Festive Fixture 14th December Handicap Hurdle (Div I)

Taunton

15:10

Date 2023-11-30

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,674

Winning Time 4m 47.50s (slow by 22.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Gyllen (USA) Rex Dingle · Kayley Woollacott	9/2	Won
2nd	Imperial Measure (IRE) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	13/8F	13
3rd	Atreides (IRE) Gearoid Harney · Neil Mulholland	15/2	2.5
4th	Sailed Away (GER) Ciaran Gethings · Stuart Edmunds	5/2	4.75
5th	I Love You Sivola (FR) Paul O'Brien · Helen Nelmes	40/1	1.25
6th	King Of Lombardy (IRE) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	20/1	.75
7th	Caitlin's Court (IRE) Ellis Collier · Jimmy Frost	20/1	3.75
8th	Wilderness (GB) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	11/1	1
9th	Haafbourd (GB) James Best · Emma-Jane Bishop	33/1	31
10th	Nathan Walker (GB) Harry Cobden · Keiran Burke	25/1	2.25

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bowmans Dream (GB) Sean Houlihan · Carroll Gray	100/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Imperial Measure Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	155	—	2-3413	87	105	91	20d	—	—	-9	22.8	0.41/1	13/8 38%
Placed off this mark in a big field since his breakthrough win in September; respected
8	Sailed Away Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	151	t	3057-2	83	104	67	17d	—	—	-7	22.1	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Second on recent handicap debut at Fakenham; up in trip today; should have more to offer
1	Atreides b/br J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:Neil Mulholland	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:Neil Mulholland	168	tp	P36642	100	103	94	12d	—	—	+12	20.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Good second on recent handicap debut; strong claims if aided by new cheekpieces here
9	Gyllen Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Kayley Woollacott	J:Rex Dingle T:Kayley Woollacott	148	—	/346-6	80	100	89	37d	—	—	-4	11.9	1.50/1	6/1 14%
0-11 over hurdles but made quite encouraging seasonal/stable debut last month; a possible
3	King Of Lombardy Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	163	t	2895-8	95	102	67	30d	—	—	+8	12.5	4.75/1	20 5%
Unable to justify prominence in the betting when well beaten on recent handicap debut
5	Nathan Walker Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Keiran Burke	J:Harry Cobden T:Keiran Burke	157	—	09-355	89	95	87	24d	—	—	+6	11.1	4.75/1	20 5%
Not beaten far in three novice/maiden hurdles; a possible improver in handicaps
10	Wilderness Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	144	v	4PP-50	76	103	71	37d	—	—	+3	7.9	3.75/1	16 6%
Looked out of sorts on both starts last month (Flat/hurdles); lots to prove at present
4	Caitlin's Court Bay J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Jimmy Frost	J:Ellis Collier(7) T:Jimmy Frost	161	—	P-1926	93	103	75	20d	—	—	+8	11.8	6.00/1	25 4%
Ran big race from the front when second two starts ago but is not reliable
6	Haafbourd Bay J:James Best T:Emma-Jane Bishop	J:James Best T:Emma-Jane Bishop	156	tp	7P0-76	88	94	78	23d	—	—	+7	10.3	6.75/1	28 4%
Struggled to get competitive on first four hurdle runs; cheekpieces on for handicap debut
2	I Love You Sivola Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Helen Nelmes	J:Paul O'Brien T:Helen Nelmes	167	t	823-76	99	100	34	20d	—	—	+10	13	8.25/1	33/1 3%
French chase winner; soundly beaten in a novice hurdle on recent British debut
11	Bowmans Dream Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	J:Sean Houlihan T:Carroll Gray	142	—	8455	74	99	49	49d	—	—	+5	6.2	24.75/1	100 1%
Unable to land a significant blow when a big-priced outsider in four maiden/novice hurdles

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Imperial Measure	6/4	13/8	6/4	13/8	13/8
Sailed Away	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4
Atreides	10	8	17/2	17/2	17/2
Gyllen	6	11/2	6	6/1	6
King Of Lombardy	20	18	16	18	18
Nathan Walker	20	16	14	18/1	18
Wilderness	16	16	14	16	16
Caitlin's Court	25	25	22	25	25
Haafbourd	28	28	28	28	28
I Love You Sivola	33	28	28	33/1	33
Bowmans Dream	100	100	100	100	100

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Imperial Measure

22.8

OR: 9.3 Form: 3.5 Odds: 10

13/8

2nd

Sailed Away

22.1

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 8.9

5/2

3rd

Atreides

20.6

OR: 12.5 Form: 5.6 Odds: 2.5

I Love You Sivola

OR: 12.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

33/1

King Of Lombardy

12.5

OR: 11.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.2

Gyllen

11.9

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

6/1

Caitlin's Court

11.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

Nathan Walker

11.1

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Haafbourd

10.3

OR: 9.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

Wilderness

7.9

OR: 6.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Bowmans Dream

6.2

OR: 6 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Atreides	100	103	94
I Love You Sivola	99	100	34
King Of Lombardy	95	102	67
Caitlin's Court	93	103	75
Nathan Walker	89	95	87
Haafbourd	88	94	78
Imperial Measure	87	105	91
Sailed Away	83	104	67
Gyllen	80	100	89
Wilderness	76	103	71
Bowmans Dream	74	99	49

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Atreides	12d ago	Quick return
Sailed Away	17d ago	Fit
Imperial Measure	20d ago	Fit
Caitlin's Court	20d ago	Fit
I Love You Sivola	20d ago	Fit
Haafbourd	23d ago	Fit
Nathan Walker	24d ago	Fit
King Of Lombardy	30d ago	Fit
Gyllen	37d ago	Fit
Wilderness	37d ago	Fit
Bowmans Dream	49d ago	Fresh