15:00 Taunton

Thursday 8 January 2026

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26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 4m 52.25s

1^st

Brave Knight

612-2

13/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Keighley (7)

Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out, went last, ridden and led before final 110yds run-in, stayed on op 9/2 tchd 7/1

2^nd

2 ½

Celtic Art

911-8

18/5

T: J ScottJ: Lorcan Williams

Held up in rear, steady headway after 5th, travelling well when led before 2 out, led before mistake 2 out, ridden after last, headed before final 110yds run-in, weakened towards finish op 11/2

3^rd

Bluegrass

711-10

28/1

T: S EdmundsJ: Harry Reed

Towards rear, dropped top last after 3rd, headway after 4 out, raced wide when chased leading pair after 3 out, briefly went second 2 out, outpaced by leaders after last, rallied and stayed on again towards finish op 16/1

4^th

American Sniper

811-10

4/1

T: D PipeJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Led, mistake 5th, pushed along after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened op 10/3

5^th

Him Malaya

710-9

10/3f

T: P F NichollsJ: Miss Olive Nicholls (5)

Never better than mid-division, detached from 3 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the way the race was run) op 4/1 tchd 3/1

6^th

1 ¾

Time Interval

810-11

11/1

T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy

Always towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, tailed off from 2 out op 12/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Benvoy

511-5

9/1

T: Miss J S DavisJ: G Sheehan

Prominent, outpaced when lost position on bend before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2 tchd 8/1 and tchd 11/1

Breezethroughlife

511-2

10/1

T: N B KingJ: J M Quinlan

Rear of mid-division, outpaced after 4 out and soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 14/1

Fight My Fire

511-0

22/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, pushed along after 3rd, outpaced and struggling 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 14/1

Zhang Fei

810-6

25/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Fern O'Brien (5)

Wore hood to start, mid-division, outpaced and lost ground quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out op 22/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.50Pl:£2.10, £1.90, £5.00EX:£43.70Trifecta:£882.90Tricast:£619.87SF:£30.22Swingers:£4.50, £28.60, £19.60

Forecasts

Him Malaya (10/3), Celtic Art (18/5), American Sniper (4/1), Brave Knight (13/2), Benvoy (9/1), Breezethroughlife (10/1), Time Interval (11/1), Fight My Fire (22/1), Zhang Fei (25/1), Bluegrass (28/1)

BRAVE KNIGHT had a possible excuse when beaten at short odds at Fontwell last time and is given another chance as he continues to look fairly treated on the form of his win there prior to that. The low-mileage Fight My Fire might give him most to do ahead of Neil King's Breezethroughlife.

BRAVE KNIGHT
FIGHT MY FIRE (IRE)
BREEZETHROUGHLIFE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Tom Doniphon

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: M G Nolan | T: P Hobbs & J White

4/6

Prize Money

1st: £7,816.002nd: £3,596.003rd: £1,798.004th: £900.005th: £448.00