26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

15:15

26 February Landlord's Raceday Handicap Hurdle

Date 2026-02-03

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 4

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,545

Weather Light Drizzle

Temp 6.3°C

Wind 14mph E

Rain 77%

Winning Time 4m 16.67s (slow by 27.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Phoenix Risen (GB) Chad Bament · Jeremy Scott	11/4F	Won
2nd	Imaginarium (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	16/5	2.5
3rd	Premier (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Warren Greatrex	3/1	10
4th	Doyen Star (IRE) Ben Jones · Evan Williams	12/1	2.5
5th	Teorie (IRE) Lorcan Murtagh · Daisy Hitchins	20/1	4.75
6th	Courageous Strike (GB) Freddie Gingell · Paul Nicholls	3/1	.5
7th	Daany (IRE) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	40/1	35

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
6	Premier Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Warren Greatrex	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Warren Greatrex	145	h	24313	109	120	110	20d	—	—	+10	34.5	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Placed at Newbury since C&D win in December but may prefer better ground than this
5	Phoenix Risen Chestnut J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Chad Bament(7) T:Jeremy Scott	151	b	936-32	103	121	109	49d	—	—	-1	19.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
3	Courageous Strike Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	J:Freddie Gingell T:Paul Nicholls	161	h	1-1523	113	119	103	24d	—	—	+7	29.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
1	Imaginarium Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	168	t	51P1-8	120	120	101	31d	—	—	+7	21.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won twice towards end of last season, and might have needed his reappearance run
4	Teorie Bay J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Lorcan Murtagh T:Daisy Hitchins	155	—	625505	107	119	105	19d	—	—	+8	17.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Not disgraced at Wincanton last month but has basically become disappointing
2	Doyen Star Brown J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	J:Ben Jones T:Evan Williams	165	—	1/5P/7	117	114	60	65d	—	—	+18	23.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
7	Daany Bay J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	142	—	111-P5	94	107	51	26d	—	—	+9	11.7	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Finished tired when fifth at Ffos Las last month and is 6lb wrong here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Premier	9/4	9/4	5/2	5/2	5/2
Phoenix Risen	11/4	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4
Courageous Strike	10/3	7/2	11/4	11/4	10/3
Imaginarium	11/2	11/2	5/1	9/2	11/2
Teorie	8/1	15/2	11/1	12/1	10/1
Doyen Star	14/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Daany	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Premier

34.5

OR: 14.8 Form: 12.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

2nd

Courageous Strike

29.4

OR: 15.8 Form: 7 Odds: 6.7

7/2

3rd

Doyen Star

23.4

OR: 16.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Imaginarium

21.6

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.1

11/2

Phoenix Risen

19.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Teorie

17.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 1 Odds: 2.7

12/1

Daany

11.7

OR: 11 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Imaginarium	120	120	101
Doyen Star	117	114	60
Courageous Strike	113	119	103
Premier	109	120	110
Teorie	107	119	105
Phoenix Risen	103	121	109
Daany	94	107	51

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Teorie	19d ago	Fit
Premier	20d ago	Fit
Courageous Strike	24d ago	Fit
Daany	26d ago	Fit
Imaginarium	31d ago	Fit
Phoenix Risen	49d ago	Fresh
Doyen Star	65d ago	Fresh