14:45 Taunton

Saturday 23 January 2021

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Invest Southwest Seniors' Handicap Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 4m 56.40s

Brewin'upastorm^t⁴⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Aidan Coleman| T: O Murphy| OR: 148| C

3/1

Very useful chaser at his best but goes back over hurdles now after stiff task in Tingle Creek Chase. Not the easiest to weigh up but opening handicap mark is only fair.

Form: 2/11U-65

Amour de Nuit¹⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: Angus Cheleda⁽⁷⁾| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 142| C| D

4/1

Made light of 20-month absence when landing 20f Plumpton handicap in November and has posted two good efforts to be in the frame at Newbury and Kempton since. Solid claims again.

Form: 242/124

Canyon City⁴³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-10| J: Bryony Frost| T: N B King| OR: 132| D

40/1

Useful hurdler at best but he arrives here having not convinced on his chase debut and well beaten back over timber at Doncaster (19.4f) last month. Others appeal more.

Form: 66P3-35

Westend Story^t1⁵⁰

Age: 10| Weight: 10-10| J: T J O'Brien| T: P Hobbs & J White| OR: 132

25/1

Useful hurdler who has a mixed record over fences, in process of running creditably prior to falling at Exeter on return. Reverted to hurdles now so not ruled out with yard among the winners.

Form: 04/4FU-F

Jolly's Cracked It^p1,t⁴⁹

Age: 12| Weight: 10-7| J: Bryan Carver⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 129

6/1

Veteran showed he still retains retty useful level of ability when fifth at Aintree on return but unable to recover from serious error when seventh at Sandown last time. Needs to step forward now.

Form: P/034-57

Air Horse One^b,t³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-6| J: Lorcan Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: H Fry| OR: 128| CD

17/2

C&D winner but he turned in poor effort when pulled up in 21f handicap at Ascot 36 days ago. In good hands but he has it prove now.

Form: 360-53P

Gortroe Joe²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-6| J: Liam Harrison⁽⁷⁾| T: F O'Brien| OR: 128| D

5/1

Made it 2-4 for new yard this season with career-best effort when comfortably landing 19f handicap at Market Rasen 24 days ago. Hit with 8 lb rise but still not taken lightly.

Form: 49-01F1

Swift Crusador⁴⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-3| J: R T Dunne| T: S Drinkwater| OR: 125

33/1

Has his first run over hurdles since 2017 after taking heavy early fall at Aintree (national fences) on his return 49 days ago. Not easiest to make a case for.

Form: 134/U2-F

Thibault^t¹⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 10-1| J: Mr Nathan Brennan⁽⁷⁾| T: A West| OR: 123

9/2

Already a dual hurdle winner for new yard this term and not disgraced back on Flat at Kempton last time. Expected to be bang there reverted to hurdles off handy mark.

Form: 2F5311

Eamon An Cnoic^b,t⁷¹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-0| J: David Noonan| T: D Pipe| OR: 120

33/1

Capable of useful form over fences but he goes hurdling having run poorly on back of wind op in 2m chase at Cheltenham on return. Hard to enthuse over.

Form: U023U-7

Forecasts

Brewin'upastorm (3/1), Amour de Nuit (4/1), Thibault (9/2), Gortroe Joe (5/1), Jolly's Cracked It (6/1), Air Horse One (17/2), Westend Story (25/1), Eamon An Cnoic (33/1), Swift Crusador (33/1), Canyon City (40/1)

A few of these arrive on retrieval missions but THIBAULT has been in excellent nick since joining Adam West yet still figures on a good mark so is taken to record hurdling win number three. Gortroe Joe is another who brings excellent recent form to the table so Fergal O'Brien's Market Rasen scorer is rated next best ahead of the consistent Amour de Nuit.