13:35 Taunton

Thursday 11 December 2025

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

Boyle Sports Opening Soon In Taunton Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:37 | Winning time: 4m 1.72s

1^st

Premier

310-13

11/8f

T: W GreatrexJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out,narrowly led before 2 out, ridden and faced sustained challenge run-in, edged right towards finish, just held on tchd 5/4

2^nd

Appleshaw

612-0

22/1

T: H FryJ: Bryan Carver

Held up in rear, smooth headway from 3 out, switched right and went third 2 out, disputed lead last, all out and taken right run-in, just denied final strides op 16/1

3^rd

2 ½

Exactly Right

310-10

16/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Harriet Tucker (7)

Prominent, disputed lead 2 out, not fluent and dropped to third final flight, kept on but not pace of leading pair towards finish tchd 22/1

4^th

4 ½

Gms Prince

1011-4

12/1

T: Sarah HollinsheadJ: R T Dunne

Rear of mid-division, chased leaders from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, went fourth after last, stayed on op 10/1

5^th

3 ¾

St Lukes Chelsea

411-4

9/1

T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber

Close up, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 2 out, weakened after last op 15/2 tchd 13/2

6^th

2 ½

Rukaana

411-3

9/2

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Mid-division, outpaced after 2 out, not fluent last, weakened run-in op 6/1

7^th

2 ¼

Nobody Told Me

510-10

9/1

T: T FaulknerJ: Jamie Brace (5)

Mid-division, some headway 3 out, outpaced from 2 out, weakened after last op 17/2 tchd 10/1

8^th

2 ¼

Freddie Fleetfoot

710-2

11/1

T: C J GrayJ: James Davies

Narrowly led, went three lengths clear 5th, reduced lead 3 out, pushed along when headed before 2 out, soon weakened op 10/1 tchd 9/1

9^th

Galactic Glow

810-2

50/1

T: J TickleJ: Sean Houlihan

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 28/1

10^th

8 ½

Absolut Grey

410-3

40/1

T: D SummersbyJ: Freddie Gingell

Prominent, lost position before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off before 2 out op 50/1

11^th

Getarose

411-11

22/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: G Sheehan

Held up towards rear, dropped to last before 3rd, tailed off before 2 out op 20/1 tchd 25/1

12^th

2 ¼

Offiah's Boy

410-3

28/1

T: J TickleJ: Brendan Powell

In touch with leaders, lost position 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off before 2 out op 33/1 tchd 40/1

Also Ran

D'gesteevo

610-8

12/1

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Prominent, lost ground quickly after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 2 out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

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Non-Runners

Thankyouandplease¹

Weight: 11-10| Age: 5

T: S Hosie J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.30, £5.50, £3.70EX:£35.80Trifecta:£237.10Tricast:£391.23SF:£41.90Swingers:£6.90, £7.00, £39.30

Forecasts

Premier (11/8), Rukaana (9/2), Thankyouandplease (6/1), St Lukes Chelsea (9/1), Nobody Told Me (9/1), Freddie Fleetfoot (11/1), Gms Prince (12/1), D'gesteevo (12/1), Exactly Right (16/1), Appleshaw (22/1), Getarose (22/1), Offiah's Boy (28/1), Absolut Grey (40/1), Galactic Glow (50/1)

With the Warren Greatrex team in such good form it might be worth giving PREMIER another chance to show he's on a workable mark. Rukaana is only 1 lb higher than when second at Market Rasen in May and a runner-up finish on the Flat last month suggests he's back in form. Gms Prince and unexposed handicap newcomer Getarose also make the shortlist.

PREMIER (FR)
RUKAANA
GMS PRINCE

Previous Winners

2024

El Vigaro

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 5

J: Ned Fox | T: M Sheppard

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £4,753.002nd: £2,187.003rd: £1,094.004th: £547.005th: £273.00