15:22 Taunton

Thursday 27 November 2025

All12:3513:0513:4014:1514:5015:2215:52

Mike Trickey And Geoff White Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:22 | Winning time: 4m 37.26s

Gore Point^t⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: A J Honeyball| OR: 97| D

10/3

Scored twice over hurdles at Newton Abbot in the summer and did too much too soon when fourth in handicap chase at Worcester (16.5f, good to soft) 43 days ago. One to consider.

Form: 212534

Begin The Luck^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 11-13| J: Robbie David⁽⁷⁾| T: Daisy Hitchins| OR: 96

3/1

Refitted with cheekpieces when a good second of 8 in handicap chase at Wincanton (20.2f, good) 7 days ago. Expected to be bang there off an unchanged mark with headgear again sported.

Form: 02-6722

Famoso²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 11-10| J: Stan Sheppard| T: M Sheppard| OR: 93

6/1

Yet to fire this season and he came in only seventh of 12 in 2m Hereford handicap chase 24 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 2-640P7

King Of The Story^t³⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-8| J: H Cobden| T: P Gundry| OR: 91

12/1

Gained a third 2m4f chase win this season at Warwick in September but pulled up in handicap chase at Plumpton (19.8f, soft) 38 days ago when let down by his jumping. Has a bit to prove now.

Form: 411P1P

Gerard Mentor^v,t²⁴

Age: 9| Weight: 10-13| J: C Gethings| T: K Bailey & M Nicholls| OR: 82

9/2

Quirky sort but he comes here in good nick, third of 12 in handicap chase at Hereford (16f, good) 24 days ago. Can make his presence felt again.

Form: 663523

Fox Wallace^t⁹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-12| J: Miss Megan Bevan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ella Pickard| OR: 81

18/1

Scored at Stratford in May but had a wind op before being pulled up in 2m1f handicap chase at Cartmel in August. Needs to get back on track.

Form: 15824P

Chief O'Hara⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-9| J: R Patrick| T: M Sheppard| OR: 78

9/2

Ex-Irish maiden hurdler/chaser who could never land a blow dropped to 2m when sixth of 8 in handicap chase at Warwick (16.2f, soft) 8 days ago. Others appeal more at these weights.

Form: 0P-1P76

Forget You Not^t,p²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 10-2| J: James Best| T: Miss J Du Plessis| OR: 71

20/1

Unreliable individual who came in eighth of 12 in handicap chase at Hereford (16f, good) 24 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 5/966-R8

Forecasts

Begin The Luck (3/1), Gore Point (10/3), Chief O'Hara (9/2), Gerard Mentor (9/2), Famoso (6/1), King Of The Story (12/1), Fox Wallace (18/1), Forget You Not (20/1)

A number of these arrive with a question mark against them so this looks a good opportunity for BEGIN THE LUCK to go one better than his good recent Wincanton second and end a losing run. Gore Point wasn't seen to ideal effect when fourth at Worcester last time and rates the main danger ahead of Gerard Mentor.