Taunton Races
Taunton
12:45
Invest Southwest Juvenile Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021
Distance: 2m½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good To Soft
Class: Class 4
Surface: Turf
Win: £2
Place: £1.10 £4.40 £16.40
Exacta: £25.50
Trifecta: £2186.70
Non-Runners: Mothill (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | Irish Hill (GER) | 6 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 152 lbs | EvensF | Won | Tracked leaders - not fluent and pushed along briefly 5th - soon chased leader - ridden before 2 out - 3 lengths down when left in lead last - kept on - ridden out(op 6/5) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Girandole (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Fergus Gillard
(3)lbs
|
Mark Gillard | 149 lbs | 25/1 | 2 | Midfield - headway from 5th - went third home turn - ridden after 2 out - left in second last - kept on but always held(tchd 22/1) | |
| 3rd | 12 | Professor Calculus (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Kieren Buckley
(5)lbs
|
Nigel Hawke | 147 lbs | 80/1 | 20 | Tracked leaders - hit 3 out - ridden home turn - weakened 2 out - left in modest third last(op 100/1) | |
| 4th | 14 | The Hood (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Alan King | 152 lbs | 16/1 | 2.25 | In touch with leaders - disputing third after 4th - ridden home turn - weakening when mistake 2 out - left in modest fourth last | ||
| 5th | 7 | Escobedo (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Kevin Jones
(3)lbs
|
Milton Harris | 149 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - ridden and some headway home turn - never dangerous (vet said colt was struck into on its left-fore)(tchd 22/1) | |
| 6th | 10 | Mind Hunter (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Charlie Price
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 149 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - not fluent 1st - ridden after 3 out - made no impression(tchd 80/1) | |
| 7th | 5 | Chipping Away (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Olly Murphy | 152 lbs | 12/1 | 17 | Midfield - ridden home turn - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 16/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Clarendon Cross (GB) | N/A | Poor | Sue Gardner | 152 lbs | 200/1 | 12 | Always towards rear - weakened 6th - tailed off | ||
| 9th | 3 | Bryanwood (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Conor Ring
(3)lbs
|
Bernard Llewellyn | 149 lbs | 250/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - not fluent 1st - weakened before 2 out - tailed off | |
| 10th | 13 | Shielded (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | Nigel Hawke | 152 lbs | 200/1 | 90 | Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - tailed off(tchd 250/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Graystone (IRE) | 3 G | Good | Lucy Wadham | 159 lbs | 6/4 | - | Led - going best when hit 2 out - 3 lengths ahead when fell last(op 6/5) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Brainstorm (FR) | N/A | Poor | Sophie Leech | 159 lbs | 22/1 | - | Tracked leaders - ridden after 3 out - weakened quickly home turn - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding had lost its left-fore shoe)(op 16/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Chadlington Lad (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ben Pauling | 152 lbs | 25/1 | - | Midfield - slowed dramatically and unseated rider 1st(op 22/1) |