In The Mix Handicap Chase – Taunton

Taunton

15:27

In The Mix Handicap Chase

Date 2024-12-30

Distance 3m2f57y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,968

Winning Time 7m 3.69s (slow by 23.69s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Caeruleum (GB) Harry Kimber · Robert Walford	9/4F	Won
2nd	Unspeakable (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	5/1	6.5
3rd	Blackacre (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	11/2	3.25
4th	Unblinking (GB) Finn Lambert · Robert Bevis	22/1	5
5th	Getupearly (GB) Micheal Nolan · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	7/1	6.5
6th	School For Scandal (FR) Taylor Fisher · Joe Tickle	8/1	5
7th	Marettimo (IRE) Ben Ffrench Davis · Bill Turner	22/1	11
8th	Sevenofus (IRE) Gearoid Harney · Carroll Gray	25/1	28

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Ballynaheer (IRE) Charlie Todd · David Dennis	16/1
Fell	Touchwoodexpress (IRE) Toby McCain-Mitchell · Nigel Twiston-Davies	7/1

Runners (10)

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	Caeruleum Brown J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	J:Harry Kimber T:Robert Walford	168	—	22-321	97	105	86	25d	—	—	-4	18.4	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Drew 15l clear to open account at Wincanton this month and ought to play a major role
7	Unspeakable Brown J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	153	t	286353	82	104	85	11d	—	—	0	17.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Plugged on for modest third in big-field hurdle 11 days ago; not always a fluent chaser
2	Touchwoodexpress Chestnut J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Mr Toby McCain-Mitchell(7) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	166	p	-49124	95	109	86	35d	—	—	+11	23.4	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Below form last time but made good start to chasing career in autumn; remains of interest
8	School For Scandal Grey J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	J:Taylor Fisher T:Joe Tickle	150	—	P72113	79	101	94	25d	0W/1P 1 run	—	+15	27.1	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dual chase winner this autumn (once here); had ground excuse last time; shortlisted
9	Blackacre Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	145	p	2-3562	74	94	86	35d	—	—	+1	12.8	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Never dangerous when second at Ludlow last month but still unexposed over fences
6	Getupearly Chestnut J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Micheal Nolan T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	157	—	-322U3	86	106	96	42d	—	—	+8	18.4	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Placed in three chases this season but flopped last time and is now 0-15 under rules
3	Ballynaheer Bay J:Charlie Todd T:David Dennis	J:Charlie Todd T:David Dennis	164	tp	7-3354	93	104	82	16d	—	—	+7	12.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Began chase career with two good thirds; not in same form the last twice; cheekpieces on
4	Unblinking Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Robert Bevis	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Robert Bevis	161	t	72PP-5	90	108	62	14d	—	—	+6	11.4	5.00/1	20/1 5%
Ran well to a point on seasonal debut; now 3lb lower than when going close in this in 2023
5	Marettimo Bay J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	J:Ben Ffrench Davis(5) T:Bill Turner	161	p	-4P844	90	108	83	8d	—	—	+6	11.4	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Well handicapped on old form but not firing on all cylinders this season
10	Sevenofus Bay J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:Carroll Gray	J:Gearoid Harney(5) T:Carroll Gray	142	—	-U5637	71	100	50	162d	—	—	+5	7.9	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Placed twice over fences here last season; off since below-par hurdle run in July

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Caeruleum	3/1	11/4	3/1
Unspeakable	4/1	4/1	4/1
Touchwoodexpress	13/2	6/1	6/1
School For Scandal	13/2	7/1	7/1
Blackacre	7/1	13/2	7/1
Getupearly	8/1	7/1	15/2
Ballynaheer	18/1	16/1	18/1
Unblinking	16/1	20/1	20/1
Marettimo	18/1	16/1	18/1
Sevenofus	33/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

School For Scandal

27.1

OR: 7.3 Form: 16.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Touchwoodexpress

23.4

OR: 11.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Caeruleum

18.4

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.7

3/1

Getupearly

18.4

OR: 9 Form: 6.6 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Unspeakable

17.5

OR: 8 Form: 4.5 Odds: 5

4/1

Blackacre

12.8

OR: 6 Form: 3.5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Ballynaheer

12.4

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Unblinking

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

20/1

Marettimo

11.4

OR: 10 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Sevenofus

7.9

OR: 5.3 Form: 1.8 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Caeruleum	97	105	86
Touchwoodexpress	95	109	86
Ballynaheer	93	104	82
Unblinking	90	108	62
Marettimo	90	108	83
Getupearly	86	106	96
Unspeakable	82	104	85
School For Scandal	79	101	94
Blackacre	74	94	86
Sevenofus	71	100	50

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Marettimo	8d ago	Quick return
Unspeakable	11d ago	Quick return
Unblinking	14d ago	Fit
Ballynaheer	16d ago	Fit
Caeruleum	25d ago	Fit
School For Scandal	25d ago	Fit
Touchwoodexpress	35d ago	Fit
Blackacre	35d ago	Fit
Getupearly	42d ago	Fit
Sevenofus	162d ago	Long break