13:05 Taunton

Wednesday 30 December 2020

All12:3513:0513:3514:0514:4015:1515:50

C & D Southwest Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   2m 104y  |   Heavy (Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:06  |   Winning time: 4m 24.35s
1st
Horse silk
10
310-12
10/1
T: M R ChannonJ: C O'Farrell
Tracked leader, pressed leader after 2 out, pushed along and disputed lead last, kept on gamely and led narrowly on the line tchd 9/1 and tchd 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
hd
12
310-11
11/4
T: F O'BrienJ: C Brace (3)
Held up towards rear, headway after the 4th and tracked leaders, further headway and pressed leader after 2 out, disputed lead last and kept on well once shaken up run-in, just denied op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
11
3
6/4f
T: D PipeJ: Fergus Gillard (5)
Tracked leader, niggled along and outpaced home turn, soon ridden and closer 2 out, held in 3rd after the last op 13/8 tchd 11/8 and tchd 7/4
4th
Horse silk
7 ½
7
20/1
T: R WalfordJ: Stan Sheppard
Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, kept on but never involved op 22/1
5th
Horse silk
17
9
310-12
40/1
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Towards rear, some headway when ridden 3 out, weakened after 2 out tchd 50/1
6th
Horse silk
2
4
80/1
T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened and tailed off after 2 out op 50/1 tchd 100/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
7/2
T: C GordonJ: Tom Cannon
Built up a wide unchallenged lead early stages, shaken up when lead diminished approaching 2 out, rallied gamely and ridden when pressed 2 out, every chance when fell last op 11/4 tchd 4/1
PU
Horse silk
2
12/1
T: Nick WilliamsJ: David Bass
Towards rear, niggled along throughout, pulled up before 4 out op 17/2 tchd 15/2
PU
Horse silk
5
25/1
T: H WhittingtonJ: G Sheehan
Chased leader in 2nd, ridden along approaching 2 out and weakened quickly, soon pulled up op 28/1 tchd 22/1
PU
Horse silk
6
310-12
80/1
T: J D FrostJ: Bryony Frost
Mid-division, dropped back towards rear after 5th, pulled up before 3 out op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
8
50/1
T: Nick MitchellJ: Thomas Bellamy
Mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, soon pulled up op 66/1
PU
Horse silk
11
310-12
150/1
T: Mark GillardJ: Danny Burton (5)
Tracked leader, ridden after 5th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 100/1
PU
Horse silk
13
250/1
T: Mark GillardJ: James Davies
Held up in rear, always struggling and pulled up before 4 out op 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.40Pl:£2.10, £1.20, £1.20EX:£40.70Trifecta:£122.30SF:£38.30Swingers:£5.30, £4.10, £1.60

Forecasts

Iron Heart (6/4), Volkovka (11/4), Can't Stop Now (7/2), Wightman (10/1), Fighting Tiger (12/1), Shutupshirley (20/1), Numberoneson (25/1), Theocrat (40/1), Siempre Rapido (50/1), Masterdream (80/1), Presgrave (80/1), Zellerate (150/1), Impetuous (250/1)

Verdict

There was plenty to like about VOLKOVKA's Market Rasen win at the beginning of the month and she can make light of a penalty with further progress on the cards. Wightman can build on his recent Newbury hurdle debut and may provide the chief threat ahead of Fakenham-winner Can't Stop Now. Fighting Tiger is a newcomer to keep an eye on in the betting.

  1. VOLKOVKA (FR)
  2. WIGHTMAN (IRE)
  3. CAN'T STOP NOW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019
Blacko
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 3
4/1

Prize Money

1st: £3,769.002nd: £1,107.003rd: £553.004th: £350.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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