St Austell Brewery Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle

Taunton

2:16

Date 2026-02-26

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £4,753

Weather Mainly Clear

Temp 10.7°C

Wind 7mph SW

Rain 0%

Runners (11)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4	Cooler Than Me b J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Fern O'Brien(5) T:Fergal O'Brien	163	p	P-8011	92	102	92	14d	—	—	-21	26.8	5/6 55%
Won at Market Rasen on handicap debut and over C&D 11 days later; 9lb higher; big shout
8	Gorcombe And Wise b J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	146	—	088-7	75	90	61	28d	—	—	-4	10.3	5/1 17%
6-1 for handicap debut at Wincanton (2m4f, heavy) and finished closer, albeit beaten 28l
5	Diamond Days br J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	159	p	P-3455	88	100	78	38d	—	—	0	13.1	13/2 13%
Ten-race maiden; now tries cheekpieces and back from chasing; brings some handicap form
9	Talap b J:Jack Tudor T:Gordon Edwards	J:Jack Tudor T:Gordon Edwards	145	p	-37802	74	97	87	14d	—	—	+5	14.3	17/2 11%
0-9 over hurdles but 8l second of ten to Cooler Than Me over C&D (heavy; 100-1) last time
6	Man Oh Man b J:Bryan Carver T:D Summersby	J:Bryan Carver T:D Summersby	152	—	/P-637	81	98	92	49d	—	—	+1	10.4	9/1 10%
Ex-Irish; C&D third (good to firm) in November; soundly defeated on heavy ground latest
1	Pillar The Poet b J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:I Chanin	J:Rian Corcoran(7) T:I Chanin	166	—	565-63	95	95	86	—	—	—	+8	12.6	18/1 5%
Left the Newland/Insole stable for 1,000gns last July; third in a maiden point in November
2	Marhaba Million ch J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:Syd Hosie	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:Syd Hosie	166	t	053	95	77	39	23d	—	—	+12	15	50/1 2%
Little to cheer in 2025 or 2026, beaten 64l when third in a C&D novice (heavy) last time
10	Joker Jack b J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Claire Hitch	J:Mr Jack Stenhouse(7) T:Claire Hitch	145	tp	P0P-0P	74	-	28	23d	—	—	+4	6.6	66/1 1%
Rare hints of ability; 5lb out of handicap; cheekpieces join the recent tongue-tie
3	All Night Parking b J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	166	t	47FP-F	95	-	-	14d	—	—	+10	11.6	125/1 1%
Failed to complete in points last spring; same on handicap debut over C&D two weeks ago
11	Bowmans Dream b J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	J:James Davies T:Carroll Gray	145	—	8455P/	74	-	-	819d	—	—	+5	6.3	250/1 0%
Soundly beaten in 2023 and absent since; returns 6lb out of the handicap
NR	Harksman br J:NON-RUNNER T:Martin Keighley	J:NON-RUNNER T:Martin Keighley	148	—	7-5066	77	95	75	45d	—	—	—	6.8	—
Down the field in all seven runs, the last two of which were handicaps over 3m+

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Cooler Than Me	8/11	4/5	4/5	4/5	5/6
Gorcombe And Wise	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Diamond Days	11/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	13/2
Talap	8/1	15/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Man Oh Man	9/1	8/1	17/2	17/2	17/2
Pillar The Poet	18/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	18/1
Marhaba Million	50/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1
Joker Jack	66/1	50/1	50/1	50/1	50/1
All Night Parking	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Bowmans Dream	250/1	200/1	200/1	150/1	150/1
Harksman	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Cooler Than Me

26.8

OR: 10.5 Form: 0 Odds: 16.3

5/6

2nd

Marhaba Million

OR: 11.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.7

50/1

3rd

Talap

14.3

OR: 6 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.7

17/2

Diamond Days

13.1

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Pillar The Poet

12.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

All Night Parking

11.6

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

125/1

Man Oh Man

10.4

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Gorcombe And Wise

10.3

OR: 6.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Harksman

6.8

OR: 6.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Joker Jack

6.6

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Bowmans Dream

6.3

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

250/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Pillar The Poet Top Rated	95	95	86
Marhaba Million	95	77	39
All Night Parking	95	—	—
Cooler Than Me	92	102	92
Diamond Days	88	100	78
Man Oh Man	81	98	92
Harksman	77	95	75
Gorcombe And Wise	75	90	61
Talap	74	97	87
Joker Jack	74	—	28
Bowmans Dream	74	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Cooler Than Me	14d ago	Fit
Talap	14d ago	Fit
All Night Parking	14d ago	Fit
Marhaba Million	23d ago	Fit
Joker Jack	23d ago	Fit
Gorcombe And Wise	28d ago	Fit
Diamond Days	38d ago	Fit
Harksman	45d ago	Fit
Man Oh Man	49d ago	Fresh
Bowmans Dream	819d ago	Long break
Pillar The Poet	—	—