16:50 Taunton 09 Apr 2026
Stag Environmental Polaris Exmoor Devon Somerset Handicap Hurdle
Class 3 | 4YO plus
Winner £7,816 - 4 run
- Winner
- Top 2 Finish
- W/O Inferno Sacree
- W/O Just A Rose
- Top 3 Finish
- W/O Inferno Sacree And Just A Rose
- Not To Win
Yard has won 2 of last 5 runnings of race; beaten early when pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Newbury latest; cheekpieces first time; effective 2 1/2m, acts on good top soft and good; highly tried as a novice, yet to build on winning debut.
Successful in a hurdle race and a point-to-point at 2m 3f and 2m 4f on good to soft ground. Pulled up 4 out when 10-1 at Newbury over 2m 4f (good to soft) in a hurdle race won by Kilwaughter in February on her latest outing.
Yard has won 2 of last 5 runnings of race; beaten early when pulled up in a handicap hurdle at Newbury latest; cheekpieces first time; effective 2 1/2m, acts on good top soft and good; highly tried as a novice, yet to build on winning debut.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% | |
| Hurdle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| C | Course | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (T & P) | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Cheek Pieces | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Freddie Gingell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50% |
| T | P F Nicholls | 5 | 1 | 0 | 20% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Reportedly struck into when comfortably held in a handicap hurdle at Sedgefield last time seen in September; suited by 3m on decent ground; consistent but back from a break.
He has won four hurdle races from 2m 2f to 3m 2f on good and good to soft ground. Finished 15l behind Paddy De Pole when fifth of 8 at 13-2 on his latest outing in a hurdle race at Sedgefield over 3m 3f (good) in September last year.
Reportedly struck into when comfortably held in a handicap hurdle at Sedgefield last time seen in September; suited by 3m on decent ground; consistent but back from a break.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 19 | 4 | 1 | 21.1% | |
| Hurdle | 13 | 4 | 1 | 30.8% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| C | Course | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 18 | 4 | 0 | 22.2% |
| Headgear | |||||
| HG | Today (P only) | 9 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | C O'Farrell | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| T | N P Mulholland | 19 | 4 | 1 | 21.1% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Needed run and unsuited by drop in trip to 2m when fourth in a handicap hurdle at Plumpton latest; effective 2m4f to 2m6f on a sound surface; should come on from reappearance.
She has won four hurdle races from 2m 3f to 2m 6f on good ground. Well beaten at 7-1 behind Dramatic Encore when last of 4 on her latest outing in a hurdle race at Plumpton over 2m 2f (good to soft) last month. Has won twice at Newton Abbot this season.
Needed run and unsuited by drop in trip to 2m when fourth in a handicap hurdle at Plumpton latest; effective 2m4f to 2m6f on a sound surface; should come on from reappearance.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | |
| Hurdle | 12 | 4 | 3 | 33.3% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| Course and Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Course | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Distance | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| G | Similar Going | 18 | 5 | 3 | 27.8% |
| Headgear | |||||
| HG | Today (P only) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 12.5% |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Hcp | This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Jack Tudor | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| T | N P Mulholland | 16 | 5 | 4 | 31.3% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Landed a handicap by 1 1/4l off a 5lb lower mark at Plumpton last time; enjoys making it; effective 2m to 3m, acts on soft and good; back in form, new mark will demand more but dangerous if allowed to dictate.
Winner of seven hurdle races from 2m to 3m 1f on ground varying from good to soft. A winner at 9-4 in a hurdle race at Plumpton over 3m 1f (good to soft) on his latest outing last month, beating Ferret Jeeter by 1 1/4l. Has also won at Taunton this season.
Landed a handicap by 1 1/4l off a 5lb lower mark at Plumpton last time; enjoys making it; effective 2m to 3m, acts on soft and good; back in form, new mark will demand more but dangerous if allowed to dictate.
| Race Record | Runs | Wins | Places | Win Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Jumps Races | 41 | 7 | 9 | 17.1% | |
| Hurdle | 41 | 7 | 9 | 17.1% | |
| Conditions | |||||
| CD | Course and Distance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| C | Course | 4 | 1 | 2 | 25% |
| D | Distance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| G | Similar Going | 26 | 5 | 5 | 19.2% |
| Headgear | |||||
| Today (No Headgear) | 16 | 2 | 5 | 12.5% | |
| Class & Handicap Rating | |||||
| Cl | Class 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| This Handicap (OR) or Higher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0% | |
| Connections | |||||
| J | Murray Dodd | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| T | N J Hawke | 41 | 7 | 9 | 17.1% |
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Grey = Horse has placed form
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Blue = Horse has winning form
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Gold = Horse has a 50% or better win record
Verdict
INFERNO SACREE added to February's C&D win at Plumpton last month and a further 5lb rise may not be enough to stop him from making it a hat-trick. The returning Earth King has not been at his very best in his last couple of starts but is a player based on his Uttoxeter win in July, while Al Sayah makes more appeal than Just A Rose.
Expert View Verdict
The market may not suggest it but any of these four could win this. The safest option is INFERNO SACREE who is progressing back to his old form and would be well treated at the weights if he reproduced that. Earth King is back from a break but consistent. Al Sayah is entitled to come on from his reappearance run last time and Just A Rose gets all the aids having been a promising novice from a big yard that has so far failed to fulfil her potential.
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Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Good to Firm | 3 | Tiny Tetley | 7 | 11 3 | 118 | 5-21481 | 22 days | P Hobbs & J White (25 miles) | Callum Pritchard | 8/ 11 | 5:53.87 | |
| 2024 | Soft | 7 | Knowsley Road | 7 | 11 9 | 127 | 1136-7P | 121 days | P F Nicholls (31 miles) | Lorcan Williams | 9/ 1 | 6:10.00 | |
| 2023 | Good to Soft | 7 | Hititi | 6 | 11 5 | 124 | 434211 | 17 days | R Walford (53 miles) | Bryan Carver | 16/ 5 | 5:57.10 | |
| 2022 | Good | 5 | Flashing Glance | 9 | 11 11 | 131 | 434166 | 19 days | T Lacey (101 miles) | Dylan Kitts | 15/ 2 | 5:51.13 | |
| 2021 | Good to Firm | 5 | Calva D'Auge | 6 | 11 12 | 140 | 15-6118 | 56 days | P F Nicholls (31 miles) | Angus Cheleda | 10/ 3 | 5:46.50 |