14.32
GoodFrodon & Black Corton At Taunton Novices’ Hurdle (Novices’ Championship Hurdle Qualifier) (GBB)
- Prize money: £5446
- 2m 0f 104y
- Class 4
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Hurdle Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly sunny
4/6 (Won)
- Win: £1.29
- Place: £1.10
Form: 113 D BF
Last run: 75 days
W: 11st 1lb
4 yo Gelding
OR: 128
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
11st 9lb |
Improving 4yo whose record is 3-4; bought for £360,000 after sole Irish hurdles start; ran well in Grade 2 for sole defeat; easily justified favouritism at Taunton (2m, good) last time; major player. |
5/1 |
|
1st 7 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 1lb |
Bought for £360,000 after scoring over hurdles at Fairyhouse in November; has created a very good impression for his new yard, following up in Newbury novice (2m) before finishing third of ten in Grade 2 at Cheltenham in January; the one to beat back after a break here. |
4/6 |
|
3rd 6 |
24th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 179y Class 1 |
11st 0lb |
Sufficiently impressive in an Irish academy hurdle (soft/heavy) to make £360,000 at the sales; received 20lb off the long odds-on favourite when flooring him at Newbury (2m, good) but that was a notable scalp he took and he's in against his own age group this time; Paul Nicholls considers him one of his brightest young talents; clearly very promising. |
2/1 |
3/1
- Place: £2.20
Form: 32-572
Last run: 22 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9th 17 |
25th Apr 2026 Good 1m 7f 216y Class 2 |
10st 9lb |
No match for Minella Yoga at Taunton, taking record to 0-6; however, he's related to several winners for his connections and may have potential off his opening mark; one to consider. |
12/1 |
|
2nd 6 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
A fair bumper performer who shaped well when a clear second of 12 in 2m Huntingdon novice hurdle 22 days ago; this brother to the stable's useful winner Secret Squirrel has more to offer and shouldn't be underestimated. |
3/1 |
|
2nd 7 |
18th Mar 2026 Good 1m 7f 171y Class 4 |
11st 5lb |
Placed in the first two of three bumpers; brother to useful hurdler Secret Squirrel and although his own hurdle debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft; 9-1) three weeks ago showed significant ability, he needs to build on that. |
14/1 |
7/1
Form: -561F1 D
Last run: 57 days
W: 11st 7lb
6 yo Filly
OR: 121
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
9th Apr 2026 Good 2m 0f 104y Class 4 |
11st 7lb |
Failed to score for Gavin Cromwell but she made it 2-3 for her current yard in 2m Hereford novice hurdle 57 days ago; this is tougher but she scored cosily there. |
7/1 |
|
1st 7 |
11th Feb 2026 Heavy 2m 0f 53y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Promise in bumpers and all three hurdling starts in Ireland; kept on too strongly for 1-6 favourite, whose jumping let her down, when scoring on stable debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) in late December; too early to tell how she would have fared when falling at Windsor last time but looks the part and is the sort to put that behind her. |
13/8 |
|
2 |
18th Jan 2026 Soft 2m 0f 0y Class 2 |
11st 7lb |
Displayed significant promise in bumpers and on all three hurdling starts in Ireland, and kept on too strongly for 1-6 favourite when scoring on British debut at Wincanton (1m7f, good to soft) on Boxing Day; the value of that form is quite tricky to weigh up but, nevertheless, she's of strong interest here. |
3/1 |
12/1
Form: 73
Last run: 27 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1st 8 (4) |
1st Oct 2026 Good 2m 1f 208y Class 6 |
9st 2lb |
Won over hurdles at Uttoxeter (2m7f, good) in May and good third on the Flat at Bath (2m1f, good) in June; well-beaten fifth of 12 at Chester (2m, good to soft) three weeks ago but may have been unsuited by the tight track and today's test of stamina could be right up his street. |
9/2 |
|
5th 12 (4) |
11th Sep 2026 Soft 1m 7f 196y Class 5 |
8st 11lb |
C&D winner on heavy ground in 2024 off an 18lb higher mark than today's and he gained his first success over hurdles at Uttoxeter in May; ran a solid race when third of eight at Bath (2m1f, good) three months ago and makes plenty of appeal. |
5/1 |
100/1
Form: —
Last run: 43 days
W: 11st 2lb
5 yo Colt
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 2 |
15th Oct 2026 Good To Soft 2m 3f 29y Class 4 |
11st 2lb |
Two modest Flat wins in 2025 but he's 0-7 over hurdles, beaten about 26l in handicaps on last two outings (here latest); hard to fancy. |
66/1 |
|
4th 4 |
22nd Sep 2026 Good 2m 1f 162y Class 5 |
10st 12lb |
Well held at Newton Abbot (2m2f, good to firm) last month and now 0-7 over hurdles but was third over that C&D on consecutive outings in July (good/good to firm) and has possibilities if judged on that form. |
10/1 |
|
6th 10 |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 9lb |
Dual Flat winner who has produced two encouraging placed efforts over C&D of late; has a bit to find with some of these but should be thereabouts. |
10/1 |
14/1
Form: 216 D
Last run: 20 days
W: 11st 9lb
5 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
66/1
Form: 50P
Last run: 84 days
W: 11st 2lb
6 yo Gelding
OR: —
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No Results Found |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £3.00 |
| Straight Forecast | £3.56 |
| Trifecta | £6.20 |
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