Well done Yala Enki and team
@PFNicholls
for winning our
@weatherbysltd
Portman Cup for the second year running, looking forward to seeing you again next year 🐎🥂
Paso Doble returns to winning ways in good style, forging ahead to take the Newton King Estate Agents Novices' Hurdle under
@CobdenHarry
and
@PFNicholls
🥇
The two at the head of the market came to the fore with Time To Tinker getting the better of Honneur D'Ajonc in the Racing To School Novices' Hurdle 🏆
A better jump at the last seals the deal for Bryony Frost and
@PFNicholls
🏇
Individualiste is very impressive in the Hippychick Novices' Hurdle! 🏇
The Paul Nicholls yard is roaring back to form with Harry Cobden in the saddle 🔥
@PFNicholls
@CobdenHarry
Smart performer Not That Fuisse beats Style De Garde in a great finish to our feature race over hurdles. Congratulations
@harryskelton89
and
@DSkeltonRacing
Cap Du Mathan produces a dominant display in the Summerfield Developments Novices' Limited Handicap Chase, with the eight-year-old jumping well and making all for comfortable victory in the hands of
@CobdenHarry
for trainer
@PFNicholls
👏
Look how quickly Marie's Rock accelerates clear of her rivals in our feature, the Listed Byerley Stud Mares' Novices' Hurdle. She is now unbeaten in three starts and looks a most exciting prospect.
On the line!
Blue Bikini is delivered under a perfectly-timed challenge by
@Conbrace01
to strike after 279 days off the track in the Free Racing On Monday 13th March Handicap Hurdle.
A good day continues for the
@OBMRacing
team
Congratulations to the flying
@PFNicholls
and
@CobdenHarry
with Capitaine, winner of the big race this afternoon in the
@greeneking
Handicap Hurdle. 3000 winners and counting for the trainer!
Rainyday Woman brings up the hat-trick in great style, staying on strongly to land the Listed
@byerleystuduk
Mares' Novices' Hurdle and secures a treble on the card for
@CobdenHarry
and trainer
@PFNicholls
👏
Racing today has been abandoned. Temps overnight down to - 3C. Course frozen with no prospect/forecast of temps rising above 0C until around 1pm with a high of +1C
All at Taunton Racecourse are deeply saddened by the tragic news of Lorna Brooke’s death as a result of injuries sustained in a race-riding fall at our meeting on Thursday 8th April. Our thoughts and condolences are with Lorna’s family and friends during this time.
See The Sea makes it three on the bounce in the Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle! 🔥
An impressive sequence and another nice performance here for
@donaldmccain
and
@peterjkavanagh1
🏇
📸 What a finish! 📸
Premier D'troice (
@BrodieHampson1
) and Broken Quest (Kevin Brogan) dead heat in the Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle
Congratulations to the
@Archie_Watson
and
@symondsracing
yards 🙌
The top two in the market fight it out as Jackpot D'Athou proves too strong for Livin On Luco in an exciting
@blackdownmotor
Novices' Hurdle.
Congratulations to
@CobdenHarry
and the
@PFNicholls
team
👏 Great to see Ajero return to winning ways with victory in the
@weatherbysltd
Cheltenham Festival Betting Guide Handicap Hurdle for
@kimbaileyracing
& David Bass
Easy as you like for Rubaud, with the four-year-old breezing to success in the Summerfield Developments
@Summerfield_SW
Maiden Hurdle and scores on seasonal reappearance for the
@cobdenharry
and
@pfnicholls
team 👏
Knowsley Road idles after the last but holds on to win the Taunton Round Table T-Rex Steaks Handicap Hurdle under
@williams_lorcan
for the
@PFNicholls
stable! 🥇
As tough as they come, Yala Enki loves the game!💪💪💪
Bryony Frost partners the
@PFNicholls
trained stayer to a brilliant win in the Weatherbys Portman Cup Chase 🏆
Easy!
Gabriel's Getaway is a commanding winner on handicap debut and this first start over fences and looks one to watch for
@Rex_Dingle
and
@AJHoneyball
There's no stopping
@CobdenHarry
and
@PFNicholls
as the pair make it four from four on the card with Afadil's comfortable success in the
@ISWUK
Maiden Hurdle, with the French recruit scoring easily on British debut 🥇
A thrilling finish to the Royal Bath & West Show Handicap Chase!
Odds-on favourite Loup De Maulde left it late, but gets up close home to defy a penalty under
@TobyWynne6
for trainer
@RobbieLlew
👏
Republican, a 12/1 chance trained by
@OliverSherwood
and ridden by Leighton Aspell, gets the better of odds-on favourite Flic Ou Voyou in the Newton King Novices' Hurdle.
**COMPETITION ALERT!!** To win TWO Raceday Packages to our Halloween Race Meeting, simply LIKE this post and RETWEET with the tag
@TauntonRacing
. To see what the packages include: ENTRIES CLOSE MIDDAY 24th OCTOBER!
Unfortunately we have some sad news about one our biggest supporters.
Simon Stacey passed away in the early hours of Saturday morning on 9th May after a long illness.
Simon was also a founding partner of ‘The Taunton Racecourse Owners Club’ (TROC) in 2013 with horses including...
Wow! It's an easy victory for Eur Gone West who justifies favouritism in the Porter Dodson Solicitors & Advisors Handicap Hurdle for the
@DavidPipeRacing
team 👏
Clan Des Obeaux, the 2019 King George VI Chase winner will be paraded
@TauntonRacing
on Monday 30th December after the third race......
Buy tickets here;
It's joy for favourite backers as Posh Trish tops the listed contest the Weatherbys General Stud Book Mares' Novices' Hurdle for Paul Nicholls and Harry Cobden 👏
Orchardstown Cross wins as he likes for local and in-form team
@holworthyfarm
and
@Rex_Dingle
in our fourth race, the Royal Bath & West Of England Society Chase
👏 A striking British debut from Inca De Lafayette who impressively lands the Royal Bath & West Of England Society Maiden Hurdle for
@PFNicholls
,
@CobdenHarry
&
@ownersgroupuk
Pointed And Sharp lands the stakes under Michael Nolan, putting his rivals to the sword to win the
@thatchers_cider
Novices' Handicap Chase for the
@PJHobbs1
team
Nudged and nurdled, coerced and cajoled. Killian Moore (
@2kjmoore
persuades Kelvingrove to put his head in front and claim the Dave Criddle Travel & Bristol Airport Chase at Taunton.
A third course success for Iberio with the six-year-old coasting to victory under
@MichelNolan1
in the
@ISWUK
Handicap Hurdle for the
@PJHobbs1
and Johnson White team 🥇
Arriving here after a hat-trick in points, Road To Rome runs out an excellent winner of the first hunters' chase of the year. Congratulations to jockey Tommy O'Brien and trainer Joe O'Shea 👏
Centara wins the Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle and completes a double on the card for
@CobdenHarry
and
@PFNicholls
who are still both fighting for the Jockey's and Trainer's Championships respectively! 🏆
Third in this last year, Molly Carew goes two places better today in the Newton King Estate Agents Mares' Handicap Chase 🥇
A smart performance with
@MillieWonnacot1
in the plate for
@Neil_Mulholland
👍
RACING GOES AHEAD - INSPECTION PASSED
Course free of frost, low of -1.5C overnight, hovering around -0.5C until 08.00, then rising slowly to a high of +3 to +4 by mid-day.
Sunny intervals expected
First race is scheduled for 12:55.
Due to the lack of rain fall in the last weeks it has not been possible to ensure the ground remains safe for Racing. Therefore, tomorrow's meeting has had to be abandoned.
All ticket buyers will receive an automatic refund in the next 5 working days to the card used for purchase
And this is what jockey had to say after the race ! We have 1 place left if you fancy it and can someone quieten down the helicopter 😂
@PJHobbs1
@wincantonraces
From The Heart flies at the final fence and makes it two wins from two starts here with victory in the
@NewtonKingEA
Handicap Chase.
Congratulations to
@PJHobbs1
and
@dickyjohnson77
👀 Drama on the run in! 👀
Little Red Lion takes the opportunity, snatching the Setsquare Recruitment Novices' Handicap Chase for
@GillardFergus
riding for
@DavidPipeRacing
👏
Lallygag continues his upward progression over hurdles with a commanding success in the
@cornishrockgin
Novices' Hurdle, with the five-year-old powering clear to score under a double penalty for the Freddie Gingell and
@PFNicholls
team 👏
Voodoo Doll holds off Soul Icon for
@EWilliamsRacing
and Eleanor Williams who wins for the first time over obstacles 🏇
A smooth performance in winning the Taunton Racecourse Annual Membership Available Today Handicap Hurdle 🏆
A thrilling finish to the Ferne Equine Rehab Centre Novices' Handicap Chase as Hard Frost finds plenty for pressure to run out a game winner for the Paul O'Brien and
@Harry05Derham
combination 👏
Queens Gamble remains unbeaten over hurdles as she puts up a battling performance in the feature
@byerleystuduk
Mares' Novices' Hurdle and forges clear to score for the
@Harry05Derham
and
@JohnnyBurke2
combination 🏆
Despite an overnight frost racing will go ahead today. Gates open at 10.28am with the first race at 12.28pm. The free bus will leave Taunton Train Station at 11.00am from the Platform 5 side. Tickets are still available online here;
What a finish!
Samuel Jackson comes out on top after a tussle with Rolling Dylan to take the spoils for Richard Mitford-Slade and James Best at 4-1
👏👏👏
@WilliamHill
Ilanz follows up from last week's triumph and does so in commanding style as the four-year-old eases to to victory in the Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle under the guidance of
@MitchBastyan
for trainer
@MFHarrisRacing
🏆
The likeable Rewired makes it two from two this season with an impressive success in the Gold Cup Lunch 15th March Handicap Hurdle for
@UrloxheyStables
First ride here at Taunton and a memorable winner for jockey
@Danmcmenamin1
!
14/1 chance Dead Right prevails in an exciting finish to our feature, the Arthur & Peggy White Memorial Handicap Chase, in the silks of JP McManus for trainer
@Neil_Mulholland
Back-to-back course victories for Midnight Midge who takes the Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Chase in style under a fine ride from
@BenJone04644251
for trainer
@PJHobbs1
🥇
We are raceable today but, in view of the forecast for temps to fall as low as -3C overnight along with very low daytime temperatures tomorrow, there will be a precautionary inspection at 0800.
Kansas City Chief, two sleeps away from his 11th birthday and the oldest horse in the line-up, lands the Invest Southwest Handicap Hurdle (
@ISWUK
) with something to spare for trainer
@Neil_Mulholland
Fancy coming racing tomorrow, the weather looks fantastic, first race is at 12.45 and we have the two times King George winner Clan Des Obeaux parading during racing. Why not book online this evening to avoid queuing tomorrow..
🐎 Roque It makes a successful chasing debut after landing the Short Run Press - Your Local Printers Novices' Handicap Chase in the hands of Harry Cobden and
@PFNicholls
👏
@shortrunpress
A winning return to hurdles for Brewin'upastorm ☕🌬️
An easy win under top weight in the
@ISWUK
Seniors' Handicap Hurdle for
@AidanColeman
and
@O_J_murphy91
🥇
Easy as you like for Killaloan who scoots to victory under
@CobdenHarry
in the
@BathandWest
Maiden Hurdle, with the five-year-old justifying favouritism and opening his account at the third time of asking for
@pfnicholls
and
@ownersgroupuk
👏
Copperless holds on strongly to land a thrilling Ray Wonnacott 80 And Not Out Handicap Hurdle under
@AidanColeman
and lands a double for trainer
@O_J_murphy91
👏
🐎 An Tailliur is back in the winners enclosure after an impressive victory in today's feature race, the Short Run Press Celebrating 40 Years Handicap Hurdle for
@JJONeillJnr
and
@JonjoONeill
👏
@shortrunpress
Onto the last and the
@ISWUK
National Hunt Flat Race and the winner of the Best Turned Out prize goes to Luttrell Lad. Well done Laura from team
@PJHobbs1