13:05 Taunton

Thursday 11 December 2025

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:3515:0515:35

Jim Woodborne And Colin Dyer Memorial Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:07 | Winning time: 4m 5.82s

1^st

Knock Off Soxs

411-0

11/4

T: K WoollacottJ: Harry Cobden

Made most, hit rail on bend soon after 1st, ridden when briefly headed 2 out, led again last, asserted run-in, readily op 7/4

2^nd

1 ¾

Guardami Ancora

411-0

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: James Bowen

Soon raced in second, chased winner after 3 out, close up 2 out, bad mistake last, recovered well but always held by winner towards finish op 14/1

3^rd

1 ½

Stanners Glen

611-0

1/1f

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Prominent, not fluent 1st, headway before 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, ridden after last, rallied and stayed on the go third towards finish op 6/4 tchd 5/6

4^th

Is This For Real

511-0

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: J J Burke

Prominent, closed on leader after 3 out, briefly led 2 out, headed before mistake last, weakened run-in, lost third final strides tchd 7/2 and tchd 5/1

5^th

Ribba Hill

411-0

50/1

T: S HosieJ: James Best

Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, kept on but no impression after last op 66/1

6^th

3 ¾

Lydeard Girl

410-7

66/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Brendan Powell

Rear of mid-division, some headway after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, rallied after last, took sixth towards finish op 125/1

7^th

Bye Bye Salam

411-0

33/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Mid-division, some headway after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, kept on but no impression after last, lost sixth towards finish op 80/1

8^th

Morradi

411-0

22/1

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 11/1

9^th

4 ½

Run Away Joe

511-0

33/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton (5)

Towards rear, outpaced and struggling from 3 out, weakened after 2 out op 25/1

10^th

6 ½

Walk In The West

411-0

66/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Rex Dingle

Held up in rear, pushed along after 4 out, tailed off from 3 out op 40/1 tchd 80/1

11^th

4 ¼

Marhaba Million

411-0

150/1

T: S HosieJ: Harry Kimber

Held up in rear, mistake 5th, pushed along after 4 out, tailed off from 3 out op 40/1

12^th

1 ¼

Hannibal Bogan

711-0

250/1

T: J D FrostJ: Cameron Iles (5)

Never better than mid-division, outpaced and struggling from 3 out op 200/1

Also Ran

Enzos Angel

611-0

125/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Prominent, keen early, dropped to mid-division after 4 out, struggling from 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 80/1

Professor Peppy

411-0

200/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Never better than mid-division, tailed off after 3 out, soon pulled up op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.10, £2.50, £1.10EX:£31.80Trifecta:£75.20SF:£27.36Swingers:£3.90, £1.60, £2.90

Forecasts

Stanners Glen (1/1), Knock Off Soxs (11/4), Is This For Real (4/1), Guardami Ancora (9/1), Morradi (22/1), Bye Bye Salam (33/1), Run Away Joe (33/1), Ribba Hill (50/1), Lydeard Girl (66/1), Walk In The West (66/1), Enzos Angel (125/1), Marhaba Million (150/1), Professor Peppy (200/1), Hannibal Bogan (250/1)

IS THIS FOR REAL is taken to build on his Market Rasen hurdle debut fourth, although strong market confidence behind Harry Fry's new recruit Stanners Glen would put a slightly different slant on things. Last month's C&D runner-up Knock Off Soxs may prove best of the remainder.

IS THIS FOR REAL (IRE)
STANNERS GLEN (IRE)
KNOCK OFF SOXS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Alexei

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 4

J: M G Nolan | T: J Tizzard

4/7

Prize Money

1st: £4,955.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.00