08 Jan 2026 15:00 Taunton
Winner: £14,800 (Penalty: £7,816); Distance: 2m 3f 1y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
- |
Brave Knight (GB) (colt, bay, 12 2) |
4-03713 / 6 |
Flat (180), Jump (62) |
Freddie Keighley | P F Nicholls Owners Group 128 |
13/2 | ||
| prominent, pushed along after 3 out, chased leading pair 2 out, went last, ridden and led before final 110yds run-in, stayed on | ||||||||||
2nd |
4 |
2½ L |
Celtic Art (FR) (colt, chestnut, 11 8) |
147-581 / 9 |
Flat (946), Jump (28) |
Lorcan Williams | J Scott Mrs J Carrington |
18/5 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
½ L |
Bluegrass (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 10) |
16-1738 / 7 |
Flat (1181), Jump (32) |
Harry Reed | S Edmunds Mrs Diana Gardiner |
28/1 | ||
| 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 | ||||||||||
4th |
3 |
13 L |
American Sniper (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) |
606-032 / 8 |
Jump (28) | Rian Corcoran | D Pipe Mr Peter W Garnsworthy |
4/1 | ||
| led, mistake 5th, pushed along after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
5th |
9 |
11 L |
Him Malaya (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 9) |
34-3934 / 7 |
Jump (28) | Miss Olive Nicholls | P F Nicholls Mr & Mrs Mark Woodhouse |
10/3 | ||
| never better than mid-division, detached from 3 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the way the race was run) | ||||||||||
6th |
8 |
1¾ L |
Time Interval (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 11) |
123077 / 8 |
Flat (384), Jump (19) |
Thomas Bellamy | David Dennis Clan McNeil |
11/1 | ||
| always towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, tailed off from 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
7 |
- |
Fight My Fire (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) |
68-U134 / 5 |
Jump (34) | Brendan Powell | J Tizzard The Colin Tizzard… |
22/1 | ||
| mid-division, pushed along after 3rd, outpaced and struggling 4 out, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
PU |
6 |
- |
Breezethroughlife (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P3-152 / 5 |
Jump (26) | J M Quinlan | N B King Mark Harrod & Nicky… |
10/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, outpaced after 4 out and soon struggling, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
- |
Benvoy (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5) |
11-6891 / 5 |
Flat (538), Jump (17) |
G Sheehan | Miss J S Davis These Girls Can… |
9/1 | ||
| prominent, outpaced when lost position on bend before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
PU |
10 |
- |
Zhang Fei (FR) (colt, bay, 10 6) |
231F-57 / 8 |
Flat (108), Jump (45) |
Fern O'Brien | F O'Brien Caveat Emptor Partnership |
25/1 | ||
| wore hood to start, mid-division, outpaced and lost ground quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
