Results · Saturday 17 January 2026

Taunton results: Saturday 17 January 2026

7 races were run at Taunton on Saturday 17 January 2026 on good to soft ground. Two of the seven favourites won. The biggest-priced winner was Bataillon at 12/1 in the 3:50. Sean Bowen rode three winners.

Races run7Full card
Favourites won2 of 729% strike rate
Biggest winner12/1Bataillon
GoingGood To SoftTaunton

Taunton race-by-race results

12:55South West Rail Solutions Ltd EBF 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 42m3f1y hurdleGoing Good To Soft13 ranTime 4m 46.98s
  1. 1Harbour Island silksHarbour Island (FR) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy11/10FAV
  2. 2Kilwaughter silksKilwaughter (IRE) 2¼ l3/1
  3. 3October Hill silksOctober Hill (IRE) 2½ l22/1
Non-runner: Georges Street (self certificate) · Tote win £2.10 · CSF £5.28 Full result →

1:32Martin Baker's 60th Birthday Bash Mares' 'National Hunt' Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 42m104y hurdleGoing Good To Soft13 ranTime 4m 8.76s
  1. 1Heron In The Park silksHeron In The Park (IRE) Sean Bowen · Tom George85/40
  2. 2Beauty In The Park silksBeauty In The Park (IRE) ½ l14/1
  3. 3Chatty Girl silksChatty Girl (IRE) 8½ l17/2
Non-runner: Bee's Kiss (self certificate) · Tote win £3.13 · CSF £30.75 Full result →

2:05Stag Environmental Polaris Dealer Devon / Somerset Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Class 52m7f198y hurdleGoing Good To Soft13 ranTime 6m 13.72s
  1. 1Kilworth silksKilworth (IRE) Sean Bowen · Emma Lavelle8/1
  2. 2Snapdance silksSnapdance (GB) ¾ l9/1
  3. 3Nowyouvebinandunit silksNowyouvebinandunit (GB) 1¼ l5/1
Non-runner: Avada Kedavra (self certificate) · Tote win £9.30 · CSF £78.65 · Tricast £408.85 Full result →

2:43Gaynor Carr Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 42m12y chaseGoing Good To Soft7 ranTime 4m 2.87s
  1. 1Jaipaletemps silksJaipaletemps (FR) Rian Corcoran · David Pipe4/1
  2. 2Jack Black silksJack Black (FR) 5½ l15/2
  3. 3Hypotenus silksHypotenus (GB) 7½ l11/4FAV
Tote win £5 · CSF £31.99 Full result →

3:15Claim Your DragonBet Welcome Offer Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Class 22m3f1y hurdleGoing Good To Soft5 ranTime 4m 51.32s
  1. 1Celtic Art silksCeltic Art (FR) Chad Bament · Jeremy Scott15/8FAV
  2. 2Bourbali silksBourbali (FR) 3 l11/2
  3. 3Aurigny Mill silksAurigny Mill (FR) 3¼ l10/1
Tote win £2.88 · CSF £11.91 Full result →

3:50Support Retraining Of Racehorses (RoR) Handicap Chase

Class 52m7f3y chaseGoing Good To Soft14 ranTime 6m 1.23s
  1. 1Bataillon silksBataillon (GB) Mr Jack Stenhouse · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White12/1
  2. 2Ted The Thief silksTed The Thief (IRE) 1¾ l11/8FAV
  3. 3Sweet Nightingale silksSweet Nightingale (GB) 4½ l25/1
Non-runner: Staff Sergeant Len (unsuitable ground) · Tote win £14.40 · CSF £30.93 · Tricast £456.77 Full result →

4:203 February Sporting Clubs Raceday Handicap Hurdle

Class 52m3f1y hurdleGoing Good To Soft13 ranTime 4m 53.26s
  1. 1Bel Ombre silksBel Ombre (IRE) Conor O'Farrell · Neil Mulholland85/40
  2. 2Little Ledgend silksLittle Ledgend (IRE) 3 l13/8FAV
  3. 3Prairie Diamond silksPrairie Diamond (IRE) 1¾ l11/2
Non-runner: Good For You (declared in error) · Tote win £3.13 · CSF £6.69 · Tricast £18.23 Full result →

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