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Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle

Taunton · 20 February 2007
  • TypeHurdle
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance3m110y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Trigger The Light (GB) (9/4) won the Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton on 20 February 2007, beating Ornais (FR) by 3½ lengths under Robert Thornton for trainer Alan King. 7 ran on Soft going over 3m110y; the winning time was 6m 45.72s (slow by 1m 9.72s).

Winner Trigger The Light (GB)
SP: 9/4 J: Robert Thornton T: Alan King
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Trigger The Light (GB) 6g Robert Thornton Alan King 11-11 —127C 6:45.72 4,111.20 9/4
2nd Ornais (FR) t 5g 3½ R Walsh Paul Nicholls 11-11 130123C 6:46.60 1,198.20 4/5F
3rd Sea Eagle (IRE) 5g 8 Richard Johnson Henry Daly 11-4 110107C 6:48.60 599.40 20/1
4th The Risky Viking (IRE) 8g 3½ Daryl Jacob(3) Nick Williams 11-1 112100C 6:49.47 — 11/2
5th Just Reuben (IRE) 12g 30 Mr J Barnes(7) R H Alner 10-11 —79C 7:03.22 — 66/1
PU Notin Hapened (IRE) 7g — Rodi Greene Alan Jones 11-4 —— — — 100/1
PU Earth World (IRE) t 6g — Andrew Tinkler D P Keane 11-4 —— — — 100/1

Winning time 6m 45.72s (slow by 1m 9.72s)

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (5 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton in 2007?
Trigger The Light (GB) won the Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton on 20 February 2007, ridden by Robert Thornton and trained by Alan King.
What was the finishing order of the 2007 Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton?
1st Trigger The Light (GB) (9/4), 2nd Ornais (FR) (4/5F), 3rd Sea Eagle (IRE) (20/1).
What price was the winner of the 2007 Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton?
Trigger The Light (GB) returned a starting price of 9/4.
How many horses ran in the 2007 Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton?
7 horses ran in the 2007 Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton.
What was the winning time of the 2007 Porter Dodson Novices' Hurdle at Taunton?
The winning time was 6m 45.72s (slow by 1m 9.72s).

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