15:05 Taunton

Thursday 11 December 2025

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

Sandals Resorts Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:07 | Winning time: 4m 48.04s

1^st

Chief O'Hara

511-2

11/8f

T: M SheppardJ: R T Dunne

Held up towards rear and our lengths detached from main group early, soon in touch, steady headway from 4 out, chased leaders 3 and going well before slight mistake 3 out, left in lead 2 out, asserted after last, readily tchd 5/4

2^nd

Inchagoill Lady

911-1

11/1

T: K PickardJ: Lewis Saunders (5)

Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, left in third 2 out, soon went second, kept on but no chance with winner run-in op 12/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

4 ½

Chestnut Pete

1012-0

16/1

T: Katy PriceJ: Shane Quinlan (3)

Awkward start, soon prominent, briefly outpaced 4 out, chased leaders 3 out, left in fourth 2 out, took third after last, kept on op 18/1

4^th

4 ½

Merry Monty

811-9

13/2

T: C J DownJ: Bryan Carver

Wore hood to start, soon led, bad mistake and headed 4th, prominent, led again 10th, headed 3 out, hampered by faller 2 out, weakened and lost third after final fence (vet reported gelding to finished lame on left fore) op 11/2 tchd 5/1 and tchd 7/1

5^th

7 ½

Palawan Du Mazet

610-9

7/2

T: A E JonesJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Always towards rear, some headway but mistake 2 out, kept on after last op 9/2

6^th

Glajou

911-13

50/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon

Prominent, soon raced in third, mistake 8th, outpaced from 3 out, soon weakened op 33/1 tchd 66/1

7^th

Owl Of Athens

611-2

9/2

T: Evan WilliamsJ: James Bowen

Slowly away, in rear and five lengths detached after mistake 1st, made several mistakes, lost touch before 3 out op 11/2 tchd 4/1

Also Ran

Fox Wallace

710-10

40/1

T: Ella PickardJ: Miss Megan Bevan (7)

Close up, led 4th, headed 10th, weakened quickly after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out

McGrath From Clune

910-10

22/1

T: T R GrettonJ: C O'Farrell

Wore hood to start, mid-division, closed on leaders after 9th, disputed after 4 out, travelling well and led 3 out, still every chance when bad mistake and unseated rider 2 out op 14/1

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Non-Runners

Grain Trade¹⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: Billy Aprahamian J: Tom Cannon

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.20, £2.40, £2.30EX:£17.00Trifecta:£100.60Tricast:£179.90SF:£17.32Swingers:£4.40, £5.80, £14.60

Forecasts

Chief O'Hara (11/8), Palawan Du Mazet (7/2), Owl Of Athens (9/2), Merry Monty (13/2), Grain Trade (8/1), Inchagoill Lady (11/1), Chestnut Pete (16/1), McGrath From Clune (22/1), Fox Wallace (40/1), Glajou (50/1)

CHIEF O'HARA won in good style over C&D 2 weeks ago and appeals as the type who could run up a sequence now up and running. Palawan Du Mazet scored at the first time of asking over fences over C&D in February and rates the main threat if ready. Merry Monty is worth another chance to confirm reappearance promise.