14:12 Taunton

Tuesday 23 March 2021

All14:1214:4215:1715:4716:1516:4517:15

Game And Wildlife Conservation Trust Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)

  • 4YO plusΒ Β |Β Β  Class 4Β Β |Β Β  2m 104yΒ Β |Β Β  GoodΒ Β |Β Β  14 RunnersΒ Β |Β Β  TurfΒ Β |Β Β Β Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:13Β Β |Β Β  Winning time: 3m 57.58s
1st
Horse silk
2
2/1
T:Β P Hobbs & J WhiteJ:Β R Johnson
Held up in midfield, pushed along and headway after 4th, mistake 5th, went clear 2nd before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, better jump last and led, ran on flat op 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
1 Β½
3
6/4f
T:Β D SkeltonJ:Β Harry Skelton
Led, niggled along before 2 out, not fluent last and headed, lacked pace of winner flat op 10/11 tchd 13/8
3rd
Horse silk
13
10
3/1
T:Β P F NichollsJ:Β H Cobden
Tracked leader, came under a drive on approach to 2 out, kept on after last, lacked pace of front pair run-in op 7/2 tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
2 ΒΎ
11
13/2
T:Β O MurphyJ:Β Aidan Coleman
Just better than mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace after last op 7/1 tchd 17/2
5th
Horse silk
2 Β½
14
150/1
T:Β W S KittowJ:Β T Scudamore
Prominent, took a keen hold, pushed along before 2 out, kept on same pace after last op 100/1
6th
Horse silk
8
1
611-4
100/1
T:Β T DennisJ:Β Sean Houlihan (3)
Mid-division, niggled along before 2 out, kept on one pace op 66/1
7th
Horse silk
2 ΒΌ
7
33/1
T:Β O SherwoodJ:Β Kai Lenihan (10)
Just worse than mid-division, cajoled along after 3 out, soon weakened op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
1 Β½
8
50/1
T:Β N P MulhollandJ:Β Sam Twiston-Davies
Held up, slow jump 3rd, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before next tchd 66/1
9th
Horse silk
12
5
200/1
T:Β Tim VaughanJ:Β Charlie Price (5)
Towards rear, weakened before 3 out op 150/1
10th
Horse silk
3 Β½
4
250/1
T:Β C HonourJ:Β Bryan Carver (3)
Chased leader, ridden for effort and lost position before 4 out, soon under pressure, no impact from 3 out op 200/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ΒΌ
13
66/1
T:Β Alexandra DunnJ:Β Charlie Deutsch
In rear, came under a drive before 3 out, weakened before 2 out op 40/1 tchd 33/1
12th
Horse silk
2 ΒΌ
6
66/1
T:Β Christian WilliamsJ:Β Jack Tudor (3)
Chased leaders, pushed along and lost position before 4 out, weakened before 3 out op 50/1 tchd 80/1
13th
Horse silk
41
12
300/1
T:Β J D FrostJ:Β James Best
Always in rear op 250/1
14th
Horse silk
54
9
300/1
T:Β Alexandra DunnJ:Β Nick Scholfield
Always towards rear op 250/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:Β£3.10Pl:Β£1.20, Β£1.10, Β£1.40EX:Β£7.10Trifecta:Β£16.70SF:Β£5.77Swingers:Β£1.40, Β£1.60, Β£1.60

Forecasts

Defining Battle (6/4), Camprond (2/1), Mon Frere (3/1), Bright Eyed Eagle (13/2), Le Boulevardier (33/1), Man Of The Sea (50/1), The Rain King (66/1), Jony Max (66/1), Bruelay (100/1), Tibbie Dunbar (150/1), Isle Of Aron (200/1), Gaelic Thunder (250/1), Little Miss Alice (300/1), Master Mead (300/1)

Verdict

Having progressed on the level in Ireland in 2019, DEFINING BATTLE made an encouraging return to action when fourth switched to hurdling at Newbury last month. Likely to build on that, he is marginally preferred to Camprond, who flopped when last seen in December.

  1. DEFINING BATTLE (IRE)
  2. CAMPROND (FR)
  3. MON FRERE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Song Of The Hunter
Weight: 11-0Β Β |Age: 6
13/2

Prize Money

1st: Β£3,769.002nd: Β£1,107.003rd: Β£553.004th: Β£277.00

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