Taunton Races

Prominent - pressed leader with one circuit to go - lost position gradually before 2 out - kept on run-in - stayed on(op 50/1 tchd 80/1)

Midfield - some headway 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened gradually run-in(op 11/1)

Towards rear - some headway but outpaced 3 out - lost touch 2 out - kept on run-in(op 100/1 tchd 125/1)

Midfield - outpaced 3 out - kept on but no impression from 2 out(op 200/1)

Midfield - outpaced and dropped to rear 6th - kept on approaching last - no telling impression(op 50/1)

In touch with leaders - overjumped and nearly lost jockey 4th - outpaced and lost position 3 out - tenderly handled and lost touch 2 out (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said that his instructions were to get gelding settled and into a good jumping rhythm as gelding had previously both raced keenly and jumped poorly; he added that gelding made a couple of jumping errors and took hold of bridle on a couple of occasions before making a more substantial error jumping third last hurdle; he further added that thereafter gelding weakened - running on at one pace and that it was therefore his intention from this point on to focus on getting gelding to finish race - thereby justifying his sympathetic riding in latter stages; he reported that gelding scoped dirty on returning home after his previous race - a fact hat was not reported to BHA as is required for a poor performance explanation; trainer was aked to clarify jockey's comments and informed stewards that gelding had indeed scoped dirty but that had occurredanumbe rof days following his run and not on the day as jockey reported; their explanations were noted)(op 10/1)

Led - headed 3 out - soon weakened quickly - tailed off(op 150/1 tchd 250/1)

Held up in rear - short of room and squeezed out 1st - outpaced and lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 200/1)

Held up in rear - bumped 1st - outpaced and lost touch 3 out - tailed off(op 22/1)

Held up in rear - jumped left and hampered rival 1st - outpaced 2nd - not fluent 3rd - tailed off 5th - pulled up 6th(op 200/1)