26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

15:00

26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-01-08

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £7,816

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
9	Him Malaya Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	149	t	4-3934	106	128	122	28d	—	—	0	19.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Kept on to be under 5l behind Celtic Art over C&D last month; considered each-way
3	American Sniper Bay J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	164	tb	0-6032	121	132	109	28d	—	—	+5	23	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Has won over 3m so latest second over 2m3f at Taunton can be viewed positively
1	Brave Knight Bay J:Freddie Keighley(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Keighley(7) T:Paul Nicholls	170	p	-03713	127	129	117	62d	—	—	+21	33.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Beaten with no penalty at Fontwell two months ago and he's now 7lb higher
4	Celtic Art Chestnut J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	162	b	47-581	119	124	107	28d	—	—	+9	20.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
3l too good for American Sniper here last time; up 6lb but big shout if in the same form
5	Benvoy Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jo Davis	159	tv	1-6891	116	122	91	17d	—	—	+18	25.6	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Second run after a wind op when winning at Huntingdon; visor on for blinkers
6	Breezethroughlife Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	156	t	P-3152	113	124	111	26d	—	—	+11	17.5	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Beaten by an 11yo on handicap debut and that was at 3m; he's improving, though
8	Time Interval Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	J:Tom Bellamy T:David Dennis	151	p	123077	108	129	126	19d	—	—	+12	18	4.00/1	16/1 6%
7	Fight My Fire Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	154	—	8-U134	111	119	111	34d	—	—	+12	16.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Fair handicap debut at Sandown but this stiffer stamina test might not benefit
2	Bluegrass Bay J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Harry Reed T:Stuart Edmunds	164	tp	6-1738	121	127	76	32d	—	—	+15	19	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Has his off days but knows how to win races and he's on a competitive mark
10	Zhang Fei Bay J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	146	—	31F-57	103	125	92	45d	—	—	+11	14.2	5.50/1	22/1 4%
It's been a quiet return back with former yard and he has a strike-rate of just 3-43

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Him Malaya	3/1	3/1	3/1
American Sniper	10/3	10/3	7/2
Brave Knight	5/1	5/1	5/1
Celtic Art	11/2	11/2	11/2
Benvoy	11/1	10/1	9/1
Breezethroughlife	12/1	12/1	12/1
Time Interval	14/1	14/1	16/1
Fight My Fire	16/1	14/1	16/1
Bluegrass	18/1	16/1	20/1
Zhang Fei	22/1	20/1	22/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Brave Knight

33.8

OR: 19.3 Form: 10.9 Odds: 3.6

5/1

2nd

Benvoy

25.6

OR: 16.5 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

11/1

3rd

American Sniper

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Celtic Art

20.6

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Him Malaya

19.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

3/1

Bluegrass

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

20/1

Time Interval

OR: 14.5 Form: 1.9 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Breezethroughlife

17.5

OR: 15.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Fight My Fire

16.6

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Zhang Fei

14.2

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Brave Knight	127	129	117
American Sniper	121	132	109
Bluegrass	121	127	76
Celtic Art	119	124	107
Benvoy	116	122	91
Breezethroughlife	113	124	111
Fight My Fire	111	119	111
Time Interval	108	129	126
Him Malaya	106	128	122
Zhang Fei	103	125	92

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Benvoy	17d ago	Fit
Time Interval	19d ago	Fit
Breezethroughlife	26d ago	Fit
Him Malaya	28d ago	Fit
American Sniper	28d ago	Fit
Celtic Art	28d ago	Fit
Bluegrass	32d ago	Fit
Fight My Fire	34d ago	Fit
Zhang Fei	45d ago	Fit
Brave Knight	62d ago	Fresh