Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Taunton

17:20

Date 2026-04-09

Distance 2m7f3y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £5,968

Weather Overcast

Temp 10.1°C

Wind 3mph W

Rain 0%

Winning Time 5m 54.31s (slow by 7.31s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Boys Of Wexford (GB) James Davies · Henry Oliver	16/1	Won
2nd	Hall Lane (IRE) Jack Hogan · Fergal O'Brien	5/1	4.25
3rd	School For Scandal (FR) Callum Pritchard · Joe Tickle	10/1	4.5
4th	Gata Ban (IRE) Bradley Harris · Neil Mulholland	100/30	4.25
5th	Cave Article (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	17/2	1
6th	Illogical Logic (FR) Mr J J Murphy-Knight · Christian Williams	8/1	57

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Mcgregors Charge (GB) Ben Godfrey · Kayley Woollacott	13/8F

Runners (8)

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
4	Mcgregors Charge Bay J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Ben Godfrey T:Kayley Woollacott	156	—	24132P	88	102	95	188d	—	—	-6	26	0.44/1	7/4 36%
Won at Perth last August and two good runs when placed subsequently.
6	Gata Ban Bay J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Bradley Harris(3) T:Neil Mulholland	153	p	-26663	85	112	88	31d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	0	18	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Second on her chase debut at Fakenham in October but has failed to back up that run since.
1	Hall Lane Chestnut J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jack Hogan T:Fergal O'Brien	168	—	548-62	100	113	71	29d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+3	16.5	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Showed little on return in January but much better when second at Huntingdon last month.
5	Cave Article Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	154	—	-31463	86	106	94	231d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	18.5	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Won for the third time over fences at Southwell last June off this mark.
3	Illogical Logic Chestnut J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	J:Mr J J Murphy-Knight(7) T:Christian Williams	156	—	PP2234	88	112	79	24d	0W/0P 1 run	0W/0P 1 run	+8	18.2	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Three decent runs prior to a below par effort when tailed off at Plumpton last month.
7	School For Scandal Grey J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Joe Tickle	J:Callum Pritchard(3) T:Joe Tickle	148	—	41745P	80	106	86	24d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	+3	10.1	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Below form on his last two starts but may show improvement on this better ground.
8	Boys Of Wexford Bay J:James Davies T:Henry Oliver	J:James Davies T:Henry Oliver	145	v	P52UP4	77	106	81	15d	1W/1P 1 run	1W/1P 1 run	+3	8.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Showed up well on his first start for three months when fourth at Hereford 15 days ago.
NR	Fat Sam Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:David Dennis	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Dennis	164	t	4637R7	96	110	85	15d	—	—	—	11.5	—	—
Unsuccessful in three points for new yard and beaten 45l at Hereford 15 days ago.

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Mcgregors Charge	7/4	7/4	7/4
Gata Ban	7/2	7/2	7/2
Hall Lane	5/1	5/1	5/1
Cave Article	7/1	7/1	7/1
Illogical Logic	8/1	15/2	8/1
School For Scandal	10/1	9/1	10/1
Boys Of Wexford	16/1	14/1	16/1
Fat Sam	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Mcgregors Charge

OR: 9.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 10

7/4

2nd

Cave Article

18.5

OR: 9 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.9

7/1

3rd

Illogical Logic

18.2

OR: 9.5 Form: 5.8 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Gata Ban

OR: 8.8 Form: 4 Odds: 5.2

7/2

Hall Lane

16.5

OR: 12.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Fat Sam

11.5

OR: 11.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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School For Scandal

10.1

OR: 7.5 Form: 0.5 Odds: 2.1

10/1

Boys Of Wexford

8.1

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Hall Lane	100	113	71
Fat Sam	96	110	85
Mcgregors Charge	88	102	95
Illogical Logic	88	112	79
Cave Article	86	106	94
Gata Ban	85	112	88
School For Scandal	80	106	86
Boys Of Wexford	77	106	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Boys Of Wexford	15d ago	Fit
Fat Sam	15d ago	Fit
Illogical Logic	24d ago	Fit
School For Scandal	24d ago	Fit
Hall Lane	29d ago	Fit
Gata Ban	31d ago	Fit
Mcgregors Charge	188d ago	Long break
Cave Article	231d ago	Long break