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Taunton Course Guide
Racing commenced at Taunton in 1927 and jumping takes place at the Somerset track throughout the winter months.
Some useful horses have started their hurdling and chasers careers at Taunton in the past, notably 2005 Triumph Hurdle hero Penzance and top two-mile chaser Well Chief whilst Oslot won on his first start in a 2006 Taunton Maiden Hurdle before going on to win the Galway Plate two years later.
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Last Update: 01/11/2026 07:00
Right handed, sharp. Fences have been traditionally regarded as small and easy, yet surprisingly the casualty rate on the chase course is among the highest, contributory factors being the low quality of horses which contest the majority of races and the sharp nature of the course.
They’ve recently installed a reservoir at Taunton and you often get better winter ground there than in other parts of Britain. It’s a great course to ride and any number of good horses have made their debut there. Some of them won and plenty got beaten. It can be a trappy track for a jockey, as they tend to start racing from a long way out, and you run downhill to the third-last over fences and the second-last over hurdles. Novices can get caught out by those obstacles.
View from the saddle: Mick Fitzgerald
Upcoming races
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13:10 Racing To School Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 104y) -
13:45 Mark Boulton Returns Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 3f 1y) -
14:20 Dragonbet Handicap Chase (GBB Race)
(Class 4) (2m 2f 40y) -
14:55 Thoroughbred Breeders Association Mares' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 4) (2m 104y) -
15:30 Stables Business Park Handicap Chase
(Class 5) (2m 7f 3y) -
16:05 Stag Environmental Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle
(Class 5) (2m 3f 1y)
Results
16:53 Best Dressed Competitions Novices' Hurdle
GBB Race
2m 3f | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 7 ran
- Winner: Crest Of Stars 15/8 2Fav
- Jockey: Chad Bament Trainer: A J Honeyball
- Owner: Crest Racing X
17:30 Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 20 June Mares' Handicap Hurdle
3m | Class 5 | 4YO plus | 8 ran
- Winner: Jena D'oudairies 13/2
- Jockey: Freddie Gingell Trainer: P F Nicholls
- Owner: Giraffa Racing
18:00 Ron Hatton Memorial Handicap Hurdle
2m 3f | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 9 ran
- Winner: Taritino 7/4 Fav
- Jockey: Bryan Carver Trainer: J Tickle
- Owner: Duckhaven Stud
18:30 Dave Criddle Travel Handicap Hurdle
2m ½f | Class 5 | 4YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Little Lady Lucy 6/5 Fav
- Jockey: Bradley Harris Trainer: N P Mulholland
- Owner: Neil Mulholland Racing Club
19:00 Charles Clark Memorial Handicap Hurdle
3m | Class 4 | 4YO plus | 7 ran
- Winner: Noble Blue 7/4 Fav
- Jockey: Mr Joshua Newman Trainer: K Woollacott
- Owner: Friends Of Sylvie
19:30 Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Novices' Limited Handicap Hurdle
2m 3f | Class 5 | 4YO plus | 10 ran
- Winner: Modern Style 2/5 Fav
- Jockey: James Best Trainer: N J Hawke
- Owner: Mr N Tucker
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Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 12y Siam Park (Good) 10 Mar 2025 3m 56.19s 2m 2f Midnight Midge (Good) 08 Dec 2022 4m 33.5s 2m 5f 150y Wheresmemoneygone (Good to Soft) 26 Feb 2026 5m 27.66s 2m 7f Dead Right (Good-Good to Soft in places) 07 Feb 2023 5m 46.1s 3m 2f 57y Jukebox D'eddy (Good) 30 Dec 2025 6m 50.87s 3m 4f 85y Musical Slave (Good) 10 Mar 2025 7m 14.47s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 104y Nardaran (Good to Firm) 09 Apr 2025 3m 53.87s 2m 3f 1y Modern Style (Good) 22 Apr 2026 4m 33.11s 2m 7f 198y Flashing Glance (Good) 07 Apr 2022 5m 51.13s Distance Horse (Going) Date Winning time 2m 104y Canty's Cove (Good to Firm) 27 Nov 2025 3m 53.44s -
Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P Hobbs & J White 16 6 £48K 37.5% £15.20 Miss V Williams 15 6 £42K 40% £3.10 P F Nicholls 15 5 £30K 33.33% £2.70 R Walford 13 4 £26K 30.77% £2.42 J Tizzard 29 3 £18K 10.34% -£11.43 M Keighley 9 3 £18K 33.33% £2.25 Christian Williams 12 2 £12K 16.67% -£2.59 J Tickle 9 2 £13K 22.22% -£0.75 W Greatrex 7 2 £14K 28.57% -£3.58 M Sheppard 7 2 £12K 28.57% £0.88 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 98 30 £184K 30.61% £11.89 P Hobbs & J White 53 12 £74K 22.64% -£13.21 J Tizzard 44 9 £47K 20.45% -£2.05 N P Mulholland 61 8 £43K 13.11% -£37.80 F O'Brien 56 7 £39K 12.5% -£13.48 J Scott 56 6 £43K 10.71% -£28.38 D Pipe 68 6 £31K 8.82% -£53.26 Evan Williams 51 5 £27K 9.8% -£23.25 K Woollacott 30 5 £25K 16.67% -£10.00 Miss E C Lavelle 20 5 £24K 25% £22.63 Trainer Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L P F Nicholls 12 4 £11K 33.33% -£5.10 J Tizzard 7 1 £3K 14.29% -£5.75 O Murphy 4 1 £3K 25% -£0.50 J Scott 5 1 £3K 20% £3.50 Mrs C Williams 2 1 £3K 50% £3.00 Jamie Snowden 1 1 £3K 100% £1.75 S Thomas 1 1 £3K 100% £1.25 T Lawes 1 1 £3K 100% £7.00 B Pauling 1 1 £3K 100% £1.50 Anthony Charlton 1 1 £3K 100% £2.50 -
Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Kimber 19 6 £39K 31.58% £10.42 Harry Cobden 17 4 £29K 23.53% £5.00 Charlie Deutsch 9 4 £29K 44.44% £1.85 James Bowen 10 3 £21K 30% £2.42 David Noonan 11 3 £21K 27.27% £12.50 Ben Jones 8 3 £22K 37.5% £7.25 S Bowen 7 3 £18K 42.86% £5.75 Jack Tudor 18 2 £12K 11.11% -£13.72 James Best 24 2 £14K 8.33% -£16.50 Sean Houlihan 19 2 £16K 10.53% -£12.80 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Cobden 69 21 £127K 30.43% -£5.85 Freddie Gingell 34 8 £41K 23.53% -£1.55 M G Nolan 35 8 £47K 22.86% -£12.86 Lorcan Williams 35 8 £48K 22.86% £5.78 Jack Tudor 46 7 £39K 15.22% -£22.76 Brendan Powell 36 6 £31K 16.67% -£6.88 James Bowen 24 5 £27K 20.83% £29.13 Rex Dingle 55 4 £20K 7.27% -£16.67 J J Burke 24 4 £30K 16.67% -£0.33 Sean Houlihan 57 4 £21K 7.02% -£30.25 Jockey Runners Wins Prize Money Strike-Rate P/L Harry Cobden 9 4 £11K 44.44% £0.20 Brendan Powell 6 1 £3K 16.67% -£4.75 Freddie Gingell 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.80 Rex Dingle 5 1 £3K 20% £3.50 Jack Tudor 4 1 £3K 25% £0.50 James Bowen 2 1 £3K 50% £3.00 G Sheehan 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.25 Ben Jones 3 1 £3K 33.33% -£0.50 Dylan Johnston 1 1 £3K 100% £1.25 Tom Cannon 1 1 £3K 100% £7.00
Future Fixtures
- Thu 12 November 2026
- Thu 26 November 2026
- Thu 10 December 2026
- Mon 21 December 2026
- Wed 30 December 2026
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Taunton Racecourse Company Ltd
Orchard Portman
Taunton
Somerset
TA3 7BL
01823 337172
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