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WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Taunton · 13 March 2023
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 4
  • Distance2m104y
  • GoingGood To Soft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Mardoof (IRE) (5/4J) won the WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) at Taunton on 13 March 2023, beating Back Yourself (IRE) by 23 lengths under Sean Houlihan for trainer Mitchell Hunt. 13 ran on Good To Soft going over 2m104y; the winning time was 4m 14.98s (slow by 27.98s).

Winner Mardoof (IRE)
SP: 5/4J J: Sean Houlihan T: Mitchell Hunt
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st Mardoof (IRE) t 5g Sean Houlihan Mitchell Hunt 11-6 115139A113B 4:14.98 4,792.48 5/4J
2nd Back Yourself (IRE) p 6g 23 Fergus Gillard(3) Victor Dartnall 11-3 —101A92B 4:20.09 2,207.92 22/1
3rd High Game Royal (FR) 6g hd Micheal Nolan Philip Hobbs 11-6 110104A92B 4:20.19 1,103.52 5/4J
4th Atlantic Fleet (IRE) 5g 15 Adam Wedge Evan Williams 11-6 —94C79C 4:23.48 552.64 28/1
5th Dylan's Double (IRE) 6g 8½ Brendan Powell Joe Tizzard 11-6 —94C71C 4:25.37 — 5/1
6th Ballyrashane (IRE) 6g 6½ Jack Tudor Christian Williams 11-6 —94C65C 4:26.81 — 18/1
7th Wellwillya (GB) 5g 5½ Paul O'Brien Helen Nelmes 11-6 —94C61C 4:28.04 — 250/1
8th My Lady Phoenix (GB) 5m 8 David Prichard(5) Jeremy Scott 10-8 —82C53C 4:29.81 — 100/1
9th Get With The Times (GB) 5g 5½ Sam Twiston-Davies Neil Mulholland 11-6 —94C49C 4:31.04 — 80/1
10th Galactic Glow (IRE) ht 6g 20 James Best Joe Tickle 11-6 —94C31C 4:35.48 — 150/1
11th Lucky Draw (GB) h 6m 21 Conor Ring(3) Daniel Bourne 10-10 —84C12C 4:40.15 — 80/1
NR Lafan — Fergus Gregory Barry Brennan — ——— — — —
PU Dolly Bird (GB) 5m — David Noonan Chris Honour 10-13 ——— — — 200/1
PU Look Out To Sea (GB) 6g — Charlie Hammond Laura Hurley 11-6 ——— — — 250/1

Winning time 4m 14.98s (slow by 27.98s)

Non-runners Lafan (self certificate)

In-running commentary is not available from our data provider for this period.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (11 of 14 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (11 of 14 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 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) at Taunton in 2023?
Mardoof (IRE) won the WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) at Taunton on 13 March 2023, ridden by Sean Houlihan and trained by Mitchell Hunt.
What was the finishing order of the 2023 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Taunton?
1st Mardoof (IRE) (5/4J), 2nd Back Yourself (IRE) (22/1), 3rd High Game Royal (FR) (5/4J).
What price was the winner of the 2023 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Taunton?
Mardoof (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/4J.
How many horses ran in the 2023 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Taunton?
13 horses ran in the 2023 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Taunton. Non-runners: Lafan (self certificate).
What was the winning time of the 2023 WilliamHill Champion Chase Top Price Guarantee Maiden Hurdle at Taunton?
The winning time was 4m 14.98s (slow by 27.98s).

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