the times | Monday January 3 2022 2GM 49
Sport
Ayr
Going: soft (heavy in places)
12.15 (2m 4f 100yd hdle) 1, Escapeandevade
(Callum Bewley, 28-1); 2, Lord Roco (80-1);
3, Tough Out (14-1). 8 ran. 4Nl, ns. J Ewart.
12.45 (2m 4f 100yd hdle) 1, Goodtimes
Badtimes (Ryan Mania, 6-4 fav); 2, The Jad
Factor (28-1); 3, Silk Or Scarlet (12-1). 15 ran.
NR: Force De Frap. 9l, Ol. A M Thomson.
1.20 (2m hdle) 1, Livelifetothemax (Ryan
Mania, 6-1); 2, Netywell (16-1); 3, Fabuleux Du
Clos (11-4). 11 ran. NR: Chinese Spirit. 1Ol, Ol.
R M Smith.
1.55 (2m 110yd ch) 1, Seemorelights (Ryan
Mania, 4-1); 2, Crack Du Ninian (6-4 fav); 3, Got
Trumped (15-2). 6 ran. 5l, Kl. A M Thomson.
2.30 (3m 70yd hdle) 1, Wakool (C O’Farrell, 3-1
fav); 2, Storm Nelson (5-1); 3, Eternally Yours
(18-1). 9 ran. 6l, Kl. N W Alexander.
3.05 (2m 4f 110yd ch) 1, If Not For Dylan
(William Shanahan, 11-1); 2, Destiny Is All (5-4
fav); 3, Better Getalong (13-2). 7 ran. Nk, 13l.
A B Hamilton.
3.40 (3m 20yd ch) 1, She’sasupermack
(C O’Farrell, 2-1 fav); 2, Strong Economy (8-1);
3, Theatre World (5-1). 5 ran. 1Ol, 5Kl. I Jardine.
Placepot: £2,136.50. Quadpot: £13.00.
Newcastle
Going: standard/slow
11.55 (1m 4f 98yd) 1, Resumption (D Tudhope,
11-10 fav); 2, Can Can Girl (7-2); 3, Ghostly
(22-1). 9 ran. 4Nl, nk. W J Haggas.
12.25 (5f) 1, Secretinthepark (Callum
Rodriguez, 7-2); 2, Phoenix Star (2-1); 3, Good
Earth (5-4 fav). 5 ran. 2l, Kl. R Menzies.
12.55 (6f) 1, Nigel Nott (Jason Watson, 17-2);
2, Asadjumeirah (28-1); 3, Toussarok (5-1).
6 ran. ns, Kl. M Appleby.
1.30 (5f) 1, Venturous (Connor Beasley, 25-1);
2, Mondammej (4-1); 3, Good Effort (2-5 fav).
5 ran. 1Nl, 1Nl. T D Barron.
2.05 (1m 5yd) 1, Tempus (Hollie Doyle, 11-4);
2, Bless Him (2-1); 3, United Front (13-8 fav).
4 ran. NR: Crackling. 2Kl, Kl. A Watson.
2.40 (7f 14yd) 1, Tiber Flow (D Tudhope,
1-3 fav); 2, Zameka (5-2); 3, King Of York (25-1).
4 ran. Nk, 1Nl. W J Haggas.
3.15 (7f 14yd) 1, Old News (Joanna Mason,
11-2); 2, Mawkeb (7-2); 3, Thaayer (11-2). 7 ran.
Sh hd, 3l. Mrs L Stubbs.
Placepot: £790.20.
Quadpot: £239.60.Mushfiqur Rahim, †Liton Das, Yasir Ali,
Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot
Hossain and Shoriful Islam to bat.
Fall of wickets 1-43, 2-147.
Bowling Southee 15-2-41-0; Boult 14-5-37-0;
Jamieson 13-4-35-0; Wagner 16-5-27-2;
Ravindra 9-1-26-0.
Umpires C M Brown and C B Gaffaney.
Darts
William Hill PDC World Championship
Alexandra Palace, London: Semi-finals
M Smith (Eng) bt J Wade (Eng) 6-3; P Wright
(Scot) v G Anderson (Scot).
Rugby union
Gallagher Premiership Gloucester 17
Harlequins 20; Leicester Tigers 31 Newcastle
Falcons 0; Northampton Saints 6 Saracens 30.
Played Saturday
Exeter Chiefs 19 Bristol Bears 13
Exeter: Tries: O’Flaherty, J Hill, Hogg. Cons:
J Simmonds 2. Bristol: Try: Purdy. Con:
Sheedy. Pens: Sheedy 2. HT: 12-3.
Sale Sharks 26 Wasps 18
Sale: Tries: Du Preez, Yarde, Van Rensburg,
B Curry. Cons: MacGinty 3. Wasps: Tries:Bassett, Gopperth. Con: Gopperth. Pens:
Gopperth 2. HT: 19-8.
Greene King IPA Championship Hartpury
30 Nottingham 26. Saturday Ampthill 36
London Scottish 17.
United Rugby Championship Connacht 10
Munster 8; Scarlets 22 Ospreys 19.
Tennis
ATP Cup
Sydney: Group B: Russia bt France 2-1
(Russia names first: R Safiullin bt A
Rinderknech 2-6, 7-5, 6-3; D Medvedev lost to
U Humbert 6-7 (5-7), 7-5, 7-6 (7-2); Medvedev
and Safiullin bt F Martin and E Roger-Vasselin
6-4, 6-4). Australia bt Italy 2-1 (Australia
names first: M Purcell lost to J Sinner 6-1, 6-3;
A de Minaur bt M Berrettini 6-3, 7-6 (7-4); J
Peers and L Saville bt S Bolelli and Berrettini
6-3, 7-5). Group C: United States bt Canada
3-0 (United States names first: J Isner bt B
Schnur 6-1, 6-3; T Fritz bt F Auger-Aliassime
6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-4; Fritz and Isner bt Auger-
Aliassime and D Shapovalov 6-4, 6-4). Great
Britain bt Germany 2-1 (Great Britain names
first: D Evans bt J-L Struff 6-1, 6-2; C Norrie lost
to A Zverev 7-6 (7-2), 6-1; J Murray and Evans
bt K Krawietz and Zverev 6-3, 6-4).Plumpton
Going: soft
12.08 (1m 7f 195yd hdle) 1, Aucunrisque (Tom
Cannon, 5-6 fav); 2, Mark Of Gold (8-1); 3,
Grandeur D’ame (16-5). 9 ran. 7l, 5Kl. C Gordon.
12.38 (2m 3f 164yd ch) 1, Elixir De Nutz
(Brendan Powell, 4-1); 2, Nassalam (4-5 fav); 3,
Annual Invictus (9-4). Ol, 1Kl. C L Tizzard.
1.10 (2m 4f 114yd hdle) 1, World Of Dreams
(Ben Godfrey, 13-8); 2, Essential Jaco (5-6 fav);
3, Another Mystery (16-1). 8 ran. 4l, 15l.
A J Honeyball.
1.45 (2m 4f 114yd hdle) 1, Mickyh (J M Davies,
18-1); 2, Lincoln Lyn (11-2); 3, Coillte Eile (22-1).
9 ran. Kl, 3Ol. A West.
2.20 (3m 4f 102yd ch) 1, Go Whatever (Tom
Cannon, 5-1); 2, Pemberley (5-1); 3, Game Line
(28-1). 15 ran. NR: Coup De Pinceau. 7l, 2Kl.
C Gordon.
2.55 (2m 3f 164yd ch) 1, Tip Top Mountain
(Stan Sheppard, 11-1); 2, Guguss Collonges
(2-1 fav); 3, Silent Assistant (15-2). 10 ran. Sh hd,
10l. R Walford.
3.30 (1m 7f 195yd hdle) 1, Nashville Nipper
(James Bowen, 11-4 fav); 2, Hititi (100-30);
3, Fred Bear (8-1). 10 ran. NR: Ar Mest. 3l, 11l.
T Lawes.
Placepot: £125.80. Quadpot: £23.40.Yesterday’s racing results
Cricket
First Test match
New Zealand v Bangladesh
Tauranga (second day of five): Bangladesh,
with eight first-innings wickets in hand, are
153 runs behind New Zealand
New Zealand First Innings (overnight 258-5)
H M Nicholls c Shadman Islam b Haque 75
R Ravindra c Shadman Islam b Shoriful Islam 4
K A Jamieson c Shadman Islam b Miraz 6
T G Southee c Haque b Miraz 6
N Wagner c Das b Miraz 0
T A Boult not out 9
Extras (b 1, lb 4, w 3, nb 3) 11
Total (108.1 overs) 328
Fall of wickets 1-1, 2-139, 3-189, 4-227, 5-258,
6-265, 7-297, 8-316, 9-316.
Bowling Ahmed 26-7-77-0; Shoriful Islam
26-7-69-3; Hossain 18-3-75-1; Miraz 32-9-86-3;
Shanto 2-0-10-0; Haque 4.1-0-6-2.
Bangladesh First Innings
Shadman Islam c and b Wagner 22
Mahmudul Hasan Joy not out 70
Najmul Hossain Shanto c Young b Wagner 64
*Mominul Haque not out 8
Extras (lb 4, w 2, p 5) 11
Total (2 wkts, 67 overs) 175Results
Wolverhampton
Rob Wright
4.00 Oceanline 6.00 Across The Nile
4.30 Love Mystery 6.30 Gavi Di Gavi
5.00 Night Glass 7.00 Fossos
5.30 Brown Mouse
Going: standard Sky Sports Racing
Draw: 5f-7f, low numbers best
4.00 Handicap (£4,995: 2m 120yd) (6)
1 (4)1201-OCEANLINE J27 A King 4-9-9 T Greatrex
2 (3)2154-GENERAL ZOFF 171 (W,BF) W Muir & C Grassick 7-9-2T Hammer Hansen
3 (2)213-FAMOUS STAR 26 (T,BF) S & E Crisford 4-9-1 H Burns (3)
4 (5)0515-CHOCOLATE BOX 23 (V) M Loughnane 8-8-12Elisha Whittington (3)2.40 Handicap (3-Y-O: £2,970: 1m 2f) (11)
1 (8)1125-VAXHOLM 3 J S Moore 9-12 C Howarth (7)
2 (10)004-CICELY 16 S Kirk 9-11 L Morris
3 (9)3446-MIDGETONAMISSION 27 P Evans 9-7 D Probert
4 (1)0603-SUMMEREYES 27 E Dunlop 9-6 J Watson
5 (2)0006-BIRKIE GIRL 53 (P) J S Moore 9-0 K O'Neill
6 (3)000-THE PROVENIST 34 (P) G Boughey 9-0 C Shepherd
7 (11)000-AHWHATADAAY 34 (P) G Boughey 9-0 A Beech (5)
8 (4)000-TOM HAZELGROVE 38 (P) P McEntee 9-0 H Doyle
9 (7)0006-RITA RANA 56 A West 9-0 W Carson
10 (6)000-GURKHALI WARRIOR 146 (B,H,T) H Kobeissi 9-0D Keenan
11 (5)000-D'CRAICOFDAWN 35 A West 9-0 C Bennett
5-2 Summereyes, 4-1 Vaxholm, 6-1 Midgetonamission, The Provenist, 8-1
Cicely, 12-1 Ahwhatadaay, Rita Rana, 14-1 Tom Hazelgrove.
3.10 Handicap (£3,510: 1m 2f) (11)
1 (4)1040-STOPNSEARCH 140 (C,D) B Johnson 5-9-13 W Carson
2 (1)1000-NOBLE PEACE 44 (T,CD) S Pearce 9-9-13 J Watson
3 (8)0220-MAYSONG 14 (B,E,BF) Alice Haynes 5-9-10 K O'Neill
4 (10)3360-BEOWULF J28 (V,D) M Bell 4-9-9 C Shepherd
5 (2)0545-MY TARGET 21 (C) M Wigham 11-9-9 C Bennett
6 (7)0062-KODIAC HARBOUR 19 (P,C) R Brisland 7-9-7 L Morris
7 (6)5565-CUBAN HOPE 8 (V,D) G Kelleway 6-9-6 H Turner
8 (9)5644-CLASSY DAME 19 (CD) R Eddery 4-9-4 D Probert
9 (3)0600-SUN FESTIVAL 26 R Ingram 4-9-4 M Crehan (3)
10 (11)5365-HOW HARD CAN IT BE 26 J Best & K Jewell 4-9-3
H Doyle
11 (5)3520-MELAKAZ 26 R Stephens 4-9-1 D Keenan
7-2 Kodiac Harbour, 5-1 How Hard Can It Be, Maysong, 7-1 Stopnsearch,
Beowulf, 8-1 Classy Dame, 12-1 My Target, 14-1 Cuban Hope, Melakaz.
3.40 Handicap (£2,970: 5f) (9)
1 (3)0100-LOTHIAN 19 (D) M Attwater 4-9-8 W Carson
2 (4)640-2STRONG POWER 2 (D) Alice Haynes 5-9-7 K O'Neill
3 (8)3514-MICK'S SPIRIT 16 (BF,CD) C Allen 4-9-7 M Dwyer
4 (2)6603-SHAMSHON 16 (CD) S C Williams 11-9-7 L Catton (7)
5 (5)3453-FOR PEAT'S SAKE 13 (P,D) M Appleby 4-9-3 J Watson
6 (9)1454-HEY HO LET'S GO 228 (CD) M Hoad 6-9-3 L Morris
7 (1)5030-WINGS OF A DOVE 18 (B) R Spencer 4-9-1 H Doyle
8 (7)0300-SHANGHAI ROCK 18 (P,D) R Cowell 4-8-13 D Probert
9 (6)0000-TILSWORTH ROSE 25 (B,D) J R Jenkins 8-8-2H Turner
9-4 Mick's Spirit, 7-2 For Peat's Sake, 4-1 Shamshon, 5-1 Strong Power, 8-1
Hey Ho Let's Go, 16-1 Wings Of A Dove, Lothian, 25-1 others.6.30 Handicap
(£4,995: 7f) (8)
1 (2)0163-MUDLAHHIM 15 (T,D) K P De Foy 6-9-7 D Muscutt
2 (6)0013-PARALLEL WORLD 18 (CD) K Burke 6-9-6 C Lee
3 (7)6002-GLOBAL WARNING 34 (D) C Dwyer 6-9-3
T Hammer Hansen
4 (5)0010-GAVI DI GAVI 158 (P,CD) A King 7-9-3
Georgina King (7)
5 (3)0003-GOLDEN FORCE 39 (P,C,D) C Fellowes 6-9-3S Donohoe
6 (4)6405-ALJARI 91 (BF,C,D) M Botti 6-9-3 D E Hogan
7 (1)4000-COLONEL WHITEHEAD 44 (D) H Main 5-8-10 J Bryan
8 (8)0055-ANDALEEP 14 Mrs S Leech 6-8-9 W Cox (3)
3-1 Global Warning, 7-2 Mudlahhim, 4-1 Parallel World, 9-2 Aljari, 8-1 Golden
Force, 10-1 Gavi Di Gavi, 14-1 Andaleep, 25-1 Colonel Whitehead.7.00 Handicap
(£2,970: 7f) (10)
1 (1)0510-BAGATELLE 26 (H) M Usher 5-9-7 D Muscutt
2 (8)0000-AL SUIL EILE 86 (D) S A Harris 6-9-7 C Beasley
3 (2)2065-DISTINCTION 17 (V,D) K Burke 4-9-7 S Feilden (7)
4 (6)3660-RIGHT ACTION 33 (T,V,CD) P Evans 8-9-5
Gina Mangan (5)
5 (3)2044-KENSTONE 26 (P,CD) A Wintle 9-9-3 T Heard (5)
6 (4)2646-DAYSAQ 151 M Loughnane 5-9-0 M Ghiani
7 (5)3520-FOSSOS 84 (P,T) D Faulkner 4-8-12 R Hornby
8 (9)066-LITTLE HERCULES 38 (P) M Harris 4-8-7
Josephine Gordon
9 (7)0/43-ZERO HOUR 118 D McCain 4-8-5 JP Sullivan
10 (10)0/00-ORANGE JUSTICE 24 (P) L Williamson 5-8-3 C Hardie
4-1 Kenstone, 9-2 Distinction, Daysaq, 5-1 Bagatelle, 6-1 Zero Hour, 10-1 Right
Action, 12-1 Fossos, 14-1 Little Hercules, Al Suil Eile, 33-1 Orange Justice.5 (6)3/05-TRIBAL COMMANDER 23 (P) I Williams 6-8-9B Sanderson
6 (1)2223-SOCIALLY SHADY 12 (V) K Burke 5-8-9 S Feilden (7)
2-1 Famous Star, 9-4 Oceanline, 4-1 General Zoff, 13-2 Socially Shady, 8-1
Chocolate Box, 20-1 Tribal Commander.
4.30 Novice Stakes
(3-Y-O: £3,942: 1m 1f) (11)
1 (4) ADMIRALTY HOUSE A King 9-5 T Hammer Hansen
2 (8) 0-CANNY FETTLE 75 R Varian 9-5 Jefferson Smith
3 (11) CLIFFS OF FURY (H) T Kent 9-5 D E Hogan
4 (7) FIRST DYNASTY D M Simcock 9-5 S Donohoe
5 (2) 4-LETTER OF THE LAW 19 D P Quinn 9-5 T Whelan
6 (1) 2-LOVE MYSTERY 27 (BF) A Balding 9-5 R Hornby
7 (3) 04-MASTER OF COLOURS 26 M Botti 9-5 D Muscutt
8 (10) 42-NOLTON CROSS 23 H Palmer 9-5 R Coakley
9 (6) TWO TEMPTING J Portman 9-5 M Ghiani
10 (5) 00-UBERRIMA FIDES 23 C Cox 9-5 J Fahy
11 (9) 6-WYVERN 58 S C Williams 9-5 J Fanning
15-8 Love Mystery, 5-2 Nolton Cross, 8-1 First Dynasty, 10-1 Admiralty House,
Master of Colours, Letter Of The Law, 16-1 Wyvern, 20-1 Canny Fettle.5.00 Handicap
(3-Y-O: £3,510: 1m 1f 104yd) (4)
1 (2)023-ACHNAMARA 23 C & M Johnston 9-4 J Fanning
2 (1)0542-NIGHT GLASS 19 M Botti 9-4 M Ghiani
3 (4)3245-THEMOONSABALLOON 18 Sir M Prescott 9-3
Morgan Cole (7)
4 (3)043-STATE LEGEND 44 J Ferguson 9-2 D Muscutt
6-4 Night Glass, 11-4 Achnamara, 7-2 Themoonsaballoon, 4-1 State
Legend.5.30 Handicap
(3-Y-O: £2,970: 1m 1f) (10)
1 (8)005-KANGEROO JACK 19 R Teal 9-7 Laura Coughlan (5)
2 (2)0550-GOLDEN SANDS 90 C & M Johnston 9-7 J Fanning
3 (6)0654-ROBBIE ROGER 34 R Fell 9-6 C Beasley
4 (5)060-BEARING BOB 83 (W) M Loughnane 9-6 M Ghiani
5 (3)6605-BROWN MOUSE 17 K P De Foy 9-5 D Muscutt
6 (4)0450-BLACK ECHO 34 Alice Haynes 9-1 J Hart
7 (10)0405-NAUGHTY NADINE 12 (BF) M Appleby 8-13F Larson (7)
8 (1)0000-FIDHA 16 P Evans 8-10 C Hardie
9 (7)400-CHAMPAGNE DIAL 16 K Burke 8-7 S James
10 (9)000-CHATTONAGA GIRL 21 G Boughey 8-2 Josephine Gordon
3-1 Naughty Nadine, 4-1 Robbie Roger, 5-1 Brown Mouse, 8-1 Golden Sands,
Kangeroo Jack, Chattonaga Girl, 12-1 Black Echo, Champagne Dial.6.00 Handicap (£2,970: 1m 1f) (6)
1 (1)1665-NEVER SAID NOTHING 14 (H,CD) M Loughnane 5-9-9
M Ghiani
2 (3)0060-WIN WIN POWER 14 Frank Bishop 5-9-8
Joanna Mason (3)
3 (6)5230-ACROSS THE NILE 67 (P,BF) J Ferguson 4-9-7D Muscutt
4 (2)6050-ALICESTAR 19 S Kirk 4-9-6 L Keniry
5 (5)123-5CHILLSEA 2 (C) T Ward 4-9-5 J Bryan
6 (4)0216-CLIPSHAM TIGER 32 (H) M Appleby 6-9-2 T Whelan
2-1 Chillsea, 5-2 Clipsham Tiger, 4-1 Across The Nile, 9-2 Never Said Nothing,
14-1 Alicestar, Win Win Power.Blinkered first time: Lingfield Park 2.40 Gurkhali
Warrior. 3.10 Maysong. 3.10 Maysong. Southwell 1.20
That’s The Spirit. 2.20 Lecale’s Article.The New Year’s Day card at
Cheltenham brought to an end a
week-long feast of high-class jump
racing on both sides of the Irish Sea.
Every big race through the winter,
though, is seen as a prelude to
Cheltenham in March. So what clues
can be gleaned with a view to the big
races at the Festival?cheltenham gold cup
The King George VI Chase at
Kempton is regarded as the main
staying chase of mid-season but the
Savills Chase at Leopardstown might
well have had more of a bearing on
the Gold Cup.
Galvin produced a strong finish
there under Davy Russell to collar the
Rachael Blackmore-ridden A Plus
Tard by a short head. Despite that
defeat, A Plus Tard, who was second
to stablemate Minella Indo in the
Gold Cup last year, retained his place
as ante-post favourite to go one better
on March 18.
However, there was no fluke about
Galvin’s win and the longer trip of the
Gold Cup will definitely suit him
given that he won the National Hunt
Chase over further at the Festival lastGalvin rates the value bet in Gold Cup
season. It is difficult to see why, at a
general 6-1, he should be nearly twice
the price of A Plus Tard.champion hurdle
The connections of the champion
Honeysuckle will have seen little to
concern them as their charge stayed
safely in her box. Sharjah and
Epatante both claimed grade-one
wins but neither should threaten the
unbeaten Honeysuckle.champion chase
Shishkin allayed his trainer’s pre-race
worries with a brilliant display in the
Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton.
Nicky Henderson had suggested that
his charge was not quite ready for his
return on testing ground but Shishkin
made light of the conditions to thrash
Tingle Creek winner Greaneteen by
ten lengths. The Willie Mullins-
trained Energumene is unbeaten over
jumps but he will need to improve to
stop Shishkin from claiming a third
Festival win.stayers’ hurdle
Klassical Dream claimed a fifth
grade-one success when beating last
season’s leading stayer Flooring
Porter at Leopardstown last week. He
is now 11-4 favourite for the Stayers’Hurdle but that looks short enough
given that he was allowed to poach a
seven-length lead at the start here
and won by just two lengths. Champ
put himself in the frame when beating
Thyme Hill at Ascot but his Festival
target has yet to be confirmed.arkle chase
Ferny Hollow is a general 6-4 chance
for this two-mile novices’ prize after
an impressive win at Leopardstown
on Boxing Day. The 2020 Champion
Bumper winner missed most of last
season through injury but has looked
better than ever in winning both
starts over fences this term and
produced a top-class effort to concede
13lb to the promising Riviere D’Etel.triumph hurdle
Fil Dor heads the betting after an
easy win at Leopardstown but the
form looks nothing special and he is
too short at around 3-1. Icare Allen
and Porticello are close to the front of
the market after easy wins last week
but the Paul Nicholls-trained Iceo
made the biggest impression when
powering to a 17-length victory on his
British debut at Kempton.
Recommended: Galvin, 6-1 (generally)
for the Cheltenham Gold Cup; Iceo, 14-1
(William Hill) for the Triumph HurdleSmith to take on Wright for world title
Peter Wright stands between Michael
Smith and a maiden PDC World
Championship title after they both
triumphed in the semi-finals at the
Alexandra Palace last night.
Smith, the No 9 seed from St Helens,
edged out Gerwyn Price, the reigningchampion, 5-4 in the quarter-finals on
Saturday and followed that with a 6-3
success over James Wade. Wade, the
No 4 seed who had breezed into the
final four with a 5-0 victory over
Mervyn King, has now reached four
semi-finals and lost them all.
Smith, 31, reached the final here in
2019, only to lose to Michael van Ger-wen, and he will look to go one better
tonight against Wright, the No 2 seed
who is seven sets away from regaining
the title he won in 2020 — Van Gerwen
was the opponent that day too.
Wright, 51, survived a tenacious
fightback from his fellow Scotsman
Gary Anderson, himself a double world
champion, last night to win 6-4.Darts
Racing
Rob Wright Racing Editorand Hampshire Huskies could play out a T20 match at Broadhalfpenny Down