12 February Valentines Meeting Novices' Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Taunton

14:30

Date 2026-01-08

Distance 2m12y

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,024

Rain 0%

Winning Time 4m 10.94s (slow by 12.94s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Hypotenus (GB) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	11/4	Won
2nd	Irish Chorus (GB) Tom Bellamy · Alan King	7/2	8
3rd	Juggernaut (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	6/5F	8.5
4th	O'Grady's Hill (IRE) James Best · Sarah-Jayne Davies	20/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ballybeen (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	10/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Juggernaut Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	161	t	322234	103	119	106	49d	—	—	-8	34.5	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Arrives in good nick without winning over fences; ought to be thereabouts again eased 1lb
2	Irish Chorus Black J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	J:Tom Bellamy T:Alan King	164	—	6F4-41	106	114	74	29d	—	—	0	19.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway and went second 4 out - challenging when pecked on landing 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - not fluent and weakened last
1	Hypotenus Chestnut J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	170	—	334-27	112	119	109	22d	—	—	+3	20.8	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Remains winless over fences and only seventh at Ludlow latest; sort to bounce back though
4	Ballybeen Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	151	t	P/7-8P	93	-	-	50d	—	—	+4	13.3	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Failed to fire in a couple of runs for his current yard, pulled up at Ffos Las latest
5	O'Grady's Hill Bay J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	J:James Best T:Sarah-Jayne Davies	149	—	2264-5	91	-	-	36d	—	—	+6	11.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Off 14 months before beating one on yard debut at Ludlow latest; bit to prove now chasing
NR	Senor Diaz Bay J:TBC T:Jimmy Frost	J: T:Jimmy Frost	142	—	648-PP	84	-	-	21d	—	—	—	8.5	—	—
Pulled up on his chasing debut at Exeter three weeks ago; he's not easy to make a case for

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Juggernaut	evn	evn	evn	10/11	Evens
Irish Chorus	7/2	7/2	7/2	10/3	3/1
Hypotenus	7/2	10/3	10/3	7/2	10/3
Ballybeen	11/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	12/1
O'Grady's Hill	16/1	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Senor Diaz	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Juggernaut

34.5

OR: 13.3 Form: 7.1 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

Hypotenus

20.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.3

7/2

3rd

Irish Chorus

19.7

OR: 14 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Ballybeen

13.3

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

O'Grady's Hill

11.9

OR: 10.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Senor Diaz

8.5

OR: 8.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hypotenus	112	119	109
Irish Chorus	106	114	74
Juggernaut	103	119	106
Ballybeen	93	—	—
O'Grady's Hill	91	—	—
Senor Diaz	84	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Senor Diaz	21d ago	Fit
Hypotenus	22d ago	Fit
Irish Chorus	29d ago	Fit
O'Grady's Hill	36d ago	Fit
Juggernaut	49d ago	Fresh
Ballybeen	50d ago	Fresh