14:23 Taunton

Wednesday 21 December 2022

All12:5313:2313:5314:2314:5315:2315:53

Rowcliffes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:23 | Winning time: 4m 2.30s

1^st

Holetown Hero

511-4

5/2

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Pressed leader, hit 3 out, led before next, soon clear, easily op 3/1

2^nd

Kenzai Warrior

511-4

16/1

T: R A TealJ: James Davies

Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 12/1

3^rd

High Game Royal

511-4

7/2

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Raced wide chasing leaders, hit 3 out, and lost place, rallied next, went modest 3rd run-in op 3/1

4^th

Broomfields Cave

511-4

25/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: T Scudamore

Off the pace towards rear, tailed off at 5th, hung right and stayed on from 2 out, kept on run-in, just missed modest 3rd op 33/1

5^th

1 ¾

Bold Reaction

511-4

6/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led, pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, well held in 3rd, went left last, weakened and lost two places run-in tchd 13/8

6^th

1 ½

Kayf Legend

411-4

6/1

T: C GordonJ: Aidan Coleman

Raced wide in mid-division, pushed along in 6th before 2 out, went 5th 2 out, weakened run-in op 7/1

7^th

Nordy Lordy

511-4

100/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Charlie Price (3)

Off the pace and always towards rear op 80/1 tchd 66/1

8^th

Dark Duomo

411-4

66/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Jack Martin (7)

Off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off 3 out, hit next, never involved op 40/1 tchd 80/1

9^th

4 ¼

Pappa Rocco Coco

411-4

125/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: R P McLernon

Chased leaders on inside, went left and weakened 3 out op 66/1

10^th

Libor Lad

411-4

150/1

T: David DennisJ: Thomas Bellamy

Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off op 80/1

11^th

3 ¼

Kaylen's Mischief

911-4

150/1

T: D J JeffreysJ: Max Kendrick

Jumped slowly and towards rear at 3rd, no chance after, bad mistake 4 out, tailed off op 100/1 tchd 80/1

Also Ran

Blueblood

611-4

200/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Theo Gillard (3)

Off the pace towards rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up before next op 100/1

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Non-Runners

Eye Knee⁶⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: S Hosie J: Gearoid Harney

Killaloan¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: P F Nicholls J: Bryan Carver

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.30, £2.40, £1.40EX:£39.70Trifecta:£215.80SF:£39.40Swingers:£7.10, £2.30, £6.70

Forecasts

Bold Reaction (6/4), Holetown Hero (5/2), High Game Royal (7/2), Kayf Legend (6/1), Killaloan (14/1), Kenzai Warrior (16/1), Eye Knee (20/1), Broomfields Cave (25/1), Dark Duomo (66/1), Nordy Lordy (100/1), Pappa Rocco Coco (125/1), Libor Lad (150/1), Kaylen's Mischief (150/1), Blueblood (200/1)

Point/bumper winner BOLD REACTION is likely to build on his Sandown hurdle debut third and is preferred to Kenzai Warrior, who showed enough to think he can translate his Flat ability to hurdles when fourth at Huntingdon recently, and Philip Hobbs's Lingfield runner-up High Game Royal. Holetown Hero would also enter the reckoning if turning out (due to run at Plumpton on Tuesday).