rotherham 42 (at Castle Park, Doncaster),Nottingham 24 Leeds 16 (at Castle Park,Doncaster). Sunday: Plymouth Albion 41Jersey 27 (at Sandy Park, Exeter), CornishPirates 23 Bristol 21 (at Sandy Park, Exeter).

SSE National League One: Coventry 38Cinderford 13, Esher 40 Henley 30, Fylde 34Wharfedale 21, Hull Ionians 19 Doncaster 40,Loughborough Students 26 Old Albanians 19,Rosslyn Park 26 Richmond 15, Tynedale 25Blaydon 24, Worthing 22 Blackheath 27.

SSE National League Two South:Bishop’s Stortford 28 Ampthill 28,Bournemouth 45 London Irish Wild Geese 25,Cambridge 24 Canterbury 14, Chinnor 42 DingsCrusaders 17, Clifton 29 Hartpury College 23,Cornish All Blacks 31 Redruth 10, Southend 17Shelford 13, Taunton 61 Exmouth 23.

National League Three South West:Amersham & Chiltern 29 Avonmouth OB 7,Newton Abbot 27 Chippenham 15, OldCentralians 11 Lydney 44, Old Redcliffians 31Brixham 7, Redingensians 18 Bracknell 12,Weston-super-Mare 36 Barnstaple 17,Worcester Wanderers 20 Old Patesians 28,

Tribute South West One West: Bideford12 St Austell 38, Bridgwater & Albion 14Camborne 0, Chard 18 North Petherton 7,Hornets 42 Clevedon 9, Sidmouth 19 Coney Hill10, Thornbury 8 Cleve 34, Wadebridge Camels10 Cullompton 6.

Southern Counties South: Dorchester 29Ivel Barbarians 13, North Dorset 23 Swanage &Wareham 27, Walcot 20 Frome 23, Wells 28Trowbridge 8, Weymouth 7 Corsham 34,Wimborne 17 Sherborne 13.

Tribute Western Counties West: Bude 5Devonport Services 10, Burnham 37 St Ives 12,Kingsbridge 15 Ivybridge 3, Tavistock 27 Penryn29, Teignmouth 36 Paignton 22, TorquayAthletic 40 Okehampton 20, Truro 16Wellington 15.

CRICKET

FOURTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALCardiff SWALEC Stadium: Australia 227 (GJ Bailey 87), England 231-7 (J C Buttler 65no,M A Carberry 63, E J G Morgan 53, C J McKay4-39). England beat Australia by 3wickets.

SECOND TEST MATCH (Day 5 of 5)

Harare: Zimbabwe 294 (H Masakadza 75, B RM Taylor 51, Junaid Khan 4-67) & 199 (T M KMawoyo 58, Rahat Ali 5-52), Pakistan 230(Younus Khan 77, Khurram Manzoor 51, B VVitori 5-60) & 239 (Misbah-ul-Haq 79no,Khurram Manzoor 54, T L Chatara 5-61)Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 24 runs.

LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPDIVISION ONE (Day 4 of 4)

Derby: Derbyshire 298 (P M Borrington 75, SChanderpaul 53, C Rushworth 5-47, G Onions4-62) & 63 (G Onions 5-23), Durham 325 (S GBorthwick 89, W R Smith 81, A P Palladino6-90) & 37-1. Durham (22pts) beatDerbyshire (4pts) by 9 wickets.Lord’s: Nottinghamshire 430-7 dec (S JMullaney 125, A R Adams 80, D J Hussey 67,M J Lumb 54), Middlesex 353-7 dec (C J LRogers 108, J L Denly 63, J A Simpson 51no, AR Adams 4-98). Middlesex (8pts) drewwith Nottinghamshire (9pts).Taunton: Surrey 195 (A C Thomas 4-23) &197 (C A J Meschede 4-43), Somerset 260 (N RD Compton 66) & 133-3. Somerset (21pts)beat Surrey (3pts) by 7 wickets.Hove: Sussex 292 (B C Brown 84no, R JSidebottom 4-50) & 333-3 dec (C D Nash167no, R J Hamilton-Brown 126no), Yorkshire326 (A Lyth 93, K S Williamson 80, Ashar Zaidi4-57) & 81-2. Sussex (7pts) drew withYorkshire (9pts).

LV= COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPDIVISION TWO (Day 4 of 4)

Canterbury: Essex 276 (O A Shah 84, B TFoakes 58, M Davies 4-67), Kent 107 (D DMasters 6-41) & 215-7 (S A Northeast 70, D IStevens 67, M S Panesar 4-49). Kent (6pts)drew with Essex (8pts).Old Trafford: Lancashire 453-7 dec (P JHorton 156, S M Katich 56, L M Reece 50),Leicestershire 329 (B A Raine 72, N J O’Brien63). Lancashire (11pts) drew withLeicestershire (8pts).New Road: Hampshire 428 (J M Vince 106, LA Dawson 70, C P Wood 61, S P Terry 58, M TColes 50no, A Richardson 4-69) & 69-2 dec,

Worcestershire 351-8 dec (O B Cox 65, S HChoudhry 61no, T T Samaraweera 51, J ATomlinson 4-85). Worcestershire (10pts)drew with Hampshire (10pts).

FOOTBALL

Scottish Premiership: Yesterday: RossCounty 2 Dundee Utd 4. Saturday: Hearts 1Celtic 3, Kilmarnock 1 Inverness CT 2, Partick 0Aberdeen 3, St Johnstone 1 Hibernian 2, StMirren 0 Motherwell 1.

Scottish Championship: Alloa 1Dumbarton 2, Cowdenbeath 1 Falkirk 0,Dundee 0 Hamilton 0, Livingston 2 Morton 2,Queen of the South 0 Raith Rovers 1.

Scottish League One: Airdrie 3 Stranraer 2,Brechin 1 Dunfermline 1, East Fife 1 Forfar 3,Rangers 5 Arbroath 1, Stenhousemuir 1 Ayr 1.

Scottish League Two: Albion Rovers 0Berwick Rangers 2, Clyde 1 East Stirling 2,Elgin 3 Montrose 3, Peterhead 2 Queen’s Park1, Stirling Albion 0 Annan Athletic 2.

Skrill North: Altrincham 2 Oxford City 2,Boston Utd 3 Guiseley 0, Brackley 3 Stalybridge0, Bradford Park Avenue 3 Telford 1, ColwynBay 0 Worcester 0, Gainsborough 2 Barrow 1,Harrogate Town 0 Histon 1, Hednesford 2Vauxhall Motors 0, Solihull 2 North Ferriby 0,Stockport County 1 Leamington 1, Workington4 Gloucester City 2.

Toolstation Western League PremierDivision: Bishop Sutton 3 Odd Down 0,Bridport 4 Longwell Green 0, Buckland Athletic2 Slimbridge 0, Cadbury Heath 1 Ilfracombe 1,Gillingham Town 2 Radstock 2, Hengrove 0Bitton 1, Sherborne 7 Winterbourne 4, WillandRovers 1 Melksham 0.

Toolstation Western League FirstDivision: Almondsbury UWE 1 Cheddar 2,Barnstaple Town 4 Welton Rovers 1, BradfordTown 3 Wincanton 1, Calne 0 Ashton &Backwell 0, Chard 1 Portishead 0, ChippenhamPark 0 Keynsham 2, Cribbs 3 Warminster 1,Devizes 0 Shepton Mallet 1, Wellington 4Roman Glass St George 4, Westbury 0 OldlandAbbotonians 0.Football League Youth Alliance, SouthWest Under-18: Bsl Rovers 1 Exeter City 1,Hereford Utd 0 Cheltenham Tn 3, Plymouth Arg3 Torquay Utd 0, Swindon 3 Bournemouth 4.South West Counties Youth: Andover Tn6 Bsl Academy 0, Bath City 4 Salisbury City 3,New Coll Acad 0 Forest Green Rov 7, NewportCo 5 Dorchester Tn 3, Poole Tn 2 CirencesterAcad 0.Uhlsport Hellenic, Div I West: Carterton 0Shortwood Utd 3, Lydney Tn 3 North Leigh Utd1, Malmesbury Vic 0 Easington Spts 1, Purton 5Fairford Tn 2, Tuffley Rov 2 Clanfield 1,Tytherington Rocks 6 New College Swindon 0.David Wilson Homes GloucestershireCounty: Bishops Cleeve Res 3 Henbury 3,Chipping Sodbury Tn 1 Berkeley Tn 2, FramptonUtd 3 Rockleaze Rgrs 2, Gala Wilton 4 Yate TnRes 1, Hanham Ath 2 Patchway Tn 3, KingsStanley 1 Ellwood 1, Kingswood 1 BristolTelephones 2, Longlevens 2 Bristol Academy 1,Southmead CS Ath 4 Thornbury Tn 2.Somerset County, Premier/Div I LeagueCup Round I: Bishops Lyd 2 Dundry Ath 1,Odd Down Res 3 Saltford 2, Shirehampton 6Burnham Utd 2.Premier Div: Fry Club 3 Yatton Ath 1,Ilminster Tn 2 Nailsea Utd 4, Langford Rov2000 2 Clutton 4, Stockwood Green 3 Berrow1, Watchet Tn 2 Nailsea Tn 0, Weston St Johns1 Cutters Friday 0.Div I: Broad Plain House 3 Larkhall Ath Res 2,Castle Cary 0 Congresbury 3, Clevedon Utd 1St George(EIG) 1, Keynsham Tn Res 2 PurnellSpts 3, Middlezoy Rov 2 Brislington Res 3,Westfield 2 Frome Coll 1, Wrington Redhill 4Banwell 4.Div II League Cup, Round I: PeasedownAth 2 Burnham Utd Res 1. Div II East:Ashton & Backwell Utd Res 3 Imperial 3, ChewMagna 3 Radstock Tn Res 1, Chilcompton Spts3 Stockwood Green Res 1, Cutters Friday Res 0Long Ashton 5, Timsbury Ath 1 FarringtonGurney 0, Tunley Ath 1 Bishop Sutton Res 0,Welton Rov Res 2 Fry Club Res 2.Div II West: Cheddar Res 1 Glastonbury 3,Churchill Club 70 3 Portishead Tn Res 2, CleeveWest Tn 3 Worle 1, Kewstoke Lions 1 WellsCity Res 2, North Curry 6 Nailsea Utd Res 2,Staplegrove 5 Weston St Johns Res 1, UphillCastle 5 Combe St Nicholas 1, Winscombe 1Nailsea Tn Res 0.Bristol Premier, Premier Div: AEK Boco 2Winterbourne Utd Res 1, Hallen Res 0Highridge Utd 3, Bitton Res 0 Old Sodbury 4,Lebeq 4 Nicholas Wdrs 1, Longwell Green Res0 Mendip Utd 1, Totterdown Utd 2 DRGFrenchay 1, Wick 2 Shaftesbury 0. Div I:Frampton Ath 2 Eden Grove 0, BrimshamGreen 0 Made For Ever 1, Patchway Tn Res 2Bristol Manor Farm Res 5, Oldland Abbots Res1 Brislington Cricketers 1, Olveston Utd 2Roman Glass St George Res 1, Sea Mills Park 4Greyfriars Ath 1.Weston-s-Mare & District, AtwellShield Prelim Rd: Yatton Ath Res 5Churchill Club 70 Res 3. Div I: Berrow Res 0Tickenham Utd 6, Hutton 8 Winscombe Res 0,Nailsea Utd A 2 Cleeve West Tn Res 0,Portishead Tn A 0 Clevedon Utd Res 4. Div II:Burnham Utd A 4 Nailsea Utd B 3, CongresburyRes 3 Clevedon Dons 2, St George (EIG) Res 4Clevedon Utd A 4, Weston Super Seagulls 5Langford Rov Res 2. Div III: Axbridge Tn 0AFC Nailsea 2, Banwell Res 2 Shipham 3,Portishead Tn B 4 Uphill Castle Res 5,Wedmore 2 Westend 2, Worle Rgrs 3

Winscombe A 1. Div IV: Cheddar A 3 Pill Utd1, King Alfred SC 5 Hutton Res 1, KVFC 3Kewstoke Lions Res 0, St George (EIG) 0Wrington Redhill Res 6. Div V: Congresbury A1 Clapton-in-Gordano 1, Portishead CT 2Shipham Res 1, South Park Rgrs 1 Dolphin Ath5, Worle Res 9 Priory Rgrs 2. Div VI: BurnhamUtd B 0 Worle Rgrs Res 0, Clevedon Utd B 0Berrow A 6.Mid-Somerset League sponsored byTrophies of Radstock – Prem Div:Belrose 0 Wells City A 4; Meadow Rangers 1Frome Tn Sports 9; Pensford 2 Mells & Vobster2; Welton Arsenal 2 Westfield Res 2. Div One:Clutton Res 2 Westfield A 2; Evercreech 0Camerton 4; Frome Collegians 1 Stoke Rovers3; Pilton 5 Purnells Sp Res 0. Div Two: HighLittleton 3 Farrington Gurney Res 2. Mells &Vobster Res 0 Chilcompton Sp Res 5; RadstockTn A 2 Timsbury Ath Res 1; Westhill Sp 3Tunley Res 6. Div Three: Baltonsborough 4Temple Cloud Res 1; Chilcompton Sp A 0Pensford Res 6; Chilcompton Utd 3 Belrose Res1; Purnells Sp A 1 Wells City B 1; Somer Valley2 Chew Magna Res 3; Tor Leisure 5 Westhill SpRes 2.Yeovil & District – Prem Div: AFC Huish 1Brhoden 1; Milborne Port 1 Somerton Sp 3;Victoria Sp 1 Pen Mill 4; Wagtail 1 Normalair 4.Div One: Bradford Abbas 4 Templecombe 1;Butleigh 3 Martock 2; Normalair 2 MilbornePort 2; Stoke sub Hamdon 4 Barton Leverkusen0. Div Two: AFC Wessex 2 Somerton 5;Bruton 4 Afc Huish 6; East Coker 5 Waggy Ath0; Montacute 2 Mudford 3; Pen Mill 0 ManorAth 0. Div Three: Barwick 2 Victoria Sp 1;Barton Leverkusen 0 AFC Camel 3; Ilchester 3Aller Park 2; Martock 2 Ashcott 1; Odcombe 3Milborne Port 1.Taunton & District – Seward Cup: AshRgs 6 Morganians 0; Tone Youth 12 EastBower 1. Div One: Alcombe 4 Locomotoves 2;Bridgwater Sp 5 Bishops Lydeard 0; HamiltonHawks 0 Sampford Blues 3; N Petherton 0Middlezoy 2. Div Two: Appletree 5 Hamilton2; Dulverton 3 Wyvern 2; Nether Stowey 0Minhead 8; Stogursey 2 Watchet 0; Wembdon2 Westonzoyland 0. Div Three: Bridgwater Sp1 Gallery 3; Galmington Dragons 0 Sydenham8; Highbridge 4 Wyvern 0. Div Four: Exmoor4 Woolavington 0; Norton Fitzwarren 7 NetherStowey 1; Sampford Blues 5 Porlock 2; Williton2 N Petherton 3. Div Five: BridgwaterGrasshoppers 3 Staplegrove 0; BridgwaterWolves 6 Hamilton 0; Creech Coogars 0 NortonFitzwarren 6; Middlezoy 0 Morganians 0;Wiveliscombe 0 Galmington Dragons 8.Wiltshire Premier: Chippenham Yth 0Supermarine SC 2; Marlborough 2 Purton 0;SKS Blyskawica 2 Ludgershall 1; Southbrook 1Devizes 1; Vale opf Pewsey 0 Trowbridge 4;Wroughton 1 Shrewton 8. Div One: Blunsdon0 Marlborough 4; Intel 5 Wroughton 0;Melkshjam 3 W Bassett Dev 6; Sarum YouthSen 1 Malmesbury 5.Trowbridge League, sponsored byTrowbridge Windows & Conservatories– Div One: Bradford United 3, The Lamb 4;Castle Combe 4, Westbury Res 2; Freshford 6,Warminster Res 3; North Bradley 3, SteepleAshton 1; Semington Magpies 8, TrowbridgeWanderers 0. Div Two: Trowbridge Town Res1, Bradford United Res 0; TrowbridgeWanderers Res 6, Heytesbury 3; WestburyTown 3, The Fleece 3; Westwood 5, Bratton 1;Worton & Cheverell 4, Lacock 5. Div Three:Polenez 1, Marshfield 1; The Lamb Res v Holtpp; The Stiffs 3, Zeals 4; United 4, TrowbridgeRangers 3.Tony Pryce Taunton and District YouthLeague – Under 12, Div One: VPR 4Minehead Town 2, Galmington Dragons A 0Tone Youth Wasps 1, Minehead Town Inter 5Watchet Town 0, Tone Youth Hornets 15Galmington Dragons B 2. Div Two: Ashcott 2Spaxton 5, Bishops Lydeard 5 Ruishton 2,Bridgwater Wolves 7 Wellington 2, Holway 8Nether Stowey 1, Rhode Lane Wanderers 3North Petherton 3, Wembdon 11 TauntonNorth 1. Under 11, Div A: Bishops Lydeard 4Heathfield 5, Galmington Dragons Raiders 7Wembdon 1, Staplegrove 3 Taunton North 1,Tone Youth Hornets 0 Wellington Town 7. DivB: Rhode Lane Wanderers 1 Tone Youth Wasps2, Galmington Dragons Hawks 6 Staplegrove 2,Minehead Town 2 Bridgwater Wolves 4,Ruishton 4 Wembdon 1.

Bristol & District, Senior Div: HenburyRes 3 Bristol Barcelona 2, Iron Acton 3 HallenA 4, Longwell Green Spts A 1 Shire Res 3,Nicholas Wdrs Res 0 AEK Boco Res 1, PortvilleWarriors 9 Wick Res 0, Pucklechurch Spts 5Crosscourt Utd 2. Div I: Hambrook 4 ChippingSodbury Tn Res 0, Mendip Utd Res 0Totterdown Utd Res 1, Miners 0 Bradley StokeTn 8, Rangeworthy 2 Seymour Utd Res 2,Stanton Drew 3 Lebeq Res 5, Talbot KnowleUtd 3 St Pancras 4, Winterbourne Utd A vSoundwell Vic pp.Bristol Suburban, Premier Div I: AshtonUtd 7 St Aldhelms 0, Easton Cowboys 0Lawrence Weston 0, Little Stoke 3 SevernBeach 1, Mangotsfield Spts 0 TytheringtonRocks Res 1, Old Georgians 1 Fishponds OB 3,Ridings High 3 Stoke Gifford Utd 1. PremierDiv II: Almondsbury UWE Res 4 TotterdownPOB 0, Downend Foresters 5 Cadbury HeathRes 1, Glenside 5 OB 3 Lebeq Utd 9, RockleazeRgrs Res 1 Brislington A 2, Southmead CS Utdv Bristol Ath pp, Wessex Wdrs 2 CAB OlympicSC 2.Bristol & Avon, Premier Div: BristolRevolution 1 LS Utd 5, Bristol Sports 10Whitchurch Phoenix 2, Broad Plain A 6 WessexWdrs A 0, De Veys Res 5 Dodington 0, IronActon B 8 Westerleigh Spts Res 4, Sea MillsPark A 0 AFC Hartcliffe Res 4.Bristol Downs, Div I: AFC Bohemia 1

Ashley 3, Portland OB 3 Jersey Rgrs 1,Retainers 1 Jamaica Bell 7, Saints OB 0 DACBeachcroft 0, Sneyd Park 5 Cotswool 1,Sporting Greyhound 0 Lawes Jrs 3, Torpedo 1Clifton St Vinc 4. Div II: Ashley Res 0 CliftonRockets 0, Saints OB Res 3 Lion 1, Sneyd ParkRes 0 Hare On The Hill 3, Sporting GreyhoundRes 0 Easton Cowboys 2, St Andrews 0Corinthians 2, Tebby 5 Old Cliftonians 3,Torpedo Res 0 Clifton St Vinc Res 2. Div III:Bengal Tigers 1 Clifton St Vinc 3, OldElizabethans 6 Helios 0, Portland OB Res 0Green Park Rgrs 6, Retainers Res 1 Evergreen3, Sneyd Park A 3 Easton Cowboys Res 8,Torpedo A 2 Luccombe Garage 1, WellingtonWdrs 2 Cotham OB 3. Div IV: Clifton RocketsRes 1 Clifton St Vinc 3, Retainers A 4 Lion FC2, Sneyd Park B 3 Jersey Rgrs Res 6, Tebby AFCRes 3 DDAS 4, Torpedo B 1 Cosmos UK 2,Warmley Utd 1 NCSF Utd 1, West Town Utd 2Conham Rgrs 1.Keyline Taunton and District SundayLeague – Div One: Ash Rangers 0 Bathpool4, Black Rileys 5 Staplegrove Sports 6, Hamilton5 Princess Royal 3, Northern Lions 5 ToneYouth 1, Wellington Warriors 2 Old Inn 1. DivTwo: Carhampton Rovers 1 North Curry 4,Churchinford 11 Hamilton Reserves 0, CotfordSasints 3 Ash Rangers Reserves 6, DB United 7PCUK 2, Watchet Blue Waves 2 AFC Dunster 3.Div Three: Pegasus 2 Pink Panthers 3, SaxtonRangers 6 White Hart Albion 2, Trinity Rangers2 Mariners 2, Wellington Warriors Reserveds 2Blue park Rangers 3, White Eagles FC 2Williton Rockets 0.S.K. Fruits Limited, ChippenhamSunday League – Prem Div: AFCMelksham v Biddestone Social pp; BradfordRenegades 3, The Castle 4; Bug & Spider vSteeple Ashton Rangers pp; Westbury Rangers8, FC Colerne 2. Div One: Bromham 3,Somerford 2; Goatacre 4, Chippenham WestEnd 0. Div Two: FC Buscots v AFCAvellionspp; Potterne 3, Miller Sports A 2. DivThree: Old Road 2, Pig & Whistle United 5;Worton & Cheverell (Sunday) 3, FC NorthWiltshire 2; Wren 0, Melksham Cosmos 5. DivFour: Bath Road 3, White Horse (Sunday) B 3;Cross Keys 1, Bremhill View 7; MelkshamForest 2, Cavalier 0; Miller Sports B 1, CorshamCentre Youth 5; The Mallard 4, TrowbridgeRangers (Sunday) 0.WG Parr Trophy (sponsored byWesternsport Trophies of Chippenham)Prelimin Rd: Christian Malford v Talbot H-W;Corsham Park v Oakhill A-W; Corsham United vNorth Star B A-W; GRFC 0, Kings Arms 3;North Star A 1, Corsham Wildcats 5; PrestigeBodyworks 2, Fortune Inn 1; Staverton 1,Sportzcoach 3; Sutton Benger 6, Crossblades 1;Trowbridge Town S C 2, Southwick 4.

CYCLING

Tour of Spain, Stage 20 (Aviles to Alto deL’Angliru, 142.2km): 1 K Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr3hr 55min 36sec, 2 C Horner (USA) RadioShackLeopard +0.26sec, 3 A Valverde (Spa) Movistar+0.54, 4 V Nibali (Ita) Astana same time, 5 AF Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural-Seguros RGA sametime.

Stage 21 (Leganes to Madrid, 109.6km): 1 MMatthews (Aus) Orica-Green Edge 2hr 44min00sec, 2 T Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp, 3 NArndt (Ger) Argos-Shimano, 4 G Meersman(Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step, 5 M ARicheze (Arg) Lampre-Merida all same time.

Final general classification: 1 C Horner(USA) RadioShack Leopard 84hr 36min 04sec,2 V Nibali (Ita) Astana +37secs, 3 A Valverde(Spa) Movistar +1.36, 4 J Rodriguez (Spa)Katusha +3.22, 5 N Roche (Irl) Saxo-Tinkoff+7.11.

GOLF

European Tour KLM Open, Zandvoort,Netherlands, Leading final scores (Gbror Irl unless stated, par 70): 268 J Luiten (Ned)69 65 66 68, M A Jimenez (Spa) 64 67 70 67(Luiten won at first play-off hole). 271 DMcGrane 65 70 67 69, R Fisher 69 68 68 66, SDyson 69 63 71 68, G Havret (Fra) 67 70 6866. 272 J Quesne (Fra) 67 65 70 70. 273 SKjeldsen (Den) 68 67 72 66. 274 D Horsey 7166 70 67, P Larrazabal (Spa) 65 66 77 66.

USPGA Tour BMW Championship, LakeForest, Illinois, Leading third-roundscores (USA unless stated, par 71): 200 JFuryk 72 59 69. 201 S Stricker 66 71 64. 202B Snedeker 63 68 71. 203 Z Johnson 64 7069. 204 T Woods 66 72 66.

HOCKEY

EHL Men’s Premier Division EastGrinstead 3 Sheffield Hallam 0, Reading 3Canterbury 1, Surbiton 5 Hampstead andWestminster 1, Loughborough Students 3Cannock 1, Wimbledon 1 Beeston 3.

Men’s Conference West: University ofExeter 3 Guildford 0, University of Birmingham3 Isca 2, Fareham 4 Indian Gymkhana 4, TeamBath Buccaneers 2 Havant 0, Cheltenham 1Cardiff & Met 4.

EHL Investec Women’s PremierDivision: University of Birmingham 1 Leicester3, Beeston 7 Sutton Coldfield 0, Reading 1Canterbury 2, Bowdon Hightown 5 Olton &West Warwicks 2, Surbiton 1 Clifton 1.

Women’s Conference West: Isca University2 Oxford Hawks 2, Buckingham 11 BristolFirebrands 0, Gloucester City 3 Exe 0, SwanseaCity 1 Barnes 0, Trojans 2 Slough 4.

ICE HOCKEY

Elite League: Friday: Dundee Stars 5Nottingham Panthers 2. Saturday: BelfastGiants 0 Coventry Blaze 5, Cardiff Devils 3Braehead Clan 4, Edinburgh Capitals 3Sheffield Steelers 10, Fife Flyers 4 NottinghamPanthers 5 (SO). Yesterday: Coventry v Fife,Edinburgh v Nottingham, Dundee v Sheffield –late results.

Challenge Cup: Yesterday: Hull v Cardiff –late result.

SPEEDWAY

Test Match (Saturday, at Workington): GreatBritain 48 (C Cook 14+1) Australia 42 (JGrajczonek 10+2). Great Britain winseries 4-1.

Sky Sports Elite League: Friday:Eastbourne 20 Belle Vue 16 – abandoned aftersix heats, result does not stand, King’s Lynn vBirmingham – off.

Premier League: Saturday: Rye House vRedcar – off. Yesterday: Glasgow v Plymouth– off, Newcastle v Edinburgh – late result.

Retro Cup: Yesterday: Scunthorpe vSheffield – off.

Tony Sanford Memorial Trophy(Saturday, at Plymouth): 1 J Anderson(Plymouth), 2 T Kurtz (Plymouth), 3 P Starke(Berwick & Dudley), 4 K Hughes (Stoke).

TENNIS

Davis Cup World Group semi-final,Belgrade: Serbia v Canada: M Raonic(Can) bt J Tipsarevic (Ser) 5-7 6-3 3-6 6-310-8, D Nestor (Can) & V Pospisil (Can) bt IBozoljac (Ser) & N Zimonjic (Ser) 6-7 (6-8) 6-43-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-8, N Djokovic (Ser) bt MRaonic (Can) 7-6 (7-1) 6-2 6-2, J Tipsarevic(Ser) bt J Pospisil (Can) 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 7-6 (8-6).Serbia beat Canada 3-2.

Davis Cup World Group semi-final,Prague: Czech Republic v Argentina: TBerdych (Cze) bt L Mayer (Arg) 6-4 4-6 6-36-4, T Berdych (Cze) & R Stepanek (Cze) bt CBerlocq (Arg) & H Zeballos (Arg) 6-3 6-4 6-2, HZeballos (Arg) bt L Rosol (Cze) 4-6 7-6 (8-6)6-4, L Mayer (Arg) bt J Vesely (Cze) 6-4 6-4.Czech Republic beat Argentina 3-2.

Davis Cup World Group play-off,Umag, Croatia: Croatia v Great Britain:C Fleming (Gbr) & A Murray (Gbr) bt I Dodig(Cro) & M Pavic (Cro) 6-3 6-2 6-7 (6-8) 6-1, AMurray (Gbr) bt I Dodig (Cro) 6-4 6-2 6-4, DEvans (Gbr) bt M Pavic (Cro) 6-4 7-6 (7-4).Great Britain beat Croatia 4-1.

WTA Tour Tashkent Open, Tashkent,Uzbekistan, Final: (1) B Jovanovski (Ser) btO Govortsova (Blr) 4-6 7-5 7-6 (7-3).

AEGON GB Pro-Series Men’s Event,Roehampton, Final: D Cox (Gbr) bt JGoodall (Gbr) 7-6 (10-8) 2-2 ret.

TODAY

CRICKET

FIFTH ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL

Southampton Ageas Bowl: England vAustralia (2pm).

FOOTBALL

Barclays Premier League: Swansea City vLiverpool (8pm).

Calor Southern League PremierDivision: St Albans City v Cambridge City(7.45pm).

RUGBY UNION

(7.30pm unless stated)

Aviva Premiership A League SouthernConference: Exeter Braves v Wasps,Harlequins v Bath Utd, Saracens Storm vLondon Irish.

SPEEDWAY

(7.30pm unless stated)

Sky Sports Elite League: Birmingham vKing’s Lynn, Peterborough v Belle Vue, Swindonv Lakeside.

Premier League: Newcastle v Plymouth,Somerset v Ipswich, Workington v Edinburgh.

Joe Hughes Invitational (atWolverhampton).

John Cearns Cup: Kent v Wimbledon(6.30pm).

SPORT ON TELEVISION

FOOTBALL: Barclays Premier League:Swansea City v Liverpool – Sky Sports 1, 7pm.

CRICKET: Fifth one-day international, Englandv Australia – Sky Sports 1, 1.30pm.

CYCLING: Tour of Britain – ITV4, 1.30pm.

SNOOKER: Shanghai Masters – Eurosport,7.30am.

WESTERN DAILY PRESS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2013 FOOTBALL RESULTS 15WDP-E01-S3

treble check:Complete check for Littlewoods, Vernons and

Zetters: 8 = Score Draws, 5= No Score Draw or Void 36= Home or Away

Aston Villa ............... (0) 1 Newcastle ................(1) 2Benteke 67 Ben Arfa 18Att 37,554 Gouffran 73everton .................... (1) 1 chelsea ...................(0) 0Naismith 45 Att 36,034Fulham ..................... (1) 1 West brom ..............(0) 1Sidwell 22 McAuley 90Att 25,560hull ........................... (1) 1 cardiff ......................(0) 1Davies 40 Whittingham 59Att 21,949Man Utd ................... (1) 2 crystal Palace .........(0) 0van Persie 45 (pen) Att 75,170Rooney 81Spurs ....................... (1) 2 Norwich ...................(0) 0Sigurdsson 28, 49 Att 35,952Stoke ........................ (0) 0 Man city ..................(0) 0Att 25,052Sunderland .............. (0) 1 Arsenal ....................(1) 3Gardner 48 (pen) Giroud 11Att 39,055 Ramsey 67, 76

Yesterday Southamptn ............. (0) 0 West ham ................(0) 0Att 28,794 hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A PtsArsenal ..............4 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 0 6 2 9Spurs .................4 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 9Liverpool ............3 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 9Man City ............4 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 2 3 7Man Utd .............4 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 2 7Chelsea .............4 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 7Stoke .................4 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 7Newcastle ..........4 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 7Everton ..............4 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 6West Ham ..........4 1 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 5Southamptn .......4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 5Cardiff ................4 1 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 1 3 5Fulham...............4 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 1 4Norwich..............4 1 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 3 4Hull ....................4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 4 4Aston Villa..........4 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 1 4 3 3Crystal Pal .........4 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 3Swansea ............3 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 1 2 1 3West Brom .........4 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2Sunderland ........4 0 0 2 1 4 0 1 1 2 4 1

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A PtsBlackpool ...........6 3 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 6 3 16QPR ...................6 3 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 3 1 16Nottm For ..........6 3 0 0 7 2 1 1 1 3 3 13Leicester ............6 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 4 3 13Burnley ..............6 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 1 5 3 11Leeds .................6 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 3 1 11Derby .................6 0 1 2 1 5 3 0 0 10 2 10Watford ..............6 1 2 0 8 3 1 1 1 4 4 9Reading .............6 1 2 0 5 4 1 1 1 2 2 9Bournemth .........6 2 0 1 4 3 1 0 2 3 11 9Blackburn...........6 2 0 1 9 4 0 2 1 2 4 8Huddersfld ........6 1 2 0 6 2 1 0 2 2 3 8Wigan ................6 1 2 0 6 5 1 0 2 4 3 8Brighton .............6 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 8Ipswich...............6 2 0 1 7 3 0 1 2 2 4 7Middlesbro’ ........6 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 1 4 5 6Charlton .............5 1 0 1 2 2 0 2 1 4 5 5Doncaster ..........5 1 0 2 3 4 0 2 0 2 2 5Sheff Wed ..........6 0 2 1 4 5 0 2 1 3 4 4Birmingham .......6 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 4Yeovil .................6 0 0 3 0 5 1 1 1 2 3 4Barnsley.............6 1 1 1 4 7 0 0 3 4 9 4Bolton ................6 0 1 2 1 3 0 1 2 2 8 2Millwall ...............6 0 0 3 1 7 0 2 1 3 6 2

hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A PtsL Orient ..............6 3 0 0 8 2 3 0 0 8 2 18Peterboro ..........7 2 0 1 3 3 3 1 0 14 4 16Wolves ...............6 3 0 0 9 3 2 1 0 5 2 16Rotherham .........7 2 2 0 8 5 2 1 0 6 4 15Preston ..............7 2 2 0 7 3 1 2 0 7 4 13MK Dons ............7 2 2 0 7 4 1 2 0 3 2 13Bradford .............7 3 1 0 12 2 0 2 1 4 5 12Brentford ............7 2 1 0 4 1 1 2 1 6 9 12Crawley Town ....7 2 1 1 8 7 1 1 1 6 5 11Walsall ...............6 1 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 4 1 10Colchester .........7 1 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 4 5 9Swindon .............7 2 1 0 8 2 0 1 3 3 7 8Shrewsbury........6 1 2 0 3 1 0 2 1 3 6 7Port Vale ............7 1 1 1 4 5 1 0 3 4 7 7Oldham ..............7 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 3 8 10 6Stevenage .........7 0 1 2 4 6 1 1 2 1 4 5Tranmere ...........7 0 2 2 6 12 1 0 2 3 5 5Crewe ................7 1 2 1 7 9 0 0 3 0 8 5Carlisle...............7 1 0 3 2 10 0 2 1 1 5 5Coventry ............7 3 1 0 13 9 1 1 1 7 4 4Sheff Utd............7 1 1 1 3 3 0 0 4 2 9 4Bristol City .........6 0 1 2 3 7 0 2 1 7 8 3Gillingham..........7 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 3 5 11 3Notts Co ............6 0 0 3 2 6 0 1 2 3 6 1

bradford .................. (1) 2 colchester ...............(2) 2Wells 15, 53 Monakana 28Att 13,570 Ibehre 32bristol city .............. (0) 0 Peterboro ................(1) 3Att 11,134 Barnett 24 Assombalonga 51, 88carlisle..................... (0) 1 Sheff Utd .................(0) 0Robson 54 Att 4,863crawley town.......... (0) 1 Shrewsbury .............(0) 1Drury 64, Att 3,202 Wildig 47crewe ....................... (0) 0 Walsall .....................(0) 3Att 4,260 Westcarr 66, 69 (pen) Baxendale 84leyton Orient .......... (2) 3 Port Vale ..................(1) 2Mooney 24, 45, Lisbie 88 Dodds 21Att 4,888 Myrie-Williams 54Mk Dons .................. (2) 3 Notts county ...........(0) 1Chadwick 5, Williams 37 McGregor 76Bamford 90 Att 7,142Preston .................... (1) 3 Stevenage ...............(0) 0Huntington 45 Att 8,855Laird 59, Davies 84

rotherham ............... (1) 3 Oldham ....................(1) 2Nardiello 21 (pen), 63, 90 Montano 44Att 8,306 Lanzoni 53tranmere ................. (1) 3 brentford .................(2) 4Atkinson 44 Taylor 3Dugdale 55, Stockton 90 Donaldson 14, 71Att 4,454 Forshaw 90 (pen)Wolves ..................... (2) 3 Swindon ..................(0) 2Golbourne 3 N’Guessan 82, Mason 90Doyle 43, Foley 90 Att 19,388

Yesterday coventry .................. (1) 2 Gillingham ...............(1) 1L Clarke 2 McDonald 10Moussa 83 Att 2,046

burton Albion .......... (0) 1 Portsmouth .............(1) 2Diamond 90 Holmes 34Att 3,577 Ferry 52cheltenham ............. (1) 2 Oxford Utd ..............(1) 2Harrison 8 Kitson 34Gornell 51 Mullins 57Att 3,906chesterfield ............. (1) 2 AFc Wimbledon .....(0) 0Roberts 30 Hird 54Att 6,353Dag & red ............... (1) 2 bristol rovers .........(0) 0Ogogo 10 Att 1,423Howell 72Fleetwood town...... (0) 2 bury .........................(1) 1Sarcevic 52 Soares 28Evans 64Att 3,520 hartlepool ................ (2) 2 Accrington Stanley (0) 1Franks 30 Gray 57Monkhouse 42 Att 3,388Newport county ...... (2) 2 Morecambe .............(1) 3Jones 3 Naylor 12 (og), 57 (og)Willmott 24 Amond 71 (pen)Att 3,165Northampton ........... (1) 1 exeter ......................(1) 2Blyth 7 Bennett 35Att 4,036 O’Flynn 90Plymouth ................. (0) 0 Wycombe ................(0) 3Att 6,702 Wood 70 Morgan 74 Knott 90rochdale ................. (0) 1 torquay ...................(0) 0Henderson 77Att 2,138York .......................... (1) 1 Mansfield .................(1) 2Brobbel 3 Clucas 21 (pen)Att 3,513 Palmer 76 hOMe AWAY P W D L F A W D L F A PtsChesterfield .......7 4 0 0 7 1 2 1 0 6 2 19Oxford Utd .........7 1 2 0 5 4 3 1 0 11 4 15Fleetwood Town 7 3 0 1 11 6 2 0 1 3 2 15Exeter ................7 3 0 0 6 2 1 2 1 3 4 14Wycombe ...........7 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 1 7 4 13Morecambe........7 2 1 0 5 2 2 0 2 6 7 13AFC Wimbledon 7 3 0 0 6 2 1 1 2 3 5 13Mansfield ...........7 1 2 0 5 2 2 1 1 4 4 12Rochdale ...........7 3 1 0 7 2 0 1 2 1 3 11Burton Albion .....7 1 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 6 4 11Scunthorpe ........7 1 2 0 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 10Newport County .7 2 1 1 8 5 0 2 1 3 5 9Portsmouth ........7 1 0 2 4 6 1 3 0 8 7 9Dag & Red .........7 2 2 0 6 2 0 1 2 2 7 9Southend ...........7 2 0 2 4 4 1 0 2 3 4 9Plymouth............7 2 0 2 2 5 1 0 2 4 4 9Bury ...................7 2 0 1 7 3 0 1 3 4 7 7Bristol Rvrs ........7 2 1 0 4 2 0 0 4 1 6 7Torquay ..............7 0 2 1 2 4 1 1 2 4 7 6Cheltenham .......7 0 3 1 7 9 1 0 2 2 6 6Hartlepool ..........7 1 0 3 3 5 0 2 1 0 3 5Northamptn ........7 1 1 2 6 6 0 0 3 0 4 4York ...................7 1 1 2 2 4 0 0 3 3 7 4Accrington..........7 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 4 2 10

hAlF tiMe 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1

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

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

FUlltiMe

basingstoke ........................2 ebbsfleet United ............... 2bath city ..............................2 tonbridge Angels ............. 2boreham Wood ...................2 Gosport borough ............. 0bromley ...............................3 Staines town .................... 0chelmsford ..........................0 Whitehawk ........................ 2Dorchester...........................1 bishop’s Stortford ........... 3Dover ...................................1 Weston-S-Mare ................. 2eastbourne borough ..........0 concord rangers ............. 0havant and W ......................1 hayes & Yeading .............. 2Maidenhead Utd ..................1 eastleigh ........................... 3Sutton Utd ...........................3 Farnboro ........................... 3

hOMe AWAY P W D l F A W D l F A PtEastleigh ................7 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 7 3 16Bromley .................7 4 0 0 14 2 1 0 2 3 3 15Weston-S-Mare .....7 2 0 1 4 1 3 0 1 7 4 15Bishop’s Stortford ..7 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 9 6 14Basingstoke ...........7 3 1 0 8 4 1 0 2 2 3 13Hayes & Yeading ...7 1 0 2 4 3 3 0 1 7 4 12Maidenhead Utd ....6 1 1 1 5 6 2 1 0 6 1 11Eastbourne Borough 6 1 2 0 3 2 2 0 1 3 2 11Sutton Utd .............7 2 1 1 10 6 0 2 1 1 2 9Bath City ................6 1 2 1 6 5 1 1 0 3 2 9Concord Rangers ..7 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 4 5 9Dover .....................7 1 0 3 3 5 2 0 1 2 1 9Whitehawk .............7 1 0 2 1 4 2 0 2 8 8 9Staines Town .........7 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 4 4 12 9Ebbsfleet United ....7 0 3 0 2 2 1 2 1 7 6 8Havant and W........7 2 0 2 6 5 0 2 1 1 2 8Tonbridge Angels ...7 1 1 1 3 4 1 1 2 6 10 8Boreham Wood......7 1 1 2 5 8 1 0 2 3 6 7Farnboro ................3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 5 4Chelmsford ............6 1 1 2 6 8 0 0 2 1 6 4Gosport Borough ...7 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 3 3 7 2Dorchester .............7 0 0 4 4 15 0 1 2 1 3 1

FA cup First round Qualifying

Paulton ................................3 Stratford town .................. 4Swindon Supermarine .......4 Fleet town......................... 1taunton ................................0 Wimborne town ............... 0

hOMe AWAY P W D l F A W D l F A PtSwindon Super ......7 4 0 0 12 4 1 1 1 5 6 16Paulton ..................6 2 1 1 11 6 2 0 0 11 3 13Bridgwater Town ....5 1 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 8 2 13Merthyr Town .........6 2 1 0 9 4 2 0 1 7 4 13North Leigh ............6 3 0 0 12 2 1 0 2 4 4 12Tiverton ..................6 2 0 1 5 3 1 1 1 7 8 10Stratford Town .......7 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 1 11 8 10Wimborne Town .....7 2 1 0 10 3 0 2 2 2 4 9Cirencester ............5 2 0 1 5 6 1 0 1 4 4 9Godalming Town ....6 2 0 1 3 5 1 0 2 4 8 9Cinderford ..............5 1 0 1 5 3 1 2 0 6 3 8Shortwood Utd .......6 1 1 1 8 8 1 1 1 6 3 8Yate .......................6 2 0 1 6 5 0 2 1 5 7 8Thatcham Town .....6 1 1 1 2 5 1 1 1 4 4 8Taunton ..................6 1 3 0 6 3 0 1 1 5 6 7Bishops Cleeve .....5 2 0 1 7 4 0 0 2 2 7 6Fleet Town .............7 1 1 1 3 4 0 2 2 2 10 6Mangotsfield ..........5 1 1 0 6 4 0 1 2 2 6 5Didcot Town ...........6 1 1 1 5 4 0 0 3 2 8 4Clevedon Town ......6 0 1 2 2 5 0 1 2 1 5 2Evesham................5 0 2 0 5 5 0 0 3 2 11 2Guildford City .........6 0 1 2 4 10 0 0 3 3 14 1

calor lge South & West

bolton ...................... (0) 0 leeds .......................(1) 1Att 19,622 Varney 7bournemouth .......... (1) 1 blackpool ................(1) 2Grabban 12 Fuller 7Att 9,446 Bishop 48burnley .................... (0) 1 blackburn ................(0) 1Stanislas 76 Rhodes 85Att 15,699huddersfld ............... (0) 0 Doncaster ................(0) 0Att 13,102ipswich .................... (1) 3 Middlesbrough .......(1) 1McGoldrick 34, 90 Adomah 12Chambers 57 Att 15,276leicester .................. (1) 2 Wigan.......................(0) 0Moore 15 Att 21,810Nugent 81 (pen)Millwall ..................... (0) 1 Derby .......................(2) 5Waghorn 75 Buxton 9Att 9,523 Bryson 45, 57, 81 Bennett 87Nottm For ................ (2) 3 barnsley ..................(1) 2Cox 18 O’Grady 20 (pen)Etuhu 45 (og) Cywka 69Henderson 84 Att 21,181QPr .......................... (0) 1 birmingham ............(0) 0Austin 49Att 16,953Sheff Wed ................ (1) 1 Yeovil .......................(0) 1Nuhiu 25 Ralls 64Att 22,328Watford .................... (0) 1 charlton ..................(0) 1Pudil 71 Kermorgant 47 (pen)Att 16,431

Yesterday reading ................... (0) 0 brighton ..................(0) 0Att 18,306

barnet ..................................1 lincoln city ...................... 1cambridge Utd ....................1 Gateshead ......................... 0Dartford ...............................1 Nuneaton ........................... 2Forest Green .......................2 Fc halifax ......................... 1Grimsby ...............................1 braintree town ................. 0kidderminster .....................2 hyde .................................. 1Macclesfield ........................0 Alfreton town ................... 1Salisbury .............................3 chester Fc ........................ 1Southport ............................2 Welling .............................. 2

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

Hallen 1 Hamworthy Utd 2, Sholing 4 AFC Totton 0, Frome Town 1 Bognor Regis Town 1, Corsham Town 4 Bristol Manor Farm 4, Yate 3 Chippenham 2, Winchester City 1 Mangotsfld 2, Horndean 0 AFC Portchester 5, Bashley 2 Moneyfields 0, Truro City 1 Street 0, Bridg-water Town 2 Merthyr Town 1, Bideford 3 Larkhall Athletic 0, Wells City 1 Brislington 2, Clevedon T 1 Plymouth Parkway 0, Worksop Parramore 1 Cammell L 3, Hendon 7 Biggleswade Utd 1, Wingate & Finchley 0 Biggleswade Town 0, Cray Wanderers 0 Faversham Town 3, Grays Athletic 2 Romford 1, Worksop Parramore 1 Cammell L 3, Hendon 7 Biggleswade Utd 1, Wingate & Finchley 0 Biggleswade Town 0, Cray Wanderers 0 Faversham Town 3, Grays Athletic 2 Romford 1.

Guisborough Town 2 Bishop A 2, Jarrow Roofing 1 Morpeth Town 0, Marske Utd 3 Albion Sports 0, Penrith 3 Padiham 1, Spennymoor Town 0 Lancaster City 1, Brighouse Town 4 Crook Town 1, Blyth Spartans 1 AFC Fylde 3, Whitby 1 West Auckland 1, Team Northum-bria 0 Scarborough Athletic 4, Stocksbridge PS 2 Ramsbottom 2, Marine 2 Curzon Ashton 4, Warrington Tn 0 New Mills 0, Runcorn Linnets 2 Glossop North End 1, Prescot Cables 0 Buxton 1, FC United 0 Chorley 1, Ashton U 2 Witton Albion 1, Ossett Town 2 Bam-ber B 2, Frickley 4 Sheffield 1, Droylsden 1 Trafford 5, Worksop 1 Bootle 1, Burscough 2 Radcliffe Boro 1, Northwich 0 Skelmersdale 3, Tipton Town 2 Kidsgrove Ath 0, Atherstone Town 3 Redditch 3, AFC Wulfrunians 1 Walsall Wood 1, Evesham 0 Stourbrdge 3, Hinckley Utd 0 Rushall O 3, N’castle T 2 Sutton Coldfield 2, Chasetown 0 Stafford 0, Halesowen 2 Brocton 1, Coventry Sphinx 2 Tividale 1, Nantwich T 1 Rugby Town 2, Coalville Town 3 Long Eaton Utd 2, Stamford 0 Grantham 0, Corby 3 Barwell 0, Mickleover Sp 2 Lough-borough University 0, Carlton Town 1 Brigg Town 1, Dunkirk 0 Blaby & Whetstone 0, Gresley 3 Eastwood Town 2, Ilkeston 1 Belper T 2, Basford Utd 0 Matlock Town 2, St Neots Town 3 Wroxham 1, Sleaford Town A Huntingdon Town A, Kings Lynn Tn 1 Cambridge 5, St Ives Town 4 Dereham Town 1, Spalding 1 Gorleston 0, Billericay 2 Leiston 0, Witham Town 1 Mildenhall Town 1, Harlow 2 Lowestoft Town 1, AFC Hornchurch 1 East Thurrock 1, Brentwood Town 3 FC Clacton 3, Needham Market 3 Brantham Athletic 2, Bury Town 0 Thurrock 2, Aveley 2 Canvey I 5, Tilbury 2 Waltham Abbey 1, Maldon & Tiptree 0 Heybridge 2, Burnham Ramblers 1 AFC Sudbury 2, Chesham 1 Royston Town 2, Cockfosters 2 AFC Rushden & Diamonds 2, Dav-entry Town 6 Berkhamsted 1, Greenhouse London 2 Bedford T 6, Hitchin 1 Arlesey 1, Uxbridge 2 Barton 3, Harrow 2 North Greenford Utd 2, Wembley 0 Haringey Borough 2, St Albans 6 Enfield Town 1, Wealdstone 6 Kings Langley 1, Hertford 2 Dunstable 1, St Margarets-bury 0 H Hempstead 7, Westfield 1 Aylesbury Utd 1, Beaconsfield 2 Burnham 4, Chertsey T 4 Highmoor Ibis 0, Didcot Town 2 North Leigh 1, Hampton & Richmond 4 Ashford Town (Middx) 2, Aylesbury 1 Shortwood Utd 5, Hungerford Town 4 Cove 0, Chalfont St Peter 0 Met Police 0, Ardley Utd 2 Binfield 2, Hartley Wintney 0 Camberley Town 0, Banbury 1 Cirencester 2, Leatherh’d 2 Carshalton Ath 1, Burgess Hill Town 8 Alton Town 1, South Park 1 Horsham 1, Merstham 1 Corinthian Casuals 0, Peacehaven & Telscombe 2 Lewes 3, Three Bridges 0 Maidstone Utd 1, Thamesmead 2 Redhill 0, Hastings Utd 2 Guernsey 3, Margate 2 Kingstonian 1, Folkestone Invicta 2 Eastbourne Utd 0, Sittingbourne 3 Littlehampton Town 2, Dulwich 6 Shoreham 0, Hassocks 1 Chipstead 2, Eastbourne Town 3 Tunbridge Wells 2, Whyteleafe 3 Horley Town 0, Chatham Town 2 East Preston 1, Poole Town 2 Brockenhurst 0, Fareham Town 0 Weymouth 1,

16 CRICKET MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS WDP-E01-S3

Somerset staycool to securevital victoryBY STEVE COTTON

Marcus Trescothick has seenit all in cricket: more than 200international appearances,20,000-plus first-class runs andAshes glory. But he admittedhe has never been as nervousas when he strode out to bat inSomerset’s second inningsagainst Surrey.

His team needed 133 runs intwo-and-a-bit sessions tosecure a crucial win in theirquest to avoid relegation fromDivision One of the LV=County Championship – and,in the process, effectively sendSurrey down.

And, while 133 is a minisculetarget in comparison withmany Trescothick has helpedchase over the years, the cap-tain was on a pair, having beendismissed for a third-ball duckin Somerset’s first innings.

It had taken Trescothickuntil July of this year – 20years after he made his first-class debut – to bag a pair, andthe prospect of a second doublefailure left the 37-year-oldshaking as he walked to them i d d l e.

“It’s never easy when peopleare writing you off a little bit,but you’ve just got to try tofocus and get on with the job,”said Trescothick. “I’m not sureI’ve been as nervous as I wasgoing out to bat in the secondinnings – I was shaking, lit-erally, being on another pair.It’s not easy – and, whetheryo u ’re 25 or 37, being out ofform is never easy. It’s tough totake, so you’ve just got to keepdigging in and keep fighting.”

As it turned out, Trescothickhit 25 as Somerset went on towin by seven wickets, with theonly pair of the match going tothe world’s best batsman,Sur rey’s Hashim Amla.

Victory – their first of theseason at home in the four-day

game – has taken Somerset outof the relegation zone, 16points clear of Derbyshire,who also have one game left,and 33 ahead of Surrey, whohave two games to play.

The platform for such a re-sounding win was set up bySomerset’s bowlers. Surrey re-sumed on 97-4 on the final day –52 runs ahead – but Somersettook the six wickets theyneeded, allowing only 100 moreruns, before lunch.

Craig Meschede was themain threat, securing career-best figures of 4-43 as he took

disintegration. Stuart Meakerpushed forward to PiyushChawla and edged behind for20, after the Indian spinnerhad been switched from theOld Pavilion End to the RiverEnd, before Jade Dernbachwent for glory and was caughtin the deep by Alfonso Thomasoff Chawla for a duck.

Somerset were set 133 to win,with the comfort of two fullsessions in which to get them,but their approach was simple:play aggressively and get thejob done quickly.

There were a few scaresalong the way, with ChrisJones bowled by Dernbach for5 as he offered no shot.Trescothick, who had beendropped by pantomime villainBatty on 19, drove Dernbach tocover for 25, with his side stillrequiring 89 runs for victory.

Nick Compton ran himselfout on 24 attempting a secondthat may have even beenbeyond Usain Bolt. He steeredthe ball to deep backwardpoint and went for a second,but was run out by Ansari’sthrow, running in from widethird man.

The dismissals ofTrescothick and Compton, inparticular, were a symptom ofSomerset’s bold approach tochasing their relatively smalltarget – with only 55 beingrequired when the second oftheir England openers depar-ted.

Craig Kieswetter and JamesHildreth appeared to relish fin-ishing the job, with the formertwice hitting Dernbach for sixas Somerset closed in on vic-tory. Kieswetter reached 34 notout from 26 balls, with Hildreth– who hit the winning single –unbeaten on 36 from 38 de-liveries as Somerset requiredonly 23.4 overs to seal a 21-point win.

They have given themselvesan excellent chance of secur-ing top-division status whenthey end their season againstNottinghamshire at TrentBridge in eight days’ t i m e.

“We ’re not out of the woodsyet by a long stretch – but to get21 points in the bank gives us areal bonus,” said Trescothick.“We ’ll enjoy the victory, be-cause we appreciate how hardthey have been to come by thisyear, but we’ve still got a bit ofwork to do.

“Hopefully, this goes a longway to making ourselvess e c u re. ”

We had it all under control, says match-winning batsman ButtlerBY DAVID CLOUGH

Jos Buttler said after hismatch-winning innings at theSWALEC Stadium that healways felt he had the situationunder control.

Even before his unbeaten 65in the series-levelling three-wicket victory against Aus-tralia, England’s 23-year-oldwicketkeeper-batsman hasshown glimpses of why hecould win many more matchesfor his country.

After his maiden half-cen-tury in a losing cause at theEmirates Old Trafford groundlast weekend, the Somersetstar went one better here –principally in a seventh-wicketstand of 75 with Ben Stokes – tocomplete England’s recoveryfrom Clint McKay’s new-ballh at - t r i ck .

Michael Carberry (63) andEoin Morgan (53) initially putthe hosts back on course forvictory, which was eventuallyachieved with three balls tospare, in pursuit of 227 all out.

The teams therefore head toSouthampton today for theNatWest Series decider.

“We were always confident,”said Buttler, who was joined byStokes on 144 for six. “The run-rate wasn’t too out of hand, andI knew if I was there at the endwe wouldn’t be very faraw ay. ”

There were some scrapes –including a DRS escape oneight when Buttler overturnedan lbw decision against him,and then two close calls forrun-outs later on.

“We could have improved onour calling,” he added. “But Ithink we were quite calm. I’ve

played quite a bit of cricketwith Ben growing up, and thath e l p s.

“I’ve played enough cricketnow to know when it’s getting

Shane Watson, and he admitshe is relieved to be repayingthe faith shown in him by Eng-land selectors who recognisedhis potential so young.

Recalling the lbw decision,he said: “I wasn’t sure ... It wasobviously a big moment, andluckily the review systemsaved me.

“Up to this moment, Ih ave n’t quite performed aswell as I would have liked.

“When you get the oppor-tunity, it’s important to try totake it. I hope that’s what I’ved o n e. ”

Captain Morgan was de-lighted to see Carberry re-gister his first significantinnings, at his fourth attemptat the top of the order.

“Obviously, our backs wereagainst the wall – and Michaeland I just said pretty much

we ’ve got to bat time, and find away to get through this trickyspell. It’s hugely satisfying.The guys can take a lot ofconfidence from this game,particularly the young guys.”

Australia captain MichaelClarke was left to rue anuneven performance from histeam, who owed much toGeorge Bailey (87) for muster-ing even as many as they didafter being put in.

“We lost five for 18 at the endof our innings, so we needed tomake some more runs,” henoted. “When you only makethat many runs, you know youhave to bowl the oppositionout.”

Clarke added: “I thoughtEngland played really well,and found a way. We have noexcuses. They outplayed ust o d ay. ”

Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick cuts the ball during the vital win over Surrey PICTURE: HARRY TRUMP/PINNACLE

England v AustraliaThe SWALEC Stadium: ODI. England beatAustralia by 3 wkts

Australia InningsA J Finch lbw b Finn .................................................. 0S E Marsh c Buttler b Stokes ................................. 25S R Watson c Buttler b Rankin ................................ 6M J Clarke lbw b Finn ............................................. 22G J Bailey c Buttler b Rankin ................................. 87A C Voges b Bopara ................................................ 30M S Wade c Carberry b Tredwell .......................... 36J P Faulkner run out .................................................. 1M G Johnson b Tredwell ........................................... 4N M Coulter-Nile not out ......................................... 7C J McKay b Tredwell ................................................ 2Extras (b1 lb3 w3 pens 0) ........................................ 7Total (48.2 overs) ................................................... 227Fall: 1-1 2-11 3-51 4-57 5-124 6-209 7-210 8-2189-218Bowling: Finn 10-0-43-2, Rankin 10-1-31-2,Stokes 9-1-42-1, Bopara 10-0-45-1, Tredwell8.2-0-53-3, Root 1-0-9-0.

England InningsM A Carberry b Coulter-Nile .................................. 63K P Pietersen lbw b McKay ...................................... 5I J L Trott c Finch b McKay ....................................... 0J E Root c Watson b McKay ..................................... 0E J G Morgan b Watson ......................................... 53R S Bopara lbw b Faulkner ....................................... 7J C Buttler not out ................................................... 65B A Stokes b McKay ................................................ 25J C Tredwell not out .................................................. 1Extras (lb8 w4 pens 0) ............................................ 12Total 7 wkts (49.3 overs) ..................................... 231Fall: 1-8 2-8 3-8 4-112 5-126 6-144 7-219Bowling: McKay 10-3-39-4, Johnson 9.3-0-64-0,Faulkner 10-1-43-1, Watson 10-0-43-1,Coulter-Nile 10-0-34-1.

SCOREBOARD

SCOREBOARD

Somerset v SurreyTaunton: Somerset (21pts) beat Surrey (3pts) by7 wkts.Overnight: Somerset 260 (N R D Compton 66).Surrey 195 (A C Thomas 4-23) and 97-4.

Surrey Second InningsZ de Bruyn c Kieswetter b Meschede ................... 10S M Davies c Compton b Meschede .................... 11Z S Ansari c Kieswetter b Meschede .................... 14G J Batty c Hildreth b Meschede ........................... 37S C Meaker c Trescothick b Chawla ..................... 20C T Tremlett not out .................................................. 6J W Dernbach c Thomas b Chawla ......................... 0Extras (b1 lb1 w1 nb8 pens 0) .............................. 11Total (58.5 overs) ................................................... 197Fall: 1-21 2-21 3-84 4-97 5-111 6-116 7-1538-180 9-197

Bowling: Trego 10-2-26-2, Gregory 10-3-48-2,Thomas 18-7-50-0, Chawla 5.5-0-28-2, Meschede15-5-43-4.

Somerset Second InningsM E Trescothick c Burns b Dernbach ................... 25C R Jones b Dernbach ............................................... 5N R D Compton run out ......................................... 24J C Hildreth not out ................................................. 36C Kieswetter not out ............................................... 34Extras (lb5 nb4 pens 0) ............................................. 9Total 3 wkts (23.4 overs) ..................................... 133Fall: 1-15 2-44 3-78Did not bat: A W Barrow, P D Trego, C A JMeschede, L Gregory, P P Chawla, A C Thomas.Bowling: Dernbach 8-1-44-2, Tremlett 6-1-45-0,Ansari 5.4-1-23-0, Meaker 4-0-16-0.

the first four wickets to fall onday four. First, he had StevenDavies caught at gully for 11,before Zander de Bruyn wascaught behind for 10 as he triedto cut. Zafar Ansairi wascaught behind for 14, beforeGareth Barry prodded to firstslip for 37 – sparking Surrey’s

out of hand. It’s just pick yourbowlers, pick your momentsand hope it comes off in yourf avour.”

If England had not kept areview in reserve, Buttlerwould have been out cheaply to

Jos Buttlerwasalwaysconfidentofreachingthe total

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Leading Lightcould head tothe Arc nowBY ASHLEY IVESON

Twelve months on from seeingthe Triple Crown slip away,Ballydoyle were all smiles inthe Doncaster winner’s enclos-ure on Saturday as LeadingLight claimed Classic glory inthe Ladbrokes St Leger.

Following thrilling victoriesin the 2000 Guineas and EpsomDerby, Camelot was long odds-on to become the first horsesince the legendary Nijinskyin 1970 to complete the elusivet re bl e.

The masses gathered onTown Moor to witness the an-ticipated crowning of a cham-pion, but instead racegoerswere left shocked and de-cidedly underwhelmed asAidan O’B r i e n’s runner,partnered by his son, Joseph,suffered a shock eclipse at thehands of unconsidered out-sider Encke.

A year later and the samepurple and white silks of Der-rick Smith and co-ownersMichael Tabor and John Mag-nier were carried by the fa-vourite again, but despitelosing just one of his six pre-vious starts, Leading Light didnot arrive with the same air ofi nv i n c i b i l i t y.

The 7-2 market leader had,however proven his versatilitytrip-wise, winning a GroupThree over a mile and aquarter and the gruellingQ u e e n’s Vase at Royal Ascotover two miles.

Never too far off the pace,Leading Light showed off hisstamina as well as a touch ofclass as he saw off Ralph Beck-ett’s Epsom Oaks heroineTalent by a length and aquarter, with Galileo Rockthird for David Wachman.

The winner could now besupplemented for the Prix del’Arc de Triomphe atLongchamp in October.

Aidan O’Brien said: ”T helads will make the decision (on

where to run next) but it (theArc) would be open to them ifthey wanted to do that.”

Frankie Dettori claimed hisfirst Group One winner sincehis comeback and can look for-ward to riding a joint-favouritefor the Arc as Treve turned in adazzling performance on a re-markable day of trials atLongchamp on Sunday.

Coming in between the vic-tories of Japanese raidersKizuna and Orfevre as theante-post market changedalmost minute by minute, Cri-quette Head-Maarek’s dimin-utive but unbeaten filly will beaimed for France’s greatestprize in three weeks time, asshe was in a class of her ownagainst her own sex in the PrixVer meille.

Dettori, who returned at thestart of summer after servingthe well-publicised drugs banhe picked up when riding inFrance, was cementing hispartnership with SheikhJoaan Al Thani and immedi-ately embraced the owner.

He said: “The Arc will be adifferent type of race, so I justhope I’m drawn on the fence soI can get some cover.

“It was always the plan toride her like that as I knew shehad a great turn of foot.”

There was no more agon-ising defeat than that of Or-fevre 12 months ago, when heappeared to throw the Arcaway to Solemia when it waswell within his grasp.

However, Yasutoshi Ikee’spowerful chestnut was farmore impressive than when hehad collected the correspond-ing Prix Foy and simply toyedwith his opposition, albeit in atime nearly five secondsslower than the filly.

Kizuna’s margin was rathersmaller in the Prix Niel, but hecame out a short head in frontof the Investec Derby winnerRuler Of The World.

Maxios has a variety of en-

Cavendish slipsto Viviani onopening stageCYCLING

Italian Elia Viviani took thewin on the first stage of theTour of Britain as Mark Cav-endish missed the chance totake the sprint finish.

Omega Pharma Quick-Steprider Cavendish had the plat-form laid for him by his team-mates on the first ride fromPeebles to Drumlanrig Castle,but he was boxed in andslipped off fellow OP manAlessandro Petacchi who wentit alone to follow Vivianiacross the line.

S o j a s u n’s Anthony Delapacehad looked to go it alone with abreakaway with just over 40 ofthe 209.9 kilometre stage leftbut he was pulled back andViviani took it.

It was a disappointment forCavendish on a day which sawthe riders given the full de-lights of the inclement Scottishweather. Alex Dowsett (Mov-istar) made an attack that boreno fruit, although Sir BradleyWiggins is likely to feel sat-isfied after crossing nineseconds off the pace for TeamSk y.

In fact, surviving a crash 200metres from the end may wellhave been of greater pleasureto Wiggins, with the rest of histeam-mates just a secondbehind him in the peloton.

Cavendish was grouped inwith the rest come the end,with Viviani timed as beingfour seconds quicker thanPe t a c ch i .

Irish Olympian Clark goes clear to win Trials at BlenheimEQUESTRIAN

BY ANDREW BALDOCK

Irish Olympian Aoife Clarkheld her nerve under intensepressure to win the FidelityBlenheim Palace Interna-tional Horse Trials in Oxford-shire yesterday.

Clark, based in MiddleBarton, eight miles from thescene of her first CCI three-startriumph, posted a clearshowjumping round afterclosest challengers JeanTeulere and Clark Montgomeryleft no room for manoeuvre.

Frenchman Teulere andAmerican Montgomery bothfinished on their cross-coun-try scores of 45.5 penalties,which meant Clark could not

afford a mistake aboard nine-year-old chestnut mare FenyasEle gance.

Clark did not disappoint, re-maining on 44.0 penalties totake the £8,000 winner’s purseand a title that numbersD evo n’s Mary King, Zara Phil-lips, Pippa Funnell and cur-rent world number oneAndrew Nicholson among itsformer holders.

Teulere, eventing worldchampion 11 years ago, se-cured the runners-up spot onMatelot Du Grand Val becausehe finished closer to the cross-country optimum time of 10minutes 10 seconds than Mont-gomery, riding Loughan Glen.

Sussex-based Gemma Tat-tersall was the highest Britishfinisher in fourth spot on

Arctic Soul, which again un-derlined her promise as a po-tential contender for the Rio2016 Olympics. She is cur-rently part of the British per-formance programme.

Clark, who rode MasterCrusoe to seventh place atLondon 2012, conquered Blen-heim just two hours after theIrish eventing team werecrowned European juniorchampions in France.

“I knew I had to go clear,”Clark said. “We ’ve only hadone showjumping rail down allyear, but there was still pres-sure. To win here means ahuge amount. This mare is justat the right stage to be lookingat the [2014] World EquestrianGames and then Rio.”

British star William Fox-

Pitt, meanwhile, continued arapid rate of progress withFernhill Pimms by landing theprestigious CIC three-stareight and nine-year-old class.

Only six weeks after win-ning the British Intermediatetitle at Gatcombe, the combin-ation proved too strong for astar-studded field. Fox-Pitt col-lected just 0.4 time faultsaround Eric Winter’s cross-country course to finish on ascore of 33.5 penalties.

The world number two wasleft with little margin for errorafter Australian ChristopherBurton jumped the solitaryclear round inside the timeaboard Graf Liberty.

Burton had to settle forsecond spot with 36.9 penalties,well clear of New Zealand’s

twice Olympic individual goldmedallist Mark Todd in third.

“He gave me a fabulousr i d e, ” said Fox-Pitt, who waslast to go among a 63-strongfield. “It was a great position tobe in knowing it was all therefor the taking, and it was asuper track to ride around.”

Fox - P i t t ’s victory ensured aweekend of mixed fortunesended on a high note.

He had a heavy fall fromBefore Time during Saturday’sCCI cross-country phase, andthen he retired his second rideRunning Order after a run-out.And after going into the CICshowjumping phase aboardFreddie Mac in third place, hewas eliminated for contraven-ing a rule on the style of hind-leg boots allowed.

Leading Light and Joseph O’Brien on the way to winning the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes at Doncaster

BOXING

Floyd Mayweather claimed theWBC light middleweight andWBA super world light mid-dleweight titles on Saturdaynight, producing a dominantdisplay to get past SaulAlvarez on a 12-round majoritydecision in Las Vegas.

Mayweather, 36, bossed pro-ceedings against the Mexican13 years his junior, andclaimed a convincing victory –

ticing options after stealing anunassailable advantage in thePrix du Moulin.

Trainer Jonathan Peasesaid: “The ground suited andthere was a good pace. I shouldthink he’ll go to Ascot now forthe QEII.” However, the Ni-

archos family’s racing man-ager Alan Cooper said: “He’sinvited to the Cox Plate butwould have to go into quar-antine next week.”

Master trainer Dermot Weldclaimed a seventh victory inthe GAIN Irish St Leger at the

Curragh when Voleuse DeCoeurs ran riot under ChrisHayes. The Lady O’Re i l ly -owned filly hacked up underher talented pilot to take theGroup One over a mile andthree-quarters in impressivef ashion.

Mayweather incontrol againstbattling Alvarez

despite one judge scoring theunification bout even – toextend his unbeaten profes-sional record to 45 fights.

The highly-rated 23-year-oldheaded into the bout havingbuilt his own unbeaten recordand was regarded by many asthe biggest threat yet to May-we at h e r.

But the American alwayslooked in control, his fasthands doing enough to edgemost rounds however much Al-varez tried to stride forward.

It was clear from the earlystages that the action wouldnot live up to the hype as May-weather, who earned a basepurse of US dollars 41.5million(£26.1m), made Alvarez danceto his tune throughout.

Champ FloydMayweatherenjoyed thevictory

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4.20 IT FIRST HANDICAP(4) 6f 3yo plus Winner £4,690

1 (2) 4-9814 AYE AYE SKIPPER (31) (D) D Ivory 3-9-5 M Lane2 (6) 836061 JUNGLE BAY (22) (B;D) J Chapple-Hyam 6-9-4 A Atzeni3 (3) 144354 GINZAN (2) (C,D) M Saunders 5-9-3 T McLaughlin4 (1) 008-69 R WOODY (19) (P;D) R Cowell 6-9-2 P Cosgrave5 (7) 60-178 ROYAL REYAH (91) (H;D) W Kittow 4-9-2 S W Kelly6 (8) 111358 AMENABLE (24) (P;C,D) Violet Jordan 6-9-0 O Murphy(5)7 (4) 276700 CARDINAL (19) (D) R Cowell 8-8-10 S Drowne8 (5) 459814 OLNEY LASS (4) (BF,C) Mrs L Pearce 6-8-7 S Pearce(3)2012: Clear Spring 4-8-11, N Mackay 3-1 JtFav (J Spearing), drawn 7, 8 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 7-4 Jungle Bay, 3 Olney Lass, 5 Aye Aye Skipper, 8 Ginzan, 12 Royal Reyah, Amenable, 16 R Woody, Cardinal. Form JUNGLE BAY 5-1 (9-7) Raced towards stand side tracked leader, rid-

den to lead entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Yarmouth 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug beating Diamondhead (9-10) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran. OLNEY LASS 7-2fav (9-7) Behind, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Viennese Verse (9-2) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gd. AYE AYE SKIPPER 7-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 10, 10l behind Jontleman (8-12) at Newbury 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Aug. GINZAN 7-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and every chance when rider dropped whip over 1f out, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Maglietta Fina (9-5) at Bath 5f flls hcp 0-85 (4) gd.

4.50 HARVEYS BREWERY HANDICAP(6) 7f 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (8) -58233 SPEEDFIT BOY (27) G Margarson 3-9-6 G Baker2 (7) 672079 KINGS ‘N DREAMS (20) (B) D Ivory 6-9-2 M Lane3 (4) 123266 WISHFORMORE (44) (P;D) Miss Z Davison 6-9-1 R Thomas4 (6) 0-8064 SILVEE (33) (D) J Bridger 6-8-11 M J Murphy(3)5 (3) 561463 SURREY DREAM (14) (BF,C) J Bridger 4-8-9 K O’Neill6 (5) 084558 JACKIE LOVE (15) (V;CD) Miss O Maylam 5-8-9 O Murphy(5)7 (1) 6-6090 BESTFOOTFORWARD (118) Miss J Feilden 4-8-9 Shelley Birkett(7)8 (2) 6-8805 IFFLEY FIELDS (11) (P) M D Squance 3-8-6 Natasha Eaton(5)2012: Malekat Jamal 3-9-3, H Turner 9-2 (D M Simcock), drawn 1, 7 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Speedfit Boy, 3 Surrey Dream, 4 Silvee, 5 Wishformore, 8 Jackie Love, 10 Kings ‘n Dreams, 25 Iffley Fields, 33 Bestfootforward.

5.20 JUICE 107.2 RADIO MADE IN BRIGHTON HCAP(5) 5f 3yo plus Winner £2,588

1 (1) 476221 RIGOLLETO (21) Mrs A Murphy 5-9-7 G Baker2 (5) 386024 ABOVE THE STARS (7) (CD) C Dore 5-9-7 D Sweeney3 (3) 91 THREAVE (11) (D) Violet Jordan 5-9-6 O Murphy(5)4 (8) 176736 COMMANDINGPRESENCE (2) (CD) J Bridger 7-9-6 K O’Neill5 (2) 345163 FAIRY WING (7) (B;D) Violet Jordan 6-9-6 C Bishop(3)6 (4) 054232 THE STRIG (17) (V;CD) S C Williams 6-9-4 J-P Guillambert7 (7) 483142 GRIFFIN POINT (14) (B;BF,D) W Muir 6-9-1 M Dwyer8 (6) 352732 VOLITO (15) Mrs A Murphy 7-8-8 M Lane2012: Mother Jones 4-9-4, R Hughes 11-8 Fav (P Evans), drawn 2, 7 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Griffin Point, 4 Rigolleto, The Strig, 5 Volito, 8 Threave, 10 Fairy Wing, 12 Above The Stars, 14 Commandingpresence. Form GRIFFIN POINT 2-1fav (9-0) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out,

edged left inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 7, nk behind Dangerous Age (9-4) at Ffos Las 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf. RIGOLLETO 7-2 (9-6) Soon chasing leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Warwick 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Aug beating Ace Master (8-10) by hd, 10 ran. THE STRIG 20-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no real impression, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Rocket Rob (9-10) at Sandown 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Aug. VOLITO 9-2 (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Pharoh Jake (8-5) at Brighton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) gf.

CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.20 — Hendry Trigger 2.50 — Mr Fickle 3.20 — Brown Pete 3.50 — My Anchor 4.20 — Jungle Bay 4.50 — Silvee 5.20 — Volito

2.20 — 2.50 — 3.20 — 3.50 — 4.20 — 4.50 — 5.20 —

BOB WATTSTips

BRIGHTON

2.10 BATLEYS FOODSERVICE HANDICAP(Class 6) 7f 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (8) 472252 RIO COBOLO (10) (D) D Nicholls 7-9-5 A Nicholls2 (5) -74522 HANALEI BAY (13) (B) K Dalgleish 3-9-4 T Eaves3 (2) 459363 MOWHOOB (13) J Goldie 3-9-4 G Lee4 (6) 985732 SUMMER DANCER (13) (CD) P Midgley 9-9-3 P Mulrennan5 (7) -06958 VIVA RONALDO (17) (D) R Fahey 7-9-3 G Chaloner(5)6 (12) 968044 PARTNER (17) (C) N Wilson 7-9-3 J Hart(3)7 (1) 1370-6 ANDIAMO VIA (24) (P;D) B Ellison 6-9-3 P Pickard(3)8 (9) 88-144 CARA’S REQUEST (45) (CD) M Dods 8-9-2 C Beasley(5)9 (4) 342683 PERFECT WORDS (19) Mrs M Fife 3-9-1 Shirley Teasdale(5)10 (10) 340258 AMIS REUNIS (38) (D) A Berry 4-9-1 P Aspell11 (11) 218060 PTOLEMY (31) (D) T D Barron 4-9-1 G Gibbons12 (3) 177-40 DRIVE HOME (31) (P;CD) N Wilson 6-9-1 N Farley(3)2012: Summer Dancer 8-9-7, M Fenton 5-1 (P Midgley), drawn 8, 9 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Rio Cobolo, 5 Cara’s Request, 11-2 Summer Dancer, 8 Andiamo Via, Mowhoob, Hanalei Bay, Perfect Words, 12 Partner, 16 Others.

2.40 DRINKS EXPRESS SELLING STAKES(6) 7f 2yo Only Winner £1,941

1 (2) 331241 BLACK TREACLE (21) (V) K Dalgleish 9-2 T Eaves2 (5) 147355 ANGEL ROSA (13) K Dalgleish 8-11 Georgina Baxter(7)3 (4) 760 BOY RANGER (31) (V) Mrs A Duffield 8-11 P McDonald4 (3) 500 MAID IN RIO (23) M Johnston 8-6 J Fanning5 (1) 634430 PRINCESS TAMAY (23) M Johnston 8-6 D Fentiman2012: Lea Valley Black 2-9-2, R Kingscote 15-8 Fav (T Dascombe), drawn 4, 7 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 5-6 Black Treacle, 2 Princess Tamay, 10 Angel Rosa, Maid In Rio, 20 Boy Ranger.

3.10 BATLEYS CASH AND CARRY HANDICAP(4) 2m 3yo plus Winner £6,469

1 (6) 641151 DR IRV (17) (CD) P Kirby 4-10-0 D Cannon(3)2 (2) -78016 MAN OF PLENTY (41) (P) E Dunlop 4-9-12 P Mulrennan3 (3) 021226 MERCHANT OF DUBAI (26) (C) J Goldie 8-9-12 Lucy Alexander(3)4 (8) 1-0002 BOWDLER’S MAGIC (10) (T;D) D Thompson 6-9-12 L McNiff(3)5 (5) 786604 HIT THE JACKPOT (8) D O’Meara 4-9-10 D Nolan6 (4) 423205 ALEKSANDAR (26) J Goldie 4-9-6 G Lee7 (1) 450222 JAN SMUTS (6) (P,T;CD) W Storey 5-8-13 J Hart(3)8 (7) 086759 FEDERAL BLUE (9) M Johnston 3-8-12 J Fanning2012: No corresponding race.BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Jan Smuts, 7-2 Dr Irv, 6 Aleksandar, 7 Man Of Plenty, Hit The Jackpot, 15-2 Bowdler’s Magic, 12 Merchant Of Dubai, 14 Federal Blue.

3.40 BEST ONE NURSERY(5) 5f 2yo Only Winner £3,881

1 (8) 726 NOBLE ASSET (10) J J Quinn 9-7 M O’Connell2 (1) 1555 ONE BOY (24) (D) M Dods 9-5 P Mulrennan3 (6) 216757 CLASSICAL DIVA (10) (B;CD) D Carroll 9-4 N Farley(3)4 (2) 333204 BOUNTY GIRL (9) (E) T Easterby 9-3 D Allan5 (9) 25921 KIRTLING BELLE (24) (D) K Dalgleish 9-2 J Fanning6 (7) 42513 KANO’S GHIRL (3) (CD) K Dalgleish 8-13 T Eaves7 (4) 626414 BOUNTIFUL FOREST (13) (D) N Wilson 8-11 J Hart(3)8 (3) 977714 FUEL INJECTION (22) (D) P Midgley 8-9 L Topliss9 (5) 5446 STRAIGHT GIN (13) A Berry 8-4 J P Sullivan2012: No corresponding race.BETTING FORECAST: 7-2 Kano’s Ghirl, 4 Kirtling Belle, 9-2 One Boy, Noble Asset, 13-2 Bountiful Forest, 10 Fuel Injection, 12 Bounty Girl, 20 Straight Gin, Classical Diva.

4.10 BEST IN CLAIMING STAKES(6) 1m 1f 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (1) 562101 SEATTLE DRIVE (42) (D) B Ellison 5-9-10 G Lee2 (6) 324649 BLING KING (11) (B) G Harker 4-9-8 P McDonald3 (2) 921261 EXTRATERRESTRIAL (21) R Fahey 9-9-6 L Topliss4 (8) 164475 JEBEL TARA (14) (P,T;C) A Brown 8-9-6 P Pickard(3)5 (7) 403365 PRIME EXHIBIT (9) (T) J Stimpson 8-9-6 J Fanning6 (4) -56131 YORKSTERS PRINCE (57) (B;D) Mrs M Fife 6-9-6 Shirley Teasdale(5)7 (5) 342585 ROYAL STRAIGHT (18) (T;CD) Miss L Perratt 8-9-2 P Makin8 (3) 301230 DEMOLITION (8) N Wilson 9-9-0 J Hart(3)2012: Just Lille 9-9-9, G Lee 3-1 (Mrs A Duffield), drawn 3, 10 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 3 Seattle Drive, 7-2 Extraterrestrial, 9-2 Prime Exhibit, 7 Demolition, 8 Bling King, Yorksters Prince, 10 Royal Straight, 12 Jebel Tara.

4.40 PETRUSHKA VODKA HANDICAP (DIV 1)(5) 5f 3yo plus Winner £3,234

1 (5) -41366 GO GO GREEN (28) (CD) J Goldie 7-9-10 P Makin2 (4) 0-1266 MR MO JO (40) (P;CD) L Mullaney 5-9-9 J Hart(3)3 (1) 532448 ECONOMIC CRISIS (35) (D) A Berry 4-9-8 P Aspell4 (10) -51009 JUST LIKE HEAVEN (56) (D) T Easterby 4-9-8 D Fentiman5 (8) 534850 MITCHELL (6) (P;D) D Thompson 3-9-5 L McNiff(3)6 (2) 4-4582 OUR DIANE (80) (D) R Fahey 3-9-0 G Chaloner(5)7 (6) -20860 BOUCHER GARCON (108) (CD) D Carroll 5-8-13 N Farley(3)8 (7) 132265 SAXONETTE (14) (D) Miss L Perratt 5-8-8 P McDonald9 (9) 745073 WINDFORPOWER (19) (P;D) Miss T Waggott 3-8-5 J Fanning10 (3) 244694 HEADSTIGHT (16) (P) P Midgley 4-8-5 Shirley Teasdale(5)2012: Imperial Legend 3-9-9, Shirley Teasdale(7) 4-1 Fav (D Nicholls), drawn 3, 11 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 11-4 Our Diane, 4 Go Go Green, 13-2 Mr Mo Jo, 7 Windforpower, 8 Economic Crisis, 10 Saxonette, 12 Mitchell, 14 Just Like Heaven, Boucher Garcon, Headstight.

5.10 XTRA LOCAL HANDICAP (5) 1m 4f 100yds 3yo plus Winner £3,234

1 (4) /0385- BURNS NIGHT (J18) (P;C) P Kirby 7-9-9 P Makin2 (12) 234346 MAYBEAGREY (30) (D) T Easterby 4-9-8 D Fentiman3 (8) 553513 VALANTINO OYSTER (13) (P;D) Miss T Waggott 6-9-7 C Beasley(5)4 (11) 74321U BAYAN KASIRGA (18) (D) R Fahey 3-9-6 G Chaloner(5)5 (9) 6-3355 DHAULAR DHAR (J7) (C) J Goldie 11-9-6 G Lee6 (1) 08-743 GREY BLUE (13) M Johnston 3-9-5 J Fanning7 (7) 1/0885 HIGH ON A HILL (10) (P;D) I Jardine 6-9-5 D Allan8 (10) -97977 JAWAAB (13) (P;D) P Kirby 9-9-5 M O’Connell9 (2) 341747 AMAZING BLUE SKY (21) Mrs R Carr 7-9-3 J P Sullivan10 (5) 2/4360 SUMMERLEA (6) (D) P Holmes 7-9-0 R Kennemore11 (3) 925241 DEAN IARRACHT (10) (P;D) Miss T Waggott 7-8-13 J Hart(3)12 (6) 526323 GEANIE MAC (13) (P) Miss L Perratt 4-8-12 P McDonald2012: Hawdyerwheesht 4-9-5, G Lee 4-1 (J Goldie), drawn 13, 13 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 10-3 Burns Night, 11-2 Bayan Kasirga, 6 Dean Iarracht, 7 Valantino Oyster, 8 Grey Blue, 10 Geanie Mac, Dhaular Dhar, 12 Amazing Blue Sky, Maybeagrey, 14 Others. Form BURNS NIGHT 11-2 (9-8) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden 2f out,

kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Ishikawa (9-10) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Nov. BAYAN KASIRGA 4-1 (9-1) Riders left foot came out of iron and unseated rider soon after start, in a race won by St Ignatius (9-7) at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug, 7 ran. DEAN IARRACHT 7-1 (8-12) Raced wide close up, ridden to lead entering final 2f, driven and all out, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gs beating Young Jay (8-13) by 1/2l, 7 ran. VALANTINO OYSTER 18-1 (9-4) Led, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Discay (10-0) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf. GREY BLUE 11-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Quest For More (9-2) at Leicester 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gf.

5.40 PETRUSHKA VODKA HANDICAP (DIV 2)(5) 5f 3yo plus Winner £3,234

1 (1) 940021 TOM SAWYER (18) (B;D) Julie Camacho 5-9-10 C Beasley(5)2 (9) 845627 COMMANCHE RAIDER (17) (D) M Dods 6-9-9 G Lee3 (10) 920010 CHOSEN ONE (28) (CD) Mrs R Carr 8-9-8 J P Sullivan4 (5) 932570 FINDOG (14) (D) Miss L Perratt 3-9-7 P Mulrennan5 (8) 850760 OPT OUT (14) (D) A Whillans 3-9-2 P McDonald6 (6) 766622 HERE NOW AND WHY (13) (P;CD) I Jardine 6-8-13 D Allan7 (2) 635466 INGLEBY STAR (14) (B,E;CD) J Stimpson 8-8-11 P Pickard(3)8 (7) -80074 IRISH GIRLS SPIRIT (13) (D) P Midgley 4-8-8 Shirley Teasdale(5)9 (4) 663528 ROCK CANYON (14) (P;D) Miss L Perratt 4-8-5 J Fanning10 (3) 665654 RUTTERKIN (9) (D) J Moffatt 5-8-5 V Santos(7)2012: No corresponding race.BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Here Now And Why, 3 Tom Sawyer, 6 Commanche Raider, 8 Ingleby Star, 10 Irish Girls Spirit, 12 Chosen One, Rutterkin, 14 Findog, 16 Others.

CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.10 — Summer Dancer 2.40 — Princess Tamay 3.10 — Jan Smuts (nap) 3.40 — Kirtling Belle 4.10 — Yorksters Prince 4.40 — Our Diane 5.10 — Bayan Kasirga 5.40 — Rock Canyon

2.10 — 2.40 — 3.10 — 3.40 — 4.10 — 4.40 — 5.10 — 5.40 —

BOB WATTSTips

MUSSELBURGH

Results BATH: Good

2.10—Sleepy Sioux (L Keniry, 9-2 2nd Fav) 1; Miss Atomic Bomb (5-1) 2; Perfect Pursuit (8-1) 3. 12 ran. nk, 1l. (D Elsworth; 11-8 Fav Rough Courte). Tote: £5.00; pl £1.80, £2.40, £2.60. Ex: £27.40. Trifecta: £117.70. CSF: £25.72. Non-runners: By Rights, Flashy Queen, Rock N Rouge, Warm Order.

2.40—Eshtyaaq (Cathy Gannon, 8-1) 1; Chapter Five (4-1 Fav) 2; Presto Volante (8-1) 3. Hcap 13 ran. nk, 3/4l. (P Evans). Tote: £10.40; pl £4.10, £3.00, £1.90. Ex: £66.90. Tricast: £278.56. Trifecta: £859.20. CSF: £42.51. Non-runners: Italian Riviera, L Frank Baum, Spice Fair, Wild Desert.

3.10—Rock Up (L Keniry, 4-1) 1; Pucker Up (6-4 2nd Fav) 2; Talqaa (14-1) 3. 4 ran. 5l, 2l. (D Elsworth; 11-8 Fav Teeline). Tote: £4.80; Ex: £11.20. Trifecta: £26.30. CSF: £10.42.

3.45—Raajis (P Hanagan, 5-2 Fav) 1; Thewandaofu (6-1) 2; Ding Ding (10-1) 3. Hcap 7 ran. hd, 1/2l. (R Hannon). Tote: £3.70; pl £1.80, £2.30. Ex: £21.10. Tricast: £134.03. Trifecta: £89.50. CSF: £19.73. Non-runner: Flora Medici.

4.20—Mister Music (W Twiston-Davies, 7-1) 1; Boom And Bust (8-11 Fav) 2; Bancnuanaheireann (12-1) 3. 6 ran. ns, 3/4l. (R Hannon). Tote: £6.20; pl £2.60, £1.30. Ex: £17.80. Trifecta: £84.90. CSF: £12.75. Non-runner: Ocean Applause.

4.50—Croquembouche (M Coumbe, 9-2) 1; Dandy (9-1) 2; The Cayterers (8-1) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 13/4l, 1/2l. (E De Giles; 3-1 JtFav Ed De Gas, 3-1 JtFav Tuscan Fun). Tote: £4.00; pl £1.80, £4.10. Ex: £47.00. Tricast: £317.52. Trifecta: £126.70. CSF: £44.79. Non-runner: Xinbama.

5.20—Secret Missile (D O’Neill, 11-4 Jt 2nd Fav) 1; The Art Of Racing (9-4 Fav) 2; Daylight (7-2) 3. Hcap 5 ran. ns, 1/2l. (W Muir). Tote: £3.90; pl £2.50, £1.80. Ex: £10.00. Trifecta: £32.50. CSF: £10.07. Non-runners: Dreamy Ciara, Edged Out, Reqaaba, Tartary, Trinityelitedotcom.

Jackpot: £46,474.70Placepot: £470.40 Quadpot: £30.10

FFOS LAS: Good to soft2.25—Hartnell (D J Bates, 15-8 2nd Fav) 1;

Monsea (evens Fav) 2; Ultimate Act (40-1) 3. 8 ran. 4l, 31/4l. (M Johnston). Tote: £2.90; pl £1.10, £1.10, £5.90. Ex: £5.00. Trifecta: £122.30. CSF: £4.18.

2.55—Defiant Spirit (S Drowne, 3-1 2nd Fav) 1; Crow Down (12-1) 2; Modem (11-1) 3. 5 ran. 2l, 31/4l. (R Charlton; 8-15 Fav Life And Times). Tote:

£3.70; pl £1.60, £4.10. Ex: £24.40. Trifecta: £79.30. CSF: £32.03.

3.30—Bounty Hunter (J Crowley, 6-4 Fav) 1; Urban Dreamer (3-1) 2; Intense Feeling (2-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 21/2l, 8l. (T Dascombe). Tote: £1.90; Ex: £6.60. Trifecta: £11.30. CSF: £6.53. Non-runners: Minley, Stellarta.

4.00—Singersongwriter (M Lane, 15-8 Fav) 1; Rosaceous (8-1) 2; Steer By The Stars (13-2) 3. Hcap 8 ran. 1/2l, 5l. (E Dunlop). Tote: £2.80; pl £3.20, £2.10, £1.20. Ex: £24.80. Tricast: £83.72. Trifecta: £140.70. CSF: £18.68.

4.35—Miss Cap Estel (O Murphy, 10-3 2nd Fav) 1; Divergence (8-11 Fav) 2; Solaras Exhibition (7-1) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 12l, 23l. (A Balding). Tote: £4.90; Ex: £6.80. Trifecta: £13.00. CSF: £6.34. Non-runners: Astra Hall, Charles Camoin, Guising.

5.05—Layline (D Muscutt, 10-1) 1; Candyman Can (9-2) 2; Ivanhoe (7-2 Fav) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 11/2l, nk. (Miss G Kelleway). Tote: £10.10; pl £3.40, £2.00, £1.70. Ex: £69.60. Tricast: £191.55. Trifecta: £221.10. CSF: £52.54. Non-runner: James Pollard.

5.35—Coalburn (S Pearce, 18-1) 1; Madame Kintyre (12-1) 2; Coconut Kisses (10-1) 3. Hcap 13 ran. 13/4l, 1/2l. (W G Harrison; 9-2 Fav Beach Rhythm). Tote: £18.90; pl £4.50, £4.40, £2.70. Ex: £364.70. Tricast: £2372.96. Trifecta: £1238.30. CSF: £230.77. Non-runners: Monty Fay, Trending.

Placepot: £162.40 Quadpot: £40.10

SATURDAYBATH: Good

2.15—Deeds Not Words (C Bishop, 5-2 Fav) 1; Fear Or Favour (11-2) 2; Aspirant (3-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 8 ran. 33/4l, 11/4l. (M Channon). Tote: £4.00; pl £1.50, £2.20, £1.10. Ex: £15.10. Tricast: £41.77. Trifecta: £44.40. CSF: £16.10. Non-runner: Sefaat.

2.50—Royal Signaller (P Dobbs, 11-4 Fav) 1; Chapter Five (10-1) 2; Spanish Plume (16-1) 3. Hcap 12 ran. 1/2l, nk. (Mrs A Perrett). Tote: £4.00; pl £1.50, £3.10, £7.20. Ex: £40.50. Tricast: £378.82. Trifecta: £608.10. CSF: £30.99. Non-runners: Dambuster, Wild Desert.

3.25—Spark Plug (J Fortune, 12-1) 1; Act Of Charity (4-1) 2; Charlotte’s Day (5-2 Fav) 3. 9 ran. 11/2l, 11/4l. (B Meehan). Tote: £12.00; pl £2.10, £1.50, £1.80. Ex: £48.20. Trifecta: £168.20. CSF: £58.26. Non-runners: Good Value, Weddings Off.

4.00—Madame Elizabeth (J Duern, 8-1) 1; Saint Jerome (8-1) 2; New Falcon (7-2 2nd Fav) 3.

Hcap 7 ran. 11/4l, 23/4l. (A Hollinshead; 3-1 Fav Freeport). Tote: £10.20; pl £4.00, £5.80. Ex: £94.70. Tricast: £263.60. Trifecta: £262.90. CSF: £66.03. Non-runner: North Pole.

4.35—Evangelist (L Morris, 4-1) 1; Plutocracy (6-4 Fav) 2; Quest For More (11-4 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 3/4l, 13/4l. (Sir M Stoute). Tote: £3.80; Ex: £9.00. Trifecta: £11.40. CSF: £10.71. Non-runner: Savanna La Mar.

5.05—Maglietta Fina (P Dobbs, 7-1) 1; Celestial Bay (8-1) 2; Best Be Careful (10-3 Fav) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 3/4l, 11/4l. (R Cowell). Tote: £7.90; pl £3.70, £3.00. Ex: £45.20. Tricast: £215.74. Trifecta: £513.20. CSF: £56.82. Non-runners: Baby Queen, Crimson Queen, Hot Secret, Million Faces, Reqaaba.

5.40—Milly’s Gift (R Tate, 7-1) 1; Wooden King (16-1) 2; Shore Step (7-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. 13/4l, 11/4l. (C Cox; 5-2 Fav Miliika). Tote: £7.90; pl £2.60, £5.00, £1.50. Ex: £189.50. Tricast: £824.82. Trifecta: £982.50. CSF: £114.60. Non-runners: Comptonspirit, Rowe Park.

Placepot: £1,035.70 Quadpot: £240.90

CHESTER: Good to soft-soft in places1.50—Aeolus (R Ffrench, 11-4 2nd Fav) 1;

Telegraph (5-4 Fav) 2; Signore Piccolo (6-1) 3. 7 ran. 7l, 3/4l. (E McMahon). Tote: £3.60; pl £1.10, £1.80. Ex: £6.10. Trifecta: £21.00. CSF: £6.25.

2.20—Ocean Tempest (B Doyle, 8-1) 1; Balty Boys (11-2) 2; You da One (5-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 12 ran. hd, 7l. (J Ryan; 9-2 Fav Mehdi). Tote: £9.00; pl £3.00, £2.50, £2.90. Ex: £65.70. Tricast: £252.16. Trifecta: £295.70. CSF: £52.77. Non-runner: Kingscroft.

2.55—Tac De Boistron (M Harley, 11-2) 1; Cubanita (7-2 2nd Fav) 2; Allied Powers (11-1) 3. 8 ran. 8l, 10l. (M Botti; 2-1 Fav Cameron Highland). Tote: £5.50; pl £1.90, £1.10, £3.10. Ex: £23.60. Trifecta: £158.40. CSF: £25.25.

3.30—De Repente (R Da Silva, 11-4 Fav) 1; Memory Styx (11-2) 2; Song of Rowland (7-1) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 21/4l, 1l. (P Green). Tote: £3.50; pl £1.70, £1.10. Ex: £16.40. Tricast: £94.43. Trifecta: £192.90. CSF: £18.10. Non-runner: Quatuor.

4.10—Mahican (J Fanning, evens Fav) 1; Gabrial The Thug (6-1) 2; Invincible Cara (4-1) 3. Hcap 4 ran. 9l, 33/4l. (M Johnston). Tote: £1.30; Ex: £5.60. Trifecta: £11.60. CSF: £7.21. Non-runners: Mandy’s Boy, Tuscan Fun.

4.45—Da’quonde (P Mulrennan, 7-2 Fav) 1; Waseem Faris (13-2) 2; Haajes (9-2 2nd Fav) 3.

Hcap 9 ran. 1l, 1/2l. (B Smart). Tote: £4.10; pl £1.50, £2.30, £1.20. Ex: £29.90. Tricast: £104.43. Trifecta: £169.80. CSF: £26.51. Non-runners: Evens And Odds, Tango Sky.

5.15—Chocala (M Harley, 11-8 Fav) 1; Gabrial The Master (9-1) 2; Fitzwilly (5-1 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 8 ran. 5l, 33/4l. (A King). Tote: £2.30; pl £1.60, £3.00, £1.10. Ex: £15.70. Tricast: £50.08. Trifecta: £53.50. CSF: £15.33. Non-runner: Snowy Dawn.


DONCASTER: Good to soft-soft in places

2.05—Outstrip (M Barzalona, 13-8 JtFav) 1; The Grey Gatsby (13-8 JtFav) 2; Cable Bay (5-1) 3. 4 ran. 3l, hd. (C Appleby). Tote: £2.20; Ex: £4.20. Trifecta: £9.90. CSF: £4.39. Non-runners: Anjaal, Exogenesis, Picks Pinta.

2.40—Angels Will Fall (R Winston, 16-1) 1; Steps (11-2 Fav) 2; Secret Witness (25-1) 3; Racy (12-1) 4. Hcap 21 ran. ns, nk, nk. (C Hills). Tote: £26.00; pl £5.50, £1.70, £6.90, £3.40. Ex: £202.00. Tricast: £2277.08. Trifecta: Not won. CSF: £100.66. Non-runner: Inxile.

3.15—Viztoria (W M Lordan, 7-2 2nd Fav) 1; Lockwood (5-1) 2; Gregorian (9-4 Fav) 3. 9 ran. 3/4l, 11/4l. (E Lynam (IRE) ). Tote: £4.00; pl £1.50, £1.90, £1.40. Ex: £21.70. Trifecta: £56.30. CSF: £21.51. Non-runners: Aljamaaheer, Pintura.

3.50—Leading Light (J P O’Brien, 7-2 Fav) 1; Talent (9-1) 2; Galileo Rock (6-1) 3. 11 ran. 11/4l, 3/4l. (A P O’Brien (IRE) ). Tote: £3.50; pl £1.40, £2.90, £2.60. Ex: £37.20. Tricast: £184.30. Trifecta: £300.20. CSF: £34.13.

4.25—Forgotten Hero (J P Spencer, 12-1) 1; Greatwood (5-1) 2; Voodoo Prince (9-2 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 9 ran. nk, nk. (C Hills; 7-2 Fav Mister Impatience). Tote: £15.40; pl £3.50, £2.10, £1.70. Ex: £85.40. Tricast: £315.29. Trifecta: £532.80. CSF: £70.68. Non-runner: Charles Camoin.

5.00—Photography (P Mathers, 20-1) 1; Extra Noble (5-2 Fav) 2; Dance Bid (12-1) 3. Hcap 7 ran. Sh Hd, 11/2l. (H Palmer). Tote: £19.10; pl £5.30, £2.00. Ex: £120.90. Tricast: £649.31. Trifecta: £584.90. CSF: £70.83. Non-runners: Rudi Five One, What About Carlo.

6.05—Ascription (W Buick, 2-1 Fav) 1; Gabrial The Great (11-2 2nd Fav) 2; Levitate (13-2) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 5l, 5l. (H Palmer). Tote: £3.40; pl £1.50, £2.20, £2.20. Ex: £18.20. Tricast:

£62.51. Trifecta: £58.80. CSF: £13.44. Non-runners: Ajraam, Mont Ras.

Jackpot: Not won, pool of £48,067.53 car-ried over to Bath.


KEMPTON: Standard5.30—Oh So Sassy (G Baker, 11-4 2nd Fav)

1; Outbid (20-1) 2; Mossgo (10-1) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 41/2l, 1/2l. (C Wall; 9-4 Fav Golden Secret). Tote: £3.90; pl £1.50, £3.60, £2.90. Ex: £49.60. Tricast: £490.43. Trifecta: £370.20. CSF: £55.97. Non-runner: Harrogate Fair.

6.00—Exclusive Waters (J Quinn, 2-1 Fav) 1; Woolston Ferry (10-1) 2; Jamaica Grande (16-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. ns, 2l. (W Knight). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.40, £5.30, £4.40. Ex: £32.60. Tricast: £259.11. Trifecta: £284.70. CSF: £23.09.

6.30—Secret Success (A Kirby, 4-1 Fav) 1; Sonnetation (13-2) 2; Estibdaad (9-2 2nd Fav) 3. Hcap 13 ran. 13/4l, hd. (P Cole). Tote: £4.50; pl £2.20, £2.90, £2.30. Ex: £30.70. Tricast: £128.98. Trifecta: £149.90. CSF: £28.01.

7.00—Loraine (G Baker, 9-1) 1; Knight Charm (14-1) 2; Princess Spirit (7-1) 3. Hcap 12 ran. 21/2l, 3/4l. (J Osborne; 5-2 Fav Petrify). Tote: £7.10; pl £3.20, £5.70, £2.40. Ex: £203.90. Tricast: £961.43. Trifecta: £494.60. CSF: £134.90.

7.30—Morally Bankrupt (R Hughes, 4-1 2nd Fav) 1; Killing Time (9-2) 2; M’lady Ermyn (40-1) 3. Hcap 11 ran. nk, 1/2l. (R Hannon; 11-4 Fav Haayil). Tote: £3.50; pl £2.20, £2.20, £12.90. Ex: £23.70. Tricast: £627.99. Trifecta: £530.40. CSF: £21.70.

8.00—Hamelin (R Hughes, 11-8 Fav) 1; My Direction (11-4 2nd Fav) 2; Diamond Mine (20-1) 3. 14 ran. 21/2l, 11/4l. (Lady Cecil). Tote: £2.20; pl £1.10, £1.50, £5.40. Ex: £6.20. Trifecta: £62.20. CSF: £4.65.

8.30—Sir Mike (A Kirby, 9-2) 1; Invisible Hunter (4-1 2nd Fav) 2; Bluegrass Blues (11-4 Fav) 3. Hcap 9 ran. nk, nk. (Mrs A Perrett). Tote: £4.90; pl £1.10, £2.00, £1.40. Ex: £28.60. Tricast: £56.93. Trifecta: £63.10. CSF: £22.91.

9.00—Superciliary (P Dobbs, 20-1) 1; Katie Gale (11-2) 2; Steely (11-4 Fav) 3. Hcap 10 ran. hd, 6l. (C Gordon). Tote: £25.80; pl £5.80, £1.80, £1.60. Ex: £169.80. Tricast: £407.31. Trifecta: £677.40. CSF: £128.55. Non-runners: Between The Lines, Hit The Switch.


LINGFIELD: Soft-good to soft in places on round course

2.00—Aloha (D O’Neill, 4-1 2nd Fav) 1; Rosie Rebel (5-1) 2; Royal Alcor (8-1) 3. Hcap 9 ran. 3l, 11/2l. (R Varian; 7-2 Fav First Secretary). Tote: £6.70; pl £2.60, £1.60, £2.80. Ex: £36.60. Tricast: £153.27. Trifecta: £309.00. CSF: £24.63.

2.30—Sutton Sid (P Cosgrave, 6-1) 1; Ana Shababiya (2-1 2nd Fav) 2; Whitefall (7-4 Fav) 3. Hcap 7 ran. 1/2l, 5l. (C Gordon). Tote: £9.50; pl £4.20, £1.50. Ex: £28.10. Tricast: £28.37. Trifecta: £73.30. CSF: £17.48. Non-runners: Lars Krister, The Ginger Berry.

3.05—Gold Chain (J Fahy, 8-13 Fav) 1; Berkeley Street (7-1) 2; Violet Plum (33-1) 3. 4 ran. 5l, 3l. (C Cox). Tote: £1.50; Ex: £3.80. Trifecta: £10.00. CSF: £5.69. Non-runners: Alnawiyah, Jd Rockefeller.

3.40—Hipz (P Cosgrave, 3-1 2nd Fav) 1; Pretty Flemingo (10-11 Fav) 2; Arabian Sunset (6-1) 3. 7 ran. hd, 6l. (G Baker). Tote: £4.20; pl £2.40, £1.10. Ex: £8.20. Trifecta: £29.80. CSF: £6.08. Non-runners: Caminel, Qatar Princess, Stars Above Me, Sutton Sioux, Who Splashed Me.

4.15—Our Duchess (R Hughes, 5-2 Fav) 1; Tullia (11-4 2nd Fav) 2; Stosur (20-1) 3. 12 ran. Sh Hd, 23/4l. (R Hannon). Tote: £3.00; pl £1.70, £2.10, £9.40. Ex: £11.40. Trifecta: £237.50. CSF: £9.28. Non-runners: Petale Noir, Rose Buck.

4.50—Raging Bear (R Hughes, 6-4 Fav) 1; Hartwright (7-2) 2; Patrona Ciana (9-2) 3. 4 ran. 3/4l, 33/4l. (R Hannon). Tote: £1.60; Ex: £8.60. Trifecta: £11.80. CSF: £6.74.

5.20—Set The Trend (R Hughes, 7-1) 1; Intibaah (3-1 Jt 2nd Fav) 2; Grey Mirage (6-1) 3. 6 ran. Sh Hd, 1/2l. (D O’Meara; 11-4 Fav Mar Mar). Tote: £8.80; pl £3.40, £1.70. Ex: £26.40. Trifecta: £223.40. CSF: £26.60.

5.50—Monsieur Jamie (A Coleman, 9-2 Jt 2nd Fav) 1; Indian Tinker (16-1) 2; Welease Bwian (6-1) 3. Hcap 10 ran. 23/4l, 11/4l. (J R Jenkins; 2-1 Fav Pucon). Tote: £5.60; pl £1.60, £6.10, £2.40. Ex: £72.40. Tricast: £450.10. Trifecta: £839.80. CSF: £78.99.


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Going: Soft (GoingStick 6.6) All races run on the inner. Going: Good (GoingStick 7.6).

WESTERN DAILY PRESS MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2013 HORSE RACING 19WDP-E01-S3

TODAY’S HORSE RACING STATISTICS

Brighton – (five-year record) TopTrainers (with runners): G L Moore 17-165 (10.3%), J Bridger 14-130 (10.8%), GMargarson 12-66 (18.2%), S C Williams 11-47(23.4%), Eve J-Houghton 11-66 (16.7%), PHiatt 8-54 (14.8%), W Knight 7-32 (21.9%),Mrs A Perrett 7-50 (14%), M Bell 6-38(15.8%), S Kirk 6-49 (12.2%), P Phelan 6-54(11.1%), Miss J Feilden 6-64 (9.4%). TopJockeys (with mounts): G Baker 21-162(13%), M Lane 14-87 (16.1%), D Sweeney 13-137 (9.5%), P Cosgrave 10-82 (12.2%), SDrowne 8-51 (15.7%), A Atzeni 7-44 (15.9%),S W Kelly 6-50 (12%), P Dobbs 5-42 (11.9%),M Dwyer 5-45 (11.1%), S Pearce 5-50 (10%),C Bishop 4-22 (18.2%), J Marshall 4-31(12.9%). Favourites: 252-736 (34.2%).Brighton stalls: 1m2f & 1m4f – Outside;Remainder – Inside.Longest traveller: Hendry Trigger (2.20),Drummond (2.20) 179 miles.Musselburgh – (five-year record) TopTrainers (with runners): R Fahey 44-216(20.4%), M Johnston 39-205 (19%), J Goldie31-385 (8.1%), T Easterby 20-149 (13.4%), TD Barron 16-84 (19.1%), D Nicholls 16-149(10.7%), P Midgley 14-130 (10.8%), P Kirby13-42 (30.9%), Miss L Perratt 13-286 (4.5%),D O’Meara 12-70 (17.1%), N Wilson 12-116(10.3%), K Dalgleish 12-122 (9.8%). TopJockeys (with mounts): J Fanning 34-182(18.7%), T Eaves 31-269 (11.5%), P Makin 25-


2.30 32RED CASINO APPRENTICE HANDICAP(Class 6) 1m 1f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (4) 065223 TATTING (12) (CD) C Dwyer 4-9-7 J Crane2 (1) 566576 DANESIDE (16) W G Harrison 6-9-7 Jack Osborn(7)3 (10) 5-902 BAILE ATHA CLIATH (9) D Carroll 4-9-5 L Leadbitter4 (3) 592403 MEGLIO ANCORA (32) (CD) R Ford 6-9-4 C Bennett(5)5 (5) 831337 SUPA SEEKER (12) (BF) A Carroll 7-9-2 A Blakemore(5)6 (8) 514008 JUST FIVE (32) (T,V;CD) J Weymes 7-9-1 J Garritty(5)7 (13) 412044 CRUCIS ABBEY (18) (P;CD) W Brisbourne 5-9-0 G Mahon(3)8 (2) 821493 DEVON DIVA (12) J Gallagher 7-9-0 J Van Overmeire(5)9 (12) 304574 KATMAI RIVER (7) (V;C) M Usher 6-8-12 Charlotte Jenner(5)10 (7) 367996 JUSTCALLMEHANDSOME (4) (B,E;CD0) D F Davis 11-8-12 Josephine Gordon(5)11 (9) 00067 OLIVERS MOUNT (2) (T) E Vaughan 3-8-8 T Hemsley(5)12 (6) 565265 LUCKY MOUNTAIN (38) S Dixon 3-8-7 A McLean13 (11) 0860 GREEN AND WHITE (33) (T) F Sheridan 3-8-7 Dana Zamecnikova(5)2012: Tigertoo 3-8-6, L Steward(7) 5-2 Fav (S C Williams), drawn 11, 10 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 4 Baile Atha Cliath, 9-2 Tatting, 11-2 Crucis Abbey, 7 Supa Seeker, 8 Meglio Ancora, 10 Devon Diva, Katmai River, 14 Daneside, 16 Others.

3.00 32 BONUS AT 32RED.COM SELLING STAKES(6) 1m 1f (AW) 3yo to 5yo Winner £1,941

1 (8) 012401 CONDUCTING (12) Miss G Kelleway 5-9-9 L Morris2 (2) 810179 CREEK FALCON (54) (BF) D O’Meara 4-9-9 D Tudhope3 (3) 212575 FLUCTUATION (19) (V) I Williams 5-9-9 R Tart(3)4 (6) 236476 HONEY OF A KITTEN (46) (V;CD) P Evans 5-9-9 R Evans(3)5 (5) 570582 THE GURU OF GLOOM (26) (B;C) W Muir 5-9-9 T Garner(5)6 (7) 607875 AJEEB (26) (T;CD) M Scudamore 5-9-3 W Twiston-Davies(3)7 (10) 7-4997 COCOZZA (35) (P) K Clutterbuck 5-9-3 J Quinn8 (1) 8-878 IDOLISE (41) (T) J Spearing 4-9-3 C Catlin9 (9) 7495 EATON OAK (20) Mrs L Williamson 3-8-12 K Stott(7)10 (4) 23 WELL OWD MON (36) A Hollinshead 3-8-12 J Duern(5)2012: Justbookie Dot Com 4-9-9, S De Sousa 13-8 Fav (P Evans), drawn 5, 6 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Conducting, 7-2 Creek Falcon, 5 Honey Of A Kitten, 7 Fluctuation, 8 Well Owd Mon, 10 Ajeeb, 12 The Guru Of Gloom, Cocozza, 33 Others.

3.30 32REDPOKER.COM NURSERY(6) 7f (AW) 2yo Only Winner £1,941

1 (9) 4961 RELATION ALEXANDER (5) (D) P D’Arcy 9-9(6ex) R Tart(3)2 (2) 073 SHEACHEVAL (28) J S Moore 9-6 L Keniry3 (4) 21 STARLIGHT SERENADE (32) (D) R Beckett 9-6 J Crowley4 (3) 885258 VODKA CHASER (12) J S Moore 9-6 Charlotte Jenner(7)5 (11) 4F2454 CHEEKY PETA’S (13) J Given 9-6 D Swift6 (5) 415 BORN TO FLY (24) (D) W G Harrison 9-5 J Quinn7 (6) 0053 AMBRIA’S FURY (10) M Channon 9-5 M Harley8 (7) 52542 THE DUKKERER (19) D O’Meara 9-4 D Tudhope9 (12) 474 TEZ (39) M Botti 9-4 T Atkinson(5)10 (8) 243 AMADAFFAIR (15) T Dascombe 9-2 R Kingscote11 (1) 5422 VALLILA (12) R Charlton 9-2 J Haynes(5)12 (10) 4563 SEVERNWIND (49) R Harris 9-2 L Morris2012: Aeronwyn Bryn 2-9-3, P Mulrennan 12-1 (M Dods), drawn 6, 11 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 9-2 Starlight Serenade, 5 The Dukkerer, 11-2 Relation Alexander, 7 Ambria’s Fury, 8 Vallila, Amadaffair, 10 Tez, Cheeky Peta’s, 12 Others.

4.00 32RED HANDICAP (DIV 1)(5) 7f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £3,234

1 (3) -36236 TAKE A NOTE (13) (V) P Chamings 4-9-7 J Crowley2 (10) 172571 ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE (6) (D) D Carroll 6-9-6 L Leadbitter(7)3 (7) 262112 BAPAK MUDA (36) (BF) K Ryan 3-9-4 K Stott(7)4 (2) 707000 LASTKINGOFSCOTLAND (9) (B;CD) C Dore 7-9-3 L Keniry5 (6) 363759 LIGHT ROSE (21) (D) M Johnston 3-9-2 S De Sousa6 (5) 442441 FOUR WINDS (12) (V) R Cowell 7-9-2 N Callan7 (1) 530445 KHAJAALY (24) (P,T;CD) M Appleby 6-9-0 A Mullen8 (4) 511845 THE MONGOOSE (14) (T;CD) P Evans 5-9-0 E J Walsh(7)9 (9) 4942-3 FERRYVIEW PLACE (234) (T,V) I Williams 4-8-11 S Donohoe10 (8) 008408 ROY’S LEGACY (11) (T) S A Harris 4-8-10 J Quinn2012: Majuro 8-9-13, D Bergin(7) 11-2 (C Smith), drawn 7, 12 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 2 Illustrious Prince, 3 Bapak Muda, 11-2 Four Winds, 15-2 Take A Note, 10 Light Rose, 12 Ferryview Place, 16 Khajaaly, 20 Lastkingofscotland, The Mongoose, 25 Roy’s Legacy.


1 (3) 30-391 AMBITIOUS BOY (37) A Hollinshead 4-9-7 D Tudhope2 (10) 382000 EXCEEDEXPECTATIONS (9) (C) C Dore 4-9-5 L Keniry3 (8) 135708 GRILLETTO (25) (P;CD) J Tate 3-9-4 N Callan4 (4) 823611 AVATAR STAR (33) (P,T;D) M Botti 3-9-3 M Harley5 (2) 4-1724 BURNING DAWN (25) D Brown 3-9-2 H Bentley6 (9) 0-2527 MERIDIUS (54) (BF) W G Harrison 3-9-1 J Quinn7 (6) 156101 THE GREAT GABRIAL (10) (B;C,D) I Williams 4-8-13 S De Sousa8 (5) 782354 ONE WAY OR ANOTHER (157) (CD) P Evans 10-8-12 E J Walsh(7)9 (7) 121333 FOSSA (9) (C) D Ivory 3-8-10 R Winston10 (1) 644832 CASA TUA (78) D O’Meara 3-8-9 Julie Burke(3)2012: No corresponding race.BETTING FORECAST: 5-2 Avatar Star, 9-2 Ambitious Boy, 11-2 Burning Dawn, 7 The Great Gabrial, 15-2 Meridius, 8 Grilletto, 12 Fossa, 16 Others.

5.00 32RED.COM E.B.F. MAIDEN STAKES(5) 5f (AW) 2yo Only Winner £3,234

1 (7) BAZOOKA E De Giles 9-5 D J Bates(3)2 (2) 40 BOB MASNICKEN (45) S Dixon 9-5 L Morris3 (11) 442 CHORLTON MANOR (9) N Vaughan 9-5 S Donohoe4 (5) 9 GRANDE MAGO (94) R Cowell 9-5 L Keniry5 (6) 68 GULLAND ROCK (50) W Muir 9-5 W Carson6 (1) 46 HIGH ON LIFE (26) J Osborne 9-5 J Crowley7 (8) 4 QUANTUM DOT (100) T Dascombe 9-5 R Kingscote8 (9) 4 BEREKA (12) J Tate 9-0 N Callan9 (10) CAMINEL J Gask 9-0 R Winston10 (12) DONT TELL NAN D Shaw 9-0 A McLean(7)11 (4) 2222 GENUINE QUALITY (14) (BF) E Vaughan 9-0 H Bentley12 (3) 76 MARLISMAMMA (9) D O’Meara 9-0 D Tudhope2012: Moviesta 2-9-3, R Ffrench 8-11 Fav (B Smart), drawn 9, 8 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 9-4 Genuine Quality, 3 Chorlton Manor, 5 High On Life, 6 Bereka, 8 Quantum Dot, 16 Bob Masnicken, 20 Grande Mago, Caminel, 33 Others.

5.30 32REDBET.COM HANDICAP(6) 6f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (5) 9-551 BIG STORM COMING (4) (CD) B Ellison 3-9-8(6ex) H Bentley2 (2) 015229 LORD BUFFHEAD (4) (V;CD) R C Guest 4-9-7 R Fitzpatrick3 (6) 800130 ALMATY EXPRESS (25) (B;CD) J Weymes 11-9-7 J Haynes(5)4 (11) 114666 RISE TO GLORY (9) (P;CD) S A Harris 5-9-5 R Winston5 (12) 55691 FATHER FRED (14) (D) C Dwyer 3-9-5 J Quinn6 (1) 774849 MARSHALL ART (28) (P,T;D) K Wingrove 4-9-4 R Tart(3)7 (9) 273356 STEEL CITY BOY (160) (CD) Miss A Stokell 10-9-4 Ann Stokell(5)8 (8) 854707 LADY MANGO (21) (D) R Harris 5-9-4 L Morris9 (7) 661066 CHARLEMAGNE DIVA (24) (T;D) R C Guest 3-9-4 K Stott(7)10 (10) 0098-7 MY BEST MAN (12) A Carroll 7-9-3 L Keniry11 (13) 412870 VERY FIRST BLADE (21) (P;CD) W Brisbourne 4-9-2 J Duern(5)12 (4) 08-026 MONTY FAY (10) (T) D Haydn Jones 4-9-1 N Callan13 (3) 378698 FLOW CHART (25) (CD) P Grayson 6-9-1 S O’Hara(5)2012: Invigilator 4-9-2, M Dwyer 9-2 (D Shaw), drawn 12, 12 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 3 Big Storm Coming, 4 Father Fred, 13-2 Rise To Glory, 8 Lord Buffhead, 10 Monty Fay, Lady Mango, 12 Charlemagne Diva, 14 Others.

6.00 32REDBINGO.COM HANDICAP(6) 1m 4f (AW) 3yo plus Winner £1,941

1 (3) 30516/ SONG OF PRIDE (J534) Miss M Rowland 9-9-12 C Catlin2 (1) 877-07 DIVEA (70) A Carson 4-9-12 W Carson3 (2) 424808 SATWA LAIRD (93) (C) Miss A Stokell 7-9-9 Ann Stokell(5)4 (5) 426133 MEN DON’T CRY (14) (B;D) E De Giles 4-9-8 L Keniry5 (11) 3-2150 MIDNIGHT BAHIA (180) (CD) D Ivory 4-9-4 R Winston6 (12) 263353 ELIZABETH COFFEE (4) (T;D) J Weymes 5-9-4 J Quinn7 (8) 9-5433 INHERITED (22) (P;BF) Sir M Prescott 3-9-1 L Morris8 (7) 325323 EYELINE (16) (V) A Hollinshead 3-9-0 J Duern(5)9 (4) 780-2 AMANTIUS (16) (B) J Farrelly 4-9-0 Cathy Gannon10 (9) 8794-5 LIKELIKELIKELIKEIT (31) M Tompkins 3-8-13 S De Sousa11 (6) 450256 LIGHT THE CITY (19) (D) Mrs R Carr 6-8-12 D Swift12 (10) 986 CAPE ROSA (10) J Moffatt 3-8-4 R Da Silva(3)2012: Azrag 4-9-11, P Mulrennan 14-1 (G Butler), drawn 4, 11 ran.BETTING FORECAST: 3 Inherited, 9-2 Amantius, 5 Men Don’t Cry, 7 Elizabeth Coffee, 15-2 Eyeline, 8 Light The City, 10 Divea, 14 Midnight Bahia, 25 Others.

CAPTAIN WESSEX 2.30 — Devon Diva 3.00 — Well Owd Mon 3.30 — Starlight Serenade (nb) 4.00 — Bapak Muda 4.30 — The Great Gabrial 5.00 — Bereka 5.30 — Father Fred 6.00 — Eyeline

2.30 — 3.00 — 3.30 — 4.00 — 4.30 — 5.00 — 5.30 — 6.00 —

BOB WATTS Tips WOLVERHAMPTON


THE HARE’S RUNNING . . . GREYHOUND SERVICESWINDON BAGS

HHH MARYS MALDINI HH MENDIP WYNN H LONGWOOD FANTASY2.18 480m (A5)

1 245 Dunbolg Tucana (ep ro) ............................. Davy 30.07 7-22 564 RUSO VICTORY (rl ro) ............................. Smith 29.75 3-13 464 Make Me Call (ep ro) .............................Hepden 29.83 11-24 663 I Know It (sa fw) ......................................... Davy 30.37 4-15 125 Cheesed Off (ep ro) .................................Atkins 30.06 5-26 344 Sixhourtours (wd ro) .................................Porter 29.97 11-2

2.37 480m (OR)1 363 Youtalktoomuch (rl ro) ....................... McDonald 29.30 6-12 236 Ballymac Cryan (rl fw)............................ Dartnall 29.02 9-23 123 Jolly Bullseye (sa fw) ...............................Hutton 28.97 3-14 121 Alarming Jacks (sa fw).............................Hutton 28.74 3-15 523 LONGWOOD FANTASY (rl ep) ........... C Callow 28.48 9-26 111 Witcombe Dilemma (sa fw) ....................Hutton 28.75 11-4

2.57 480m (OR)1 512 Rewind Express (ep ro) ......................... Dartnall 29.05 7-22 414 Jacobs Courage (md ep) ...K Humphreys(Unatt) 28.67 6-13 254 Klockwork Kaipo (md ep) .... Gary Sallis(Unatt) 29.39 3-14 211 STANTON JOHN (ep ro) .........................Hutton 28.62 3-15 211 Cremartin Lark (sa fw) ........... Gary Sallis(Unatt) 28.58 6-16 664 Longwood Bound (md ro) .................... C Callow 29.13 3-1

3.17 480m (A6)1 444 Primo Selma (rl ep) ............................ B McBride 30.26 5-12 412 BLACK TULIP (sa fw) ..............................Porter 29.99 9-43 656 Manu Echo (wd ep)............................... Hughes 30.50 7-24 666 Calling Sam (md ro) ...........................Wallington 30.63 9-25 325 Marrow Boy (wd ep)................................... Davy 30.39 11-26 326 Woodbridge Lady (wd ep) ...................McDowell 30.42 7-2

3.38 480m (A8)1 146 Robbies Maldini (rl ep) .............................. Gillett 30.80 11-42 453 Freedom Brave (rl fw) ............................... Gillett 30.84 6-13 233 Dublinhill Tiny (md fw) ............................Atkins 30.33 9-44 124 Mendip Harry (md fw) ................................... Dix 30.48 3-15 463 MARYS MALDINI (wd ro) .........................Porter 30.23 6-16 254 Maigueside Sally (wd ro) ...................Wallington 30.61 5-1

3.58 480m (A5)1 444 Autumn Tangler (rl fw) ...............................Walsh 29.98 4-12 446 Kiamba (ep ro) ....................................... Hughes 29.96 6-13 643 Glendine Girl (md ro) ...............................Hutton 29.79 6-14 532 MENDIP WYNN (md ro) ............................... Dix 29.66 11-25 446 Cefn Blaze (md ro) .................................... Davy 30.46 2-16 425 Soccer Boy (wd fw) ...................................Porter 30.04 11-4

4.18 480m (A7)1 554 Primo Ted (rl ep) ................................ B McBride 30.06 6-12 641 PAID RAMBO (md ro) .............................. Gillett 29.80 7-23 523 Knoppogue Gal (md ep) ........................... Smith 30.05 4-14 665 Lady Mission (wd ro) ............................Hepden 30.51 5-25 233 Coco Bright (wd ro) ...................................Porter 29.90 3-16 554 Kinielty Star (wd fw) .............................Swadden 30.33 11-2

4.37 480m (A4)1 114 Crown Tara (rl ro) ..................................... Smith 29.76 3-12 552 Ballyhill Oscar (rl ep).............................. Dartnall 29.65 11-23 654 Ashville Joker (sa fw) ................................Porter 29.70 7-24 453 Oaklands Pet (sa fw) ................................Porter 29.73 4-15 634 Sarahs Hawk (wd ep) ............................ Hughes 29.90 9-26 253 KILLINAT GIRL (wd ro) ......................McDowell 29.59 3-1

4.57 480m (A2)1 136 Jonnie Skull (rl fw) ....................................Porter 29.98 4-12 115 Gizmo Senor (rl ep) ..............................Hepden 29.88 7-23 111 Manu Vogue (md ro) .............................. Hughes 29.31 4-14 311 SHORT SHIFT (wd fw) ........................Swadden 29.13 3-15 132 Bookies Girls (sa fw) ................................Hutton 29.32 9-26 125 Offshore Cruise (wd fw) .......................Swadden 29.24 7-2

5.17 480m (A3)1 524 Ballymac Drumm (ep rl) ........................... J Little 29.36 4-12 352 Cians Jessie (rl ep) ............................ B McBride 29.47 11-23 652 Amazing Aine (md ro) ................................ Davy 29.45 4-14 142 Mr October (ep md) .......................... B McBride 29.43 11-45 462 SILVERTON BLAZE (wd fw) ....................Walsh 29.28 7-26 15 Rockview Hi (wd ro) ..................................Atkins 29.50 7-2

5.33 480m (A4)1 536 Sunrise Ruby (rl fw) ..................................Porter 29.88 5-12 625 Cefn Isobel (rl ep) ...................................... Davy 29.81 7-23 526 Primo Gem (sa fw) ............................ B McBride 29.91 3-14 121 Cefn Merlin (md fw) ................................... Davy 29.70 4-15 231 KENSA BELLA (sa fw) ......................McDowell 29.57 9-26 221 Ace Romeo (wd ep) ...............................Hepden 29.69 3-1

5.47 480m (A2)1 125 Bright Ells (rl ep) ...................................... Davy 29.27 7-22 351 DISTANT EVERLAND (sa fw) ..................Walsh 29.01 9-23 355 Rians Gamble (md ep)............................... Davy 29.15 7-24 611 Wise Louise (md ro).............................Swadden 29.20 4-15 214 Sligo Mick (wd ep) ...................................Hutton 29.25 7-26 466 Panthers Legend (wd ep) ........................Hutton 29.36 4-1

6.04 480m (A3)1 523 Captain Messi (rl ep)................................ J Little 29.66 11-22 611 NEWINN MINOR (rl ep) ......................... Hughes 29.49 9-23 323 Kays To Blame (md ro) ......................McDowell 29.66 11-44 423 Touch On Rodney (wd ro) .........................Porter 29.50 7-25 144 Snookie Dee (wd ro) .......................... B McBride 29.53 11-26 151 Ferryforth Sol (wd ro) ................................. Davy 29.56 3-1

6.18 480m (A4)1 151 BOHERASH ROXANNA (rl ro) ................Atkins 29.44 3-12 543 Kilpedder Impact (rl fw) .............................Jeans 29.80 9-23 562 Cefn Robert (md ep) .................................. Davy 29.84 5-14 514 Aintgottwobob (md ro) ........................McDowell 29.66 7-25 133 Moreton Firebird (sa fw).........................Hepden 30.12 5-16 145 Trumpers Gold (wd ro) ............................Porter 30.07 3-1

BAGS PICKSHALL GREEN FANCIES

11.03 Compass Emmet (5-3-4) 11.19 Ballymac Aladin (1-3-5) 11.34 Badgey Bessie (2-1-3) 11.48 Westmead Gary (3-2-1) 12.04 Ballymac Scol (2-4-6) 12.18 Dower Maeve (1-3-2) 12.32 Inky Dandy (6-4-3) 12.47 Mohican Laila (4-3-6) 1.04 Turn Right (1-4-3) 1.19 Guiding Jill (1-4-3) 1.33 Droopys India (2-4-6) 1.51 Caligula (Nap) (5-4-1)

SHEFFIELD FANCIES 11.11 Bodell Justin (3-6-2) 11.28 Spires Son (3-4-1) 11.42 Hazel Blue (5-2-6) 11.57 Miranda Sandy (Nap) (4-3-6) 12.12 Dodreamscometrue (2-4-5) 12.27 Cabriol Shamrock (3-4-2) 12.42 Jacobs Delight (4-3-1)

12.58 Highview Fawn (5-6-2) 1.12 Esker Lily (2-6-5) 1.27 Derrane Honcho (1-6-5) 1.44 Desert Ted (3-6-4) 1.58 Best Silk (6-3-4)

MONMORE FANCIES 2.08 Pookies Charm (4-2-1) 2.27 Slaneyside Joe (Nap) (5-6-4) 2.47 Pinstripe Mike (1-2-4) 3.07 Go Go Sonic (6-5-2) 3.28 Aulton Leo (1-2-4) 3.48 Cracking Rambler (4-5-6) 4.08 Ardera Jack (5-4-1) 4.27 Lady Million (2-1-3) 4.47 Organdy (2-4-3) 5.07 Bua Jamie (5-6-3) 5.22 Longwood Ash (5-2-4) 5.38 Swift Ger (5-2-1) 5.56 Elderberry Kool (3-6-4) 6.11 Wheretoshenow (6-1-2)

YESTERDAY’S BAGS RESULTS

Abc Index To Today’s MeetingsB - Brighton, M - Musselburgh, W - Wolverhampton.Above The Stars ...........B 5.20Ajeeb ............................W 3.00Aleksandar .................. M 3.10Almaty Express ...........W 5.30Amadaffair ...................W 3.30Amantius .....................W 6.00Amazing Blue Sky ....... M 5.10Ambitious Boy ............W 4.30Ambria’s Fury ..............W 3.30Amenable .....................B 4.20Amis Reunis ................ M 2.10Andiamo Via ................ M 2.10Angel Rosa .................. M 2.40Anginola .......................B 2.50Avatar Star ...................W 4.30Aye Aye Skipper ...........B 4.20Baile Atha Cliath ..........W 2.30Bapak Muda .................W 4.00Bayan Kasirga ............. M 5.10Bazooka .......................W 5.00Benandonner ...............B 2.20Bereka..........................W 5.00Bestfootforward ...........B 4.50Big Storm Coming .......W 5.30Black Treacle ............... M 2.40Bling King .................... M 4.10Bloodsweatandtears ...B 3.20Bob Masnicken ...........W 5.00Born To Fly ..................W 3.30Boucher Garcon .......... M 4.40Bountiful Forest .......... M 3.40Bounty Girl .................. M 3.40Bowdler’s Magic ......... M 3.10Boy Ranger .................. M 2.40Brown Pete ...................B 3.20Burning Dawn .............W 4.30Burns Night ................. M 5.10Caminel........................W 5.00Cantor ...........................B 2.50Cape Rosa ...................W 6.00Cara’s Request ............ M 2.10Cardinal ........................B 4.20Casa Tua ......................W 4.30Charlemagne Diva ......W 5.30Cheeky Peta’s .............W 3.30Chorlton Manor ...........W 5.00Chosen One ................. M 5.40Classical Diva .............. M 3.40Cocozza .......................W 3.00Comedy House .............B 2.50Commanche Raider .... M 5.40Commanding Force .....B 3.50Commandingpresence .B 5.20Conducting ..................W 3.00Creek Falcon ...............W 3.00Crucis Abbey ...............W 2.30

Daneside......................W 2.30Dean Iarracht ............... M 5.10Demolition ................... M 4.10Devon Diva ..................W 2.30Dhaular Dhar ............... M 5.10Divea ............................W 6.00Dont Tell Nan ...............W 5.00Dr Irv ............................ M 3.10Drive Home .................. M 2.10Drummond ...................B 2.20Eanans Bay ..................B 2.50Eaton Oak ....................W 3.00Economic Crisis .......... M 4.40Elizabeth Coffee ..........W 6.00Exceedexpectations ...W 4.30Extraterrestrial ............ M 4.10Eyeline .........................W 6.00Fairy Wing ....................B 5.20Father Fred ..................W 5.30Federal Blue ................ M 3.10Ferryview Place ...........W 4.00Findog .......................... M 5.40Fisher Lane ...................B 3.50Flow Chart ...................W 5.30Fluctuation ..................W 3.00Fossa ...........................W 4.30Four Winds ..................W 4.00Frosty Secret ................B 2.20Fuel Injection ............... M 3.40Geanie Mac .................. M 5.10Genuine Quality ..........W 5.00Ginzan ...........................B 4.20Go Go Green ................ M 4.40Grande Mago ...............W 5.00Green And White .........W 2.30Green Earth ..................B 2.50Grey Blue ..................... M 5.10Griffin Point ..................B 5.20Grilletto ........................W 4.30Gulland Rock ...............W 5.00Haines ...........................B 3.50Hanalei Bay ................. M 2.10Headstight ................... M 4.40Hendry Trigger .............B 2.20Here Now And Why ..... M 5.40High On A Hill............... M 5.10High On Life .................W 5.00Himalayan Peak ...........B 2.50Hit The Jackpot ........... M 3.10Honey Of A Kitten ........W 3.00Idolise ..........................W 3.00Iffley Fields ...................B 4.50Illustrious Prince .........W 4.00Improvized....................B 3.50Ingleby Star ................. M 5.40Inherited ......................W 6.00Irish Girls Spirit ........... M 5.40It’s A Girl Thing .............B 2.20

Jackie Love ..................B 4.50Jan Smuts .................... M 3.10Jawaab......................... M 5.10Jebel Tara .................... M 4.10Jungle Bay ....................B 4.20Just Five ......................W 2.30Just Like Heaven ......... M 4.40Justcallmehandsome .W 2.30Kano’s Ghirl ................ M 3.40Katmai River ................W 2.30Khajaaly .......................W 4.00Kings ‘n Dreams ...........B 4.50Kirtling Belle ................ M 3.40Lady Mango .................W 5.30Lastkingofscotland .....W 4.00Light Rose ...................W 4.00Light The City ..............W 6.00Likelikelikelikeit ..........W 6.00Lord Buffhead .............W 5.30Lucky Mountain ..........W 2.30Maid In Rio ................... M 2.40Man Of Plenty .............. M 3.10Marlismamma..............W 5.00Marshall Art .................W 5.30Maybeagrey ................. M 5.10McConnell ....................B 2.20Meglio Ancora .............W 2.30Men Don’t Cry ..............W 6.00Merchant Of Dubai ...... M 3.10Meridius .......................W 4.30Midnight Bahia ............W 6.00Mitchell ........................ M 4.40Monty Fay ....................W 5.30Mowhoob ..................... M 2.10Mr Fickle .......................B 2.50Mr Mo Jo ...................... M 4.40My Anchor ....................B 3.50My Best Man ................W 5.30Nice Arty .......................B 3.50Noble Asset ................. M 3.40Novel Dancer ................B 2.50Olivers Mount ..............W 2.30Olney Lass ....................B 4.20One Boy ....................... M 3.40One Way Or Another ...W 4.30Opt Out ........................ M 5.40Our Diane ..................... M 4.40Panettone .....................B 2.50Partner ......................... M 2.10Perfect Pastime ............B 3.20Perfect Words.............. M 2.10Phluke ...........................B 3.20Poetic Lord ...................B 3.20Prime Exhibit ............... M 4.10Princess Tamay ........... M 2.40Ptolemy........................ M 2.10Quantum Dot ...............W 5.00R Woody .......................B 4.20

Relation Alexander .....W 3.30Rigolleto .......................B 5.20Rio Cobolo ................... M 2.10Rise To Glory ...............W 5.30Rock Canyon ............... M 5.40Roy’s Legacy ...............W 4.00Royal Defence ..............B 2.50Royal Reyah .................B 4.20Royal Straight ............. M 4.10Rural Affair ...................B 3.50Rutterkin ...................... M 5.40Saint Irene ....................B 3.20Santo Prince .................B 3.20Satwa Laird ..................W 6.00Saxonette .................... M 4.40Seattle Drive ................ M 4.10Seven Lucky Seven......B 3.50Severnwind .................W 3.30Sheacheval ..................W 3.30Silvee ............................B 4.50Silver Marizah ...............B 2.20Sir Percy Blakeney .......B 3.50Song of Pride ...............W 6.00South Cape ...................B 3.20Special Report ..............B 2.20Speedfit Boy .................B 4.50Starlight Serenade ......W 3.30Steel City Boy ..............W 5.30Straight Gin ................. M 3.40Summer Dancer .......... M 2.10Summerlea .................. M 5.10Supa Seeker ................W 2.30Surrey Dream ...............B 4.50Sweet P .........................B 3.50Take A Note ..................W 4.00Tatting ..........................W 2.30Tez ................................W 3.30The Dukkerer ...............W 3.30The Great Gabrial ........W 4.30The Guru Of Gloom .....W 3.00The Mongoose ............W 4.00The Strig .......................B 5.20Threave .........................B 5.20Tigerish .........................B 3.20Tom Sawyer ................. M 5.40Topofthedrops .............B 3.50Valantino Oyster ......... M 5.10Vallila ...........................W 3.30Very First Blade ...........W 5.30Viva Ronaldo ............... M 2.10Vodka Chaser ..............W 3.30Volito .............................B 5.20Well Owd Mon ..............W 3.00Windforpower ............. M 4.40Wishformore ................B 4.50Wordismybond ............B 3.20Yorksters Prince.......... M 4.10



















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185 (13.5%), G Lee 15-112 (13.4%), D Allan14-112 (12.5%), A Nicholls 13-109 (11.9%), PMcDonald 13-167 (7.8%), N Farley 11-73(15.1%), D Fentiman 11-100 (11%), PMulrennan 11-127 (8.7%), Lee Topliss 10-56(17.9%), J P Sullivan 10-153 (6.5%).Favourites: 194-601 (32.3%).Musselburgh stalls: 5f & 2m – Stands’ side;Remainder – Inside.Longest traveller: Man Of Plenty (3.10)349 miles.Wolverhampton – (five-year record)Top Trainers (with runners): P Evans 95-867 (11%), M Johnston 89-457 (19.5%), MBotti 62-325 (19.1%), T Dascombe 62-327(19%), K Ryan 57-405 (14.1%), D Shaw 51-510 (10%), R Harris 48-575 (8.3%), WBrisbourne 45-575 (7.8%), I Williams 43-297(14.5%), J Osborne 40-275 (14.6%), R C Guest38-412 (9.2%), B Ellison 37-272 (13.6%). TopJockeys (with mounts): L Morris 116-1260(9.2%), R Kingscote 74-450 (16.4%), RWinston 72-505 (14.3%), J Quinn 69-653(10.6%), S De Sousa 55-343 (16%), C Catlin53-626 (8.5%), N Callan 49-267 (18.4%), SDonohoe 49-418 (11.7%), W Carson 48-468(10.3%), L Keniry 35-506 (6.9%), CathyGannon 34-387 (8.8%), M Harley 29-209(13.9%). Favourites: 1230-3835 (32.1%).Visored for the first time –Musselburgh: 2.40 Boy RangerWolverhampton: 4.00 Take A Note.

Blinkered for the first time – Brighton:3.20 Perfect Pastime; 3.20 Tigerish. 3.50 RuralAffair, 4.20 Royal Reyah. Musselburgh: 3.40Bounty Girl.Cheek pieces – Brighton: 2.20Benandonner, Silver Marizah, 4.20 Amenable, RWoody 4.50 Iffley Fields, Wishformore.Musselburgh: 2.10 Andiamo Via(*), DriveHome, 3.10 Jan Smuts, Man Of Plenty 4.10Jebel Tara(*), 4.40 Headstight, Mitchell(*), MrMo Jo Windforpower, 5.10 Burns Night, DeanIarracht, Geanie Mac High On A Hill(*),Jawaab, Valantino Oyster, 5.40 Here Now AndWhy, Rock Canyon. Wolverhampton: 2.30Crucis Abbey, 3.00 Cocozza, 4.00 Khajaaly,4.30 Avatar Star Grilletto(*), 5.30 Marshall Art,Rise To Glory, Very First Blade 6.00Inherited(*).(*) = horses wearing cheek pieces for the firsttime.Tongue straps – Brighton: 2.20Drummond, 2.50 Novel Dancer.Musselburgh: 3.10 Bowdler’s Magic, JanSmuts, 4.10 Jebel Tara, Prime Exhibit, RoyalStraight. Wolverhampton: 2.30 Just Five,Olivers Mount, Green And White, 3.00 Ajeeb,Idolise, 4.00 Khajaaly, The Mongoose,Ferryview Place, Roy’s Legacy, 4.30 Avatar Star,5.30 Marshall Art, Charlemagne Diva, MontyFay, 6.00 Elizabeth Coffee.TV – At The Races: Brighton,Wolverhampton. Racing UK: Musselburgh.

Crucis AbbeyCreek FalconVallilaIllustrious PrinceBurning DawnBerekaBig Storm ComingInherited

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CRAYFORD: 10.38 Frontiers 5-1 (1-6-2 £26.95 TC £76.24). 10.53 Rockmount Silva 7-2 (5-6-4 £11.44 TC £32.36). 11.07 Sharons Delight 2-1f (6-3-1 £9.12 TC £33.95). 11.23 Satisfied Mind 4-1 (2-6-1 £18.13 TC £41.11). 11.37 Auntie Otis 5-2 (4-3-6 £11.48 TC £20.57). 11.51 Hillfield Lad 6-1 (4-5-6 £40.02 TC £80.18). 12.08 Good Poet 5-2jt (6-4-5 £11.90 TC £43.55). 12.24 Saleen Blue Boo 5-1 (6-5-4 £17.40 TC £39.02). 12.39 Pennys Plate 5-2 (6-4-3 £9.98 TC £30.87). 12.57 Poacher 3-1 (5-6-4 £15.16 TC £32.08). 1.11 Butterbridge Ri 10-1 (1-5-6 £53.99 TC £155.67). 1.27 Viking Global 5-2f (4-6-3 £12.75 TC £35.64). 1.44 Puffanomic Evensf (6-1-5 £5.33 TC £20.96). 1.58 Peace Master 5-2 (6-3-4 £10.29 TC £25.48). 7.31 Pebbles Ajay 3-1 (2-5-3 £19.47 TC £42.36).NEWCASTLE: 2.24 Tornaroy Temper 7-2 (4-2-1 £22.41 TC £60.02). 2.42 Run For Rachel 4-1 (1-4-2 £19.15 TC £63.30). 2.58 Tunes Beat 4-1 (6-5-1 £17.39 TC £81.99). 3.18 Hestias Lad 4-1 (2-4-3 £40.44 TC £69.36). 3.37 Global Made 4-1 (1-2-6 £14.93 TC £47.26). 3.53 Shaneboy Phantom 5-2jt (6-4-1 £15.50 TC £55.76). 4.14 Anfi Melody Evensf (3-2-1 £9.07 TC £27.33). 4.28 Chaotic Serena 3-1 (6-4-1 £18.43 TC £38.05). 4.47 Cabela Bass 6-4f (4-3-2 £6.65 TC £19.61). 5.07 Lostrigg Phanter 3-1 (3-4-5 £19.64 TC £82.30). 5.27 Steel Silver 5-1 (3-1-6 £22.86 TC £60.37). 5.44 Bay City Ted 4-1 (5-6-4 £15.48 TC £41.97). 5.58 Millroad Maggie 10-1 (6-3-4 £64.86 TC £235.12). 6.16 Lostrigg Legend 5-1 (3-6-4 £19.44 TC £57.25). ROMFORD: 10.31 Mushroom 4-1 (4-1-5 £34.08 TC £99.90). 10.46 Rookies Dream 3-1 (6-3-4 £10.79 TC £29.16). 11.00 Dods Mover 4-1 (5-3-6 £21.19 TC £64.45). 11.16 Bridge Lucy 3-1 (3-4-1 £29.11 TC £78.15). 11.31 Mosquito Flyer 5-1 (1-2-4 £16.95 TC £40.54). 11.44 Two Lilys 7-2 (2-1-3 £15.65 TC £41.60). 11.58 Borwickwolverine 11-4 (1-2-5 £14.98 TC £31.73). 12.17 Wychwood Dancer 4-1 (4-3-2 £25.46 TC £67.39). 12.33 Murlens Court 9-2 (6-3-1 £31.06 TC £90.46). 12.47 Quarterland Midi 9-2 (4-6-1 £23.83 TC £79.94). 1.04 Ille Girl 3-1 (5-6-3 £19.95 TC £57.96). 1.19 Avalon Flash 7-4f (4-1-3 £9.71 TC £31.38). 1.33 Cape Down 3-1 (3-2-6 £16.94 TC £50.90). 1.49 Young Storm 5-1 (5-1-2 £26.45 TC £77.14).SITTINGBOURNE: 6.28 Hollyoak Diamond 4-1 (1-5-4 £19.48 TC £89.00). 6.48 Longscar Jack 5-2f (2-4-3 £15.90 TC £46.45). 7.06 Matching Kian Evensf (4-3-1 £10.70 TC £45.91). 7.22 Hollyoak Levi 4-1 (3-6-1 £11.14 TC £39.34). 7.37 Special Empire 6-4f (6-2-1 £9.48 TC £24.58). 7.52 Magna Spice 4-1 (5-6-4 £23.40 TC £49.44). 8.07 Glen Junior 3-1 (3-5-2 £12.29 TC £37.89). 8.22 Battlefield Girl 4-1 (2-6-5 £38.71 TC £91.17). 8.37 Tullna Cyclone 9-4f (5-1-6 £15.20 TC £42.01). 8.51 Hedsor Lola 4-1 (5-6-1 £21.37 TC £54.78). 9.07 Brinkleys Dragon 9-4f (3-1-4 £10.69 TC £35.05). 9.22 Special Trio 4-1 (3-6-5 £17.36 TC £47.46). 9.37 Evco Flash 4-1 (2-5-4 £20.01 TC £61.13). 9.52 Stellasallsorts 6-1 (2-5-1 £33.12 TC £84.26). 10.07 Hollyoak Dart 7-2 (6-1-2 £17.06 TC £56.29). Placer £1 stake (Races 1-6) £61.80, (Races 10-15) £163.00.SWINDON: 7.25 Derrane Tip 5-2 (4-5-2 £10.75 TC £32.79). 7.41 Snaffi Yank 4-1 (3-1-6 £15.33 TC £0.00). 7.57 Farkland Lady 5-2f (2-6-1 £14.66 TC £51.37). 8.13 Glynnscross Carl 3-1 (6-4-2 £14.11 TC £50.26). 8.29 Sharp Exit 4-1 (4-2-1 £28.66 TC £72.38). 8.45 Bup Bups 8-1 (1-2-3 £36.07 TC £87.36). 9.01 Swift Whitney 7-4f (2-1-6 £10.09 TC £31.83). 9.17 Primo Patch 3-1f (5-4-6 £19.10 TC £61.09). 9.33 Shelbourne Geoff 7-1 (5-4-6 £33.87 TC £99.80). 9.49 Apple Stan 9-4 (2-1-3 £11.32 TC £0.00). 10.05 Seiskin Belle 9-4f (5-6-3 £15.10 TC £48.43). 10.20 Ardjeff Lady 7-2 (6-5-1 £17.11 TC £49.35).

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20 SPORT MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 2013 WESTERN DAILY PRESS WDP-E01-S3

Britain’s Andy Murray celebrates with his team-mates, after his victory over Croatia’s Ivan Dodig in their Davis Cup play-off tennis match in Umag

Murray commits to playing a fullrole for Britain in World Group tie

Luiten wins itafter a play-offGOLF

Joost Luiten made it a day ofdouble Dutch delight with vic-tory in the KLM Open aftercompatriot Daan Huizing wonthe Kharkov Superior Cup onthe Challenge Tour.

Minutes after Huizing se-cured a two-shot win in theUkraine, Luiten beat MiguelAngel Jimenez on the first holeof a sudden-death play-off atKennemer Golf Club.

A par on the 18th wasenough to give Luiten victoryafter Jimenez three-puttedfrom long range.

Jimenez began the day ashot behind playing partnerLuiten but quickly moved intothe lead courtesy of a hat-trickof birdies from the second andanother on the sixth.

The 49-year-old, who brokehis leg in a skiing accidentshortly after his win in theHong Kong Open aged 48 and318 days last November, missedfrom two feet for a birdie on the12th but soon enjoyed a two-shot cushion when he birdiedthe next and Luiten bogeyed.

However, Luiten birdied the14th after a superb approach tofive feet and got back on levelterms on the next when Ji-menez failed to get up anddown from a greenside bunker.Both players bogeyed the 17thand parred the last to finishtied on 12 under par, Jimenezcarding a 67 and Luiten a 68.

MOTOR CYCLING

Jorge Lorenzo continued hisfightback in the MotoGP titlerace after securing back-to-back wins with victory in yes-t e rd ay ’s San Marino GrandPrix at Misano.

The Yamaha rider lined upsecond on the grid but took thelead from pole-sitter MarcMarquez on the opening lapand duly reeled off the laps totake a comprehensive win.

A fifth victory of 2013 movesLorenzo onto 219 points, levelwith Honda’s Dani Pedrosa butstill 34 down on the secondfactory Honda of Marquez,who came home in secondp l a c e.

“Five victories is a lot to stillbe in second place but youknow I made a mistake atAssen and also Sachsenring. Itwas my own fault and now I’mpaying a little bit for it,”Lorenzo said.

“The past is the past, wecannot change it and have tolook to the future. Improve thebike more and try to win theremaining grands prix.

“If we want to win the cham-pionship we have to win races.That is the only thing we cand o. ”

Gloucestershire rider ScottRedding finished sixth inMoto2. He still leads the stand-ings by 23 points ahead ofS p a i n’s Pol Espargaro.

TENNIS

BY JAMES CARTER

Andy Murray is ready to play afull role for Great Britain inthe Davis Cup after sealingtheir spot in the elite WorldGroup with a straight-sets winover Croatia’s Ivan Dodig.

Murray was playing in hisfirst Davis Cup match in twoyears and underlined his im-portance as Britain overcameCroatia 4-1 in their play-off en-counter on the clay of the Sta-dion Stella Maris in Umag.

Despite nursing a backinjury, the Scot clinched theall-important third point histeam needed to ensure theirberth in the elite World Groupfor the first time in five yearsafter easing to a 6-4 6-2 6-4victory over world number 35Dodig yesterday.

Tougher tests await but theWimbledon champion hasplenty of confidence in theteam, captained by LeonSmith, and wants to play hispart, fitness permitting.

“I feel we’re ready to dowe l l , ” he told Radio 5 Live. “Wehave a top doubles team.

“Dan (Evans) and James(Ward) will continue to im-prove, get their rankings up alittle bit between now and theend of the year, and we’ve gotthe makings of a very solidteam.

“If I’m fit and healthy I’ll bethere to play.”

Britain held the advantage

coming into yesterday’s re-verse singles after Murray andColin Fleming won in thedoubles 24 hours earlieragainst Dodig and Mate Pavic.

There were slight worriesover Murray’s back injury,which had left him a doubt forS at u rd ay ’s doubles match, buthe dispelled any doubts with a

clinical performance againstDodig.

With the world number threeat the forefront of his team’scharge, few countries willrelish the prospect of facingBritain.

Murray is unfazed at theirnext opponents although headmitted he was keen on ahome encounter.

“I don’t really mind (who weface next),” he added. “T here’scertain teams you’d like toavoid but there are teams we’dhave a good chance of winningag ainst.

“I just want a home tie. Toget back in the World Group,get a big arena and playagainst one of the top teams athome would be good.”

Despite Olympic, US Openand Wimbledon glory in thelast 13 months, Murray admit-ted he felt the pressure to per-form well before facing Dodig.

He said on Eurosport: “I wasnervous. I wanted to try andfinish the tie, it was a bigmatch for us, we wanted to tryand get back into the WorldGroup, the guys have had somebig wins this year and I didn’twant to let the team down.

“I’ve dealt with enough pres-sure around Wimbledon timeand those sorts of matches toknow how to get through it andhow to conquer the nerves andfears that you have before yougo out on the court.

“I’m glad I managed to finishit off because he fought ex-tremely hard.”

Mur ray’s success in the firstmatch of the reverse singles onyesterday ensured the fifth tie,which was initially slated to beEvans against 16-year-oldBorna Coric, was a deadr ubber.

However, world number 149Evans put the gloss on the sco-reline with a professional 6-4 7-6 (7/4) win over late replace-ment Pavic to finish a mem-orable week for Britain ins t y l e.

GB captain Smith was ef-fusive in his praise for theentire team.

He said: “It’s been a longjourney a real team effort andc o u l d n’t be done without allthe back room staff.

“I’m delighted, really de-lighted. Team spirit has got usback and that makes the dif-f e re n c e. ”

Dan Evans sealed the 4-1 victory with a singles win yesterday

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