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GoodTrade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)
- Prize money: £51540
- 1m 2f 0y
- Class 2
- 9 runners
Runners: 9 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Partly cloudy
9/2 (Won)
- Win: £3.75
- Place: £1.45
Form: 1-32
Last run: 36 days
W: 9st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 95
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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4th 3 (5) |
4th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 209y Class 1 |
9st 9lb |
Progressive colt whose record is 4-8 and who has never finished out of the first three; beaten over 3l by similar type Gethin at Newbury early last season but holds a fighting chance in the rematch, having roughly caught up with that rival in terms of ratings; creditable third to sibling Almaqam in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh (first Group 1 attempt) most recently; particularly interesting returned to Sandown, being 2-2 over C&D, namely wins in a useful handicap last August (soft) and this year's Gordon Richards Stakes (good). |
13/2 |
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3rd 6 (6) |
24th May 2026 Good To Yielding 1m 2f 110y |
9st 5lb |
Rose through the ranks last season, winning back-to-back handicaps at Newbury (1m2f, good to firm) and Sandown (1m2f, soft); took the next step forward when landing Group 3 honours at Sandown (1m2f, good) on seasonal return (a race commonly won by high-class performers); enters the big league now but further improvement is by no means ruled out for a four-year-old having just his eighth start. |
6/1 |
11/1
- Place: £2.65
Form: 5-1231 D
Last run: 13 days
W: 8st 7lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 81
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16 (19) |
19th Jun 2025 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
8st 13lb |
Bang there in 1m2f handicaps on last four starts, winning by a neck at Newmarket on third occasion and beaten by a neck when front-running on latest (both on good to firm); while that might suggest he's a bit exposed, the latest race was the London Gold Cup at Newbury, always a strong contest, and it looks like 1m4f will suit him. |
12/1 |
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2nd 10 (10) |
17th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Has form figures of 1231 (on AW/turf) this year, the latest performance in Class 3 handicap at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm); upped further in grade but he's steadily progressive and receives weight all round; could go well. |
11/1 |
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2nd 10 (10) |
17th May 2025 Good 1m 2f 0y Class 2 |
8st 7lb |
Has form figures of 1231 (on AW/turf) this year, the latest performance in Class 3 handicap at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm); upped further in grade but he's steadily progressive and receives weight all round; could go well. |
11/1 |
16/1
- Place: £4.45
Form: 3-146
Last run: 44 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
14th 7 (7) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 3lb |
Progressive 3yo for Andrew Balding in the first half of last year, culminating in a 1m2f handicap win at Royal Ascot (good to firm); sold for 775,000gns the following month but comfortably held in three major 1m2f handicaps on return for new yard this summer; back to only 1lb above the mark he defied at Royal Ascot but a leap of faith is needed. |
33/1 |
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13th 9 (12) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Progressive 3yo for Andrew Balding in the first half of last year, culminating in a 1m2f handicap win at Royal Ascot (good to firm); sold for 775,000gns the following month but not seen again until well held in major 1m2f handicaps this summer at Epsom and York; hooded in the latter when getting hampered over 1f out contributed but he did not look like playing a major part at the time; player if surging back to his best. |
10/1 |
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13th 8 (6) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 2f 56y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Progressive 3yo for Andrew Balding in the first half of last year, culminating in a win in the Golden Gates Handicap at Royal Ascot (1m2f, good to firm); changed hands for 775,000gns the following month; failed to settle and shaped as though he needed the run when a nevertheless-respectable sixth on last month's comeback and stable debut at Epsom (1m2f, good to soft); the first-time hood could help and he's an intriguing contender. |
11/1 |
8/1
Form: 313 D
Last run: 15 days
W: 9st 3lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 91
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 5 (12) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Unraced on softer than good; it looked as if 1m6f stretched him when seventh of 16 at Royal Ascot (every chance 2f out) and that he probably remained in form; however, he again came up short when favourite back over 1m4f at Ascot on latest start; something to prove after that. |
25/1 |
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5th 4 (3) |
11th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 12lb |
Fourth at Newmarket (1m4f, good) on seasonal/stable debut gave encouragement again, followed by a decisive win at Kempton (1m4f, AW) in May; 14-1 but it looked as if 1m6f stretched him when seventh of 16 at Royal Ascot (good to firm; every chance 2f out) and he probably remained in form; needs a close look back at 1m4f. |
2/1 |
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7th 15 (10) |
16th Jun 2026 Good To Firm 1m 6f 34y Class 2 |
9st 8lb |
His form eventually ran cold for the Gosdens last season but he's back on the up for his new yard, following his pleasing comeback at Newmarket with a decisive win at Kempton where he swept by late on (1m4f, AW); has low enough mileage to believe he'll cope fine with a 7lb rise and, despite not being Wathnan's first string on jockey arrangements, he's one to consider. |
10/1 |
15/2
Form: 7-22
Last run: 21 days
W: 8st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7th 4 (8) |
25th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
With this visor back on, and back on better ground, he returned to form with a well-backed win at Newmarket (1m, good to firm) a fortnight ago, coming clear with a runner-up who was returning from a long absence and won at Sandown on Thursday; an 8lb rise might not stop him. |
5/1 |
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1st 7 (11) |
9th Jul 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 0y Class 3 |
9st 12lb |
Below par in first-time blinkers at Epsom last month but the good to soft ground may not have suited and he's back in a visor today, in which he went close at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in May; has an each-way shout. |
7/1 |
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15th 15 (5) |
5th Jun 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 113y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Won a Salisbury maiden (1m2f, good to firm) last June when sporting first-time cheekpieces for previous yard; yet to score for current stable but he's been placed on six of those seven starts and it was a narrow defeat when second of ten at Windsor (1m, good to firm; visored) under Silvestre De Sousa latest; soft going would ask a question but he's well drawn to go forward and newly fitted blinkers might eke out more. |
7/1 |
9/2
Form: 43-2
Last run: 28 days
W: 8st 9lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 83
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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9th 2 (3) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 2 |
9st 11lb |
Probably acts on soft; off four months (given wind surgery) before shaping as if back in good form when mid-division at Glorious Goodwood (1m2f) last month, not getting best of runs and finishing with more to give, which might also be encouraging for this first crack at 1m4f; needs a career best in first-time cheekpieces. |
11/2 |
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11th 8 (15) |
28th Jul 2026 Good 1m 1f 197y Class 2 |
9st 2lb |
Ended his time with Harry Charlton on a high for Pontefract win (1m2f, good to soft; has won on good to firm) last September; had three races in Bahrain in December-March, clearly best of those on first occasion and given wind surgery since latest; needs a career best. |
10/1 |
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1st 7 (1) |
25th Sep 2025 Soft 1m 2f 5y Class 3 |
9st 2lb |
Solid in three handicaps since winning his maiden at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) and despite being beaten about 7l last time the headline-grabbing winner took up over six of them; looks likely to make his presence felt. |
5/2 |
11/1
Form: 622-16
Last run: 22 days
W: 8st 8lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 82
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
16th 21 (8) |
22nd Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 5f 188y Class 2 |
8st 12lb |
Ran creditably twice over 1m6f last autumn, including on good to soft; this campaign is not that hard to forgive - over 1m2f/1m on first two occasions and with 2m for the Northumberland Plate (just 8-1) perhaps a stretch last time - although he has raced a bit freely; well treated judged on peak form and could be about to come good again. |
40/1 |
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10th 3 (2) |
27th Jun 2026 Standard To Slow 2m 0f 56y Class 2 |
9st 7lb |
Third win last term was clearcut over 1m4f here in August and he ran creditably over 1m6f on turf next time; it's not that hard to forgive this season, given the 1m2f/1m, although he has raced a bit freely; looked the type to make progress this year and this is an eye-catching rethink on trip. |
7/2 |
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11th 2 (5) |
13th Jun 2026 Good 1m 0f 0y Class 2 |
10st 0lb |
Campaigned over further since the start of last term and gained his handicap double at about 1m4f (stays 1m6f); never dangerous over 1m2f on reappearance; drop back to 1m looks a big negative. |
20/1 |
7/2
Form: 215-
Last run: 217 days
W: 9st 8lb
3 yo Colt
OR: 96
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
28th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 2m 3f 188y Class 4 |
11st 3lb |
Ex-Irish; didn't need to run up to his best when a narrow winner of a Stratford maiden last month (2m, good to firm; 1-2 shot, first run after wind op); well beaten in decent 1m4f York handicap last week; obvious contender on first try at 2m4f. |
4/6 |
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11th 14 (13) |
21st Aug 2026 Good 1m 3f 188y Class 2 |
9st 0lb |
Formerly with Aidan O'Brien and Denis Hogan; well held on the Flat in Ireland this April; had wind surgery after failing to land the odds (bled from nose) in a maiden hurdle in June on debut for Faye Bramley; no mistake at 1-2 in a similar event at Stratford in July, which is far removed from today's task, though, and a big career best is needed on this. |
16/1 |
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11 (2) |
8th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 3f 211y Class 2 |
9st 5lb
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16/1 |
33/1
Form: 317-8
Last run: 32 days
W: 9st 1lb
3 yo Gelding
OR: 89
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2nd 10 (4) |
31st Aug 2026 Good To Soft 1m 0f 14y Class 2 |
8st 5lb |
Sole win came in a four-runner Ascot novice (7f, soft) as a 2yo and has only made the frame twice in 12 starts in handicaps, but soft ground does suit him well so any further rain would be a positive; mark continues to fall and a visor is given a go; interesting. |
14/1 |
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5th 1 (7) |
18th Aug 2026 Good To Firm 1m 0f 14y Class 6 |
9st 9lb |
Sole win in 7f novice at Ascot as 2yo; smart handicap form there (7f, soft) last September, when a close third of 12 in a much better race than this under Billy Loughnane, who rides him for the first time in 2026; not yet recaptured form for this yard but he's dropped right down the weights and this is his best chance of the year; cheekpieces refitted. |
11/2 |
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5th 6 (8) |
25th Jul 2026 Good 0m 7f 127y Class 4 |
9st 5lb |
Won a four-runner novice at Ascot (7f, soft) in September 2024; well handicapped on some of his form but needs to rediscover a spark. |
20/1 |
Non-runners
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| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £37.60 |
| Straight Forecast | £43.31 |
| Tricast | £710.04 |
| Trifecta | £447.60 |