Sandown
15:35
bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)
Sandown Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 Distance: 3m4½f Type: Chase Going: Good Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £9.50 Place: £2.60 £5.30 £2.30 Exacta: £220.40 Tricast: £1288.40 Trifecta: £2955.40
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
Towards rear - steady headway from 5 out - jumped left and on outer 3 out - went second and challenging last - ridden and led narrowly run-in - kept on well(op 9/1)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 163 lbs 17/2 Won
2nd
Led narrowly - ridden after 2 out - headed run-in - kept on well - just held(op 16/1)
9 G Good Chris Gordon 150 lbs 20/1 0.3
3rd
Prominent - dropped to midfield 5th - mistake 13th - soon towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 5 out - ridden and stayed on run-in - went third inside final 110yds(tchd 15/2)
8 G Elite W P Mullins 159 lbs 7/1 2.25
4th
In touch with leaders - prominent 14th - went second 3 out - ridden after 2 out - lost second last - no extra and lost third inside final 110yds(op 25/1)
10 G AVG Lydia Richards 147 lbs 22/1 1
5th
Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - disputing third 2 out - soon ridden - weakened final 110yds(op 5/1)
8 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 154 lbs 6/1 3
6th
Towards rear - stayed on after 2 out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/1)
13 G AVG Anthony Honeyball 161 lbs 22/1 3.25
7th
Slowly away - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders 2nd - prominent 5 out - not fluent 2 out - soon ridden - weakened from last(op 8/1)
9 G AVG Dan Skelton 161 lbs 13/2 1.75
8th
Held up in midfield on outer - no impression after 3 out(op 22/1)
9 G AVG W P Mullins 153 lbs 16/1 2.25
9th
Midfield - mistake and pecked on landing 2 out - soon no impression(op 5/1)
8 G Poor Christian Williams 157 lbs 11/2F 2.25
10th
Midfield - headway and prominent 13th - weakened gradually after 3 out(op 25/1)
11 G AVG Paul Nicholls 141 lbs 22/1 2.5
11th
Towards rear - some headway 3 out - not fluent 2 out - hit last - weakened run-in(op 14/1)
8 G Good Sam England 156 lbs 18/1 .5
12th
Towards rear - never on terms
8 G AVG Nigel Twiston-Davies 144 lbs 14/1 1
13th
Pressed leader - not fluent 19th - soon lost position - weakened after 3 out(op 16/1)
9 G Good Paul Nicholls 168 lbs 22/1 0.3
14th
Towards rear on outer - good headway and in touch with leaders 14th - weakened after 3 out(op 25/1)
9 G AVG Ben Pauling 150 lbs 22/1 3.75
15th
Towards rear - mistake and jockey unbalanced 2nd - headway and midfield on outer after 3rd - weakened after 4 out (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at second fence)(op 25/1)
8 G AVG Ben Pauling 144 lbs 16/1 3
16th
Towards rear - rapid headway and in touch with leaders 6th - lost position 16th - weakened after 4 out
11 G AVG Henry Daly 146 lbs 50/1 1.25
17th
Prominent - lost position when mistake 4 out - soon weakened(op 33/1)
10 G AVG Henry Daly 150 lbs 40/1 6
18th
Held up in midfield - dropped to rear after 3rd - some headway 4 out - weakened after 3 out(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10 G AVG Peter Bowen 153 lbs 20/1 10
99th
Prominent - mistake 15th - soon lost ground - pulled up before 3 out
10 G Good Kim Bailey 166 lbs 33/1 -
99th
Towards rear on outer - hampered and mistake 1st - soon in rear - detached after 9th - pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding was hampered at first fence and was never travelling thereafter)
10 G AVG Paul Nicholls 142 lbs 33/1 -