CHRIS Holder's frantic dash for world championship points was overshadowed when his son went into anaphylactic shock at Saturday's Danish Grand Prix.

Unbeknown to the Poole Pirates ace, while he was battling back from a sluggish start in Horsens, four-year-old Max was hit by an allergic reaction that resulted in severe breathing difficulties.

Max's mum and Holder's partner Sealy Middleton rushed the 2012 world champion's biggest fan to hospital and opted to delay telling Chris having quickly brought the situation under control.

Fortunately, both Holder boys enjoyed a happy ending.

Max, his dad's regular sidekick in the build up to meetings, is now out of danger and under precautionary observation, while Chris recovered to claim 13 points and second spot in the final.

Holder told the Daily Echo: "Thankfully, Max is okay. He is due out of hospital, they are just making absolutely sure everything is fine.

"It happened after heat eight, he had some problems breathing and Sealy took him back to the van for his treatment pen. It must have been scary but they didn't tell me until the end.

"It is a horrible thing to happen, especially while you're away. It happened after my second ride and things were not going so well so if they had told me, I'd have packed up there and then.

"But Sealy had it all under control and he was in the right place with the medics around him. There was not much I could have done so they waited to tell me until after the presentation.

"Luckily, it was all good by then. It was scary but good to know he had got sorted out so quickly."

With Max due to be discharged, Holder was told to carry on to Poland yesterday for Torun's away fixture at Rybnik, leaving him to try to get some sleep during the 10-hour journey in the back of his van.

"If I'm needed, I'll go and catch up with them sooner but if he's okay, which we expect him to be, I'll fulfil my commitments in Sweden on Tuesday go back after that," he added.

"Sealy is clued up about what to do and always keeps her cool so the little man is in good hands. It wasn't nice, trying to sleep knowing what had gone on but it was a relief to hear he was okay. Once they get it all out of him, he tends to get on the mend pretty quickly.

"It is very serious when it is going on but it all went to plan and I am really grateful to Sealy – she is amazing in these situations – and for the all help we had."

Holder won two of this final three qualifying heats to book a place in the semi-finals where he won a re-run against Greg Hancock and Nicki Pedersen. Antonio Lindback had been excluded.

The Pirates ace gated well in the final but a collision at the back saw Pedersen booted out for bringing down Tai Woffinden and ex-Poole colleague Maciej Janowski won a thrilling race at the second attempt, despite Holder twice nudging in front.

On the meeting, Holder added: "It was a pretty tough night to begin with. I got some good starts but fell away so we changed bikes and that seemed to be the answer.

"Things got better from there and it helped that the track was really good towards the end but I still had it tough all the way through.

"I started the semi-final well but it got pulled back. I still made it through and was flying at the start of the final so for it to be stopped again for something that happened behind me was pretty annoying.

"But Maciej was quick all night. We had good battle for a few laps but he managed to get ahead and there was nothing I could do.

"Still, to walk away with 13 points was pretty cool when you think I was on four points after three races. It was a good turnaround."