Ross Stacey Still Cannot Cook Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

14:15

Date 2026-02-12

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Weather Overcast

Temp 7.3°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 24%

Winning Time 5m 2.74s (slow by 32.74s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cooler Than Me (GB) Fern O'Brien · Fergal O'Brien	10/11F	Won
2nd	Talap (GB) Jack Tudor · Gordon Edwards	100/1	8
3rd	Jackomy (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland	22/1	.5
4th	Gower Spirit (GB) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	13/2	7
5th	Nobody Told Me (GB) Tabitha Worsley · Thomas Faulkner	18/1	1.5
6th	Stage Show (GB) Isabelle Ryder · Alexandra Dunn	18/1	1.75
7th	Ask Peter (FR) James Robottom · Anthony Honeyball	11/2	1
8th	Perfect Nelson (IRE) Lorcan Williams · Jeremy Scott	17/2	16

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
Fell	All Night Parking (IRE) Sean Houlihan · Carroll Gray	125/1
Fell	Broomfield Gale (IRE) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	8/1

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
7	Cooler Than Me Bay J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	151	p	BP-801	83	110	104	11d	—	—	-22	23.3	0.21/1	5/6 55%
Escapes a penalty for recent Market Rasen handicap debut win; the one to beat
6	Ask Peter Bay J:James Robottom(10) T:Anthony Honeyball	J:James Robottom(10) T:Anthony Honeyball	155	t	657363	87	104	59	9d	—	—	+5	17.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Third of ten over C&D on heavy last week and holds each-way claims again
2	Broomfield Gale Bay J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	166	t	-12371	98	103	78	35d	—	—	+20	29.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Both wins on good, latterly over 2m here five weeks ago; faces very different ground today
1	Gower Spirit Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	168	—	17P822	100	100	83	17d	—	—	+14	22.9	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Goes well in mud and runner-up at Hereford the last twice; ought to be in mix again
3	Perfect Nelson Bay J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	J:Lorcan Williams T:Jeremy Scott	165	—	26F06/	97	100	-	659d	—	—	+5	14.7	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Lightly raced and interesting on bumper form but he's been absent for 659 days
9	Nobody Told Me Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Thomas Faulkner	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Thomas Faulkner	147	p	4PU-67	79	104	89	63d	—	—	+4	8.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Close up when unseating two out here last February but well held back hurdling last twice
8	Stage Show Bay J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Alexandra Dunn	J:Isabelle Ryder(5) T:Alexandra Dunn	147	t	2-9741	79	103	87	114d	—	—	+6	12.6	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Fast-ground Exeter success in October was first win on 29th start; different ground now
4	Jackomy Chestnut J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	J:Conor O'Farrell T:Neil Mulholland	165	—	F-9608	97	92	49	28d	—	—	+8	13.1	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Would have won a point but for late fall but no show in four hurdles, including a handicap
10	Talap Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Gordon Edwards	J:Jack Tudor T:Gordon Edwards	142	p	3-3780	74	95	87	28d	—	—	+7	8.5	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Beaten 14l or more in all four handicaps and hard to make a case for
5	All Night Parking Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	163	t	447FP-	95	-	-	—	—	—	+10	11.7	25.00/1	100/1 1%
Point winner; showed a bit over hurdles in 2024 but failed to complete back pointing since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cooler Than Me	evn	5/6	5/6	5/6	5/6
Ask Peter	6/1	11/2	11/2	6/1	5/1
Broomfield Gale	7/1	13/2	8/1	15/2	17/2
Gower Spirit	9/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	9/1
Perfect Nelson	8/1	7/1	8/1	10/1	9/1
Nobody Told Me	20/1	18/1	14/1	16/1	18/1
Stage Show	12/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	20/1
Jackomy	16/1	16/1	16/1	18/1	16/1
Talap	100/1	80/1	80/1	66/1	80/1
All Night Parking	100/1	80/1	80/1	80/1	80/1

Predictor

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

1st

Broomfield Gale

29.9

OR: 12 Form: 15 Odds: 2.9

17/2

2nd

Cooler Than Me

23.3

OR: 8.3 Form: 0 Odds: 15

5/6

3rd

Gower Spirit

22.9

OR: 12.5 Form: 8.1 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Ask Peter

17.4

OR: 9.3 Form: 4.5 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Perfect Nelson

14.7

OR: 11.8 Form: 0.3 Odds: 2.7

10/1

Jackomy

13.1

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Stage Show

12.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.8

20/1

All Night Parking

11.7

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Nobody Told Me

8.6

OR: 7.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Talap

8.5

OR: 6 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.4

100/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gower Spirit	100	100	83
Broomfield Gale	98	103	78
Perfect Nelson	97	100	—
Jackomy	97	92	49
All Night Parking	95	—	—
Ask Peter	87	104	59
Cooler Than Me	83	110	104
Nobody Told Me	79	104	89
Stage Show	79	103	87
Talap	74	95	87

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Ask Peter	9d ago	Quick return
Cooler Than Me	11d ago	Quick return
Gower Spirit	17d ago	Fit
Jackomy	28d ago	Fit
Talap	28d ago	Fit
Broomfield Gale	35d ago	Fit
Nobody Told Me	63d ago	Fresh
Stage Show	114d ago	Long break
Perfect Nelson	659d ago	Long break
All Night Parking	—	—