Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase

Taunton

15:22

Date 2025-11-27

Distance 2m2f40y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Firm

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £5,968

Winning Time 4m 37.26s (slow by 4.26s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Chief O'Hara (IRE) Richard Patrick · Matt Sheppard	9/2	Won
2nd	Gore Point (GB) Sam Twiston-Davies · Anthony Honeyball	100/30	5.5
3rd	Begin The Luck (IRE) Robbie David · Daisy Hitchins	3/1F	5
4th	Gerard Mentor (FR) Ciaran Gethings · Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	9/2	18
5th	Famoso (IRE) Stan Sheppard · Matt Sheppard	6/1	3.75
6th	Fox Wallace (IRE) Miss Megan Bevan · Ella Pickard	18/1	.5
7th	Forget You Not (FR) James Best · Jackie Du Plessis	20/1	10

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	King Of The Story (IRE) Harry Cobden · Polly Gundry	12/1

Runners (8)

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
1	Gore Point Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Anthony Honeyball	168	t	212534	97	103	94	43d	—	—	+5	22.6	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Two hurdle wins this summer; promising chase debut; faded latest but still has potential
2	Begin The Luck Bay J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	J:Robbie David(7) T:Daisy Hitchins	167	p	2-6722	96	106	87	7d	—	—	+2	20.2	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Last won over fences in 2023; back in better form of late; can have another say
7	Chief O'Hara Chestnut J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	J:Richard Patrick T:Matt Sheppard	149	—	P-1P76	78	102	89	8d	—	—	-5	12	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Point winner; modest handicap/chase debut but more promising 6th last week; can improve
3	Famoso Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	J:Stan Sheppard T:Matt Sheppard	164	—	-640P7	93	109	85	24d	—	—	+1	14.8	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Dropped right down weights but out of sorts now and faded at Hereford this month
5	Gerard Mentor Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	153	tv	663523	82	104	92	24d	—	—	+5	19.4	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Off the mark over fences last autumn; in good enough form to think he can take a hand
4	King Of The Story Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Polly Gundry	J:Harry Cobden T:Polly Gundry	162	t	411P1P	91	100	75	38d	—	—	+13	22.7	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Won last 3 completions, all at 2m4f; ground will suit; Harry Cobden up for first time
8	Forget You Not Chestnut J:James Best T:Jackie Du Plessis	J:James Best T:Jackie Du Plessis	142	tp	966-O8	71	98	71	24d	—	—	+2	6.6	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Lightly raced these days; capable of a good run but risky overall
6	Fox Wallace Bay J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Ella Pickard	J:Miss Megan Bevan(7) T:Ella Pickard	152	t	15824P	81	106	76	94d	—	—	+6	10	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Chase winner in May; now 8lb higher; pulled up at Cartmel latest after late bad mistake

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Gore Point	7/2	7/2	7/2
Begin The Luck	4/1	4/1	7/2
Chief O'Hara	9/2	9/2	4/1
Famoso	5/1	5/1	5/1
Gerard Mentor	5/1	5/1	5/1
King Of The Story	15/2	15/2	8/1
Forget You Not	22/1	20/1	20/1
Fox Wallace	25/1	22/1	22/1

Predictor

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

1st

King Of The Story

22.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 9.8 Odds: 2.7

8/1

2nd

Gore Point

22.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 5.6 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Begin The Luck

20.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Gerard Mentor

19.4

OR: 8 Form: 7.4 Odds: 4

5/1

Famoso

14.8

OR: 10.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4

5/1

Chief O'Hara

OR: 7 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Fox Wallace

OR: 7.8 Form: 1 Odds: 1.2

25/1

Forget You Not

6.6

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

22/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Gore Point	97	103	94
Begin The Luck	96	106	87
Famoso	93	109	85
King Of The Story	91	100	75
Gerard Mentor	82	104	92
Fox Wallace	81	106	76
Chief O'Hara	78	102	89
Forget You Not	71	98	71

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Begin The Luck	7d ago	Quick return
Chief O'Hara	8d ago	Quick return
Famoso	24d ago	Fit
Gerard Mentor	24d ago	Fit
Forget You Not	24d ago	Fit
King Of The Story	38d ago	Fit
Gore Point	43d ago	Fit
Fox Wallace	94d ago	Long break