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OUTLAW TORN (4) R C Guest 8 9-13 (CD2) ........ L Edmunds (7) THE BIG DAY (12) N Tinkler 4 9-5 ............................. A Mullen THATSTHEWAYTODOIT (22) D Loughnane 4 9-5 ....... D Swift HIGHWAY ROBBER (27) W Storey 4 9-4 (D) .. Hollie Doyle (5) SOUTHVIEW LADY (68) S Regan 5 9-3 Rachel Richardson (3) TENHOO (435) R Ford 11 9-3 (C, D) ................... C Rodriguez (7) FIRST OF NEVER Miss L Siddall 11 9-2 ....................... P Aspell MOCCASIN (20) G Harker 8 9-2 (D) ............................. S James LORD ROB (68) D Thompson 6 9-2 .............. Nathan Evans (3) PATRON OF EXPLORES (32) P Holmes 6 9-2 ........ J P Sullivan STANLOW (12) M Mullineaux 7 9-2 (D) ........................ T Eaves TROY BOY (90) Rebecca Bastiman 7 9-2 ................. R Scott (5) SPIRIT OF THE VALE (4) Oliver Greenall 4 9-1 ............ K Stott DON’T TELL NIK (224) Roger Fell 4 9-0 ......... B Sanderson (7) BETTING: 9-2 Outlaw Torn, 5 Troy Boy, 7 Stanlow, Lord Rob, 8 Moccasin, 10 First Of Never, Thatsthewaytodoit, 12 Don’t Tell Nik, 14 Others.
14-1 Tracked leader, effort over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, just held on, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) beating Deftera Lad by nk, 11 ran. 10-1 Tracked winner after 1f, ridden 3f out, one pace and lost 2nd approaching final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Maverik at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Oct. 10-1 Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 8l behind Table Manners at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov. 50-1 Always towards rear, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Great Colaci at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) in Dec. 16-1 Held up towards rear, headway on outside tracking leaders over 5f out, ridden when slightly bumped well over 1f out, edged left and weakened final furlong, 9th of 12, 6l behind My Renaissance at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-50 (7) in Dec. 100-1 In rear, some headway 3f out, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 12l behind Kicking The Can at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) in Nov.
6-1 Keen, close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 14l behind Shearian at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs in Dec.
125-1 Held up, effort 3f out, outpaced 2f out, well beaten over 1f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Indulged at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.
25-1 Mid-division, effort over 2f out, never on terms, 8th of 12, 10l behind Go George Go at Newcastle 1m 4f stks 0-55 (6) in Dec.
50-1 Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never reached leaders, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 14, 12l behind Star of Spring at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) in Dec. 22-1 Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 6th of 12, 11l behind Frivolous Prince at Wolverhampton 1m 4f app hcp (6). 100-1 Tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 14, 8l behind Melgate Melody at Newcastle 1m hcp 0-60 (6) in Nov. 100-1 Led, ridden and headed 8f out, chased winner until 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 19l behind Yul Finegold at Southwell 1m 3f clm stks (6) fbs in Nov ‘15. 33-1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 14, 21l behind Great Colaci at Newcastle 7f hcp (6) in Dec. Cook staying on.
“When you lose a series 4-0, of course people will talk about the leadership,” he said at the end of the tour last month.
“We all know that. We would all, at the end of this series, be having a think about what we can do better, what we have learned from this series, and what we need to do to make this team win.
“But there’s nobody looking round the dressing room thinking, ‘Ooh, I wonder who’s in charge?.’ It’s very clear who’s in charge, and that hasn’t changed.”
David Wiese has become the third South African to effectively end his international career in favour of a move to county cricket after signing a three-year deal at Sussex.
After Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw turned their backs on their country in order to join Hampshire last week, Sussex have now announced the capture of Wiese as a Kolpak registered player subject to England and Wales Cricket Board permission.