15:35 Sandown

Saturday 27 April 2019

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4017:15

bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Grade 3)

Off time: 15:35 | Winning time: 7m 15.80s

1^st

Talkischeap

710-11

7/1

T: A KingJ: Wayne Hutchinson

Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 14th, 3rd at 19th, 2nd on bit 3 out, led last, soon clear, stayed on strongly op 6/1

2^nd

The Young Master

1010-8

8/1

T: N P MulhollandJ: Mr Sam Waley-Cohen (3)

Chased leaders, blundered and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, 2nd after 14th, led 17th until ridden and headed last, outpaced and no chance with winner, kept on for 2nd op 9/1

3^rd

Step Back

910-11

10/1

T: M BradstockJ: N de Boinville

Led until 17th, chased leader until 3 out, kept on same pace in 3rd op 11/1 tchd 12/1

4^th

Give Me A Copper

910-9

7/1

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, lost place before 14th, plugged on after 3 out op 8/1 tchd 13/2

5^th

1 ½

Rolling Dylan

810-9

16/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: James Best

In touch, lost place before 14th, plugged on

6^th

West Approach

910-7

5/1f

T: C L TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3)

In touch, headway chasing leaders 14th, outpaced 20th, plugged on op 13/2

7^th

4 ½

Rathlin Rose

1110-0

40/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Held up towards rear, steady headway chasing leaders 17th, 4th 4 out, weakened between last 2

8^th

Le Reve

1110-0

16/1

T: L WadhamJ: Maxime Tissier (5)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders 10th, mistake and lost place 13th, never on terms after op 25/1

9^th

4 ½

Prime Venture

810-3

20/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Always rear-division, never on terms

Also Ran

Beware The Bear

911-12

9/1

T: N J HendersonJ: J McGrath

Never going and tailed off in rear, blundered 12th, pulled up before 15th op 10/1

Rock The Kasbah

911-4

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: R Johnson

Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 6th, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th op 11/1

Present Man

911-2

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bryony Frost

Chased leader until after 13th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

Joe Farrell

1010-11

16/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: Aidan Coleman

Chased leaders, pushed along and losing place before 15th, blundered and pulled up after 18th (water) op 14/1

Vyta Du Roc

1010-9

25/1

T: N J HendersonJ: D A Jacob

Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 18th (water) tchd 33/1

Just A Sting

710-2

7/1

T: H FryJ: S Bowen

Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

Adrien Du Pont²²

Weight: 11-2| Age: 7

T: P F Nicholls J: Nick Scholfield

Captain Chaos⁴⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Ballydine⁴²

Weight: 10-5| Age: 9

T: C E Longsdon J: James Bowen

Flying Angel²²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 8

T: N & W Twiston-Davies J: Sam Twiston-Davies

Yala Enki⁴³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 9

T: Miss V Williams J: Charlie Deutsch

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£7.60Pl:£2.80, £2.70, £3.60EX:£68.60Trifecta:£1,044.70Tricast:£580.35SF:£64.85Swingers:£16.60, £19.40, £18.50

Forecasts

West Approach (5/1), Talkischeap (7/1), Give Me A Copper (7/1), Just A Sting (7/1), The Young Master (8/1), Beware The Bear (9/1), Step Back (10/1), Rock The Kasbah (12/1), Present Man (14/1), Rolling Dylan (16/1), Le Reve (16/1), Joe Farrell (16/1), Adrien Du Pont (16/1), Captain Chaos (16/1), Prime Venture (20/1), Ballydine (20/1), Flying Angel (20/1), Yala Enki (20/1), Vyta Du Roc (25/1), Rathlin Rose (40/1)

A maximum turnout with the first three finishers from 2018 again locking horns, namely Step Back (rated 10lb higher), Rock The Kasbah (5lb above his last winning mark) and Present Man (good ground will suit). Others with history in the race are Vyta Du Roc (second in 2017), Le Reve (third in 2015) and The Young Master (winner in 2016), with the latter of some interest on a sound surface. Unexposed youngsters include Talkischeap, Adrien Du Pont and Just A Sting. However, with just enough rain in the forecast, ROLLING DYLAN ticks plenty of the required boxes and won't be found wanting for stamina reserves.

Rolling Dylan
Adrien Du Pont
The Young Master

Previous Winners

2018

Step Back

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 8

J: J E Moore | T: M Bradstock

7/1

Prize Money

1st: £84,405.002nd: £31,800.003rd: £15,915.004th: £7,950.005th: £3,990.006th: £1,995.007th: £990.008th: £510.00