Race cards · Thu 9 Apr
Thursday 9 April · Taunton, England
14:32 Frodon & Black Corton At Taunton Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 2m 0f 104y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 10000
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
Secret Sniper has scope for progression and has a fair chance of getting off the mark at the third time of asking over hurdles. However, MINELLA YOGA's third-placed finish in the Triumph Trial at Cheltenham readily eclipses that and, given that Paul Nicholls rates the four-year-old as one of his brightest prospects, the former champion trainer appears to hold a trump card. Lau And Shaz is the pick of the rest.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minella Yoga | 113 | Freddie Gingell | P F Nicholls | 11 1 | 2-7 | |
| 2 | Secret Sniper | 32-572 | Paul O'Brien | H Morrison | 11 2 | 7-1 | |
| 3 | Lau And Shaz | 0-561F1 | Mr Joshua Newman | K Woollacott | 11 7 | 11-2 | |
| 4 | Corsican Caper | 73 | Lee Edwards | K Frost | 11 2 | 66-1 | |
| 5 | Hawa Jumeirah | Charlie Price | Mrs H R J Nelmes | 11 2 | 200-1 | ||
| 6 | Regal Icon | 50P | Callum Pritchard | J W Mullins | 11 2 | 150-1 | |
| 7 | Itsinthename | 3216 | J M Quinlan | Nick Scholfield | 11 9 | 11-1 |