David Dennis Horse Racing Form | Taunton 17:20 09th April 2026

David Dennis' Form | 09th April 2026

09th April 2026 Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Total Horses Trained Last 14 Days Race Type Wins Races Win %
181 2 wins from 6 runs
33.33%
Flat AW 14 223
6.28%
NH Flat 6 110
5.45%
Chase Turf 71 551
12.89%
Hurdle Turf 89 936
9.51%
Flat Turf 18 226
7.96%

Mike's Seventieth Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase

Race Type
Chase Turf
Class
5
Classifications
Chase, Handicap
Ground
Good
Distance
2m 7f 3y
Runners
16
Prize Money
£11,300
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Horse Strength

43.6%

Session: 6817

Going % good races

13.11%

44 of 61

Distance % good races

12.11%

8 of 61

Class % good races

43.6%

18 of 179

Race Type % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Course % good races

60.5%

18 of 179

Fat Sam Statistics
Date Horse
Jockey		 Course/Class/Distance/Type/Prize
Classifications		 Weight
Headgear		 Going Finish Pos./No. Of Runners - Dist. Won/Beaten/Finish Time
In Running Comments		 SP BF Odds
Plc Odds		 OR
0 2026-04-06 17:05 Georgie's Lady
Charlie Maggs		 Hereford / 5 / 2m 0f 53y / NH Flat / 4.5K 9-13
Hood		 Good 9/11 -btn 41 Crystal Jet 9-11

held up in rear, pushed along over 5f out, never in contention

 34 32.95
8.04
1 2026-04-06 13:35 Georgemani
Charlie Maggs		 Hereford / 4 / 2m 3f 147y / Hurdle Turf / 10K 11-3 Good P -btn Neon Dream 11-6

midfield, dropped to rear before 6th, detached after 7th, pulled up before 3 out

 126 330
30
2 2026-04-05 15:58 Kally Des Bruyeres
Charlie Maggs		 Market Rasen / 5 / 2m 1f 43y / Chase Turf / 7.25K 10-9
Tongue Strap		 Good 1/8 -win 0.75 Gower Prince 11-13

made all, jumped well until mistake last, soon recovered and ran on well, faced sustained challenge run-in, always doing enough towards finish

 3.25 3.65
1.72		 84
3 2026-04-05 15:23 Ballynaheer
Charlie Maggs		 Market Rasen / 4 / 2m 7f 191y / Chase Turf / 9.75K 11-6
Tongue Strap		 Good 1/4 -win 3.5 Dangerous Touch 11-4

disputed lead, soon raced in second, lost one place 11th, regained second before 4 out, ridden to close on leader 3 out, led 2 out, all out after last, kept on

 6 6.8
2.52		 104
4 2026-04-04 18:00 Time Interval
Ben Jones		 Huntingdon / 4 / 1m 7f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 8.75K 11-2
Tongue Strap		 Good 7/8 -btn 61.75 Pergamon 10-11

chased leader, dropped to mid-division 5th, jumped slowly and lost touch 3 out, tailed off

 8 8.4
2.69		 102
5 2026-03-26 15:28 Harthill
Thomas Bellamy		 Warwick / 5 / 2m 4f 0y / Chase Turf / 7.5K 10-9
Tongue Strap		 Good 7/9 -btn 27 El Rojo Grande 11-2

midfield, ridden after 13th, weakened before 2 out

 19 29
5.48		 78
6 2026-03-25 14:30 Fat Sam
Mr Charlie Case		 Hereford / 5 / 2m 4f 194y / Chase Turf / 6.15K 11-7 Good 7/9 -btn 44.55 Jack Doyen 10-2

tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 12th, soon pushed along, dropped to last after 4 out, soon detached, tailed off

 15 19.73
4.15		 100
7 2026-03-23 16:40 Time Interval
Charlie Maggs		 Kempton / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 10K 10-12
Tongue Strap		 Good 6/8 -btn 21.5 High Fibre 10-12

disputed lead, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened

 8 10.5
2.67		 104
8 2026-03-18 16:45 Hobie
Thomas Bellamy		 Huntingdon / 5 / 2m 0f 104y / Chase Turf / 7.25K 11-13
Tongue Strap		 Good P -btn Walk The Plank 10-9

midfield, ridden after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

 6.5 7.8
3.32		 91
9 2026-03-18 14:45 Ballynaheer
Thomas Bellamy		 Huntingdon / 4 / 2m 7f 129y / Chase Turf / 9.75K 11-5
Tongue Strap		 Good 4/4 -btn 42.75 Mahler Moon 11-2

prominent, briefly pressed leader 5th, briefly led 9th, ridden and dropped to last before 2 out, soon faded

 7 8.4
3.15		 105
10 2026-03-16 16:15 Imperial Pride
Thomas Bellamy		 Plumpton / 5 / 3m 1f 157y / Chase Turf / 8K 10-9
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 2/7 -btn 5 Ferret Jeeter 11-7

midfield, improved into third 8th, went second before 14th, led before 4 out, shaken up before 2 out, headed run-in

 11 12.31
4.8		 79
11 2026-03-09 16:40 Kally Des Bruyeres
Thomas Bellamy		 Taunton / 5 / 2m 0f 12y / Chase Turf / 11.3K 10-13
Tongue Strap		 Good 4/6 -btn 9.25 Applicationofcash 10-9

prominent, led 3rd, briefly joined 7th, ridden and headed before 3 out, outpaced and mistake 2 out, weakened before last

 3 3.3
1.9		 83
12 2026-03-08 13:40 Time Interval
Charlie Maggs		 Warwick / 4 / 2m 0f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 9K 11-10
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 5/13 -btn 7.75 Newtown Rambler 12-0

prominent, not fluent 4th, awkward 3 out and pushed along, held 2 out

 4.33 5.14
2.14		 106
13 2026-03-06 17:18 Harthill
Thomas Bellamy		 Exeter / 5 / 2m 2f 111y / Hurdle Turf / 8.5K 10-7
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 7/11 -btn 30.5 Sweet Serene 9-13

led, headed before 4th, hit 8th, weakened quickly before 3 out, soon faded

 8 10.35
2.7		 77
14 2026-03-01 16:15 Kally Des Bruyeres
Thomas Bellamy		 Huntingdon / 5 / 1m 7f 171y / Hurdle Turf / 6.75K 10-11
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 1/7 -win 1.75 Dotties Star 11-1

mounted in chute, chased leaders, went second 4 out, led after 3 out and pushed along, ridden before last where mistake and blundered, soon recovered and stayed on well flat

 5 5.6
2.04		 83
15 2026-03-01 15:15 Imperial Pride
Charlie Maggs		 Huntingdon / 5 / 2m 7f 129y / Chase Turf / 7.25K 9-13
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 1/5 -win 6.5 Cloudy Wednesday 11-2

close up towards rear, slow 5th, chased leaders 8th, went second at 15th, awkward 3 out and pushed along, pressed leader from before 2 out, ridden after 2 out and stayed on dourly to lead run-in, forged away

 6 6.85
3.15		 72
16 2026-02-25 14:20 Harthill
J J Burke		 Wincanton / 5 / 1m 7f 50y / Hurdle Turf / 6.75K 10-5
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 2/7 -btn 1.25 Little Venice 11-1

midfield, chased leaders from 3 out, briefly outpaced after 2 out, rallied before last, stayed on well run-in, took second final 110yds, always held by winner towards finish

 10 12.49
4.93		 77
17 2026-02-12 14:40 Imperial Pride
Thomas Bellamy		 Leicester / 5 / 2m 6f 151y / Chase Turf / 7K 10-9
Tongue Strap		 Heavy P -btn Fay Ce Que Voudras 10-13

held up in rear, headway to close on leaders 10th, ridden before 4 out, outpaced approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

 15 20.16
7.03		 76
18 2026-01-23 15:12 Just Four Fame
C Gethings		 Warwick / 5 / 2m 3f 0y / Hurdle Turf / 6.25K 10-13
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft P -btn Jukebox Joker 10-11

disputed lead, headed 2nd, ridden and outpaced before 5th, tailed off before 3 out, soon pulled up

 9.5 9.79
3.6		 80
19 2026-01-16 12:18 Kally Des Bruyeres
Toby McCain-Mitchell		 Market Rasen / 5 / 2m 0f 125y / Hurdle Turf / 8K 11-0 Good To Soft 5/9 -btn 10.95 The Resdev Tyke 11-11

held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden before 2 out, stayed on one pace flat

 5 6.7
1.85		 85
20 2026-01-15 13:42 Georgemani
C J Todd		 Ludlow / 4 / 2m 5f 55y / Hurdle Turf / 10K 11-10 Good To Soft P -btn Mondoui'boy 11-10

visibility reduced by fog, always in rear, pulled up before 3 out

 201 829.03
150
21 2026-01-15 12:32 Imperial Pride
Isabelle Ryder		 Ludlow / 5 / 2m 7f 171y / Chase Turf / 7.5K 10-5
Tongue Strap		 Good To Soft 4/9 -btn 17.75 Annie Express 11-11

in touch, pushed along after 11th, ridden 14th, went fourth after 15th, never on terms

 19 27
5.43		 79
22 2026-01-12 15:30 Harthill
Thomas Bellamy		 Hereford / 5 / 2m 3f 147y / Hurdle Turf / 6.15K 10-10 Soft P -btn Jamaicaine 11-0

in touch behind leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last

 67 109
18.11		 82
23 2026-01-08 15:00 Time Interval
Thomas Bellamy		 Taunton / 3 / 2m 3f 1y / Hurdle Turf / 14.8K 10-11
Cheekpieces		 Good 6/10 -btn 28.75 Brave Knight 11-9

always towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, tailed off from 2 out

 12 14.5
4		 108