13:55 Taunton

Monday 8 January 2024

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

Blackdown Motor Company Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 19.60s

1^st

The Gypsy Davey

611-8

7/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Made all, came clear after 3 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged op 6/1

2^nd

2 ¾

Walkingoneggshells

511-8

6/1

T: A WatsonJ: Nick Scholfield

Chased leaders on inside, went 2nd before 2 out, awkward 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd op 11/2

3^rd

Lhebayeb

611-1

4/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, into 3rd before 2 out, kept on run-in pressing for 2nd, no chance with winner op 9/2

4^th

Schematic

611-8

12/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Raced wide in mid-division, headway before the last, plugged on run-in op 16/1

5^th

Golden Ambition

511-8

10/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Off the pace towards rear, pushed along going out on final circuit, headway approaching 2 out, plugged on tchd 11/1

6^th

Jacksbar

511-1

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Fergus Gillard

Always in rear, headway and plugged on run-in, never dangerous op 20/1

7^th

Behind The Veil

611-1

80/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Held up towards rear, never dangerous

8^th

nse

Cawthorne Banker

611-8

3/1f

T: J & A O'NeillJ: R P McLernon

Chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened soon after 2 out

9^th

Shady B

611-8

40/1

T: C Boultbee-BrooksJ: R Patrick

Off the pace in last pair, never on terms tchd 50/1

10^th

Bahio Boum

511-8

28/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Mid-division, weakened before 3 out

11^th

2 ½

Johannes

410-9

10/3

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened rapidly after 3 out, behind soon after, tailed off op 7/2

12^th

1 ¼

Bruce Gobbler

511-8

125/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened op 80/1

Also Ran

Cornish Storm

511-8

25/1

T: W S KittowJ: David Noonan

Raced keenly in mid-division, mistake and rider lost irons 4th, pulled up before next op 28/1

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Get The Value⁴⁰

Weight: 11-8| Age: 6

T: J G M O'Shea J: Brendan Powell

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£8.50Pl:£2.60, £2.30, £2.00EX:£43.90Trifecta:£222.40SF:£49.82Swingers:£7.90, £7.50, £5.70

Forecasts

Cawthorne Banker (3/1), Johannes (10/3), Lhebayeb (4/1), Walkingoneggshells (6/1), The Gypsy Davey (7/1), Golden Ambition (10/1), Schematic (12/1), Get The Value (12/1), Jacksbar (22/1), Cornish Storm (25/1), Bahio Boum (28/1), Shady B (40/1), Behind The Veil (80/1), Bruce Gobbler (125/1)

The vote goes to JOHANNES, who was a wide-margin winner of his sole start on the Flat in France and is entitled to step up on his hurdles debut sixth in the Exeter juvenile won by Salver (Grade 2 winner since) last month. He has subsequently undergone a wind op and is taken to get the better of Lhebayeb and point-winners The Gypsy Davey and Walkingoneggshells.

JOHANNES (FR)
LHEBAYEB (GER)
THE GYPSY DAVEY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Afadil

Weight: 10-9 |Age: 4

J: H Cobden | T: P F Nicholls

8/15

Prize Money

1st: £4,955.002nd: £2,283.003rd: £1,141.004th: £571.005th: £377.00