Taunton 19/01/2012 Good to Soft (Good in places) 1.20 European Breeders' Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) (Class 4) £6500 added, 4yo to 7yo, 2m 3f 110yds, penalty £4224, 14 ran. 1st   Nelson's Bridge (IRE)   A Tinkler 3-1 11 5 N J Henderson Tracked leaders, slightly outpaced 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon challenged, wandered between last 2, ridden to lead narrowly when carried head awkwardly flat, just held on Opened 11/4, touched 3/1 2nd nk Dualla Lord (IRE)   D A Jacob 4-5 11 5 P F Nicholls With leader, led narrowly before 6th, hard pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed narrowly flat, kept on, just held Opened 11/10 3rd 26l Sunglasses (IRE)   Jeremiah McGrath(5) 10-1 11 5 N J Henderson Tracked leaders, effort to chase leader briefly after 3 out, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair from next Opened 9/1, touched 10/1 4th 2l Victor Echo (IRE)   S Twiston-Davies 16-1 11 5 N A Twiston-Davies Not fluent 1st, with leader, led narrowly 2nd, headed before 6th, lost place after 3 out, no chance with leaders before next Opened 16/1, touched 18/1 5th 9l Theatrical Star   J Tizzard 17-2 11 11 C L Tizzard Raced keenly, led narrowly 1st to next, tracked leaders, hit 5th, lost place before next, soon ridden, some headway 7th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next Opened 8/1, touched 17/2 6th 1¼  l Hatters River (IRE)   T J Murphy 66-1 11 5 Mrs S Nock Held up behind, headway into mid-division 7th, never near leaders Opened 80/1 7th 18l Trevis 5 Jack Doyle 50-1 11 5 Miss E C Lavelle Chased leaders to 5th, weakened 3 out 8th ¾l Shaddaii (FR)   T J O'Brien 100-1 11 5 Mrs Caroline Keevil Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms 9th nk North London   Hadden Frost 200-1 11 5 J D Frost Mid-division, lost place 7th, behind from 3 out 10th 10l Harrys Boy   Nathan Cook(10) 50-1 11 5 T Symonds Raced keenly, led narrowly until mistake 1st, remained in touch on outside, lost place before 7th, soon behind, no chance when jinked and stumbled flat Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 11th 2l Notarfbad (IRE)   Nick Scholfield 25-1 11 5 J Scott Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened 12th 6l Kilrye (IRE)   Mr K Edgar(7) 66-1 11 5 D Pipe Always behind Opened 80/1 Pulled Up   Moorlands Jack   Mr B Moorcroft(5) 66-1 11 11 P C Dando Tracked leaders, lost place before 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out Pulled Up   Up With The Lark   T Messenger 200-1 11 5 Mrs A L M King Jumped slowly 1st, behind, struggling 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th Winning time: 04:47.000 Taunton results 1.20   1.50   2.20   2.50   3.20   3.50   4.20