Taunton
16:20
3 February Sporting Clubs Raceday Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m3f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.13 Place: £1.40 £1.20 £2 Exacta: £7.90 Tricast: £18.23 Trifecta: £35.80
Non-Runners: Good For You (declared in error)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Travelled strongly - midfield - good headway to lead 2 out - clear last - comfortably(op 10/3)
4 G AVG Neil Mulholland 166 lbs 85/40 Won
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2nd
Prominent - went second final 110yds - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/4)
4 G Poor Olly Murphy 167 lbs 13/8F 3
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3rd
Led - hung right before 4th - headed 5th - led again 6th - bad mistake 7th - headed 2 out - not fluent last - kept on when lost second final 110yds(op 7/1)
5 G AVG Martin Keighley 156 lbs 11/2 1.75
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4th
Towards rear - headway after 4th - midfield after 5th - went third 3 out - kept on from 2 out(tchd 11/1 and 14/1)
4 F AVG David Pipe 160 lbs 12/1 .75
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5th
Held up in rear - headway before 2 out - stayed on run-in(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
5 G AVG Joe Tickle 159 lbs 12/1 7
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6th
Midfield - headway before 2 out - weakened run-in(tchd 16/1)
9 M AVG Samuel Drinkwater 142 lbs 14/1 .75
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7th
Held up in rear - midfield 7th - raced wide when disputing fourth home turn - not fluent 2 out - weakened run-in(op 25/1)
3 G Poor David Pipe 143 lbs 18/1 0.3
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8th
Prominent - led after 5th - pressed leader when headed 6th - weakened home turn(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)
8 G Poor Fergal O'Brien 152 lbs 12/1 8.5
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9th
Always behind(tchd 40/1)
3 G Poor Joe Tickle 144 lbs 33/1 1.75
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10th
Prominent - weakened before 2 out(op 66/1)
4 G Poor D Summersby 142 lbs 100/1 6.5
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11th
Always behind(op 33/1)
9 M AVG Jackie Du Plessis 147 lbs 50/1 4
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12th
Midfield - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1)
8 G Poor Ryan Potter 154 lbs 66/1 2
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13th
Midfield - hit 5th - weakened home turn - tailed off(op 100/1)
10 M Poor Linda Blackford 142 lbs 125/1 16
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