15:45 Newbury

Saturday 16 May 2026

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Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 2m 5.57s

(3)

Bourbon Blues³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: W Buick| T: B J Meehan| OR: 105

16/1

Useful performer. Showed he's trained on well when 2½ lengths third of 7 to Morshdi in listed race at Newmarket (9f, good) on reappearance 31 days ago but has a more exposed profile that most of these and will need a very smart handicap performance to defy such a lofty mark.

Form: 45322-3

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(8)

Port Of Spain^p1²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 103

15/2

Useful 2-y-o, winning 1m maiden at Punchestown and third in 9f Leopardstown Group 3. Fitted with first-time cheekpieces now switching to a handicap on reappearance. Needs to find improvement but top Irish stable has had a few run well under big weights in this in recent years.

Form: 631537-

(6)

Spyce²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Rossa Ryan| T: A King| OR: 100

10/1

Useful juvenile, including third in a listed race, and returned with a respectable 9½ lengths fifth of 7 to Raaheeb in Classic Trial at Sandown (1¼m, good, 20/1) 22 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 214-5

(10)

Tierra Del Toro²³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 95

8/1

Decisive winner of 7f Kempton novice last August and useful effort when length second (Bourbon Blues third) in 1m course novice the following month. Will stay 1¼m and this handicap newcomer is almost certainly capable of better again in 2026 having been gelded.

Form: 212-

(11)

Sahara King¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 95

4/1

Too Darn Hot colt who made a winning start in novice at Wolverhampton in November. Better form in defeat this year, finishing 3¾ lengths second of 5 to Evanesco on handicap debut at Newmarket (1¼m, good to firm) 13 days ago. Open to further progress.

Form: 1-52

(5)

Al Azd^b²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Ray Dawson| T: R Varian| OR: 92

18/5

Improved since blinkered, winning 11f maiden at Southwell (all-weather) and 1½m handicap at Doncaster (good to firm; did it easily) this spring. Raised 7 lb but could have even more to offer for last year's winning yard.

Form: 5-22211

(1)

Capall Rasa²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 92

25/1

Won novice and nursery on all-weather at Southwell last autumn. Creditable fourth of 7 in Esher Cup at Sandown (1m, good) on reappearance 22 days ago and he's entitled to come on for the run. Tackles 1¼m for the first time.

Form: 3811-4

(2)

Lost Boys²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jason Watson| T: D Menuisier| OR: 89| D

10/3

Night of Thunder colt who showed a good attitude when winning 9-runner maiden at Haydock (1m, good) last autumn. Shaded a close finish in 1¼m Sandown handicap on reappearance (good) 22 days ago and appeals as one who should continue to progress.

Form: 331-1

(7)

Pearl River¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon| OR: 82| D

50/1

Off the mark at the fifth attempt when making a winning nursery debut at Nottingham (1¼m, soft) last October. Flying too high in listed race on reappearance and returns to handicap company in a very hot race.

Form: 65431-5

(4)

Sintra⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A M Balding| OR: 80| D

17/2

Kingman colt who has improved with each run, making a successful start to his handicap career at Ascot (1¼m, good to firm) last weekend, making all. 4 lb out of the weights here so a good deal more will be needed again if he's to follow up.

Form: 3231

Non-Runners

(9)

My Love Is King¹⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

My Love Is King (3/1), Lost Boys (10/3), Al Azd (18/5), Sahara King (4/1), Port Of Spain (15/2), Tierra Del Toro (8/1), Sintra (17/2), Spyce (10/1), Bourbon Blues (16/1), Capall Rasa (25/1), Pearl River (50/1)

Successful on his only start as a 2-y-o, SAHARA KING has improved again in defeat this year, posting a very good second on handicap debut at Newmarket 2 weeks ago. Very much the type to progress further, he shades preference over similarly upwardly-mobile pair Al Azd and Lost Boys. Tierra Del Toro is another well worthy of a second look.