12:45 Taunton

Thursday 30 December 2021

All12:1512:4513:1513:5014:2515:0015:30

Invest Southwest Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   2m 104y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:45  |   Winning time: 4m 15.35s
1st
Horse silk
9
1/1f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Tracked leader until after 2nd, handy 3rd, 2nd again after 5th, pushed along before 2 out, 3 lengths down and held when left in lead last, driven out op 6/5
2nd
Horse silk
2
8
310-12
25/1
T: Mark GillardJ: Fergus Gillard (3)
Off the pace in mid-division, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, 3rd before next, left 2nd at the last, driven and stayed on same pace run-in tchd 22/1
3rd
Horse silk
20
12
80/1
T: N J HawkeJ: K E Buckley (5)
Chased leaders on inside, tracked leader after 2nd until after 5th, chased leaders, mistake 3 out, soon outpaced and struggling, left remote 3rd at the last op 100/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
14
310-12
16/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
5th on inside, pushed along in 3rd after 3 out, outpaced and struggling when mistake next, left remote 4th at the last
5th
Horse silk
1
7
310-12
25/1
T: M F HarrisJ: Kevin Jones (3)
Towards rear, jumped slowly 2nd, plugging on when hit 2 out, left modest 5th at the last, never on terms tchd 22/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
10
50/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Charlie Price (3)
Off the pace towards rear, plugged on from 2 out, left modest 6th at the last tchd 80/1
7th
Horse silk
17
5
12/1
T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen
Always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
12
6
200/1
T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan
Always behind, never a factor, tailed off
9th
Horse silk
7 ½
3
310-12
250/1
T: B J LlewellynJ: Conor Ring (3)
Mid-division on inside, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
10th
Horse silk
90
13
310-12
200/1
T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan
Always in rear, ridden and struggling after 4 out, tailed off tchd 250/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
22/1
T: Mrs S LeechJ: J J Burke
Mistake 1st, prominent in chasing group, lost place and weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before next op 16/1
F
Horse silk
2
6/4
T: L WadhamJ: Bryony Frost
Led, went clear 3rd, not fluent 2 out, 3 lengths ahead and going best when knuckled on landing and fell last op 6/5
UR
Horse silk
4
25/1
T: B PaulingJ: David Bass
Wide in mid-division when unseated rider 1st op 22/1

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11
Horse silk
Mothill215
Weight: 10-12|  Age: 3
T: N P Mulholland  J: Harry Reed
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.00Pl:£1.10, £4.40, £16.40EX:£25.50Trifecta:£2,186.70SF:£35.08Swingers:£5.40, £29.20, £140.30

Forecasts

Irish Hill (1/1), Graystone (6/4), Chipping Away (12/1), The Hood (16/1), Mothill (20/1), Brainstorm (22/1), Girandole (25/1), Escobedo (25/1), Chadlington Lad (25/1), Mind Hunter (50/1), Professor Calculus (80/1), Clarendon Cross (200/1), Shielded (200/1), Bryanwood (250/1)

Verdict

Only a handful of these make any serious appeal, with GRAYSTONE getting the verdict to double his tally over hurdles having made all at Warwick earlier this month. He sets a solid standard and, if able to brush up on his jumping, he should have too much for his inexperienced rivals here. Irish Hill is an interesting recruit for Paul Nicholls so he's feared most, ahead of Brainstorm.

  1. GRAYSTONE (IRE)
  2. IRISH HILL (GER)
  3. BRAINSTORM (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Wightman
Weight: 10-12  |Age: 3
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,174.002nd: £2,384.003rd: £1,191.004th: £597.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00

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