Taunton
14:50
Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase
Taunton Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.40 £2.40 £4.30 Exacta: £12.70 Tricast: £158.30 Trifecta: £117.80
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Held up in rear - midfield 8th - headway after 11th - pressed leader 4 out - led before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - went clear approaching last - kept on well(op 9/4 tchd 7/4)
5 G AVG Robert Walford 142 lbs 5/2F Won
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2nd
Midfield - hit 4th - went third before 8th - went second before 3 out - nearly lost jockey when hit last - soon no extra(op 11/4)
6 G AVG Philip Hobbs & Johnson White 159 lbs 7/2 13
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3rd
Outpaced and raced in last - detached from 3rd - went modest third final strides - never on terms(op 18/1 tchd 25/1)
6 G Poor Carroll Gray 162 lbs 22/1 21
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4th
Prominent - lost position after 10th - struggling 12th - weakened before 3 out(op 25/1)
6 G Poor Harry Derham 165 lbs 33/1 0.2
5th
Raced in second - hit 11th - led before 4 out - headed before 3 out - weakened after 2 out - lost two places final strides(op 22/1)
10 G AVG Joe Tickle 145 lbs 25/1 .75
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99th
Midfield - fell 1st(tchd 11/2)
5 G AVG Tom Lacey 166 lbs 9/2 -
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99th
Jumped left throughout - midfield - not fluent 5th - hit 6th - weakened after 12th - fell 4 out(op 9/1 tchd 14/1)
6 G AVG Neil Mulholland 167 lbs 10/1 -
99th
Midfield - reminder when hit 5th - soon dropped to rear - pulled up before 13th(op 11/1 tchd 18/1)
8 G AVG David Pipe 151 lbs 16/1 -
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99th
Jumped right throughout - led - headed before 4 out - soon weakened - pulled up before 3 out(op 28/1)
7 M AVG Martin Keighley 163 lbs 22/1 -
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99th
Prominent early - midfield 3rd - dropped to rear 10th - weakened after 11th - pulled up before 13th(op 10/1)
5 G Good Neil Mulholland 168 lbs 4/1 -
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