irishracing.com | Race Result Taunton, Thu, 26th Feb, 2026, St Austell Brewery Novices´ Limited Handicap Hurdle of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus

Taunton Result

Thu, 26th Feb, 2026

Going - Good to Soft (Soft in places).

Placepot Pool - £63,870.62 Winning Units - 4501.85 Dividend - £10.30. Quadpot Pool - £6,708.57 Winning Units - 1231.11 Dividend - £4.00. Place Six Dividend - £6.36. Place Five Dividend - £2.62.

Summary

2.16

St Austell Brewery Novices´ Limited Handicap Hurdle of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 5) 2m. 3f. 1yds.

2.16 2m. 3f. 1yds. (Class 5) 4-y-o plus9 Ran
St Austell Brewery Novices´ Limited Handicap Hurdle of £9,000.00 4-y-o plus

1st - £4,753.00, 2nd - £2,187.00, 3rd - £1,094.00, 4th - £547.00, 5th - £273.00 9 Ran

Stewards Report

1st

Gorcombe And Wise (GB) 6, b g 10-6 (Mr Phill Meaden)
sr Rated 75
Telescope (IRE) - Seemma (GB)(Romany Rye (GB))
Breeder - Mr Phill Meaden

(Morning price: 6/1 13/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 11/2 5/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 5/1)
(Ring price: 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2) SP 11/2

R Walford

Harry Kimber

Tote Win £7.90 Place £1.90

prominent, soon raced in close second, narrowly led but no fluent 5th, pushed along before 2 out, asserted before last, went clear run-in, readily

29th Jan, 26 Wincanton
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 76 This
Race

2nd

5.5L

Cooler Than Me (GB) 8, b g 11-4 (Barbery, Mason, Banks And Pellowe)
cp³ Rated 92
Yorgunnabelucky (USA) - Wou Oodd (GB)(Barathea (IRE))
Breeder - Clare Lloyd & Peter Hughes

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

F M O'Brien

Fern O'Brien(5)

Place £1.10

midfield, closed on leaders before 4 out, went second on bend before 3 out, outpaced by winner 2 out, mistake last, kept on but always held towards finish

12th Feb, 26 Taunton
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 83 This
Race 4th Apr, 26 Carlisle
3rd Hcp Hdl Rated 93

3rd

2.75L

Man Oh Man (IRE) 7, b g 10-12 (Little Acres Racing)
Rated 81
Ol' Man River (IRE) - Kitty Flem (IRE)(Stowaway (GB))
Breeder - T. Fleming

(Morning price: 8/1 15/2 8/1 11/1 10/1 8/1 7/1 15/2 7/1 15/2 17/2)
(Ring price: 17/2 9/1 17/2 8/1 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

D P Summersby

B Carver

Place £2.00

towards rear, pushed along to make headway from 4 out, chased leading trio before 3 out, ridden to go third after 2 out, kept on but no extra towards finish

8th Jan, 26 Ffos Las
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 82 This
Race 24th Mar, 26 Taunton
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 80

4th

13L

Pillar The Poet (IRE) 6, b g 11-5 (Mrs R C Chanin)
sr Rated 95
Pillar Coral (GB) - Ailette (GB)(Second Set (IRE))
Breeder - Ballinaroone Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 12/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 14/1 16/1 18/1 20/1 16/1)
(Ring price: 18/1 16/1) SP 16/1

I Chanin

Rian Corcoran(7)

held up in rear, some headway after 4 out, went third before 2 out, outpaced and lost third before last, weakened run-in

21st May, 25 Warwick
6th Mdn Hdl This
Race 7th Apr, 26 Exeter
12th Hcp Hdl Rated 93

5th

14L

Talap (GB) 9, b g 10-5 (Mr G F Edwards)
cp⁵ Rated 74
Kingman (GB) - Tamarind (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Hesmonds Stud Ltd

(Morning price: 8/1 9/1 8/1 9/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 9/1)
(Ring price: 17/2 8/1 17/2 9/1) SP 9/1

G F Edwards

Jack Tudor

prominent, mistake 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened

12th Feb, 26 Taunton
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 71 This
Race

p.u.

Marhaba Million (IRE) 5, ch g 11-7 (Mrs Kate Kenyon)
ts⁴ Rated 95
Galileo (IRE) - Kheleyf's Silver (IRE)(Kheleyf (USA))
Breeder - Coolmore

(Morning price: 20/1 18/1 20/1 22/1 28/1 33/1 50/1 40/1 50/1)
(Ring price: 40/1 50/1 40/1 50/1 40/1) SP 40/1

Syd Hosie

P Hanlon(5)

prominent, pushed along and lost ground before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

3rd Feb, 26 Taunton
3rd Hdl This
Race 23rd Mar, 26 Wincanton
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 90

p.u.

All Night Parking (IRE) 8, b g 11-12 (Mr R Napper And Mr G Beilby)
ts² Rated 95
Sholokhov (IRE) - Davinia's Tip (IRE)(Presenting (GB))
Breeder - Mr Alan Tobin

(Morning price: 80/1 66/1 80/1 66/1 80/1 100/1 125/1)
(Ring price: 100/1 125/1) SP 125/1

C J Gray

Sean Houlihan

held up in rear, outpaced and struggling after 5th, not fluent 3 out, soon pulled up

12th Feb, 26 Taunton
fell Hcp Hdl Rated 95 This
Race 1st Apr, 26 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 92

p.u.

Diamond Days (IRE) 6, br g 11-5 (Coral Racing Club)
cp¹sr Rated 88
Diamond Boy (FR) - Foxy Lauren (IRE)(Old Vic)
Breeder - Mr Thomas Hore

(Morning price: 5/1 11/2 13/2 15/2 8/1 15/2 13/2 6/1 11/2)
(Ring price: 6/1 11/2 5/1 9/2) SP 9/2

Joe Tizzard

Brendan Powell

soon led, headed 5th, hung left and weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

19th Jan, 26 Lingfield
5th Hcp Chs Rated 90 This
Race

p.u.

Bowmans Dream (GB) 10, b g 10-5 (Mr P D Purdy)
Rated 68
Dream Eater (IRE) - Bowmans Well (IRE)(Cadeaux Genereux)
Breeder - P. D. Purdy

(Morning price: 80/1 100/1 80/1 100/1 80/1 100/1 125/1 250/1)
(Ring price: 150/1 200/1 150/1 200/1 300/1 250/1 300/1 400/1 300/1 250/1) SP 250/1

C J Gray

J M Davies

towards rear, not fluent 3rd, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after 3 out

30th Nov, 23 Taunton
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 72 This
Race

Off 2.18
Time 4m. 57.73 secs, which is 7.08 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £17.60
Tote Trifecta- £75.80
CSF- £11.39
Tricast- £34.73.

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