Result 13:05 · Taunton

Happy Birthday David Griffin Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 42m 110yHeavy4yo+ · 9 ran

Result

Official · time 4m 19.35s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	A King Of Magic (FR)	Freddie Keighley	Paul Nicholls	—	5.50	8.24
2	Way Of Stars (IRE)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	nk	6.50	7.87
3	Babyken (FR)	Harry Cobden	Paul Nicholls	1L	4.33	5.01
4	Western Cross (IRE)	Sean Houlihan	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	23L	2.50	2.90
5	Louis Des Landes (FR)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	26¾L	151.0	310.0
6	Deauville Lady (GB)	James Davies	Nigel Hawke	36¼L	151.0	1000.0
7	Circle Of Secrets (FR)	Tom Broughton	F O'Brien	58¼L	5.00	5.70
8	Corner Forward (IRE)	R P McLernon	Anthony Honeyball	71¼L	201.0	492.9
9	Follow The Plan (GB)	Rian Corcoran	D Pipe	73½L	101.0	184.9

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A King Of Magic (FR) t11

5yo · 11-0

345 J Freddie Keighley T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Jan 26	Exeter	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	5/14	30¼L	19.0
28 Oct 25	Ffos Las	2m	Soft	C5	4/9	4½L	1.91
22 Feb 25	Kempton Park	2m	Good To Soft	C3	3/6	3½L	12.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 1

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Corner Forward (IRE)

5yo · 11-7

P66 J R P McLernon T Anthony Honeyball —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Jan 26	Wincanton	1m 7f	Soft	C4	6/10	30½L	23.0
10 Dec 25	Hereford	2m	Good To Soft	C4	6/12	26L	251.0
26 Oct 25	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	PU	—	29.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Louis Des Landes (FR)

5yo · 11-7

0 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Nov 25	Taunton	2m 110y	Good To Firm	C5	10/11	68L	6.00

0 wins from 1 · placed 0

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Western Cross (IRE)

5yo · 11-7

293 J Sean Houlihan T Philip Hobbs & Johnson White —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Jan 26	Hereford	2m	Good To Soft	C4	3/14	4L	67.0
25 Nov 25	Hereford	2m	Good	C5	9/14	15¼L	10.0
15 Oct 25	Worcester	2m	Good	C5	2/8	1L	4.33

0 wins from 3 · placed 2

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Deauville Lady (GB)

5yo · 11-0

607 J James Davies T Nigel Hawke —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 Jan 26	Wincanton	1m 7f	Soft	C4	7/10	31½L	201.0
05 Dec 25	Exeter	2m 110y	Good To Soft	C4	16/16	98¾L	301.0
23 Feb 25	Hereford	2m	Soft	C4	6/7	31¾L	34.0

0 wins from 3 · placed 0

2 runs at around this trip without a win

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Follow The Plan (GB)

5yo · 10-7

No form J Rian Corcoran T D Pipe —

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Babyken (FR) t

4yo · 10-9

P2 J Harry Cobden T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
08 Jan 26	Taunton	2m 110y	Good	C4	2/9	17L	4.50
26 Oct 25	Fontwell Park	2m 1f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	PU	—	4.50

0 wins from 2 · placed 1

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Circle Of Secrets (FR)

4yo · 10-4

44 J Tom Broughton T F O'Brien —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Dec 25	Leopardstown	2m 2f	Good To Yielding	—	4/15	6¾L	15.0
04 Nov 25	Fairyhouse	2m 1f	Soft To Heavy	—	4/14	20L	9.50

0 wins from 2 · placed 0

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Way Of Stars (IRE) h11

4yo · 10-9

414743 J Jack Tudor T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
18 Dec 25	Exeter	2m 110y	Heavy	C4	3/4	7½L	5.00
26 Sep 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good To Soft	C3	4/6	3¼L	17.0
06 Sep 25	Haydock Park	1m 6f	Good	C2	7/10	7½L	17.0

1 win from 11 · placed 6

1 run at around this trip without a win

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