Gaynor Carr Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Taunton

Taunton

14:43

Gaynor Carr Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2026-01-17

Distance 2m12y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £7,024

Rain 22%

Winning Time 4m 2.87s (slow by 4.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Jaipaletemps (FR) Rian Corcoran · David Pipe	4/1	Won
2nd	Jack Black (FR) Charlie Todd · Dan Skelton	15/2	5.5
3rd	Hypotenus (GB) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	11/4F	7.5
4th	Raffles Hermes (FR) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	15/2	5.5
5th	Valirann Gold (IRE) Sean Bowen · Harriet Brown	7/2	1.5
6th	Cuban Court (IRE) Jack Quinlan · Neil King	11/2	9
7th	Holy Legend (GB) James Best · Alexandra Dunn	16/1	20

Runners (7)

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
1	Hypotenus Chestnut J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	176	—	34-271	118	114	106	9d	—	—	0	24.3	0.69/1	11/4 27%
Recent C&D winner who will take some catching if getting into a rhythm up front
2	Jaipaletemps Bay J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	170	t	271131	112	112	94	27d	—	—	+21	41.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Back from a break to win three of his four handicaps under Rian Corcoran; up another 6lb
7	Valirann Gold Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Harriet Brown	J:Sean Bowen T:Harriet Brown	143	tp	8-U362	85	115	83	30d	—	—	-2	13.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Hard to win with but he's in solid form and has the benefit of Sean Bowen's assistance
5	Cuban Court Bay J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	J:Jack Quinlan T:Neil King	160	tp	11-461	102	116	96	35d	—	—	+3	17	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Did well to win on chase debut at Doncaster and is only 3lb higher here
4	Jack Black Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	J:Charlie Todd T:Dan Skelton	165	p	3/P-64	107	109	62	49d	—	—	+7	17.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Quiet on handicap/chase debut at Bangor; now in cheekpieces; others look safer
3	Raffles Hermes Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	165	h	4-1437	107	95	59	55d	—	—	+6	17.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Quiet British debut but now hooded and he won twice over fences in France
6	Holy Legend Bay J:James Best T:Alexandra Dunn	J:James Best T:Alexandra Dunn	144	—	/334-8	86	-	-	193d	—	—	+5	10.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Modest hurdler and has too much to prove on a few counts now tackling fences

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Hypotenus	11/4	11/4	11/4	5/2	11/4
Jaipaletemps	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	3/1
Valirann Gold	5/1	5/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Cuban Court	9/2	11/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Jack Black	15/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	13/2
Raffles Hermes	15/2	7/1	17/2	8/1	10/1
Holy Legend	22/1	20/1	16/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Jaipaletemps

41.8

OR: 15.5 Form: 20.1 Odds: 6.2

3/1

2nd

Hypotenus

24.3

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

11/4

3rd

Jack Black

17.6

OR: 14.3 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Raffles Hermes

17.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

10/1

Cuban Court

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 4

6/1

Valirann Gold

13.2

OR: 8.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Holy Legend

10.5

OR: 9 Form: 0 Odds: 1.5

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hypotenus	118	114	106
Jaipaletemps	112	112	94
Jack Black	107	109	62
Raffles Hermes	107	95	59
Cuban Court	102	116	96
Holy Legend	86	—	—
Valirann Gold	85	115	83

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Hypotenus	9d ago	Quick return
Jaipaletemps	27d ago	Fit
Valirann Gold	30d ago	Fit
Cuban Court	35d ago	Fit
Jack Black	49d ago	Fresh
Raffles Hermes	55d ago	Fresh
Holy Legend	193d ago	Long break