17:25 Taunton 04 Feb 2025
Ross Stacey Cannot Cook Novices' Hurdle
GBB Race | Class 4 | 4YO plus
Winner £4,955 - 10 ran
quickly away, made all and soon clear out wide, kept on strongly, unchallenged
tracked winner throughout, ridden before 2 out, never any chance but plugged on for clear 2nd
chased leaders, ridden and struggling in 3rd home turn
chased leaders, lost place and towards rear after 5th, struggling when mistake 3 out, went remote 4th before 2 out
off the pace in last trio, awkward at 3rd, plugged on in remote 4th after 3 out, weakened into 5th turning in
chased leaders out wide, weakened after 3 out
mid-division inside, headway chasing leaders after 4th, weakened after 3 out
always behind, never a factor, tailed off
chased leaders out wide, not fluent 5th, lost place and towards rear 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
jumped poorly in rear, never a factor, tailed off when mistake 3 out, pulled up before next
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (Div 1) | Good | 9 | The Doyen Chief | 7 | 11 9 | - | F11-21U | 16 days | A King (78 miles) | Tom Cannon | 11/ 8 | 4:51.09 | |
| 2024 (Div 2) | Good | 10 | Fire Flyer | 6 | 11 9 | - | 1Y7Y-2Y2H1H | 5 days | P F Nicholls (31 miles) | H Cobden | 5/ 6 | 4:54.45 | |
| 2023 | Good to Soft | 12 | Holetown Hero | 6 | 11 9 | - | 752-441 | 48 days | P F Nicholls (31 miles) | Harry Cobden | 11/ 8 | 4:44.00 | |
| 2022 | Good to Soft | 10 | Doctor Parnassus | 4 | 10 7 | - | 602621 | 17 days | D Skelton (115 miles) | Harry Skelton | 4/ 11 | 4:56.00 | |
| 2020 | Soft | 8 | Northofthewall | 6 | 11 10 | - | 5-23216 | 22 days | D Skelton (115 miles) | Harry Skelton | 2/ 1 | 5:02.95 | |
| 2019 (Div 1) | Soft | 7 | Bold Plan | 5 | 11 4 | - | 12-33 | 62 days | Evan Williams (95 miles) | Sean Bowen | 6/ 4 | 4:54.60 | |
| 2019 (Div 2) | Soft | 9 | Third Wind | 5 | 11 10 | - | 3Y0Y-1H2H | 29 days | H Morrison (102 miles) | R Johnson | 1/ 2 | 4:54.00 |