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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3rd 5 (7) |
13th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 2m 1f 24y Class 6 |
9st 5lb |
Five-time Flat winner; ended losing run when winning a small-field novice handicap hurdle three weeks ago; has the ability to play a big part but breaking on terms is an issue for him. |
3/1 |
|
1st 2 |
24th May 2026 Good 2m 7f 70y Class 5 |
11st 9lb |
Lots of Flat racing and lowly rated these days; hadn't shown much over hurdles but kept finding to finish a 5.5l third over 2m4f here 22 days ago on his handicap debut, and this longer trip looks the obvious move. |
100/30 |
|
3rd 11 |
2nd May 2026 Good 2m 3f 207y Class 3 |
10st 2lb |
Lowly rated these days on the Flat and has shown little in three runs over hurdles; makes handicap hurdle debut up in trip and needs to show significant improvement. |
14/1 |
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 9 |
13th Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Dual Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f) who had shown little over hurdles until stepped up in trip when a near 6l third behind Saucats over C&D ten days ago; meets that rival on 4lb better terms and enters calculations if building on that performance. |
14/1 |
|
3rd 6 |
3rd Jul 2026 Good 2m 2f 110y Class 5 |
10st 4lb |
Dual Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f) who hasn't offered much at all over hurdles, including his handicap debut here last time when tried in a tongue-tie; went off 25-1 that day. |
20/1 |
|
8th 9 |
3rd Jun 2026 Good 2m 0f 167y Class 5 |
10st 13lb |
Dual Flat winner (1m2f/1m4f); has offered little in three runs over hurdles for this stable but may fare better now switched to handicaps with a tongue-tie added. |
16/1 |
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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