13:05 Taunton

Wednesday 30 December 2020

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

C & D Southwest Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:06 | Winning time: 4m 24.35s

1^st

Wightman

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

2^nd

Volkovka

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

3^rd

Iron Heart

310-12

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

4^th

7 ½

Shutupshirley

310-12

20/1

T: R WalfordJ: Stan Sheppard

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out, kept on but never involved op 22/1

5^th

Theocrat

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

6^th

Masterdream

310-12

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

Can't Stop Now

311-4

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

Fighting Tiger

310-12

12/1

T: Nick WilliamsJ: David Bass

Towards rear, niggled along throughout, pulled up before 4 out op 17/2 tchd 15/2

Numberoneson

310-12

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

Presgrave

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

Siempre Rapido

310-12

50/1

T: Nick MitchellJ: Thomas Bellamy

Mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, soon pulled up op 66/1

Zellerate

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

Impetuous

310-5

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)

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.

VOLKOVKA (FR)
WIGHTMAN (IRE)
CAN'T STOP NOW (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Blacko

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 3

J: Thomas Bellamy | T: A King

4/1

Prize Money

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