13:35 Taunton

Thursday 11 December 2025

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Boyle Sports Opening Soon In Taunton Novices' Handicap Hurdle

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   2m 104y  |   Good (Good to Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:37  |   Winning time: 4m 1.72s
1st
Horse silk
7
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
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
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
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
8
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
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
5
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
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
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
6th
Horse silk
2 ½
6
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
7th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
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
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
14
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
9th
Horse silk
14
13
50/1
T: J TickleJ: Sean Houlihan
Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 28/1
10th
Horse silk
8 ½
12
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
11th
Horse silk
19
2
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
12th
Horse silk
2 ¼
11
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

PU
Horse silk
10
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

3
Horse silk
Thankyouandplease1
Weight: 11-10|  Age: 5
T: S Hosie  J: Non Runner
NR

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)

Verdict

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.

  1. PREMIER (FR)
  2. RUKAANA
  3. 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

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