Taunton Races
Taunton
14:25
Lucia Stevens Novices' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2025
Distance: 3m
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 5
Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60
Place: £2.30 £2.30
Exacta: £25.30
Tricast: £87.08
Trifecta: £102.50
Non-Runners: Orchestra (self certificate, unsuitable ground)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Inchagoill Lady (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Lewis Saunders
(7)lbs
|
Kevin Pickard | 138 lbs | 7/2 | Won | In touch with leaders - headway and went second 2 out - led narrowly last - kept on well - gamely (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had appreciated the quicker ground on this occasion - officially described as good to firm - good in places - in addition to benefiting from wind surgery since her last run)(op 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 3 | Dino Magic (FR) | 6 G | Poor |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 160 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - prominent after 7th - led before 2 out - headed when mistake last - edged right run-in - kept on but no extra towards finish(op 7/1 tchd 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Archie Macdart (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Joe Ponting | 146 lbs | 5/1 | 7 | Led - jumped right 2nd - soon briefly headed - headed before 2 out - lost second 2 out - drifted left and no extra run-in (jockey said gelding jumped right-handed)(op 11/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Basman Palace (SAF) | 5 G | Poor | Carroll Gray | 147 lbs | 100/30J | 8.5 | In rear but in touch with leaders - some headway after 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 11/4) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Lough Owel (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | D Summersby | 163 lbs | 25/1 | 2.75 | In rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - outpaced after 3 out - weakened before last(tchd 22/1 and tchd 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Myfanwy's Magic (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Freddie Keighley
(10)lbs
|
Martin Keighley | 155 lbs | 100/30J | 1.75 | Prominent - briefly led after 2nd - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 11/4 tchd 7/2) | |
| 7th | 5 | Remember Moi (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Miss Olive Nicholls
(7)lbs
|
Georgina Nicholls | 151 lbs | 17/2 | 6.5 | Raced wide - in touch with leaders - prominent 4th - lost position after 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1) |