Taunton 19/01/2012 Good to Soft (Good in places) 3.20 Read Donald Mccain'S Column On Betfair Handicap Hurdle (Class 2) £16000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 1f, penalty £10128, 12 ran. 1st   Ranjaan (FR)   D A Jacob 7-2 10 5 P F Nicholls Raced keenly, held up mid-division, switched outside approaching 3rd, headway 5th, led when not fluent 2 out, hard pressed when not fluent again last, ridden out flat 2nd 3½  l Third Intention (IRE)   J Tizzard 7-2 11 12 C L Tizzard Held up towards rear, pushed along 6th, headway on outside 3 out, challenged next, every chance last, ridden and no extra flat 3rd 11l Devil To Pay   W Hutchinson 10-1 10 9 A King Mid-division, chased leaders under pressure 3 out, kept on same pace from next, no impression with front pair Opened 11/1 4th ½l Bally Legend   T J O'Brien 8-1 11 9 Mrs Caroline Keevil Tracked leaders, led 3 out, headed next, kept on same pace, no impression approaching last Opened 10/1 5th 9l Salontyre (GER)   James Best(7) 40-1 11 0 B J Llewellyn Chased leaders, pushed along after 4th, lost place 6th, kept on from 2 out, never on terms 6th 2¼  l Dunraven Storm (IRE) 7 R Johnson 7-1 11 12 P J Hobbs Took keen hold, held up towards rear, outpaced 6th, kept on from 2 out, never able to challenge Opened 8/1 7th 1½  l San Marino (FR)   Ryan Mahon(3) 50-1 10 0 M J Coombe With leader, driven and lost place approaching 2 out, weakened last 8th 5l Drumshambo (USA) 6 S Thomas 6-1 10 6 Miss V Williams Mid-division in touch on inside, outpaced 6th, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out Opened 6/1 9th 1l Street Entertainer (IRE)   F J Hayes(10) 33-1 11 6 D Pipe Held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous 10th 11l Prince Of Dreams   Felix de Giles 12-1 10 2 Ed Giles Tracked leaders, lost place 3 out, weakened before next 11th 10l Numide (FR)   J W Farrelly 28-1 10 6 B R Millman Held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous Opened 33/1 12th 18l Moose Moran (USA)   Conor O'Farrell(3) 11-1 10 4 D Pipe Led narrowly, headed 3 out, weakened before next Opened 10/1, touched 11/1 Winning time: 04:03.500 Taunton results 1.20   1.50   2.20   2.50   3.20   3.50   4.20