Taunton
14:23
Rowcliffes Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race)
Taunton Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Class: Class 4 Surface: Turf
Win: £3.50 Place: £1.30 £2.40 £1.40 Exacta: £39.70 Trifecta: £215.80
Non-Runners: Eye Knee (unsuitable ground), Killaloan (self certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Holetown Hero (FR) N/A AVG Paul Nicholls 158 lbs 5/2 Won Travelled strongly - raced in second - pressed leader from 3rd - led before 2 out - soon clear - went further clear run-in - easily(op 3/1)
2nd 10 Kenzai Warrior (USA) 6 G AVG Roger Teal 158 lbs 16/1 7 Prominent - ridden home turn - went second before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 12/1)
3rd 6 High Game Royal (FR) 7 G Poor Philip Hobbs 158 lbs 7/2 12 Prominent - mistake 3 out - soon ridden - outpaced home turn - well held from 2 out - went third after last - no match for first two(op 3/1)
4th 3 Broomfields Cave (IRE) 7 G AVG Neil Mulholland 158 lbs 25/1 0.2 Held up in rear - midfield back straight - ridden home turn - headway after 2 out - pecked on landing last - kept on strongly run-in - went fourth towards finish(op 33/1)
5th 2 Bold Reaction (FR) 7 G Poor Nicky Henderson 158 lbs 6/4F 1.75 Led - ridden when headed before 2 out - soon hung left - weakened approaching last - lost two places run-in (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(tchd 13/8)
6th 8 Kayf Legend (GB) 6 G AVG Chris Gordon 158 lbs 6/1 1.5 Midfield - headway 3 out - in touch with leaders when ridden home turn - weakened run-in(op 7/1)
7th 13 Nordy Lordy (GER) 6 G Poor Tim Vaughan 155 lbs 100/1 18 Midfield - ridden after 6th - jumped left 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 80/1 tchd 66/1)
8th 4 Dark Duomo (IRE) N/A Poor Philip Hobbs 151 lbs 66/1 0.3 Always towards rear - tailed off(op 40/1 tchd 80/1)
9th 14 Pappa Rocco Coco (IRE) N/A Poor Jamie Snowden 158 lbs 125/1 4.25 Prominent - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off - finished lame (vet reported gelding had finished lame on his left-fore)(op 66/1)
10th 12 Libor Lad (GB) 6 G Poor David Dennis 158 lbs 150/1 32 Always towards rear - weakened after 6th - tailed off(op 80/1)
11th 9 Kaylen's Mischief (GB) 9 G Poor D J Jeffreys 158 lbs 150/1 3.25 Midfield - not fluent 3rd - weakened after 5th - tailed off - bled from the nose (vet reported gelding had bled from one nostril)(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
99th 1 Blueblood (IRE) 5 G Poor Mark Gillard 155 lbs 200/1 - Always towards rear - lost touch 5th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise)(op 100/1)