13:05 Taunton

Thursday 12 February 2026

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:00

Happy Birthday David Griffin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 4m 19.35s

1^st

A King Of Magic

511-7

9/2

T: P F NichollsJ: Freddie Keighley (7)

Held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, chased clear leaders with plenty to do before 2 out, made steady headway before last, ran on strongly flat, led final strides op 5/1 tchd 4/1

2^nd

Way Of Stars

410-9

11/2

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Front rank, pushed along and went clear with another before 2 out, ridden to challenge before last, led towards finish, kept on but headed final strides tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1

3^rd

Babyken

410-9

10/3

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Led, pushed along and went clear with another before 2 out, ridden and faced challenge before last, headed towards finish, no extra and lost second final strides tchd 4/1

4^th

Western Cross

511-7

6/4f

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Took keen hold, chased leaders, mistake 5th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 15/8

5^th

3 ¾

Louis Des Landes

511-7

150/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Midfield, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, no chance with leaders before 2 out op 80/1

6^th

9 ½

Deauville Lady

511-0

150/1

T: N J HawkeJ: James Davies

Held up in rear of midfield, struggling when ridden 3 out, beaten when not fluent 2 out tchd 250/1

7^th

Circle Of Secrets

410-9

4/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Tom Broughton (5)

Jumped right at times, prominent, lost position after 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 3/1 tchd 5/1

8^th

Corner Forward

511-7

200/1

T: A J HoneyballJ: R P McLernon

In touch, struggling and detached 3 out, tailed off before 2 out op 125/1

9^th

2 ¼

Follow The Plan

511-0

100/1

T: D PipeJ: Rian Corcoran (7)

Held up in rear, awkward 2nd, detached before 5th, tailed off before 2 out op 80/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

Marhaba Prince⁶⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: A J Honeyball J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.10Pl:£1.60, £1.60, £1.50EX:£31.20Trifecta:£137.90SF:£30.47Swingers:£4.30, £3.80, £3.50

Forecasts

Western Cross (6/4), Babyken (10/3), Circle Of Secrets (4/1), Marhaba Prince (4/1), A King Of Magic (9/2), Way Of Stars (11/2), Follow The Plan (100/1), Louis Des Landes (150/1), Deauville Lady (150/1), Corner Forward (200/1)

WESTERN CROSS caught the eye closing all the way to the line in a well-contested novice on his Hereford hurdling debut last month, so he's an appealing candidate to make it second time lucky in this sphere. Way of Stars seems sure to have learnt from his opening effort over hurdles and is clear second choice, with Babyken fancied to fill the places.

WESTERN CROSS (IRE)
WAY OF STARS (IRE)
BABYKEN (FR)

Previous Winners

2025

Cornish Storm

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 6

J: David Noonan | T: W S Kittow

5/6

Prize Money

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