Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (An Open National Hunt Flat Race) (GBB Race)

Newbury

16:25

Date 2025-03-22

Distance 2m69y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-5yo

Prize £59,010

Winning Time 3m 54.00s (slow by 11.00s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Kadastral (FR) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	9/2	Won
2nd	Talk The Talk (FR) James Bowen · S R B Crawford	17/2	3.25
3rd	Klub De Reve (FR) Paul O'Brien · Harry Derham	11/1	2
4th	Talk To The Man (IRE) Harry Cobden · Paul Nicholls	5/1	.5
5th	Wondering Why (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Richard J Bandey	18/1	1.5
6th	Tiddesley Wood (GB) Jonathan Burke · Fergal O'Brien	4/1F	1.25
7th	At The Oche (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/2	6
8th	Connect The Dots (GB) Kielan Woods · Donald McCain	20/1	2.25
9th	Hard Stare (GB) Rex Dingle · Anthony Honeyball	7/1	1.5
10th	Western George (IRE) Richie McLernon · Jonjo & A J O'Neill	40/1	0.2
11th	My Fortune (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	25/1	7.5

Runners (13)

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
7	Tiddesley Wood Chestnut J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	J:Jonathan Burke T:Fergal O'Brien	160	t	3	-	104	82	57d	—	—	-9	8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Shaped well when third of 16 at Doncaster two months ago; could take a big step forward
3	Kadastral Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	160	—	2	-	113	-	43d	—	—	-7	10	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Encouraging second at Kempton, doing his best work late on; looks sure to improve
6	Talk To The Man Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	J:Harry Cobden T:Paul Nicholls	160	—	1-5	-	104	52	80d	—	—	-1	10.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Point winner; might have needed bumper debut; represents last year's winning trainer/rider
8	At The Oche Chestnut J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	—	1	-	111	76	20d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dug deep to make winning debut at Doncaster three weeks ago; should progress
2	Hard Stare Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Rex Dingle T:Anthony Honeyball	160	—	1	-	-	-	—	—	—	+3	12.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Easily landed the odds in point bumper in January; interesting rules debutant
11	Talk The Talk Chestnut J:James Bowen T:S R B Crawford	J:James Bowen T:S R B Crawford	150	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.4	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Makes appeal on pedigree and represents same connections as fellow newcomer Blue Du Neuf
5	My Fortune Brown J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	160	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Bred to be suited by longer distances in due course but he's still an interesting newcomer
9	Connect The Dots Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Donald McCain	J:Kielan Woods T:Donald McCain	154	—	1	-	108	73	59d	—	—	+5	11.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Narrowly landed junior bumper at Catterick; this is tougher but he has to be respected
4	Klub De Reve Bay J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	J:Paul O'Brien T:Harry Derham	160	—	217	-	99	75	57d	—	—	+6	10.9	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Irish point winner, only seventh on bumper debut; progress required but he's in good hands
12	Western George Bay J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	J:Richie McLernon T:Jonjo & A J O'Neill	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Bred to be useful and his yard has won plenty of bumpers over the years; watch the market
13	Wondering Why Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Richard J Bandey	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Richard J Bandey	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1	10.00/1	40/1 2%
Half-brother to German 1m6f Listed winner; stable just 2-39 in bumpers
NR	Blue Du Neuf Bay J:Ben Bromley T:S R B Crawford	J:Ben Bromley T:S R B Crawford	160	t	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Yard does well in British bumpers and this one needs monitoring in the market on debut
NR	Half Hoping Bay J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	J:James Davies T:Nick Gifford	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Stable 6% in bumpers in last five seasons; in at the deep end on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Tiddesley Wood	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	4/1
Kadastral	4/1	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2
Talk To The Man	6/1	13/2	13/2	6/1	13/2
At The Oche	6/1	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1
Hard Stare	7/1	15/2	7/1	7/1	15/2
Talk The Talk	8/1	10/1	10/1	17/2	10/1
My Fortune	11/1	11/1	11/1	9/1	11/1
Connect The Dots	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Klub De Reve	22/1	16/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Western George	28/1	25/1	28/1	40/1	28/1
Wondering Why	33/1	25/1	28/1	40/1	28/1
Blue Du Neuf	-	-	-	-	-
Half Hoping	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

At The Oche

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

7/1

2nd

Hard Stare

12.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

3rd

Connect The Dots

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Klub De Reve

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 9.5 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Talk To The Man

10.3

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Kadastral

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 5

4/1

Tiddesley Wood

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Talk The Talk

2.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

10/1

My Fortune

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Western George

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

40/1

Wondering Why

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1

40/1

Blue Du Neuf

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Half Hoping

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tiddesley Wood	—	104	82
Kadastral	—	113	—
Talk To The Man	—	104	52
At The Oche	—	111	76
Hard Stare	—	—	—
Talk The Talk	—	—	—
My Fortune	—	—	—
Connect The Dots	—	108	73
Klub De Reve	—	99	75
Western George	—	—	—
Wondering Why	—	—	—
Blue Du Neuf	—	—	—
Half Hoping	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
At The Oche	20d ago	Fit
Kadastral	43d ago	Fit
Tiddesley Wood	57d ago	Fresh
Klub De Reve	57d ago	Fresh
Connect The Dots	59d ago	Fresh
Talk To The Man	80d ago	Fresh
Hard Stare	—	—
Talk The Talk	—	—
My Fortune	—	—
Western George	—	—
Wondering Why	—	—
Blue Du Neuf	—	—
Half Hoping	—	—