14:00 Taunton

Monday 10 January 2022

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Invest Southwest Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 19.35s

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Selected odds by:

Benandgone³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Thomas Doggrell⁽⁷⁾| T: B Barr

200/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers 11 months apart and likely outsider now hurdling.

Form: 5-0

Could Talkaboutit⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brendan Powell| T: C L Tizzard

33/1

Needed experience when sixth in the Newton Abbot bumper won by Iberio in October. Switches to hurdles on return. Bred to need longer trips than this.

Form: 6

Don't Say Never¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: R P McLernon| T: Mrs R Ford

400/1

Unplaced in 2 Irish points in 2019 and tailed off in a Wincanton bumper on Boxing Day.

Form: 75/0

Iberio³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: M G Nolan| T: P Hobbs & J White

7/1

Overcame inexperience to land a Newton Abbot bumper on debut in October but he's been beaten a long way in a couple of hurdle runs since. Early days but best watched here.

Form: 147

Iceburgh Bay^t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Houlihan| T: P Hobbs & J White

20/1

Irish point winner but only midfield in pair of hurdle starts in recent months.

Form: 4167

Jack The Farmer^h²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Ben Godfrey⁽³⁾| T: B Lund

40/1

No show in 3 bumpers for Kayley Woolacott last season. Seemed to offered a bit more when fifth on his Lingfield (AW) return but still best watched now hurdling.

Form: 00P-5

Mister Splash²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams

9/1

Didn't offer much in a Ffos Las bumper on debut in October but omore like it when fifth of 18 on his WIncanton hurdle debut last month, albeit a couple off today's rivals were ahead of him.

Form: 85

Natty Night²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams

5/2

Fairly useful on Flat for William Muir. 13/2, showed an aptitude for hurdling when fourth (San Giovanni third) of 18 on his Wincanton hurdle debut 4 weeks ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

Sands Chorus¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-6| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard

150/1

Four-time winner on the Flat for Karren Tutty in 2021 but offered little on his belated hurdle debut over Christmas.

Form: P

San Giovanni²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Nick Scholfield| T: H Fry

3/1

Some promise on first of 2 bumpers for Emma Lavelle last winter. Made sound start over hurdles when 9 lengths third of 18 at Wincanton last month, with Natty Night/Mister Splash behind. More to come.

Form: 50-3

Kishorn^h³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Stan Sheppard| T: T Lacey

80/1

Has an appealing pedigree but well held in 2 bumpers/maiden hurdles.

Form: 3400

Yvette Guilbert²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Harry Skelton| T: D Skelton

11/2

Is bred to be a useful jumper. Better effort in maiden hurdles when fourth of 12 over 2m at Southwell 29 days ago. Potential for better again.

Form: 64

Titian¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: T Scudamore| T: D Pipe

15/2

Useful on Flat (stays 1¼m) and bought for 155,000 gns in the autumn. Could only manage a remote fourth on his completed start over hurdles in recent weeks but likely capable of better before long.

Form: F4

Drag Race⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Armson⁽⁷⁾| T: D PipeWS

33/1

Second start when winning Lingfield AW Flat claimer for Jamie Osborne in October. Subusequently had wind surgery. Possibly best watched now hurdling for new stable.

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Forecasts

Natty Night (5/2), San Giovanni (3/1), Yvette Guilbert (11/2), Iberio (7/1), Titian (15/2), Mister Splash (9/1), Iceburgh Bay (20/1), Could Talkaboutit (33/1), Drag Race (33/1), Jack The Farmer (40/1), Kishorn (80/1), Sands Chorus (150/1), Benandgone (200/1), Don't Say Never (400/1)

SAN GIOVANNI, Natty Night and Mister Splash were third, fourth and fifth in the same big-field Wincanton maiden hurdle last month, with the first-named taken to confirm his superiority over that pair and strike at the second time of asking over hurdles. Southwell-fourth Yvette Guilbert is respected for the Skeltons, while Titian is likely better he than showed on his completed start over hurdles.