Full Result 2.50 Taunton | 12 February 2026

Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m7f3yds) 2m7f Heavy 17 fences

1st £5,967.53 2nd £2,745.90 3rd £1,372.95 4th £687.04 5th £342.39

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Ted The Thief (IRE) 5/2F Harry Kimber Robert Walford	Harry Kimber Robert Walford	6	102	79	83	94	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Dangan Diamond (IRE) (Mahler)
Held up in rear, midfield 8th, headway after 11th, pressed leader 4 out, led before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went clear approaching last, kept on well (op 9/4 tchd 7/4)

2 13	3. Bataillon 7/2 Mr Jack Stenhouse ⁷ Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Mr Jack Stenhouse ⁷ Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	8	115	103	95	111	–
b g Schiaparelli (GER) - Valbuena (IRE) (Bob Back)
Midfield, hit 4th, went third before 8th, went second before 3 out, nearly lost jockey when hit last, soon no extra (op 11/4)

3 21 [34]	7. Gingerbred 22/1 James Davies Carroll Gray	James Davies Carroll Gray	8	118	99	72	80	–
ch g Universal (IRE) - Portrait Royale (IRE) (Portrait Gallery)
Outpaced and raced in last, detached from 3rd, went modest third final strides, never on terms (op 18/1 tchd 25/1)

4 hd [34¼]	5. The Blueberry One 33/1 Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	Paul O'Brien Harry Derham	7	1111 p¹	102	75	83	–
b g Blue Bresil (FR) - The Strawberry One (Kadastrof)
Prominent, lost position after 10th, struggling 12th, weakened before 3 out (op 25/1)

5 ¾ [35]	9. School For Scandal (FR) 25/1 Taylor Fisher Joe Tickle	Taylor Fisher Joe Tickle	11	105	82	54	64	–
gr g Doctor Dino (FR) - School Of Thought (FR) (Turgeon)
Raced in second, hit 11th, led before 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened after 2 out, lost two places final strides (op 22/1)

F	4. Call Me Arthur (IRE) 9/2 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	7	1112	103	–	–	–
ch g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Uliana (USA) (Darshaan)
Midfield, fell 1st (tchd 11/2)

F	2. Jongleur d'Etoiles (FR) 10/1 Richie McLernon Neil Mulholland	Richie McLernon Neil Mulholland	7	1113 tp	104	–	–	–
b g It's Gino (GER) - Salika (FR) (Califet)
Jumped left throughout, midfield, not fluent 5th, hit 6th, weakened after 12th, fell 4 out (op 9/1 tchd 14/1)

PU	8. Shot Boii (IRE) 16/1 Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	Rian Corcoran ⁷ David Pipe	9	1011 b¹	95	–	–	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Moncherie (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Midfield, reminder when hit 5th, soon dropped to rear, pulled up before 13th (op 11/1 tchd 18/1)

PU	6. Another Day Out (IRE) 22/1 James Best Martin Keighley	James Best Martin Keighley	8	119 b	100	–	–	–
b m Ocovango - Earthshan (IRE) (Anshan)
Jumped right throughout, led, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out (op 28/1)

PU	1. Hell Hound (IRE) 4/1 Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	7	120 t	105	–	–	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Tap And Go Vic (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent early, midfield 3rd, dropped to rear 10th, weakened after 11th, pulled up before 13th (op 10/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:55:48 Winning time: 6m 6.11s (slow by 19.11s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Price, Walters, Pearce & McNally (Ted The Thief) 1st breeder: Sean Hoare
2nd owner: Battling On Syndicate (Bataillon)
3rd owner: House Family Partnership (Gingerbred)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.40 £2.40 £4.30 Ex: £12.70 CSF: £11.88 Tricast: £158.30 Trifecta: £117.80

2:50 Taunton 12 Feb 2026

Paul Barber Memorial Handicap Chase