Taxus Baccata (2018)
About
Taxus Baccata is a 7yo racehorse trained by M Crawley, who is based at Newmarket. Its sire is Califet and its dam is Yewtree Girl. To date the horse has recorded three victories. The most notable triumph came on 11 March 2025 at Plumpton, where it captured the $7,869.00 Class 5 Nvhcpch, taking the winner’s purse. Punters have found the animal to be a sound value; backing it for its whole career would have produced a 104% return on investment.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fakenham 30-Oct-25 4260m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpCh $1,033 (of $8,363), SP: 5.50 | J M Quinlan 74.4kg 19.50L | 3 (6) |
| Fakenham 18-Oct-25 4260m GOOD R5 CL4 HcpCh $517 (of $8,363), SP: 3.50 | T Cannon 72.1kg 31.00L | 4 (5) |
| Huntingdon 08-May-25 3950m GOOD R1 CL4 HcpH $273 (of $8,854), Winning Time: 04:43.600, SP: 5.00 | J M Quinlan 69.9kg 26.75L | 5 (6) |
| Plumpton 20-Apr-25 3970m GOOD R6 CL4 HcpCh $500 (of $16,232), Winning Time: 05:05.130, SP: 9.00 Prominent, pressed leader going well rounding home turn, soon ridden and no response, weakened quickly after 2 out | J M Quinlan 73.5kg 28.15L | 5 (8) |
| Fakenham 15-Mar-25 4260m SOFT R2 CL5 HcpCh $1,580 (of $6,395), Winning Time: 05:26.290, SP: 2.10 Led, pecked on landing 7th, soon joined, led outright before 13th out, ridden and headed before last, outpaced by winner run-in | C O'farrell 77.6kg 5.50L | 2 (4) |
| Plumpton 11-Mar-25 3970m GOOD R2 CL5 NvHcpCh $4,225 (of $7,869), Winning Time: 08:25.910, SP: 8.50 Tracked leader, led turning in, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, eased | J M Quinlan 76.2kg | 1 (10) |
| Lingfield 12-Feb-25 3920m HEAVY R1 CL4 MdH $484 (of $7,575), SP: 7.00 Led, ridden when headed 3 out, soon kept on same pace, no extra last | S Bowen 72.6kg 12.60L | 4 (7) |
| Huntingdon 23-Jan-25 3170m SOFT R2 CL4 MdH (of $7,624), Winning Time: 03:54.000, SP: 10.00 Led until before 3 out, chased winner until before next, weakened quickly home turn | J M Quinlan 70.3kg 35.50L | 7 (10) |
| Uttoxeter 24-Nov-24 3170m SOFT R2 CL4 NvHNHFNHF $966 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 03:56.600, SP: 4.50 Chased winner, ridden and lost 2nd after 2 out, one pace | J M Quinlan 69.9kg 16.00L | 3 (10) |
| Uttoxeter 24-Apr-24 3170m SOFT R8 NHF $2,451 (of $2,451), Winning Time: 04:04.960, SP: 12/1 Made all, quickened 3 lengths clear over 2f out, ran on | C O'farrell 69.9kg | 1 (9) |
| Kirkistown 10-Feb-24 4830m HEAVY Md (of $2,451), SP: 6/1 Ld & jmpd well, qckly went 5l clr, 8l adv aftr 6out, redcd ld twrds last, brfly jnd aftr last but rallied run-in | A Harvey 74.8kg | 1 (7) |
| Tyrella 27-Jan-24 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,451), SP: 10/1 Ld, 8l adv 1/2way, redcd 3l ld when fell 4out | A Harvey 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (8) |
| Moira 29-Apr-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,451), SP: 6/1 Mid-div, drpd to 14th 1/2way, rdn & no ex from 3out, no ex & pu 2out | F Maguire 74.8kg, Cd 0 0.00L | UPD (18) |
| Loughanmore 08-Apr-23 4830m SOFT Md (of $2,451), SP: 12/1 Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, mstk 3out, rdn aftr 2out, no impr early str, drpd to 5th cl hm | F Maguire 74.8kg, Cd 0 26.00L | 4 (13) |