Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

14:50

Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase

Date 2026-02-12

Distance 2m7f3y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,968

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.7°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 15%

Winning Time 6m 6.11s (slow by 19.11s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Ted The Thief (IRE) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	5/2F	Won
2nd	Bataillon (GB) Mr Jack Stenhouse · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/2	13
3rd	Gingerbred (GB) James Davies · Carroll Gray	22/1	21
4th	The Blueberry One (GB) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	33/1	0.2
5th	School For Scandal (FR) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	25/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Another Day Out (IRE) James Best · Martin Keighley	22/1
Fell	Call Me Arthur (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	9/2
P.U.	Hell Hound (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	4/1
Fell	Jongleur d'Etoiles (FR) Richie McLernon · Neil Mulholland	10/1
P.U.	Shot Boii (IRE) Rian Corcoran · David Pipe	16/1

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
10	Ted The Thief Bay J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	142	—	4-8432	79	109	96	26d	—	—	-12	15.7	0.56/1	9/4 31%
In good form but Bataillon was too strong for him over C&D latest and might be same again
3	Bataillon Bay J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	166	—	/2-641	103	112	94	26d	—	—	+1	23.4	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Got up late over C&D on good to soft latest; today's softer ground should suit even better
4	Call Me Arthur Chestnut J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	166	—	/19-41	103	109	84	21d	—	—	+2	17.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Came 15l clear at Huntingdon latest so a 10lb rise looks warranted
2	Jongleur d'Etoiles Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	J:Richie McLernon T:Neil Mulholland	167	tp	2-19U2	104	110	101	44d	—	—	+11	19.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Four hurdle wins and showed he can do it over fences when second over C&D latest; player
1	Hell Hound Brown J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	168	t	1/134-	105	-	-	467d	—	—	+15	22.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Promising in bumpers/over hurdles but off 467 days ahead of chase debut
8	Shot Boii Bay J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:David Pipe	158	b	34-P2P	95	110	89	28d	—	—	+6	13.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Second in December but pulled up either side, taking chase record to 1-18; new headgear
9	School For Scandal Grey J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	145	—	P14174	82	106	98	26d	—	—	+12	16.3	5.50/1	22/1 4%
C&D winner but couldn't live with Bataillon and Ted The Thief here last time
7	Gingerbred Chestnut J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	162	—	3-022P	99	109	83	25d	—	—	+11	15.7	5.50/1	22/1 4%
3m winner on heavy; also good second here in December but has run poorly since
5	The Blueberry One Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	165	p	7/29-6	102	105	72	14d	—	—	+10	14.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Well held on recent chase debut but it was his first outing for 11 months; cheekpieces on
6	Another Day Out Bay J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	J:James Best T:Martin Keighley	163	b	-324F5	100	112	108	23d	—	—	+11	14.4	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Has blinkers refitted as she bids to bounce back from a couple of lesser efforts

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ted The Thief	2/1	2/1	9/4	15/8	9/4
Bataillon	7/2	10/3	11/4	3/1	11/4
Call Me Arthur	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Jongleur d'Etoiles	15/2	15/2	9/1	9/1	17/2
Hell Hound	11/1	12/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Shot Boii	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1	11/1
School For Scandal	20/1	18/1	22/1	20/1	20/1
Gingerbred	20/1	18/1	18/1	22/1	20/1
The Blueberry One	18/1	20/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Another Day Out	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Bataillon

23.4

OR: 13.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 6.7

7/2

2nd

Hell Hound

22.9

OR: 13.8 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

3rd

Jongleur d'Etoiles

19.5

OR: 13.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Call Me Arthur

17.7

OR: 13.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

School For Scandal

16.3

OR: 8 Form: 7 Odds: 1.3

22/1

Ted The Thief

15.7

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

Gingerbred

15.7

OR: 12.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Another Day Out

14.4

OR: 12.5 Form: 1.1 Odds: 0.9

28/1

The Blueberry One

14.1

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Shot Boii

13.2

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hell Hound	105	—	—
Jongleur d'Etoiles	104	110	101
Bataillon	103	112	94
Call Me Arthur	103	109	84
The Blueberry One	102	105	72
Another Day Out	100	112	108
Gingerbred	99	109	83
Shot Boii	95	110	89
School For Scandal	82	106	98
Ted The Thief	79	109	96

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Blueberry One	14d ago	Fit
Call Me Arthur	21d ago	Fit
Another Day Out	23d ago	Fit
Gingerbred	25d ago	Fit
Ted The Thief	26d ago	Fit
Bataillon	26d ago	Fit
School For Scandal	26d ago	Fit
Shot Boii	28d ago	Fit
Jongleur d'Etoiles	44d ago	Fit
Hell Hound	467d ago	Long break