Horse Details

Hold That Taught (GB)

23 Runs 4 Wins (17.4%) 5 Places (21.7%)
Owner: P Davies Silks P Davies Trainer: Venetia Williams
9 years old b GB
Sire: Kayf Tara (GB)
Dam: Belle Magello (FR)
Damsire: Exit To Nowhere
Past Runs (23 Total)
Date/Time Course Draw Distance Jockey Trainer Position Time Beaten By OR Weight SP Comment
29/12/25
13:50
Newbury - 3m2f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 6 6:51.24 63 120 10-8 25/1
In rear - struggling before 5 out - tailed off(op 18/1)
29/11/25
15:15
Newcastle - 2m7½f Ned Fox Venetia Williams 99 - - 126 9-11 18/1
Prominent - lost position before 10th - soon struggling in rear - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 14/1)
12/11/25
14:00
Bangor-on-Dee - 3m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 4 6:38.45 0.3 123 10-9 7/1
Prominent - lost ground before 5th - not fluent 8th - weakened after 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 10/1)
24/01/25
15:00
Sandown - 3m Sgt Nick Oliver Venetia Williams 4 7:0.75 3.25 127 11-12 7/1
Disputed lead - prominent after 2nd - lost ground after 8th - soon in rear - some headway before 3 out - no impression from 2 out(op 13/2 tchd 6/1 and tchd 9/1)
28/12/24
14:20
Newbury - 3m2f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 6 7:4.84 30 130 11-4 18/1
Held up in rear - headway 13th - weakened after 16th - tailed off(op 14/1 tchd 20/1)
21/01/24
15:35
Lingfield - 3m5f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 99 - - 130 11-12 15/2
Towards rear - dropped to last and struggling halfway - pulled up before 5 out (trainer could offer no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 7/1)
15/12/23
13:30
Bangor-on-Dee - 3m Brian Hughes Venetia Williams 1st 6:50.73 Won 125 11-9 5/2F
Prominent - led 14th - ridden and headed 2 out - led again approaching last - stayed on(op 9/4)
24/11/23
15:10
Ascot - 3m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 1st 6:10.99 Won 122 10-13 7/2
In touch with leaders - headway and raced in second after 6th - led 14th - pushed along after 2 out - slightly hampered by loose horse approaching last - ridden and faced challenge run-in - kept on well(op 5/1)
12/03/23
16:10
Warwick - 3m5f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 6 7:59.32 0.3 125 12-0 9/1
Prominent - went second 16th - lost position 18th - ridden 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 10/1)
30/01/23
15:35
Hereford - 3m1f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 9 6:37.38 8 127 11-11 15/2
In rear - pushed along 12th - soon lost touch(op 6/1)
30/12/22
15:00
Haydock - 3m4½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 5 8:3.02 .75 130 11-0 13/2
Held up in rear - mistake 16th - pushed along and headway home turn - ridden after 4 out - soon well held(op 5/1)
27/11/22
15:00
Carlisle - 3m½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 4 6:34.88 0.2 132 12-2 7/2F
In touch with leaders on outer - bad mistake and jockey lost irons 4th - lost position but recovered 5th - going okay when slow jump 12th - pushed along when not fluent 3 out - soon ridden - keeping on when bit short of room approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/3 tchd 4/1)
19/02/22
14:25
Ascot - 3m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 99 - - 135 10-4 11/2
Held up in last - mistake 7th - fell 11th(op 5/1)
21/01/22
15:00
Lingfield - 2m7½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 3rd 6:33.25 33 134 11-7 9/2
Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 11th - mistake 14th - mistake and lost position 15th - soon weakened(tchd 4/1)
27/12/21
14:50
Chepstow - 3m6½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 99 - - 140 10-0 17/2
Midfield on outer - headway 17th - not fluent and lost ground 5 out - weakened 4 out - soon pulled up(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
31/10/21
15:10
Carlisle - 3m2f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 1st 7:0.22 Won 128 11-5 85/40F
Close up - not fluent 3rd - went second 4th - led narrowly 11th - mistake 14th - shaken up and led clearly after 2 out - soon edged right - ridden and kept on strongly final 110yds(op 5/2 tchd 11/4)
26/02/21
13:30
Exeter - 3m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 3rd 6:41.63 9 128 10-11 2/1F
Disputed lead - close up after 3rd - pressed leader after 8th - dropped to rear home turn - nudged along and rallied before 4 out - left in third 2 out - stayed on approaching last - kept on(op 7/4)
09/01/21
13:58
Chepstow - 2m7½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2nd 6:3.54 1.75 125 10-3 100/30
Pressed leader - pushed along and made strong challenge from 5 out - ridden when 2 lengths down 2 out - every chance after last - stayed on but held final 110yds(op 9/4 tchd 7/2)
21/11/20
12:55
Ascot - 3m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 3rd 6:8.85 5 123 10-11 4/1
In touch with leaders - close up when disputing third 3 out - soon ridden - held when switched right after 2 out - stayed on run-in - always held(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
22/10/20
14:57
Lingfield - 2m7½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 2nd 6:16.93 .5 119 11-11 9/2
Tracked leaders - headway and close up 4 out - ridden and pressed leader 3 out - disputed lead from 2 out - not fluent last - keeping on when slightly hampered final 110yds - rallied towards finish(op 5/1)
17/02/20
14:50
Carlisle - 2m3½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 5 5:9.19 14 11-9 11/10F
Didn't jump with fluency - tracked leader - ridden and outpaced when awkward jump 2 out - soon weakened(op 5/4)
05/12/19
12:45
Leicester - 1m7½f Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 5 4:1.18 7 11-4 8/13F
Jumped left throughout - tracked leader - ridden and lost second after 3 out - soon weakened(op 8/11 tchd 8/15)
19/11/19
13:30
Lingfield - 2m Charlie Deutsch Venetia Williams 1st 4:17.61 Won 10-12 2/5F
Made all - 4 lengths ahead with one circuit to go - ridden after 2 out - hard pressed last - kept on strongly towards finish(op 4/6)