Royal Ascot Lunch Saturday 21st June Open National Hunt Flat Race (Cat 1 Elimination) (GBB Race)

Taunton

20:00

Date 2025-04-23

Distance 2m104y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type NH Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 4-6yo

Prize £2,722

Winning Time 4m 10.50s (slow by 28.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Bob Bishop (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	1/4F	Won
2nd	Robin Blue Breast (IRE) Bryan Carver · Joe Ponting	6/1	6.5
3rd	Colour Clash (IRE) Rex Dingle · Joe Ponting	7/1	13
4th	The Flaming Galah (GB) Sean Houlihan · Ryan Chapman	40/1	9

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Bob Bishop Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	149	—	3	-	105	-	29d	—	—	-40	23	0.09/1	4/11 73%
Promising third behind a 1-2 shot on C&D debut (good) last month; big player
3	Robin Blue Breast Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Joe Ponting	J:Bryan Carver T:Joe Ponting	150	—	5	-	99	54	34d	—	—	-14	5.7	1.13/1	9/2 18%
80-1 and was a well-held fifth of eight on Chepstow debut (2m, good) last month
2	Colour Clash Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Joe Ponting	J:Rex Dingle T:Joe Ponting	150	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.5	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Makes some appeal on paper and needs checking in market on debut
1	The Flaming Galah Chestnut J:Sean Houlihan T:Ryan Chapman	J:Sean Houlihan T:Ryan Chapman	157	h	69	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Failed to beat a rival in two point bumpers and can only be watched on rules debut
NR	Top Tier Gossip Bay J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	J:Tristan Durrell(3) T:Dan Skelton	150	—	26	-	104	57	152d	—	—	—	3.5	—	—
Stratford runner-up and had tough task at Ascot latest; respected back from a break

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Bob Bishop	3/10	4/11	3/10	3/10	2/7
Robin Blue Breast	9/2	4/1	7/2	4/1	4/1
Colour Clash	10/1	10/1	9/1	10/1	10/1
The Flaming Galah	25/1	25/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Top Tier Gossip	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bob Bishop

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 20

4/11

2nd

Robin Blue Breast

5.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

9/2

3rd

Top Tier Gossip

3.5

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 0

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Colour Clash

2.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

10/1

The Flaming Galah

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Bob Bishop	—	105	—
Robin Blue Breast	—	99	54
Colour Clash	—	—	—
The Flaming Galah	—	—	—
Top Tier Gossip	—	104	57

Last Run