February 06 / 14.50 Taunton

14.50

Good

Gold Cup Lunch 15th March Handicap Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5624.26
  • 2m 0f 104y
  • Class 4
  • 9 runners
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Gold Cup Lunch 15th March Handicap Hurdle

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

Form: 2214-1 D

Last run: 39 days

W: 12st 0lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
Usually ridden by Luke Scott; last season went well apart from final start and he was straight back in the groove when easily taking a four-runner handicap at Doncaster (2m) in late December on reappearance; 5lb higher today and faces more opposition but he needs plenty of respect.
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3rd

2

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

15:58 Kelso

Rewired

11st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Has come good off his much reduced mark and a 4lb rise for Hereford last time is more than fair (2m, good); one of his career-best runs was on soft so rain won't bother him.

11/8

3rd

2

25th May 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 51y

Class 2

15:58 Kelso

Rewired

11st 0lb

J: Harry Reed

T: Tristan Davidson

Has come good off his much reduced mark and a 4lb rise for Hereford last time is more than fair (2m, good); one of his career-best runs was on soft so rain won't bother him.

11/8

OUR TIP

Form: 3526-2 D BF

Last run: 53 days

W: 11st 10lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Point/bumper winner; 0-5 over hurdles but best form when second of 12 at Doncaster (2m3f, good to soft) on reappearance in just his second handicap, despite racing freely; 4lb higher today and back down in trip after three runs at 2m3f-2m4f; may have more to give.
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3rd

2

1st Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 3f 88y

Class 3

13:30 Doncaster

Bold Reaction

11st 7lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Charles & Adam Pogson

took keen hold, led, soon went clear, jumped slightly left 5th

5/1

Form: /22-54

Last run: 72 days

W: 11st 2lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 108

Form & Verdict
Fairly useful Flat winner but not so good as a seven-race maiden (runner-up three times) over hurdles; off three months before well beaten at Exeter in November and has been dropped 4lb since.
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10th

6

20th Jul 2024

Good

2m 1f 46y

Class 3

16:00 Cartmel

Winterwatch

11st 4lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Triple Flat winner who is 1-13 over hurdles; that jumps win was by 11l in a Newton Abbot handicap (2m2f, good) in May but he's 9lb higher here and was held back in a novice at Stratford (2-1) last month; others are more persuasive.

12/1

3rd

1

1st Jun 2024

Good To Soft

2m 2f 148y

Class 4

17:23 Stratford

Winterwatch

11st 8lb

J: Miss Megan Bevan

T: Harry Fry

Took 12 goes to get off the mark over hurdles but it was very easy under Megan Bevan in a 2m2f handicap at Newton Abbot 12 days ago when in first-time cheekpieces; that was on good ground but he can deal with it softer; strong form claims even with the penalty.

7/4

Form: 11-332 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Dual bumper winner (good/good to soft) who has been placed at Doncaster in all three starts over hurdles, with blinkers on last two and he now tries cheekpieces; needs better on this handicap debut but early days, so it may be possible.
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2nd

1

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

13:30 Market Rasen

Inoui Machin

12st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Neil Mulholland

took keen hold, prominent, reminder and led after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, faced challenge after 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened from last

9/2

2nd

1

14th Nov 2024

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 4

13:30 Market Rasen

Inoui Machin

12st 0lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Neil Mulholland

took keen hold, prominent, reminder and led after 2nd, not fluent 3rd, faced challenge after 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened from last

9/2

3rd

2

24th Oct 2024

Good

2m 7f 171y

Class 3

17:05 Ludlow

Inoui Machin

11st 6lb

J: Dylan Johnston

T: Neil Mulholland

Peak hurdling RPRs around Hereford and Kempton bode well with another flat right-hander awaiting him; last-time success over 2m5f at the latter venue is the furthest he's gone so far, and dual-purpose pedigree isn't abundant with stayers, but he'd be unfazed by a dryout.

2/1

Form: /1426- D

Last run: 560 days

W: 10st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
1-6 over hurdles, not seen in this sphere since July 2022; hit career-best Flat form (1m4f) last spring but went off the boil and unraced since August; has changed hands and left Alan King.
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9

29th Sep 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:31 Newton Abbot

Greystoke

10st 2lb

J: Cameron Iles

T: Jimmy Frost

Regressive 7yo who was a well-beaten 66-1 shot over C&D (good) last month and is effectively only 2lb lower today.

33/1

12

21st Aug 2025

Good

2m 2f 110y

Class 5

14:45 Newton Abbot

Greystoke

10st 4lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Jimmy Frost

Has struggled since joining this stable, including when briefly tried over fences and in cheekpieces, but offered some hope here on heavy ground in April (2m1f); has come a long way down in the weights but returns from a break with enough to prove.

33/1

5th

7

19th Apr 2025

Soft

2m 0f 167y

Class 5

15:44 Newton Abbot

Greystoke

10st 11lb

J: Ellis Collier

T: Jimmy Frost

Consistent and capable under both codes when with Alan King; has yet to reach the frame on seven starts for this stable, trying fences the last time; has a lot to prove right now.

14/1

Form: 225

Last run: 54 days

W: 11st 9lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Fair maiden on Flat; could do with settling a lot better and, after seconds at Wincanton and Newbury once switched to hurdling, he underperformed over C&D on his third attempt; makes handicap hurdle debut and has a hood and tongue-tie, both for the first time.
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8th

9

27th May 2026

Good

2m 6f 31y

Class 4

19:08 Cartmel

Beny Nahar Road

11st 1lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Henry Hogarth

Better chaser than hurdler but handicapped accordingly and has placed form in this discipline; however, he has been off since falling over fences in September.

16/1

7

16th Sep 2025

Good

1m 7f 214y

Class 4

15:10 Uttoxeter

Beny Nahar Road

11st 7lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Henry Hogarth

Resurgent 6yo who won twice on good ground in the spring (2m3f/2m) and remains in good form; still on a workable mark but significant rain may scupper his chance today.

5/1

2nd

3

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 1f 61y

Class 4

17:05 Cartmel

Beny Nahar Road

11st 10lb

J: Jamie Hamilton

T: Henry Hogarth

Won at Sedgefield (2m3f, good) in April and at Southwell (2m, good) in June, and he's run well in defeat the last twice (including here); there's every chance he'll be thereabouts.

5/1

Form: 37-613 D

Last run: 56 days

W: 11st 7lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 113

Form & Verdict
Kept on strongly from off the pace to cause 25-1 surprise at Ffos Las (2m) in November on his second start over hurdles; creditable third of five in another heavy-ground novice there (2m4f) one month later; needs better but back down in trip and may well have more to offer on handicap debut.
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5th

6

15th May 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:30 Ffos Las

Three Cliffs Bay

11st 9lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Surprise winner of C&D novice (heavy; 25-1) in November but he hasn't gone on from that in four runs since including three handicaps; had tough task from out the weights at Haydock last time but he needs to find more back at this track.

6/1

5th

6

15th May 2024

Good

1m 7f 182y

Class 4

14:30 Ffos Las

Three Cliffs Bay

11st 9lb

J: Adam Wedge

T: Evan Williams

Surprise winner of C&D novice (heavy; 25-1) in November but he hasn't gone on from that in four runs since including three handicaps; had tough task from out the weights at Haydock last time but he needs to find more back at this track.

6/1

Form: F23-6

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Shaped well when placed over 2m at Ffos Las (soft) and Plumpton (good) early last year in his first two completions, but soundly beaten on handicap debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft; weak 11-1) in December on his only start since; could have come on since that run.
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1

22nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:43 Fakenham

Chandlers Bay

11st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah Humphrey

Very lightly raced 5yo who showed promise for Alan King on soft and good ground in early 2023; however, he finished down the field in handicaps on his two runs last season and has plenty to prove on this stable debut.

10/1

1

22nd Dec 2024

Good To Soft

2m 0f 3y

Class 4

14:43 Fakenham

Chandlers Bay

11st 12lb

J: James Best

T: Sarah Humphrey

Very lightly raced 5yo who showed promise for Alan King on soft and good ground in early 2023; however, he finished down the field in handicaps on his two runs last season and has plenty to prove on this stable debut.

10/1

8th

6

6th Feb 2024

Good

2m 0f 104y

Class 4

14:50 Taunton

Chandlers Bay

11st 4lb

J: Tom Cannon

T: Alan King

Shaped well when placed over 2m at Ffos Las (soft) and Plumpton (good) early last year in his first two completions, but soundly beaten on handicap debut at Lingfield (2m, good to soft; weak 11-1) in December on his only start since; could have come on since that run.

16/1

Form: 315115 D

Last run: 80 days

W: 11st 2lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 120

Form & Verdict
14-race maiden on Flat (fair form) but clocked up three wins over hurdles last August-October and not discredited in a Grade 2 juvenile race at Cheltenham (soft) in November on latest start; return to a sharper test today should suit and he needs a second look.
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3rd

3

19th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

1m 7f 169y

Class 4

15:20 Ludlow

Gifted Angel

11st 11lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Jack Jones

3-8 over hurdles for Tom Dascombe (often with forcing tactics) and he won his first two on the Flat once joining this yard; solid fourth of 13 from the rear at Warwick (2m, good to soft; kept on) 11 days ago; respected.

6/1

4th

6

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:40 Warwick

Gifted Angel

11st 10lb

J: Callum Pritchard

T: Jack Jones

Has won on the AW and over hurdles, with five victories combined; however, hasn't been on his game in either discipline on last four starts; bit to prove.

14/1

7th

12

(4)

20th Feb 2026

Standard

1m 4f 14y

Class 5

17:30 Southwell (AW)

Gifted Angel

9st 4lb

J: Dylan Hogan

T: Jack Jones

Has won on the AW and over hurdles, with five victories combined; however, has managed only eighth in his last two races (1m6f/hurdle) and others have less to prove.

11/2

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Bold Reaction

The Guardian:

Inoui Machin

WEST COUNTRY:

Beny Nahar Road

TOPSPEED:

Rewired

Daily Mail:

Inoui Machin

The Sun:

Inoui Machin

Daily Record:

Inoui Machin

The Times:

Beny Nahar Road

Daily Mirror:

Beny Nahar Road

The Star:

Beny Nahar Road

RP RATINGS:

Bold Reaction

POSTDATA:

Bold Reaction

LAMBOURN:

Bold Reaction

D Express:

Bold Reaction

Telegraph:

Rewired