14:40 Taunton

Thursday 14 December 2023

All11:4512:2012:5513:3014:0514:4015:1515:50

Classic Collection Holidays Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 44.03s

1^st

Samuel Spade

411-2

11/1

T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods

Rear mid-division, headway after 3 out, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden run-in and stayed on well op 10/1

2^nd

2 ¼

Just Loose Change

610-8

4/1

T: Nicky MartinJ: James Bowen

Towards rear, steady headway on outer home turn, ridden 2 out and stayed on to chase winner run-in, no telling impression op 7/2

3^rd

Individualiste

510-8

4/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Handy, not fluent 4 out and lost position, pushed along next, kept on but not pace to challenge

4^th

2 ¾

American Sniper

511-12

10/3f

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Tracked leaders, pushed along before 2 out and went 2nd, ridden and gradually weakened approaching last op 7/2

5^th

Amelia's Dance

811-1

9/2

T: R WalfordJ: Tabitha Worsley (3)

Mid-division, headway before 3 out, led home turn, pushed along and headed before 2 out, stayed on one pace tchd 4/1

6^th

Bashful Boy

711-5

25/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, well held 2 out tchd 28/1

7^th

2 ¾

Samtara

910-7

20/1

T: M KeighleyJ: Harry Atkins (10)

Prominent, pushed along after 3 out, weakened before next op 18/1 tchd 22/1

8^th

Swaffham Bulbeck

912-0

16/1

T: S EdmundsJ: C Gethings

Chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, weakened before next op 18/1

9^th

Iorens

510-4

18/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Chased leaders on outer, dropped away tamely before 2 out op 16/1

10^th

Inferno Sacree

511-2

11/1

T: N J HawkeJ: Tom Buckley (3)

Led, pushed along and headed home turn, soon weakened tamely op 12/1

Also Ran

Santana Plessis

910-10

125/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Nick Scholfield

In rear, tailed off 3 out, soon pulled up op 50/1 tchd 150/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£12.50Pl:£3.50, £1.70, £1.80EX:£65.40Trifecta:£442.60Tricast:£212.04SF:£55.23Swingers:£7.90, £9.20, £3.60

Forecasts

American Sniper (10/3), Just Loose Change (4/1), Individualiste (4/1), Amelia's Dance (9/2), Samuel Spade (11/1), Inferno Sacree (11/1), Swaffham Bulbeck (16/1), Iorens (18/1), Samtara (20/1), Bashful Boy (25/1), Santana Plessis (125/1)

A case can be made for a few of these but it is worth siding with Paul Nicholls' low-mileage 5-y-o INDIVIDUALISTE to capitalise on a handy-looking mark. Recent Cheltenham scorer American Sniper rates a massive threat though, while Swaffham Bulbeck can also have a say now his sights are lowered.

INDIVIDUALISTE (FR)
AMERICAN SNIPER (IRE)
SWAFFHAM BULBECK (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Ilanz

Weight: 10-8 |Age: 4

J: Mitchell Bastyan | T: M F Harris

13/8

Prize Money

1st: £7,209.002nd: £3,317.003rd: £1,658.004th: £830.005th: £414.00