14:05 Taunton

Saturday 17 January 2026

All12:5513:3214:0514:4315:1515:5016:20

Stag Environmental Polaris Dealer Devon / Somerset Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 6m 13.72s

1^st

Kilworth

611-9

8/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: S Bowen

Tracked leaders, went second before 2 out, ridden run-in and ran on well to lead final 110yds op 13/2 tchd 9/1

2^nd

Snapdance

711-8

9/1

T: R WalfordJ: Harry Kimber

Led, pushed along before 2 out, kept on, not fluent last, ridden run-in, headed 110yds out, no extra op 10/1 tchd 8/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Nowyouvebinandunit

910-2

5/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Bradley Harris (3)

Mid-division, improved after 3 out, moved into third before 2 out, ridden run-in and kept on one pace op 8/1

4^th

1 ¼

Square Du Roule

611-1

3/1f

T: N J HawkeJ: James Davies

Towards rear, steady headway after 3 out, pushed along into fourth approaching 2 out, not fluent last and ridden flat, no impression op 2/1

5^th

4 ½

Newmill Getaway

710-11

5/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Jack Hogan

Front mid-division, hit 7th, pushed along before 2 out, no extra approaching final flight op 6/1

6^th

2 ½

Smile Back

611-12

5/1

T: R T PhillipsJ: Finn Lambert (3)

Handy, pushed along after 3 out, gradually dropped away 2 out op 6/1 tchd 9/2

7^th

7 ½

Tell The Tale

611-5

10/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: C O'Farrell

Prominent, pushed along and weakened before 2 out op 11/1 tchd 12/1

8^th

1 ¼

It's A Breeze

711-9

20/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Jay Tidball (5)

Took a strong hold in rear, improved into mid-division 8th, pushed along 2 out, no response op 12/1

9^th

1 ¾

Lion Of The Desert

611-13

66/1

T: G HarrisJ: Conor Ring

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, mistake 8th, awkward 3 out, pushed along and weakened 2 out

10^th

Ribba Hill

511-12

20/1

T: S HosieJ: Paddy Hanlon (5)

Front mid-division, chased front rank 7th, hit 3 out, pushed along and weakened tamely 2 out op 18/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Jewel Of Windsor

710-9

12/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: R T Dunne

Rear mid-division, blundered 8th, lost touch 3 out, pulled up after 2 out op 20/1 tchd 22/1

Brucie Bonus

910-2

125/1

T: Miss Sarah RobinsonJ: James Best

Mid-division, dropped away 3 out and pulled up op 100/1 tchd 80/1 and tchd 150/1

Emberscombe

910-2

100/1

T: J TickleJ: Taylor Fisher

Mid-division, mistake 2nd, pushed along and struggling 8th, tailed off, pulled up after 3 out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

Avada Kedavra¹

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: D G Bridgwater J: James Turner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.30Pl:£2.80, £3.20, £2.50EX:£71.10Trifecta:£496.60Tricast:£408.85SF:£78.65Swingers:£16.10, £9.20, £9.50

Forecasts

Square Du Roule (3/1), Nowyouvebinandunit (5/1), Newmill Getaway (5/1), Smile Back (5/1), Kilworth (8/1), Snapdance (9/1), Tell The Tale (10/1), Jewel Of Windsor (12/1), Avada Kedavra (16/1), It's A Breeze (20/1), Ribba Hill (20/1), Lion Of The Desert (66/1), Emberscombe (100/1), Brucie Bonus (125/1)

NEWMILL GETAWAY was only beaten by an improver on second start for Fergal O'Brien last June and having gone well fresh previously, she's taken to make a winning return, while in-form Square de Roule was only narrowly pipped by a progressive one over C&D last time and merits plenty of respect in his current vein of form. Emma Lavelle has her string in good order and Kilworth may do better with Sean Bowen booked for handicap debut.

NEWMILL GETAWAY (IRE)
SQUARE DU ROULE (FR)
KILWORTH (IRE)

Previous Winners

2025

Jesuila Des Mottes

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 6

J: James Best | T: Miss E C Lavelle

22/1

Prize Money

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