26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle.
Taunton · Tuesday, 3 Feb · 19:15
· 2m 104y
· Class 4
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
15:15
Off time
7
Runners
Heavy (Soft in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 7 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
3.75
11/4
02 · 🥈 2nd
4
3/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
4
3/1
04 · —
4.20
16/5
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
21
20/1
07 · —
41
40/1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 1 | — |
Imaginarium (G)
[T]
Fairly useful Irish Flat winner who signed off last season with success in 2m Perth handicap in April. Off 8 months before coming in last of 8 in 2m Sandown handicap (good to soft) 31 days ago but no surprise to see him bounce back under t…
|
S Bowen | O Murphy | 7 | 76.2 kg |
4.20
16/5
|
| 4th | 2 | — |
Doyen Star (G)
Dual 2m hurdles winner in 2022/23 but well held on both subsequent starts over fences and following 23-month absence in 2m1f Carlisle handicap hurdle in November. Very hard to fancy.
|
Ben Jones | Evan Williams | 8 | 74.8 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 6th | 3 | — |
Courageous Strike (G)
[H]
Fair on the Flat in Ireland and won 2 of his 3 starts over hurdles for current yard last spring. Comes here on the back of a solid third of 8 in 2m Kempton handicap 24 days ago so enters calculations.
|
Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 5 | 73 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 5th | 4 | — |
Teorie (G)
It's now 11 runs since his last win in 2024 and he jumped none too fluently when a below-form fifth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (19.8f, heavy) 19 days ago. Needs to bounce back.
|
Lorcan Murtagh | Daisy Hitchins | 6 | 70.3 kg |
21
20/1
|
| 1st | 5 | — |
Phoenix Risen (G)
FAV
[B]
C&D winner who arrives on the back of a very good second of 13 in handicap hurdle at Wincanton (15.2f, soft) 49 days ago. Can go well again despite a 2 lb weights rise.
|
Chad Bament | J Scott | 9 | 68.5 kg |
3.75
11/4
|
| 3rd | 6 | — |
Premier (G)
[H]
Arrives better than ever, going in over C&D in December before posting an excellent third of 11 in handicap at Newbury (16.3f, good to soft) 20 days ago when faring best of those held up. Capable of further progress. Interesting.
|
Sam Twiston-Davies | W Greatrex | 4 | 65.8 kg |
4
3/1
|
| 7th | 7 | — |
Daany (G)
A three-time winner over hurdles in 2024. Below form both runs back in this sphere of late but not totally disgraced when fifth of 8 at Ffos Las (2m) 26 days ago. 6 lb "wrong" in the weights here though.
|
Taylor Fisher | J Tickle | 9 | 64.4 kg |
41
40/1
|
Betting forecast: Phoenix Risen (11/4), Premier (3/1), Courageous Strike (3/1), Imaginarium (16/5), Doyen Star (12/1), Teorie (20/1), Daany (40/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 5545.0 GBP |
| P2 | 2552.0 GBP |
| P3 | 1276.0 GBP |
| P4 | 638.0 GBP |
| P5 | 318.0 GBP |