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9 March Dragonbet Festival Fever Mares' Handicap Hurdle
Taunton Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2026 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £4.60 Place: £2.40 £3.60 Exacta: £30.30 Tricast: £299.02 Trifecta: £193.10
Non-Runners: Bluenose Belle (unsuitable ground), East End Girl (withdrawn; unruly at start)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m2½f
1st
Travelled strongly - in rear - steady headway after 4 out - led before 2 out - shaken up and went clear run-in - readily (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare had appreciated the return to good ground - was noted)(op 13/2 and tchd 7/1)
7 M Poor
Daisy Hitchins 153 lbs 9/2 Won
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1m4f 2m1f 2m1f 2m½f 2m2½f
2nd
In touch with leaders - mistake 1st - prominent before 3rd - went second before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 11/1 tchd 10/1)
4 F AVG
David Pipe 161 lbs 14/1 7.5
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2m 2m4½f 2m7f 2m5f 2m4½f
3rd
Disputed lead - briefly led before 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 8/1)
5 M Poor
Fergal O'Brien 144 lbs 10/1 6
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2m 2m1½f 2m½f 1m7f 2m4f
4th
In touch with leaders - outpaced when hit last - rallied and went fourth run-in(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)
5 M AVG
Anthony Honeyball 160 lbs 3/1 4
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2m½f 2m 1m7f 2m2½f 2m
5th
Prominent - mistake 4 out - outpaced before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)
4 F Poor
Kevin Bishop 146 lbs 12/1 3.25
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2m 2m3½f 2m½f
6th
Sweating - led narrowly or disputed lead 4 out - prominent before 2 out - soon weakened(op 50/1 tchd 100/1)
4 F Poor
Evan Williams 163 lbs 80/1 17
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2m3f 2m1f 2m 2m4f 2m3f
99th
Disputed lead - prominent before 5th - lost position before 4 out - soon dropped to last - pulled up after 3 out(tchd 3/1)
6 M AVG
Claire Hitch 142 lbs 11/4F -
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