Taunton
13:40
Trucksmith Loloader Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good To Firm Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £7 Place: £1.70 £1.70 £1.80 Exacta: £33.30 Tricast: £277.93 Trifecta: £172.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Wicked Thoughts (IRE) 6 G Good Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 6/1 Won Led but pestered - headed before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - led again after last - just held on(op 10/3)
2nd 8 Bertie Wooster (IRE) 6 G Poor Joe Tizzard 147 lbs 4/1 0.3 Pressed leader - not fluent 1st - led narrowly before 3 out - not fluent last - soon headed - pressed winner inside final 110yds - just held(op 5/1)
3rd 4 Gris Majeur (FR) 8 G AVG Sheila Lewis 163 lbs 12/1 2.5 Towards rear - headway before 8th - 4 lengths down when left in third 3 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
4th 5 Maximum Offers (IRE) 5 G AVG Jamie Snowden 163 lbs 15/8F 27 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - not fluent 4 out - headway before 3 out - left in modest fourth 3 out - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(op 5/2)
5th 6 Boyles Hill (IRE) 6 G Good Evan Williams 162 lbs 25/1 4.75 In touch with leaders - lost position before 8th - not fluent 11th - headway before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 20/1)
6th 7 Gwash (IRE) 6 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 162 lbs 14/1 3.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - mistake 9th - some headway before 4 out - weakened before 3 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1)
99th 3 Holeshot (IRE) 5 G AVG Tim Vaughan 164 lbs 11/4 - Prominent - 2 lengths third when not fluent and fell 3 out(op 10/3 tchd 5/2)
99th 1 Portnacoo (IRE) 6 G AVG John Joseph Hanlon 163 lbs 25/1 - Towards rear - not fluent 4th - not fluent and unseated 13th(op 33/1)