14:15 Sandown

Saturday 29 April 2023

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   3m 4f 146y  |   Good to Soft (Good in places)  |   16 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:15  |   Winning time: 7m 33.7s
1st
Horse silk
6
11/4f
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor
Held up, hampered by faller 2nd, towards rear, steady headway after 4 ut, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd after 2 out, led before the last, ridden and edged left run-in, stayed on strongly op 3/1
2nd
Horse silk
2 ½
10
910-4
16/1
T: J W MullinsJ: M G Nolan
Chased leaders, went 2nd 13th, led 3 out, ridden and headed before the last stayed on same pace run-in op 12/1
3rd
Horse silk
5 ½
8
13/2
T: H FryJ: K Brogan
Chasing leaders when badly hampered by faller 2nd, towards rear, closer out wide in mid-division 13th, headway chasing leaders 4 out, kept on same pace in 3rd between last two, awkward last op 6/1
4th
Horse silk
6
2
10/1
T: G ElliottJ: S Bowen
Hit 1st, off the pace towards rear, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, stayed on under pressure into modest 4th run-in op 12/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
10/1
T: C GordonJ: Rex Dingle
Behind, hampered by faller at 2nd, tailed off when went left 12th, stayed on past weakening rivals run-in, never nearer op 9/1 tchd 17/2
6th
Horse silk
1
7
22/1
T: C GordonJ: Freddie Gordon (7)
Off the pace and towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, stayed on run-in, never involved tchd 25/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
10/1
T: Mrs L RichardsJ: Caoilin Quinn (5)
Off the pace in last pair, some headway past beaten rivals run-in, never involved
8th
Horse silk
1 ¼
4
10/1
T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, no extra in 4th between last two, weakened badly and lost places run-in op 12/1
9th
Horse silk
16
1
1112-0
16/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost
Lined up out wide, chased leaders and raced wide, tracked leader 3rd, led 5th, pushed along and headed 3 out, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened quickly between last two
10th
Horse silk
2 ¼
3
811-3
20/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Sweating, chased leaders on inside, weakened soon after 3 out op 16/1
11th
Horse silk
½
18
150/1
T: D PipeJ: David Noonan
Led until 5th, chased leader until before 13th, chased leaders on inside, weakened before 2 out
12th
Horse silk
½
13
10/1
T: P F NichollsJ: Tom Buckley (3)
Pulled hard, jumped slowly 15th, always towards rear op 12/1
13th
Horse silk
½
17
1010-2
150/1
T: D PipeJ: Sean Houlihan
Behind, closer in mid-division out wide after 10th, soon chasing leaders, weakened before 19th, soon behind, tailed off 4 out

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
9
910-5
17/2
T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden
Chasing leaders when fell 2nd op 8/1 tchd 15/2
PU
Horse silk
14
20/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Aidan Coleman
Never that fluent, soon racing in mid-division on inside, behind when mistake 14th, pulled up before next tchd 22/1
PU
Horse silk
16
28/1
T: M ScudamoreJ: Liam Harrison (3)
Chased leader, sightly hampered by faller 2nd, lost 2nd next, chased leaders, weakened 3 out, tailing off and pulled up before the last op 22/1 tchd 33/1

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15
Horse silk
Mucho Mas49
Weight: 10-2|  Age: 7
T: B Pauling  J: Kielan Woods
NR
11
Horse silk
Organdi189
Weight: 10-3|  Age: 11
T: R T Phillips  J: Sam Twiston-Davies
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.75Pl:£1.50, £3.00, £2.20, £2.70EX:£60.10Trifecta:£539.40Tricast:£278.88SF:£44.15Swingers:£12.00, £4.10, £19.20

Forecasts

Kitty's Light (11/4), Revels Hill (13/2), Enrilo (17/2), The Goffer (10/1), Coolvalla (10/1), Certainly Red (10/1), Tea Clipper (10/1), Broken Halo (10/1), Mucho Mas (14/1), Moroder (16/1), Frodon (16/1), Annsam (20/1), Musical Slave (20/1), Annual Invictus (22/1), Court Master (28/1), Organdi (50/1), Red Happy (150/1), D'jango (150/1)

Verdict

KITTY'S LIGHT was an unlucky second here in 2021 before placing third off a 5 lb higher mark 12 months ago so can make it third time lucky on the back of his Scottish National success where he travelled more sweetly than is often the case in refitted cheekpieces, which are again sported here. Upwardly-mobile novice Coolvalla could emerge as the chief threat in his bid for a remarkable sixth win of the term, with Revels Hill and handily-weighed Tea Clipper completing the shortlist.

  1. KITTY'S LIGHT
  2. COOLVALLA (IRE)
  3. REVELS HILL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Hewick
Weight: 11-7  |Age: 7
16/1

Prize Money

1st: £90,032.002nd: £33,920.003rd: £16,976.004th: £8,480.005th: £4,256.006th: £2,128.007th: £1,056.008th: £544.00

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