13:30 Taunton

Thursday 8 January 2026

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3 February Sporting Clubs Day Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 13:30 | Winning time: 4m 9.72s

1^st

Onlyforfrankie

611-8

1/3f

T: A RalphJ: J J Burke

Disputed lead 1st, soon raced in second, led after 3 out, steadily asserted before 2 out, went further clear last, ran on, readily op 4/7

2^nd

Babyken

410-9

7/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Prominent, raced keenly, not fluent 2nd, pushed along after 3 out, chased leader before 2 out, outpaced by winner before last, kept on op 3/1

3^rd

4 ½

Arnie Moon

611-8

66/1

T: J TickleJ: Taylor Fisher

Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, left in fourth 2 out, stayed on after last, took modest third towards finish op 125/1 tchd 150/1

4^th

Jaffa Cake

611-8

10/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Wore hood to start, narrowly led, jumped left 2nd, headed after 3 out, outpaced before 2 out, weakened after last, lost third towards finish op 9/1

5^th

Quinta Brigada

511-8

50/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Conor Ring

Prominent, not fluent 1st, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, soon struggling, tailed off before 2 out op 33/1

6^th

Galactic Princess

511-1

150/1

T: Daisy HitchinsJ: Robbie David (7)

Taken down early, held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, closed on leaders 3 out, outpaced and struggling when hampered by faller 2 out, no impression after last op 66/1

7^th

Hard Stare

611-8

25/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey

Prominent, lost ground 4 out, struggling from 3 out, soon tailed off op 28/1

8^th

Trooper

611-8

33/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings

Towards rear, not fluent 4 out, soon struggling, tailed off before 2 out op 20/1

Also Ran

Victors Spirit

411-4

18/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out op 11/1

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Non-Runners

Constantinian⁶⁶

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: O Signy J: G Sheehan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£1.34Pl:£1.10, £1.10, £8.20EX:£2.30Trifecta:£29.90SF:£2.14Swingers:£1.10, £7.10, £12.10

Forecasts

Onlyforfrankie (1/3), Constantinian (3/1), Babyken (7/2), Jaffa Cake (10/1), Victors Spirit (18/1), Hard Stare (25/1), Trooper (33/1), Quinta Brigada (50/1), Arnie Moon (66/1), Galactic Princess (150/1)

ONLYFORFRANKIE shaped promisingly when third at Hereford on his hurdling debut last month and, with the timefigure supporting the performance, he's very much the one to beat in an ordinary-looking maiden. Constantinian made an underwhelming start to his hurdling career at the aforementioned track in November but is still preferred to Babyken for the forecast spot.

ONLYFORFRANKIE (IRE)
CONSTANTINIAN (IRE)
BABYKEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

The Hardest Geezer

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 6

J: Sean Houlihan | T: P Hobbs & J White

5/4

Prize Money

1st: £5,446.002nd: £2,509.003rd: £1,254.004th: £628.00