Taunton 07/01/2008 Soft (Good to Soft in the Back Straight) 2.10 Corfe Novices' Handicap Chase (Class 3) £9500 added, 5yo plus, 2m 3f, penalty £6181, 5 ran. 1st   Something Wells (FR)   L Treadwell 2-1 11 9 Miss V Williams Jumped left throughout, made all, hit 4 out, 7 lengths clear next, in command when left well clear last Opened 6/4, touched 2/1 £1000-£500, £1875-£1000 2nd 27l Predicament 9 O Dayman(10) 12-1 10 12 Dr P Pritchard Lost touch 8th, soon tailed off, left remote 4th 3 out, left 3rd last, snatched 2nd final stride Opened 12/1, touched 14/1 3rd sh Busy Isit   T J O'Brien 8-1 11 4 P J Hobbs Tracked winner until 4th, close up, ridden after 4 out, weakened after 3 out, left 2nd last, lost 2nd final stride Opened 6/1, touched 17/2 Fell   Roby De Cimbre (FR)   S Thomas 15-8 11 6 P F Nicholls Tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, ridden after 11th, 4th and weakening when fell 3 out Opened 2/1, touched 9/4 Fell   Pistol Desbois (FR)   R Walford 10-3 10 13 R H Alner Tracked winner 4th until 10th, ridden after 4 out, regained 2nd next, 5 lengths down and held when fell last Opened 15/2 Non Runner Soulard(USA) Winning time: 05:16.400 Taunton results 1.10   1.40   2.10   2.40   3.10   3.40