Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

14:40

Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle

Date 2024-12-12

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 3

Going Good

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £8,344

Runners (9)

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
1	Choccabloc Bay J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	J:James Bowen T:Nicky Henderson	168	—	12152-	128	127	111	236d	—	—	+16	40.3	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Steadily progressive sort who ran well at Ayr on Scottish National day; respected
8	Getalead Bay J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:Kevin Pickard	J:Gearoid Harney(7) T:Kevin Pickard	158	tp	-P1181	118	133	125	21d	—	—	+21	40.4	0.83/1	10/3 23%
3-3 under Gearoid Harney, recording all those wins this winter; not ruled out
2	Wilful Brown J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	165	—	221-11	125	123	109	113d	—	—	+7	23.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Gained his three hurdles wins by an aggregate of 47l; interesting handicap debutant
3	Ilanz Bay J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	J:Lewis Stones(3) T:Olly Murphy	163	—	16-283	123	131	126	145d	—	—	+10	21.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Placed in two of his three starts for new stable; 1-1 at Taunton; in the mix
9	Him Malaya Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(7) T:Paul Nicholls	147	t	P3-3P6	107	131	108	46d	—	—	+9	16.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Looks nicely weighted but has something to prove back up in trip
5	Latin Verse Bay J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Anthony Charlton	J:Callum Pritchard(7) T:Anthony Charlton	160	—	P2-672	120	132	84	19d	—	—	+13	19.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Ran well last time but this longer distance presents a question mark
7	Liverpool Knight Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	159	—	644382	119	129	106	26d	—	—	+20	25.1	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Ran creditably behind a well-treated opponent last time; place possibilities
4	Kamaxos Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Roger Teal	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Roger Teal	163	h	/143-P	123	130	111	22d	—	—	+16	19.2	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Failed to show his form over fences on seasonal debut; consistent over hurdles
6	Paso Doble Brown J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	J:Lorcan Williams T:Paul Nicholls	160	p	/1621/	120	-	-	1099d	—	—	+32	34.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Absent since winning the novice hurdle on this card in 2021; check the betting

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Choccabloc	5/2	5/2	5/2
Getalead	10/3	10/3	10/3
Wilful	4/1	7/2	4/1
Ilanz	15/2	7/1	7/1
Him Malaya	12/1	11/1	11/1
Latin Verse	12/1	12/1	12/1
Liverpool Knight	16/1	14/1	16/1
Kamaxos	25/1	20/1	22/1
Paso Doble	33/1	28/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Getalead

40.4

OR: 17 Form: 17.7 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Choccabloc

40.3

OR: 19.5 Form: 13.5 Odds: 7.3

5/2

3rd

Paso Doble

34.7

OR: 17.5 Form: 16.5 Odds: 0.7

33/1

Liverpool Knight

25.1

OR: 17.3 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Wilful

23.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

4/1

Ilanz

21.3

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Latin Verse

19.4

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Kamaxos

19.2

OR: 18.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

25/1

Him Malaya

16.4

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Choccabloc	128	127	111
Wilful	125	123	109
Ilanz	123	131	126
Kamaxos	123	130	111
Latin Verse	120	132	84
Paso Doble	120	—	—
Liverpool Knight	119	129	106
Getalead	118	133	125
Him Malaya	107	131	108

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Latin Verse	19d ago	Fit
Getalead	21d ago	Fit
Kamaxos	22d ago	Fit
Liverpool Knight	26d ago	Fit
Him Malaya	46d ago	Fresh
Wilful	113d ago	Long break
Ilanz	145d ago	Long break
Choccabloc	236d ago	Long break
Paso Doble	1099d ago	Long break