March 22 / 16.25 Newbury

16.25

Good To Soft

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

  • Prize money: £59010
  • 2m 0f 69y
  • Class 2
  • 11 runners
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Goffs Hundred Grand Bumper (An Open National Hunt Flat Race) (GBB Race)

Runners: 11 runners

Type: NH Flat

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.50
  • Place: £2.00

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 43 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to three French AQPS Flat winners; made an encouraging debut when 2l second of eight in bumper at Kempton (soft; 9-4 joint-favourite) six weeks ago, doing his best work late on; looks sure to improve.
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4th

1

14th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 207y

Class 4

16:10 Uttoxeter

Kadastral

11st 7lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

Solid record over 2m includes wins in valuable bumper and maiden hurdle at Newbury; latter performance is flanked by second-place finishes behind smart Sober Glory who ran well in the Supreme on Tuesday; likely to stay this new trip and commands respect.

10/11

2nd

2

7th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 3

13:00 Newbury

Kadastral

11st 8lb

J: Harry Skelton

T: Dan Skelton

No match for Sober Glory at Chepstow but may well prove a bigger threat in this rematch, being still open to plenty of further improvement; like that rival he's 2-2 at Newbury, having won a valuable bumper (good) last March and C&D maiden hurdle (good to soft) latest start; respected.

2/1

12/1

  • Place: £2.90

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£70,000 3yo; by Born To Sea; dam unraced sister to useful French 2m1f/2m3f hurdle winner Thenac and half-sister to dam of high-class 2m-2m3f jumps winner Goshen; tongue-tied for debut; makes appeal on pedigree and represents the same connections as fellow newcomer Blue Du Neuf.
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7th

11

10th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 87y

Class 1

13:20 Cheltenham

Talk The Talk

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Should be unbeaten over hurdles as he looked the likely winner when final-flight faller in Grade 1 at Leopardstown (2m, yielding) over Christmas; gained compensation in same grade over the same C&D (heavy) at the Dublin Racing Pestival, taking record in this sphere to 3-4 and doing well to get up on the line having come from off the steady gallop set by the runner-up; he's called Talk The Talk but is certainly walking the walk too; major contender, especially with a stronger pace on the cards.

7/2

1st

9

1st Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

13:40 Leopardstown

Talk The Talk

11st 12lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Promising run in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury last March; overcame trouble in running and a mistake at the fourth to win Limerick maiden hurdle in October on stable debut; impressed in winning a Fairyhouse Grade 3 (2m, yielding to soft) in November; looked set for victory when stumbling and falling after the last in a Grade 1 at Christmas; can make amends.

9/4

14

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

13:45 Limerick

Talk The Talk

11st 7lb

J: J J Slevin

T: Joseph Patrick O’Brien

Cost 70,000GBP as a 3yo; raced keenly so ran a fine race in defeat on debut in a valuable sales bumper at Newbury in March; respected switched to this top yard on return/hurdles debut, more so if market strength behind him; tongue-tie left off.

11/4

12/1

  • Place: £3.20

Form: 7

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Narrow winner of good-ground Irish point last May; faded when 10l seventh of 16 in bumper at Doncaster (good to soft; 12-1) two months ago; progress required but he's in good hands.
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1st

1

21st Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:00 Kempton

Klub De Reve

11st 8lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Irish point winner; building a solid foundation under rules, improving with each run and winning in clearcut style over C&D (good ground; handles good to soft) on Boxing Day; tactically versatile; solid claims.

9/2

3rd

4

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 2

16:25 Newbury

Klub De Reve

11st 6lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

Narrow winner of good-ground Irish point last May; faded when 10l seventh of 16 in bumper at Doncaster (good to soft; 12-1) two months ago; progress required but he's in good hands.

12/1

7th

6

24th Jan 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 128y

Class 5

15:48 Doncaster

Klub De Reve

11st 2lb

J: Paul O’Brien

T: Harry Derham

First foal; dam came last in AQPS Flat race; delivered on debut promise when narrow winner of good-ground Irish point last May, after which he changed hands for £35,000; market may guide before this rules debut.

6/1

Form: 5

Last run: 80 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Justified favouritism in Irish point (good to yielding) last spring; gave the impression the run was needed when fifth of eight in Exeter bumper (soft; 9-4) on New Year's Day, still second over 1f out; represents last year's winning trainer/rider and no surprise if he improves a fair bit.
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11

10th Apr 2026

Good To Soft

3m 0f 149y

Class 1

16:40 Aintree

Talk To The Man

11st 8lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Irish point winner; couldn't win a bumper but he's looked good in winning two novice hurdles, last time justifying market support with an oh-so-easy win under a penalty at Newbury (2m4f, good to soft; runner-up useful); dangerously unexposed and highly rated in a top yard that's also represented by No Drama This End; interesting, and stamina shouldn't be an issue when he's by Walk In The Park and his dam is a sister to Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Lord Windermere.

15/2

1st

1

27th Feb 2026

Good To Soft

2m 4f 118y

Class 3

15:35 Newbury

Talk To The Man

11st 6lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls has won three of the last five runnings of this race; this Irish point winner (good to yielding) left his bumper form behind when comfortably accounting for his penalised market rival in a 2m3f novice at Taunton (heavy); it's difficult to know how good he might be and he commands considerable respect.

11/8

1st

9

3rd Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 3f 1y

Class 4

13:40 Taunton

Talk To The Man

11st 2lb

J: Harry Cobden

T: Paul Nicholls

Irish point winner (good to yielding) who bettered his low-key rules debut when fourth in valuable Newbury bumper (good) last March; makes hurdling debut after 318-day absence and on much slower ground but looks an interesting prospect.

3/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
18,000euros foal, £25,000 3yo; Sea Moon half-brother to five winners including Memphis (German 1m2f-1m6f including Listed; RPR 100); dam German Listed-placed 1m2f/1m3f winner (101); stable just 2-39 in bumpers.
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1st

4

4th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Warwick

Wondering Why

11st 9lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Comfortably beat a big field in a Lingfield maiden (2m, soft) and following run here was too bad to be true; consistent prior to that and should be up to winning races off this sort of mark.

4/1

6th

1

8th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

14:40 Warwick

Wondering Why

11st 12lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Drew 5l clear of his closest pursuer in big-field maiden at Lingfield (2m, soft) last time, adding to his good-ground bumper success and taking hurdles record to 321; steadily progressive and warrants respect.

7/2

1st

13

19th Jan 2026

Soft

2m 0f 0y

Class 4

13:20 Lingfield

Wondering Why

11st 8lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Joined Ben Pauling for £54,000 after winning a bumper for Richard Bandey; held in two hurdle runs for current yard but he made a bold bid at Huntingdon (2m, soft) last month and was only narrowly denied by his main market rival; that form puts him firmly in the picture and he's open to more progress.

3/1

Form: 3

Last run: 57 days

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
By Sir Percy out of a bumper and useful 2m/2m3f hurdle winner; shaped even better than the bare result when third of 16 at Doncaster (good to soft; 10-1) two months ago, improving from the rear when short of room inside the final 1f; could take a big step forward and he's high on the list.
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1st

4

14th Mar 2026

Good

2m 5f 0y

Class 4

15:53 Kempton

Tiddesley Wood

11st 7lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Fair level of form at about 2m4f over hurdles, winning a maiden at Windsor (good to soft) in November; well-fourth in Huntingdon Listed race latest but should be much more competitive with his sights lowered.

9/2

4th

5

5th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 3f 137y

Class 1

15:10 Huntingdon

Tiddesley Wood

11st 5lb

J: Jonathan Burke

T: Fergal O’Brien

Unraced on soft/heavy; fair level of form at about 2m4f over hurdles, with win at Windsor flanked by third-place finishes; has something to find upped in grade but ticks one significant box, being the only runner who is already proven over this sort of distance under rules.

20/1

Form: 1 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
By Ocovango out of a half-sister to the same stable's Cheltenham Foxhunter winner Baby Run; dug deep to make winning debut in 12-runner junior bumper at Doncaster (good; 13-2) three weeks ago; should progress.
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2nd

7

23rd Mar 2026

Good

3m 0f 150y

Class 4

14:45 Wincanton

At The Oche

11st 10lb

J: Miss Amber Jackson-Fennell

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Low-mileage 5yo who won a good-ground Ffos Las maiden (2m) in the autumn and has finished second in two heavy-ground handicaps this year, the latter over 2m5f here; there's a good chance this new trip-and-ground combination will also suit, so he goes on the shortlist.

3/1

2nd

1

14th Feb 2026

Heavy

2m 5f 82y

Class 5

13:05 Wincanton

At The Oche

12st 0lb

J: Tom Broughton

T: Nigel & Willy Twiston-Davies

Bumper winner who landed the odds in a Ffos Las maiden (2m, good) in October; runner-up in two of his three handicaps since, including at Ascot (extended 2m3f) in November and Leicester (1m7f, heavy) last month; only 1lb higher than for that last run and he's respected at this new trip.

7/4

Form: 1 D

Last run: 59 days

W: 11st 0lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Half-brother to Brother Pat who won five chases for this yard; made the perfect start to his career when narrowly landing junior bumper at Catterick (good to soft; 11-1) two months ago; meets tougher opposition here but has to be respected.
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8th

9

22nd Mar 2025

Good To Soft

2m 0f 69y

Class 2

16:25 Newbury

Connect The Dots

11st 0lb

J: Kielan Woods

T: Donald McCain

Half-brother to Brother Pat who won five chases for this yard; made the perfect start to his career when narrowly landing junior bumper at Catterick (good to soft; 11-1) two months ago; meets tougher opposition here but has to be respected.

12/1

1st

3

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

16:08 Catterick

Connect The Dots

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

midfield

6/1

1st

3

22nd Jan 2025

Good To Soft

1m 7f 156y

Class 5

16:08 Catterick

Connect The Dots

11st 2lb

J: Brian Hughes

T: Donald McCain

midfield

6/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£20,000 3yo; Passing Glance half-brother to point/2m2f hurdle winner Cleatus Poolaw; dam 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to smart 2m3f-2m5f hurdle/chase winner Cocktails At Dawn; easily landed the odds in point bumper at Larkhill (good ground) in January; stable having a fine season (7-28) in bumpers and won this race in 2023; interesting rules debutant.
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3rd

2

20th May 2026

Good

2m 7f 191y

Class 5

15:50 Ffos Las

Hard Stare

11st 11lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Some promise in bumpers but has yet to get anything going over hurdles and was beaten 25l on his handicap debut at Taunton (3m, good; 6-1).

10/1

3rd

7

9th Mar 2026

Good

2m 7f 198y

Class 5

16:10 Taunton

Hard Stare

11st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Anthony Honeyball

Showed some promise in two bumpers last spring but he's failed to go on over hurdles, only seventh of nine in 2m novice here in January; steps up markedly in trip for his handicap debut though and could still do better.

8/1

3rd

3

15th May 2025

Good

2m 1f 162y

Class 5

20:10 Fontwell

Hard Stare

11st 2lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

£20,000 3yo who easily landed the odds in a point bumper at Larkhill in January; 7-1 but beaten nearly 20l when ninth on his rules debut at Newbury (also good; led before weakening) in March; that was a valuable event, however, and he still sets the standard on that form; tongue tie goes on.

6/4

Form:

Last run:

W: 10st 10lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
30,000euros foal, £40,000 3yo; by Order Of Saint George; dam unraced sister to smart 2m2f-2m5f hurdle winner Captain Cutter, half-sister to useful 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner Gowel Road; bred to be useful and his stable has won plenty of bumpers over the years; watch the market.
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2nd

5

24th May 2026

Good To Soft

2m 3f 29y

Class 4

14:00 Fontwell

Western George

11st 3lb

J: Richie McLernon

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Belied 66-1 odds and made quite promising hurdle debut when keeping-on fifth over C&D (soft) in January but was well beaten when upped to 2m7f at Uttoxeter (good to soft) in March and it's hard to know what to expect from him here.

10/1

5th

7

28th Mar 2026

Good To Soft

2m 7f 70y

Class 4

14:00 Uttoxeter

Western George

11st 10lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

Third at Carlisle (good) in his second bumper and about 9l fifth of 12 at Fontwell (2m3f, soft; 66-1) on hurdling debut in January also showed significant ability; much more is needed to upset the best of these, however.

25/1

6

16th Oct 2025

Good

2m 1f 33y

Class 5

16:50 Carlisle

Western George

11st 1lb

J: Jonjo O’Neill Jr

T: Jonjo & A J O’Neill

£40,000 3yo whose dam is from a talented family; 40-1, pulled hard and soundly beaten when tenth of 11 on debut at Newbury (2m, good) in March; however, the form of that valuable race has worked out well and he could be a different proposition today for his respected stable.

3/1

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 6lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
£45,000 3yo; brother to 3m1f chase winner Muskoka, closely related to useful bumper and 2m4f-3m2f hurdle/chase winner Fortunate George; bred to be suited by longer distances in due course but he's an interesting newcomer for a respected yard.
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8th

7

16th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 123y

Class 5

14:45 Bangor-on-Dee

My Fortune

11st 2lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Handicap career yet to take off, only reviving a little for the debuted tongue-tie at Southwell latest (2m5f, good); positive response to wind surgery likelier more significant to his chances here than a 3lb ease.

6/1

5th

8

24th Mar 2026

Good

2m 4f 88y

Class 5

17:00 Southwell

My Fortune

11st 5lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Struggled in novice races over shorter and was expected to improve for 2m5f on handicap debut only to find soft ground against him; remains unexposed and wears a first-time tongue-tie; could easily have a major say.

9/1

7th

10

4th Feb 2026

Soft

2m 5f 55y

Class 5

16:07 Ludlow

My Fortune

11st 4lb

J: Ben Jones

T: Ben Pauling

Not the only one in the field who could approve of this first crack at a handicap after struggling in novice races over shorter; hard to rule out and especially should market vibes bode well.

11/2

Non-runners

Blue Du Neuf, Half Hoping

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £55.20
Straight Forecast £41.65
Trifecta £882.50

Selections

POSTDATA:

At The Oche

SPOTLIGHT:

Kadastral

The Guardian:

Tiddesley Wood

The Times:

Talk The Talk

D Express:

My Fortune

LAMBOURN:

Klub De Reve

Daily Mail:

Talk To The Man

Daily Mirror:

At The Oche

Daily Record:

At The Oche

RP RATINGS:

Kadastral

Telegraph:

Kadastral

The Sun:

Tiddesley Wood

The Star:

Tiddesley Wood