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

Sandown

14:15

Date 2023-04-29

Distance 3m4f146y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize £90,032

Winning Time 7m 33.70s (slow by 16.20s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kitty's Light (GB) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	11/4F	Won
2nd	Moroder (IRE) Micheal Nolan · Seamus Mullins	16/1	2.5
3rd	Revels Hill (IRE) Kevin Brogan · Harry Fry	13/2	5.5
4th	The Goffer (IRE) Sean Bowen · Gordon Elliott	10/1	6
5th	Coolvalla (IRE) Rex Dingle · Chris Gordon	10/1	1.25
6th	Annual Invictus (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	22/1	1
7th	Certainly Red (GB) Caoilin Quinn · Lydia Richards	10/1	1.25
8th	Tea Clipper (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Tom Lacey	10/1	1.25
9th	Frodon (FR) Bryony Frost · Paul Nicholls	16/1	16
10th	Annsam (GB) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	20/1	2.25
11th	Red Happy (FR) David Noonan · David Pipe	150/1	.5
12th	Broken Halo (GB) Tom Buckley · Paul Nicholls	10/1	.5
13th	D'Jango (FR) Sean Houlihan · David Pipe	150/1	.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Court Master (IRE) Liam Harrison · Michael Scudamore	28/1
Fell	Enrilo (FR) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	17/2
P.U.	Musical Slave (IRE) Aidan Coleman · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	20/1

Runners (18)

EW Terms: 4 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
6	Kittys Light Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	148	tp	687311	140	171	138	7d	—	—	+24	48.3	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Escapes a penalty for his Scottish National success last Saturday; future mark 6lb higher
8	Revels Hill Bay J:Kevin Brogan T:Harry Fry	J:Kevin Brogan T:Harry Fry	146	p	1-2432	138	167	150	34d	—	—	+20	32.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Has a solid record over extreme trips, most recently second to Coolvalla at Exeter
12	Coolvalla Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	J:Rex Dingle T:Chris Gordon	143	p	1111P1	135	165	146	34d	—	—	+34	42.7	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Exeter win (from Revels Hill) took his chase record to 5-6; progressive and stays well
5	Certainly Red Chestnut J:Caoilin Quinn(5) T:Lydia Richards	J:Caoilin Quinn(5) T:Lydia Richards	150	—	-B1119	142	170	141	27d	—	—	+32	40.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Has form figures of 241111 in completed chase starts, including a Sandown win
9	Enrilo Black J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	145	p	4P-FP6	137	171	137	63d	—	—	+14	24.6	2.00/1	8/1 11%
First past post (off 6lb higher) in this contest two years ago; encouragement latest start
4	Tea Clipper Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	J:Stan Sheppard T:Tom Lacey	153	p	4-2346	145	166	126	46d	—	—	+19	25.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Two pieces of good form off this mark; soft ground was against him in the latest Ultima
2	The Goffer Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	J:Sean Bowen T:Gordon Elliott	157	—	12314P	149	166	135	19d	—	—	+26	31.9	3.25/1	14 7%
Ran well in the Ultima; pulled up after four out in the Irish National 19 days ago
10	Moroder Bay J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	J:Micheal Nolan T:Seamus Mullins	144	—	11-P01	136	163	139	56d	—	—	+17	23.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Bounced back at Doncaster eight weeks ago, taking chase record to 5-9; one to consider
13	Broken Halo Bay J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Tom Buckley(3) T:Paul Nicholls	143	t	-76811	135	165	138	53d	—	—	+33	40.2	2.75/1	12 8%
Won the Royal Artillery and Grand Military Gold Cups here the last twice; this is harder
1	Frodon Bay J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bryony Frost T:Paul Nicholls	168	t	-13353	160	167	147	63d	—	—	+31	36.5	3.75/1	16 6%
Tremendous chaser down the years but has never looked like he's crying out for this trip
NR	Mucho Mas Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	J:NON-RUNNER T:Ben Pauling	142	t	2-2211	134	160	138	49d	—	—	+18	27	2.75/1	12 8%
Game win here seven weeks ago, taking his chase form figures to 2211; progressive profile
3	Annsam Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	157	—	-86171	149	166	146	26d	—	—	+36	41.1	4.25/1	18 6%
Recent form includes a couple of 3m wins; has stamina to prove over this longer distance
14	Musical Slave Bay J:Aidan Coleman T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Aidan Coleman T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	142	p	2-571P	134	166	141	44d	—	—	+22	25.5	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Runner-up (off 3lb lower) in this race 12 months ago; won a veterans' chase two starts ago
16	Court Master Bay J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Michael Scudamore	J:Liam Harrison(3) T:Michael Scudamore	142	p	3148-P	134	166	102	307d	—	—	+19	21.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Goes well fresh but still seeking first win above Class 3; 7lb out of weights
7	Annual Invictus Bay J:Mr Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	J:Mr Freddie Gordon(7) T:Chris Gordon	148	—	P13P18	140	166	131	44d	—	—	+29	32.6	6.00/1	25 4%
Has stamina to prove upped further in distance; both wins this term came over hurdles
17	Django Brown J:Sean Houlihan T:David Pipe	J:Sean Houlihan T:David Pipe	142	tb	3414P3	134	141	123	21d	—	—	+25	26.3	49.75/1	200 1%
Long way out of the weights; easily opposed
18	Red Happy Chestnut J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	J:David Noonan T:David Pipe	142	tb	PC4364	134	144	82	20d	—	—	+22	22.7	62.25/1	250 0%
Form has gone downhill of late; well out of the handicap
NR	Organdi Brown J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Phillips	J:NON-RUNNER T:Richard Phillips	143	—	-U631P	135	160	137	189d	—	—	+27	28.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Veteran mare who faces a very stiff task at this level on return from layoff

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Kittys Light	7/2	3	11/4	3/1	3
Revels Hill	6	11/2	6	6/1	6/1
Coolvalla	9	17/2	17/2	9	9
Certainly Red	10	10/1	9	10	10
Enrilo	8	15/2	8	8/1	8
Tea Clipper	12	11	12	12	12
The Goffer	12	12	14	12	12
Moroder	12	12	12	12/1	12
Broken Halo	12	11	10	12	12
Frodon	16	14	16	16	16
Mucho Mas	12	10	9	10	8
Annsam	16	14	18	16	16
Musical Slave	22	22/1	20	20/1	20
Court Master	22	25/1	22	22	22
Annual Invictus	22	22	25	22/1	22/1
Django	200	150	150	150	150
Red Happy	250	150	150	150	150
Organdi	50	100	80	80	100

Predictor

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

1st

Kittys Light

48.3

OR: 22.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 7.3

7/2

2nd

Coolvalla

42.7

OR: 21.3 Form: 19 Odds: 2.5

17/2

3rd

Annsam

41.1

OR: 24.8 Form: 15 Odds: 1.4

Certainly Red

40.4

OR: 23 Form: 15 Odds: 2.4

10/1

Broken Halo

40.2

OR: 21.3 Form: 17 Odds: 1.9

Frodon

36.5

OR: 27.5 Form: 7.4 Odds: 1.6

Revels Hill

32.6

OR: 22 Form: 7 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Annual Invictus

32.6

OR: 22.5 Form: 9.2 Odds: 1

The Goffer

31.9

OR: 24.8 Form: 5.4 Odds: 1.7

Organdi

28.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 6.7 Odds: 0.5

100

Mucho Mas

OR: 21 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.5

Django

26.3

OR: 21 Form: 5 Odds: 0.3

200

Tea Clipper

25.7

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

Musical Slave

25.5

OR: 21 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1

22/1

Enrilo

24.6

OR: 21.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Moroder

23.2

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Red Happy

22.7

OR: 21 Form: 1.5 Odds: 0.2

250

Court Master

21.9

OR: 21 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Frodon	160	167	147
The Goffer	149	166	135
Annsam	149	166	146
Tea Clipper	145	166	126
Certainly Red	142	170	141
Kittys Light	140	171	138
Annual Invictus	140	166	131
Revels Hill	138	167	150
Enrilo	137	171	137
Moroder	136	163	139
Coolvalla	135	165	146
Broken Halo	135	165	138
Organdi	135	160	137
Mucho Mas	134	160	138
Musical Slave	134	166	141
Court Master	134	166	102
Django	134	141	123
Red Happy	134	144	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Kittys Light	7d ago	Quick return
The Goffer	19d ago	Fit
Red Happy	20d ago	Fit
Django	21d ago	Fit
Annsam	26d ago	Fit
Certainly Red	27d ago	Fit
Revels Hill	34d ago	Fit
Coolvalla	34d ago	Fit
Musical Slave	44d ago	Fit
Annual Invictus	44d ago	Fit
Tea Clipper	46d ago	Fresh
Mucho Mas	49d ago	Fresh
Broken Halo	53d ago	Fresh
Moroder	56d ago	Fresh
Enrilo	63d ago	Fresh
Frodon	63d ago	Fresh
Organdi	189d ago	Long break
Court Master	307d ago	Long break