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Taunton
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Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase
Taunton Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 Distance: 2m7f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 5 Surface: Turf
Win: £17.60 Place: £6.40 £2.80 Exacta: £66.50 Tricast: £851.62 Trifecta: £645.90
Non-Runners: Fat Sam (self certificate)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m5f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m5f 2m5f
1st
Prominent - pressed leader 4 out - led before 3 out - kept on well - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improved form shown -that the gelding had benefitted from the application of first-time visor)(op 14/1)
8 G Poor
Henry Oliver 145 lbs 16/1 Won
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2m7½f 3m 2m7f 2m6½f 2m7½f
2nd
Prominent - went third after 4 out - outpaced 3 out - headway after 2 out - went second last - stayed on(op 11/2)
6 G AVG
Fergal O'Brien 168 lbs 5/1 4.25
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3m½f 3m1f 2m7f 2m7f 3m1½f
3rd
Led - pressed leader when headed 8th - led again 13th - headed 3 out - lost second approaching last - soon no extra(op 9/1)
10 G AVG
Joe Tickle 145 lbs 10/1 4.5
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2m5f 2m5½f 3m 2m5f 3m1½f
4th
Held up in rear - some headway when hampered 4 out - soon outpaced - stayed on from 2 out - went fourth towards finish (jockey said mare was hampered by the jumping error of mcgregors charge)(op 7/2)
7 M AVG
Neil Mulholland 150 lbs 100/30 4.25
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3m 3m½f 3m 3m2f 3m2f
5th
In touch with leaders - went fourth just after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/1)
5 G AVG
Christian Williams 154 lbs 17/2 1
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3m2f 3m½f 3m1f 3m 3m1½f
6th
In touch with leaders - dropped to last 7th - detached and struggling from 10th - weakened after 4 out - tailed off(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
6 G Poor
Christian Williams 149 lbs 8/1 57
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3m2f 3m 2m6½f 3m2f 3m
99th
Pressed leader - led 8th - headed 13th - weakening when stumbled badly 4 out - pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake four out)(tchd 7/5 and tchd 7/4)
7 G Poor
Kayley Woollacott 156 lbs 13/8F -
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