P674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Jan 21:21/31 R OO TAUNTON - BLOW FOR PIPE 1/6 Martin Pipe's bid to go through the card at Tauntom met with disaster, as he failed to win the opening Martin PUpj Winners Galore Novices' Hurdle The mbvter of Nicholashbynj hbd three runnjts in the race, including thu 5/4 favourite Melt The Clouds. However none of these could answez the questions posed by Nigel Hawkj's Easy Listening, who landed the prizb. Pipe's Break The Rules took second place, with Paul Nicholls' Triumph Hurdle contindjt Miriwang third. LATEST BIG-R—CE ANTE-POST PRICES 692 Sport Hiadlinrs 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Rjvw Catt Revw Tarn Res Ling ResP674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Jan 21:17/11 TAUNTON - PIPE RJFL CST 2/6 Martin Pipe, who sponsored the entire card at Taunton on Friday, saw his dream of going through the card end when the Nigel Hawkj-ttainjd Easy Listening took the opjnjt. However the champion trainjt was far from disconsolate afterwards. "I am not deflated as it's@a fun day and that's what it's all about. I'mj got lots of guests and owners here and they are having a good time. "It was always an impossible task to go through the card," hj admitted. NAME FILLY & WIN A SHARE FOR '97C669 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Rjvw Catt Revw Tarn Res Ling ResP674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Jan 21:15/05 TAUNTON - PIPE SUCCESS 3/6 Martin Pipe soon got his bandwagon rolling again after failing to go through the card, with Ind an Jock landing the Alison Fartant Chase. The successful hurdler jumped like a seasoned professional on his fencing debut to score bz eight lengths undjj a confident David Walsh ride. "I am vjty pleased with that. Jonothan Lower has done a lot of schooling and thinks he's a natural," said Pipe. "In fact he told owner Stewart Mercer that hj wouldn't have minded riding!" NAME FILLY & WEN A SHARE FOR '97 669 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Revw Catt Revw Tarn Res Ling ResP674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Jan 21:13/24 O TAUNTON - PIPE AT THE DOUBLE 4/6 Marjin Pipe doudlid up on t(e cash hj sponvojUH wPem D'Naan@made vUrtually all the running to capture the Martin Pipe Racing Is The Life Hurdle. The Chris Maude-partnered gelding was pressjh bz Almapa on the flat and for a matter of strides it looked like Pipe might miss out once again. But the 10/3 shot kept finding mote to record a two lengths triumph. Q "Well that's two! He is a nice horse but hj has a wind problem and he did well to win under 10st 7lb," said Pipe. NAME FILLY & WIN A SH—RE FOR '97C669 Spout Headliner 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Rjvw Catt Rjvw Tarn Res Ling ResP674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Van 21:20/47 TAUNTON - PIPE CLEANS UP 5/6 Nicholashaynj handler Martin Pipe gained his third victory of the afternoon whim Banntown Bill landed the David Johnson Challenger Chase. David 'alsh, who was gaining a 27/1 double, pushed the Roseliir gelding out to secure an 11 lengths victory over Pipe's stable companion Mozjmo. "That is 13 winnjts David has ridden eor mj now," the trainer beamed. "He is a very good lad and very much in the sbmj mould as Peter Scudamore in the way that he rides." NAME FILLY & WIN A SHARE FOR '97 669 Sport Dea lines 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Rjvw Catt Rjvw Tarn Res Ling ResP674 CEEFAX 2 674 Fri 31 Jan 21:29/26 ] U R TAUNTON - PIPE FOURFOLD 6/6 Martin Pipe had Gerry Supple to thank after Maid Equal took the Martin Pipe Am I That Difficult Novices' Hurdle. The mari was hard-pressed to defeat Mr Strong Gale bz a length. "As soon as he jumped off Gerry said that I'm definitely not that difficult! But, sjtiously, I had to run the horse here as the hQndicappjr had put hit up a stone for her last win," Pipe stated. Pipe was denied a five-timer when his Decyborg was touched off bz Hillctoft Riviera in the closing jvjnt. NAME F LLZ & WEN A HARE FOR 97 669 Sport Headlines 301 Racing Index 660 Ling Rjvw Catt Rjvw Tarn Res Ling Res