2.00 3 February Sporting Clubs Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 4) 2m. 104yds.

Taunton Results Thu, 8th Jan, 2026

Going - Good.

Placepot Pool - £75,728.31 Winning Units - 4482.57 Dividend - £12.30. Quadpot Pool - £7,421.78 Winning Units - 841.69 Dividend - £6.50. Place Six Dividend - £25.14. Place Five Dividend - £14.14.

3 February Sporting Clubs Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2) of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 4) 2m. 104yds.

1st - £5,446.00, 2nd - £2,509.00, 3rd - £1,254.00, 4th - £628.00 8 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Crest Of Stars (IRE) 11-8 (Crest Racing X)
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Harzand (IRE) - Ceol Rua (IRE)(Bob Back (USA))
Breeder - Mrs Fiona McStay

(Morning price: 9/4 8/11 11/10 6/5 5/4 6/5 11/10 1/1 11/10)
(Ring price: 5/4 6/5 1/1 11/10 1/1) SP 1/1fav

A J Honeyball

Sam Twiston-Davies

Tote Win £2.00 Place £1.10

made all, jumped awkwardly 1st, went three lengths clear after 3 out, reduced lead 2 out, rallied and asserted after last, ran on, readily

1st Dec, 25 Plumpton
3rd Hdl This
Race 3rd Feb, 26 Taunton
4th Hdl Rated 114

2nd

7.5L

Explode (FR) 10-9 (Barratt Racing)

Sottsass (FR) - Fuse (FR)(Teofilo (IRE))
Breeder - Mr Comte Guillaume De Saint-Seine

(Morning price: 3/1 5/4 11/10 6/5 5/4 11/8 5/4 11/8 5/4 11/8 6/4 11/8)
(Ring price: 11/8 5/4 11/8 7/5 6/4 13/8 7/4 13/8 7/4 13/8) SP 13/8

Faye Bramley

Harry Cobden

Place £1.10

soon raced in close second, ridden to chase leader 3 out, half-length down 2 out, outpaced by winner after last, weakened towards finish

17th Dec, 25 Newbury
4th Hdl This
Race

3rd

17L

Monsun Climate (IRE) 11-8 (Mr Bill Hawkins)

Vadamos (FR) - Grammatiste (FR)(Turgeon (USA))
Breeder - Raymond Murphy

(Morning price: 50/1 25/1 18/1 16/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1) SP 5/1

A Ralph

C Gethings

Place £1.50

mid-division, closed on leaders 6th, outpaced by leading pair after 3 out, soon no chance, kept on for modest third

17th Dec, 25 Ludlow
5th Hdl This
Race

4th

17L

Lydeard Girl (GB) 11-1 (House Family Partnership)

Frontiersman (GB) - Eardisland (GB)(Kayf Tara (GB))
Breeder - Unity Farm Holiday Centre Ltd

(Morning price: 50/1 40/1 25/1 20/1 16/1 14/1 12/1 11/1 10/1 9/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 9/1 10/1 11/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

Mrs Kayley Woollacott

Ben Godfrey

prominent, pushed along to make some headway after 3 out, kept going for remote fourth

11th Dec, 25 Taunton
6th Hdl This
Race 11th Feb, 26 Hereford
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 94

5th

Marhaba Million (IRE) 11-8 (Mrs Kate Kenyon)
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Galileo (IRE) - Kheleyf's Silver (IRE)(Kheleyf (USA))
Breeder - Coolmore

(Morning price: 125/1 150/1 80/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 100/1 125/1 100/1 125/1 150/1 200/1) SP 200/1

Syd Hosie

Harry Kimber

never better than mid-division, after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off before last

11th Dec, 25 Taunton
11th Hdl This
Race 3rd Feb, 26 Taunton
3rd Hdl

6th

17L

Anthracite (GB) 11-5 (The Boot Inn Partnership)

Massaat (IRE) - Mylington Light (GB)(Mount Nelson (GB))
Breeder - Natton House Thoroughbreds Ltd

(Morning price: 40/1 50/1 25/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 66/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 80/1) SP 80/1

Neil Mulholland

Bradley Harris(3)

always towards rear, wandered approaching 1st, tailed off from 3 out

22nd Apr, 24 Windsor
8th Flat Hcp Rated 61 This
Race 29th Jan, 26 Wincanton
p.u. Mdn Hdl

7th

15L

Dino Moon (FR) 11-8 (Mr R E R Williams)

Doctor Dino (FR) - Morning Moon (GB)(King's Best (USA))
Breeder - Ecurie Des Charmes

(Morning price: 33/1 20/1 33/1 28/1 33/1 40/1 33/1 40/1 50/1 40/1)
(Ring price: 66/1 80/1 100/1 125/1 150/1) SP 150/1

E Williams

C V Ring

always towards rear, tailed off from 3 out

21st Nov, 25 Ascot
6th Bmpr This
Race 22nd Jan, 26 Huntingdon
10th Mdn Hdl

p.u.

I'll Give It A Go (GB) 10-2 (Mr Ian Williams)
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Ulysses (IRE) - Extensive (GB)(Cacique (IRE))
Breeder - Stetchworth & Middle Park Studs Ltd

(Morning price: 50/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 28/1 33/1 28/1 33/1)
(Ring price: 33/1 40/1 50/1 66/1 50/1 66/1 80/1) SP 80/1

I Williams

R T Dunne

wore hood to start, held up in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off when pulled up after 5th

29th Apr, 25 Nottingham
10th Flat Hcp Rated 67 This
Race 2nd Feb, 26 Kempton
p.u. Mdn Hdl

Off 2.00
Time 4m. 12.57 secs, which is 7.66 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £3.10
Tote Trifecta- £8.10
CSF- £3.23.

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