Taunton Races
Taunton
14:15
Trucksmith 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle
Taunton
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025
Distance: 2m3f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £11
Place: £3.20 £2.30 £1.80
Exacta: £86.60
Tricast: £396.17
Trifecta: £314.70
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Melton Mossy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Evan Williams | 152 lbs | 10/1 | Won | In rear - not fluent 5th - headway and ridden before 2 out - led after last - won going away(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Seeyouinmydreams (GB) | 7 M | Good |
Jay Tidball
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 164 lbs | 7/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - led before 6th - faced challenge before 2 out - headed and no extra after last(op 15/2) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Him Malaya (FR) | 5 G | AVG |
Miss Olive Nicholls
(5)lbs
|
Paul Nicholls | 150 lbs | 5/1 | 3.75 | In rear - headway before 2 out - kept on and went third inside final 110yds(op 11/2) | |
| 4th | 5 | Mary (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Ian Williams | 158 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Led - headed before 6th - pressed leader before 2 out - no extra and lost second run-in - eased when lost third final strides (trainer's rep said mare made a respiratory noise; vet examined mare post-race and had nothing to report)(op 10/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Half A Chance (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Paddy Hanlon
(5)lbs
|
John Joseph Hanlon | 160 lbs | 15/2 | .75 | Towards rear - headway before 4 out - went third before 3 out - pecked on landing last - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 6th | 8 | Ellerton (FR) | 5 G | Poor | Joe Tizzard | 149 lbs | 5/4F | 15 | In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - weakened before 2 out(op 11/8 tchd 6/5) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Therapist (GB) | 5 M | AVG |
Mr Daniel Williams
(7)lbs
|
Nicky Henderson | 160 lbs | 16/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 4th - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out (jockey said mare stopped quickly; vet examined mare post-race and had nothing to report)(op 17/2) | |
| 99th | 4 | Moutarde (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | Syd Hosie | 164 lbs | 25/1 | - | Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway before 4 out - weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out(op 22/1) |