13:25 Taunton

Monday 8 January 2024

All12:5513:2513:5514:2515:0015:3016:05

Blackdown Motor Company Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 1)

  • 4YO plus  |   Class 4  |   2m 104y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:25  |   Winning time: 4m 17.2s
1st
Horse silk
12
511-1
11/4
T: N J HendersonJ: James Bowen
Held up in mid-division, bit awkward paddock bend after 4th, good headway chasing leaders turning in, 2nd before 2 out, strong challenge run-in, stayed on to lead inside final 100 yards op 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
½
14
6/4f
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chased leaders on inside, led before 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed run-in, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards op 11/8
3rd
Horse silk
2 ¼
5
25/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, hit last op 28/1
4th
Horse silk
8
13
200/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard
Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 2 out, weakened before the last op 150/1
5th
Horse silk
4
4
9/4
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next, weakened between last two op 85/40
6th
Horse silk
2 ¼
10
66/1
T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: David Noonan
Raced keenly chasing leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened soon after op 80/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
20/1
T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings
Led and disputed, outright leader 3 out, pushed along and headed before 2 out, weakened quickly
8th
Horse silk
8
7
125/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
Raced keenly and always towards rear, tailed off op 80/1
9th
Horse silk
nk
11
200/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)
Never closer than mid-division op 125/1
10th
Horse silk
½
9
6/1
T: T LawesJ: Tom Cannon
Mistake 1st, raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders soon after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out op 15/2
11th
Horse silk
7
8
250/1
T: Alexandra DunnJ: Ben Jones
Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off op 200/1
12th
Horse silk
9 ½
2
811-8
200/1
T: J G M O'SheaJ: Nick Scholfield
Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off
13th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
511-8
250/1
T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jack Hogan (3)
Led and disputed until mistake 3 out, weakened quickly soon after op 200/1
14th
Horse silk
6
3
125/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up off the pace and always in rear, tailed off op 80/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.00Pl:£1.60, £1.10, £5.60EX:£14.10Trifecta:£138.10SF:£7.87Swingers:£1.90, £16.20, £10.10

Forecasts

Tutti Quanti (6/4), Goonhilly (9/4), Joyeuse (11/4), Onewayortother (6/1), Bluegrass (20/1), Into The Park (25/1), Tout Sur Moi (66/1), King Of The Road (125/1), Everyonesacritic (125/1), Shakeyatailfeather (200/1), Chatty Chich (200/1), Dundory (200/1), No Mean Feat (250/1), Jaxonne (250/1)

Verdict

Paul Nicholls has took this prize for the past two seasons and his new recruit TUTTI QUANTI, who shaped well on his hurdling bow when runner-up in France, looks another strong candidate for the yard. Nicky Henderson's newcomer Joyeuse, a half-sister to the stable's Champion Hurdle heroine Epatante, is feared most with Goonhilly rating a solid place prospect.

  1. TUTTI QUANTI (FR)
  2. JOYEUSE (FR)
  3. GOONHILLY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Rare Middleton
Weight: 10-9  |Age: 4
2/5

Prize Money

1st: £4,955.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.00

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