Full Result 3.40 Taunton | 9 April 2026

Tony & Carole Stocker Anniversary Surprise Mares' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £4,752.90 2nd £2,187 3rd £1,093.50 4th £547.20 5th £272.70

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Miracles Do Happen 5/1 Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	Stan Sheppard Tom Lacey	5	1112 ht¹	94	69	96	–
b m Bathyrhon (GER) - Cosmic Diamond (Multiplex)
Midfield, headway after 5th, left in third 6th, went second after 3 out, led before 2 out, briefly headed last, kept on, ridden out (tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)

2 1½	1. Just A Heartbeat 5/1 Ciaran O'Shea ⁷ Harry Fry	Ciaran O'Shea ⁷ Harry Fry	7	117 ht	96	69	96	–
b m Scorpion (IRE) - Kentford Grebe (Teenoso)
Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, soon went third, stayed on run-in, went second towards finish (op 9/2)

3 hd [1¾]	3. Little Venice 100/30F Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	Conor O'Farrell Neil Mulholland	5	119 ht	91	64	91	–
ch m Cityscape - La Havrese (FR) (Le Havre)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, pressed winner before 2 out, briefly led but mistake last, no extra when lost second towards finish (op 7/2)

4 18 [19¾]	6. Ask Peter (FR) 7/2 James Robottom ¹⁰ Anthony Honeyball	James Robottom ¹⁰ Anthony Honeyball	7	107 t	85	36	66	–
b m Jukebox Jury (IRE) - Attima (Zafonic)
Led, hit 1st, headed before 2 out, weakened before last (op 3/1)

5 14 [33¾]	9. For Love Of Beauty 33/1 James Davies Noel Williams	James Davies Noel Williams	5	108 w¹ t	76	9	43	–
b m Ulysses (IRE) - A Legacy Of Love (IRE) (Sea The Stars)
In touch with leaders, bumped rails when on turn after 2nd, weakened before 2 out (op 40/1)

6 9½ [43¼]	7. Night Burlesque 18/1 Toby Wynne Mel Rowley	Toby Wynne Mel Rowley	5	112 ht¹	84	5	42	–
b m Outstrip - Nicolosia (GER) (Dalakhani)
Prominent, weakened before 2 out (op 20/1)

BD	5. Aquifolia 11/2 Harriet Tucker ⁷ Neil Mulholland	Harriet Tucker ⁷ Neil Mulholland	5	1011 h	86	–	–	–
b m Belardo (IRE) - Spangle (Galileo)
Prominent, brought down 6th (op 6/1)

F	4. Bluenose Belle (USA) 13/2 Finn Lambert ³ Richard Phillips	Finn Lambert ³ Richard Phillips	8	111	86	–	–	–
b m Noble Mission - Poster Girl (USA) (War Front)
Jumped slightly left throughout, raced in second, fell 6th (op 15/2 tchd 6/1)

8 ran Off time: 3:40:34 Winning time: 4m 11.02s (slow by 22.02s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Dance Havana (self certificate)
1st owner: Value Racing - Miracles Do Happen (Miracles Do Happen) 1st breeder: The Glanvilles Stud Ltd
2nd owner: E Knowlton (Just A Heartbeat)
3rd owner: Paul Withers (Little Venice)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2 £1.80 £1.50 Ex: £28.50 CSF: £30.70 Tricast: £94.96 Trifecta: £99.60

3:40 Taunton 9 Apr 2026

Tony & Carole Stocker Anniversary Surprise Mares' Handicap Hurdle