November 27 / 15.22 Taunton

15.22

Good

Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase

  • Prize money: £5967.53
  • 2m 2f 40y
  • Class 5
  • 8 runners
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Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase

Runners: 8 runners

Type: Chase Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

OUR TIP

Form: 212534 D

Last run: 43 days

W: 12st 0lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 97

Form & Verdict
Won two hurdles at Newton Abbot (2m1f/2m2f; good) back from wind surgery in the summer; promising chase debut when a keeping-on third of nine finishers at Worcester (2m, good) in September but he raced freely and faded there since; likely to be ridden more patiently again and still has potential.
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4th

4

27th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 75y

Class 2

18:12 Newton Abbot

Gore Point

11st 9lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

6yo who has been a big improver since switched to fences and he made it 4-8 in this sphere when completing a four-timer over C&D (good to firm) on Saturday; has a penalty but that was a comfortable success and he's unbeaten in three chase runs at at Newton Abbot; strong contender.

11/8

1st

1

22nd Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 0f 75y

Class 3

15:05 Newton Abbot

Gore Point

11st 10lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Hat-trick (2m-extended 2m3f) before the break included two C&D wins in July, latest when scoring convincingly off an 8lb lower mark and the runner-up has run well since; this mark demands more but he's thriving and a bold bid can be expected for the four-timer.

Evs

1st

1

13th Jul 2026

Good

2m 0f 75y

Class 4

14:42 Newton Abbot

Gore Point

12st 0lb

J: Sam Twiston-Davies

T: Anthony Honeyball

Probably fortunate when left clear to score at Stratford (2m3f, good to firm) last month but readily followed up in four-runner C&D (good) contest ten days ago and is evidently in prime form.

4/5

OUR TIP

Form: 2-6722 D

Last run: 7 days

W: 11st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 96

Form & Verdict
Four chase wins, most recently in June 2023; a hurdle winner last October and although rather mixed over fences in the spring he's been back in better form of late, over 2m3f and 2m4f; likely to have another say.
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3rd

1

26th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 4

19:09 Plumpton

Begin The Luck

12st 0lb

J: Beau Morgan

T: Daisy Hitchins

Largely reliable veteran and a three-time winner since December, latterly over C&D in April; touched off at Fontwell 20 days ago, with I Shut That d'Or about 5l back in third; nudged up 1lb but likely to make his presence felt again.

2/1

2nd

2

6th May 2026

Good

2m 3f 104y

Class 5

19:42 Fontwell

Begin The Luck

11st 13lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Veteran who has won three times over fences since December including at Plumpton (2m4f, good) 17 days ago; that was in a small field and his main rival made a bad mistake at the last but he still looks feasibly treated and is versatile ground-wise; respected.

5/1

1st

2

19th Apr 2026

Good

2m 3f 166y

Class 5

14:17 Plumpton

Begin The Luck

11st 7lb

J: Robbie David

T: Daisy Hitchins

Reliable sort who scored at Leicester (2m4f) in March; not discredited when fifth in 2m5f handicap chase at Newton Abbot 15 days ago so ought to be in the shake-up eased 1lb.

3/1

OUR TIP

Form: -640P7

Last run: 24 days

W: 11st 10lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Six chase wins, the most recent at Ludlow last December (2m, good to soft) when 13lb higher; he took a wrong turn in May, however, and didn't finish with any conviction when 7l behind Gerard Mentor at Hereford this month; yard also runs Chief O'Hara.
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1

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

13:37 Worcester

Famoso

12st 0lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Six-time chase winner whose form dipped in May/June and he fared little better over hurdles three weeks ago; should be sharper for that now back over fences but needs to find some spark.

25/1

1

6th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

18:55 Stratford

Famoso

12st 0lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Six-time chase winner (once here); competes off lower mark on this rare hurdling start but was not firing on all cylinders when last seen in the spring and needs to have been refreshed by three-month break.

16/1

Form: 411P1P

Last run: 38 days

W: 11st 8lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 91

Form & Verdict
Winner of his last three completions, over 2m4f on good ground; pulled up in twice in last three starts, though, the late rain said to have been against him at Plumpton last month; today's surface should be ideal and an interesting contender with Harry Cobden up for the first time.
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4

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 5f 135y

Class 5

17:50 Fontwell

King Of The Story

10st 13lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Won three times (all 2m4f, good) in early part of last season and returned from break with pretty good fourth here (2m3f, good) in April but has looked out of sorts on recent outings and needs to turn a corner.

25/1

6

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:55 Worcester

King Of The Story

10st 6lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Two of his four wins over fences have been over C&D but he has been well below that level recently and is hard to fancy.

16/1

7th

7

1st Jul 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

13:50 Worcester

King Of The Story

11st 0lb

J: Ben Poste

T: Polly Gundry

Four chase wins include two here, one in this race last year; creditable return from a break at Fontwell in April but he's struggled in two Warwick runs since, the step up to 3m seemingly not the main issue last time; just below his latest winning mark though so hard to dismiss.

10/1

Form: 663523

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 13lb

9 yo Gelding

OR: 82

Form & Verdict
Four hurdle wins in a long spell in that discipline; went chasing relatively late in life, getting off the mark at Worcester (2m, good) last September, and in good enough form (including over hurdles last month) to think he can take a hand.
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2nd

7

18th Oct 2025

Good

2m 0f 70y

Class 5

13:15 Stratford

Gerard Mentor

10st 9lb

J: Isabelle Ryder

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

Has been chasing, not beaten far when third at Worcester (2m, good) in September but rather disappointing over the same C&D last time; has four wins to his name over hurdles; not ruled out.

6/1

5th

11

26th Sep 2025

Good

2m 0f 110y

Class 5

13:37 Worcester

Gerard Mentor

10st 9lb

J: Ciaran Gethings

T: Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls

C&D winner just over a year ago and signs of a revival with two better runs returned here of late, including when not far behind Rocks Up Late and Alshadhian last month; player if reproducing those efforts on better terms.

7/1

Form: 15824P

Last run: 94 days

W: 10st 12lb

7 yo Mare

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Broke duck when winning a Stratford chase (2m1f, good) in May; now 8lb higher following a couple of good runs there since and was pulled up at Cartmel in August, following wind surgery, where a late mistake ended her slim hopes; not dismissed on the earlier runs, though.
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8

25th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 4f 205y

Class 5

19:15 Stratford

Fox Wallace

10st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Ella Pickard

Won here in May 2025 but that's been her sole victory and she hasn't been shaping this season as though another is imminent.

40/1

6th

8

18th Jul 2026

Good

2m 1f 43y

Class 5

16:05 Market Rasen

Fox Wallace

10st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Ella Pickard

Sole success was at Stratford (2m1f, good) last May and she's been out of sorts in her last seven starts; 5lb out of the weights this time and she has a lot to prove.

33/1

7th

7

12th Jul 2026

Good To Firm

2m 3f 98y

Class 5

16:10 Stratford

Fox Wallace

10st 2lb

J: Ben Godfrey

T: Ella Pickard

Sole success came here in May last year but she has been out of sorts since; 4lb wrong in the weights and hard to fancy.

33/1

Form: 0P-P76

Last run: 8 days

W: 10st 9lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 78

Form & Verdict
Mostly modest under rules, including on handicap/chase debut for yard in October but he had won a point (beat two finishers) in May for a previous stable and there was more to like about his run at Warwick (2m, soft) last week when he stuck nicely to the task; due 2lb drop but can improve.
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8

19th Nov 2025

Soft

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:40 Warwick

Chief OHara

10st 6lb

J: Richard Patrick

T: Matt Sheppard

Modest form in Ireland and was left clear to win British maiden point in May; subsequently pulled up in Southwell maiden hurdle in June on sole start for Christian Williams; beaten 85l on chase, handicap and stable debut last month.

33/1

7th

8

13th Oct 2025

Good

3m 1f 44y

Class 5

16:45 Hereford

Chief OHara

10st 11lb

J: Stan Sheppard

T: Matt Sheppard

Very poor hurdler in Ireland and was left clear to win a modest British point; never involved when 40-1 for a 2m4f maiden hurdle at Southwell this summer on only run for Christian Williams; goes chasing with an awful lot to prove.

20/1

Form: 966-O8

Last run: 24 days

W: 10st 2lb

10 yo Gelding

OR: 71

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced since his latest chase win in October 2022 and his breaks have become very frequent; capable of a good run if his recent Hereford outing has brought him on but he looks risky now.
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7

17th Jul 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

Class 5

17:40 Worcester

Forget You Not

10st 5lb

J: Harry Kimber

T: Jackie Du Plessis

Didn't run badly from the front at Warwick (2m, good) but that was three months ago and this 10yo hasn't won since 2022.

14/1

6th

9

24th Apr 2025

Good

2m 0f 54y

Class 5

15:05 Warwick

Forget You Not

10st 2lb

J: James Best

T: Jackie Du Plessis

led, headed with one circuit to go, lost position before 6th

33/1

Betting Forcast

4/1 Gore Point, 11/2 Begin The Luck, 10/1 Famoso, 7/2 King Of The Story, 4/1 Gerard Mentor, 13/2 Fox Wallace, 11/2 Chief OHara, 20/1 Forget You Not