12 February Valentines Meeting Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race).
Taunton · Thursday, 8 Jan · 18:30
· 2m 12y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:30
Off time
5
Runners
Good
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 6 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
2.20
6/5
02 · 🥈 2nd
3.75
11/4
03 · 🥉 3rd
4.50
7/2
04 · —
11
10/1
05 · —
21
20/1
06 · —
34
33/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | — |
Hypotenus (G)
Yet to score over fences but has proved largely consistent since joining present stable at the beginning of last year. Good second on Ludlow return in October and capable of bouncing back from a lesser run last time.
|
Taylor Fisher | J Tickle | 7 | 77.1 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 2nd | 2 | — |
Irish Chorus (M)
Winless over hurdles but clicked at only the second time of asking over fences in 2m Leicester handicap (good to soft) last month. Her jumping needs a bit of working on but she's almost certainly capable of better again in this sphere.
|
Thomas Bellamy | A King | 7 | 74.4 kg |
4.50
7/2
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Juggernaut (G)
FAV
[T]
Dual winner over hurdles. Has proved expensive to follow so far over fences but he was better than latest Wincanton fourth suggests having been badly hampered 3 out.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | A J Honeyball | 7 | 73 kg |
2.20
6/5
|
| — | 4 | — |
Ballybeen (G)
[T]
On a good mark judged on form for Sam Thomas a couple of seasons back, but he's 0-19 under Rules and hasn't offered much in 2 outings since joining this yard.
|
Stan Sheppard | M Sheppard | 10 | 68.5 kg |
11
10/1
|
| 4th | 5 | — |
O'Grady's Hill (M)
Point winner who was runner-up in a bumper/maiden hurdle for Harry Derham in summer 2024 but finished well held in a Ludlow handicap hurdle last month on her return from an absence for a new yard. Might be best watched now chasing.
|
James Best | S-J Davies | 7 | 67.6 kg |
21
20/1
|
| — | 6 | — |
Senor Diaz (G)
No better than poor form over hurdles for Seamus Mullins and he's failed to complete in pair of starts for present stable this winter, tailed off when pulling up before 4 out on his Exeter chase debut 3 weeks ago. Can only be watched at pr…
|
Cameron Iles | J D Frost | 7 | 64.4 kg |
34
33/1
|
Betting forecast: Juggernaut (6/5), Hypotenus (11/4), Irish Chorus (7/2), Ballybeen (10/1), O'Grady's Hill (20/1), Senor Diaz (33/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 7024.0 GBP |
| P2 | 3232.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1616.0 GBP |
| P4 | 809.0 GBP |
| P5 | 403.0 GBP |