Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

14:40

Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle

Date 2023-12-14

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £7,209

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
2	American Sniper Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	166	tp	63-701	128	132	118	27d	—	—	+7	24.7	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Not the easiest to catch right but won well at Cheltenham latest, with the front two clear
9	Just Loose Change Grey J:James Bowen T:Nicky Martin	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Martin	148	—	321-59	110	131	82	37d	—	—	+2	20.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D winner last season but he'll need to leave his last two runs behind
8	Individualiste Roan J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	148	—	51/45	110	130	101	32d	—	—	+4	19.4	1.00/1	4/1 20%
C&D winner in 2022; return was encouraging and perhaps his next race came too soon
6	Amelia's Dance Chestnut J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Robert Walford	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Robert Walford	155	—	545-22	117	134	115	17d	—	—	+6	21.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Goes well here and effectively off the same mark as when going close at Kempton
5	Samuel Spade Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	J:Kielan Woods T:Ben Pauling	156	—	104-P4	118	130	90	17d	—	—	+11	19.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Latest Kempton race wasn't run to suit and he might well strip fitter for this
4	Inferno Sacree Bay J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Nigel Hawke	156	b	141-10	118	130	90	165d	—	—	+12	18.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Effective front-runner; went off too fast for his own good when tailed off at Cartmel
11	Iorens Chestnut J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	144	—	/2249-	106	128	94	287d	—	—	+14	19.6	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Poor in two handicaps but she won a point and showed promise in novice company
10	Samtara Bay J:Harry Atkins(10) T:Martin Keighley	J:Harry Atkins(10) T:Martin Keighley	147	h	5412-P	109	132	126	220d	—	—	+11	16.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Pulled up on final run and had wind surgery since; player on last season's peak efforts
1	Swaffham Bulbeck Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Stuart Edmunds	168	—	1-512P	130	130	94	25d	—	—	+23	28.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Outclassed last time but does look on a tough mark and might be vulnerable
3	Bashful Boy Bay J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	159	p	F-19P4	121	133	116	14d	—	0W/0P 1 run	+15	18.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Had no excuses when only fourth of six runners over C&D two weeks ago
7	Santana Plessis Bay J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	150	—	U25/P6	112	131	70	18d	—	—	+14	16.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Winner in Ireland; quiet so far for this yard but likely to come good again at some point

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
American Sniper	4/1	10/3	7/2	10/3	7/2
Just Loose Change	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	10/3
Individualiste	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1
Amelia's Dance	5/1	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Samuel Spade	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Inferno Sacree	14/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Iorens	12/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Samtara	12/1	16/1	16/1	20/1	18/1
Swaffham Bulbeck	16/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	18/1
Bashful Boy	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Santana Plessis	40/1	40/1	33/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

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

1st

Swaffham Bulbeck

28.4

OR: 20 Form: 7 Odds: 1.4

18/1

2nd

American Sniper

24.7

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

3rd

Amelia's Dance

21.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Just Loose Change

20.2

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Iorens

19.6

OR: 14 Form: 4 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Individualiste

19.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

4/1

Samuel Spade

19.4

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Bashful Boy

18.8

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Inferno Sacree

18.7

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Samtara

16.4

OR: 14.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Santana Plessis

16.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

40/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Swaffham Bulbeck	130	130	94
American Sniper	128	132	118
Bashful Boy	121	133	116
Samuel Spade	118	130	90
Inferno Sacree	118	130	90
Amelia's Dance	117	134	115
Santana Plessis	112	131	70
Just Loose Change	110	131	82
Individualiste	110	130	101
Samtara	109	132	126
Iorens	106	128	94

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Bashful Boy	14d ago	Fit
Amelia's Dance	17d ago	Fit
Samuel Spade	17d ago	Fit
Santana Plessis	18d ago	Fit
Swaffham Bulbeck	25d ago	Fit
American Sniper	27d ago	Fit
Individualiste	32d ago	Fit
Just Loose Change	37d ago	Fit
Inferno Sacree	165d ago	Long break
Samtara	220d ago	Long break
Iorens	287d ago	Long break

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
Amelia's Dance	Front Runner
Inferno Sacree	Front Runner

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 11 runners classified.