Trucksmith 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle – Taunton

Taunton

14:15

Trucksmith 40th Anniversary Handicap Hurdle

Date 2025-11-27

Distance 2m3f1y

Class Class 4

Going Good To Firm

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £5,545

Runners (8)

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
8	Ellerton Chestnut J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	149	—	76471-	101	122	115	241d	—	—	-3	35.3	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Opened his hurdles account in Wincanton event on stable debut when last seen; respected
6	Him Malaya Bay J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Miss Olive Nicholls(5) T:Paul Nicholls	155	tp	134-39	107	124	116	20d	—	—	+4	18.3	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Attractively treated off same mark as for C&D success last December; possibilities
1	Seeyouinmydreams Bay J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	169	t	4-1232	121	124	107	40d	—	—	+11	20.4	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Record of 4-9 over hurdles; creditable second in last two attempts in this sphere
5	Mary Bay J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	J:Charlie Todd T:Ian Williams	158	t	F0-351	110	121	100	65d	—	—	+9	17.4	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Made all at Warwick last time and the runner-up has advertised the form since
3	Half A Chance Bay J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	J:Paddy Hanlon(5) T:John Joseph Hanlon	165	p	702232	117	121	93	26d	—	—	+19	31.2	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Irish 6yo; currently in a consistent vein of form, solid second at Wetherby most recently
7	Melton Mossy Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Evan Williams	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Evan Williams	152	t	785-2R	104	121	83	21d	—	—	+9	15.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Comes with risk having refused to race when favourite at Ludlow last time
2	Therapist Bay J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	J:Mr Daniel Williams(7) T:Nicky Henderson	167	—	71-141	119	125	110	137d	—	—	+11	19.8	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Absent since July win when taking Stratford record to 3-3 and hurdles record to 5-12
4	Moutarde Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	J:Rex Dingle T:Syd Hosie	164	—	F06-29	117	114	104	47d	—	—	+14	17.8	6.25/1	25/1 4%
1-1 at Taunton and ran well at Newton Abbot in most recent Class 4 attempt

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Ellerton	11/10	6/5	6/5	5/4	5/4
Him Malaya	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	11/2
Seeyouinmydreams	15/2	7/1	7/1	7/1	15/2
Mary	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1	9/1
Half A Chance	9/1	15/2	8/1	15/2	15/2
Melton Mossy	11/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	12/1
Therapist	12/1	10/1	11/1	9/1	9/1
Moutarde	25/1	22/1	25/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

Ellerton

35.3

OR: 12.8 Form: 10 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Half A Chance

31.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 11.1 Odds: 3.3

9/1

3rd

Seeyouinmydreams

20.4

OR: 17.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Therapist

19.8

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

12/1

Him Malaya

18.3

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

Moutarde

17.8

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Mary

17.4

OR: 15 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

9/1

Melton Mossy

15.4

OR: 13.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Seeyouinmydreams	121	124	107
Therapist	119	125	110
Half A Chance	117	121	93
Moutarde	117	114	104
Mary	110	121	100
Him Malaya	107	124	116
Melton Mossy	104	121	83
Ellerton	101	122	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Him Malaya	20d ago	Fit
Melton Mossy	21d ago	Fit
Half A Chance	26d ago	Fit
Seeyouinmydreams	40d ago	Fit
Moutarde	47d ago	Fresh
Mary	65d ago	Fresh
Therapist	137d ago	Long break
Ellerton	241d ago	Long break