12:45 Taunton

Thursday 30 December 2021

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

Invest Southwest Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 12:45 | Winning time: 4m 15.35s

1^st

Irish Hill

310-12

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

2^nd

Girandole

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

3^rd

Professor Calculus

310-12

80/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Kieren 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

4^th

2 ¼

The Hood

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

5^th

Escobedo

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

6^th

Mind Hunter

310-12

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

7^th

Chipping Away

310-12

12/1

T: O MurphyJ: S Bowen

Always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off op 16/1

8^th

Clarendon Cross

310-12

200/1

T: Mrs S GardnerJ: Sean Houlihan

Always behind, never a factor, tailed off

9^th

7 ½

Bryanwood

310-12

250/1

T: B J LlewellynJ: Conor Ring (3)

Mid-division on inside, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

10^th

Shielded

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

Brainstorm

311-5

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

Graystone

311-5

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

Chadlington Lad

310-12

25/1

T: B PaulingJ: David Bass

Wide in mid-division when unseated rider 1st op 22/1

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Non-Runners

Mothill²¹⁵

Weight: 10-12| Age: 3

T: N P Mulholland J: Harry Reed

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)

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.

GRAYSTONE (IRE)
IRISH HILL (GER)
BRAINSTORM (FR)

Previous Winners

2020

Wightman

Weight: 10-12 |Age: 3

J: C O'Farrell | T: M R Channon

10/1

Prize Money

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