15:45 Ascot

Saturday 1 November 2025

All12:5513:3014:0514:3515:1015:4516:20

Sodexo Live! Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 5m 57.67s

1^st

Henry's Friend

811-10

17/2

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Prominent, led 3rd until 4th, led 9th, headed 10th, led next, stayed on well flat op 12/1

2^nd

1 ¾

The Changing Man

811-9

7/2j

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 10th, not fluent 3 out, challenged 2 out, held towards finish op 4/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Blow Your Wad

711-9

7/2j

T: T LaceyJ: Stan Sheppard

Prominent early, chased leaders, bumped 14th, 4th 2 out, stayed on into 3rd flat op 10/3

4^th

2 ¾

Snipe

810-5

22/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Tristan Durrell (3)

In rear, hampered 1st, headway 13th, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on flat, went 4th close home op 20/1

5^th

Neon Moon

910-11

17/2

T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor

Mid-division, hampered 1st, hampered and mistake next, closed from 5th, every chance 2 out, no extra flat tchd 15/2

6^th

Two For Gold

1212-0

33/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: C Gethings

Held up towards rear, hampered 1st, closed 3rd, led 5th, headed next, led 10th until 11th, bumped 14th, weakened before 2 out

7^th

Coastguard Station

910-9

16/1

T: Henry OliverJ: Bryan Carver

Held up in rear, headway 15th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off op 22/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Le Coq Hardi

611-8

15/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Mike O'Connor (3)

Not fluent, chased leaders, lost place 3rd, mistake and reminder 5th, behind 15th, pulled up before 2 out op 11/2 tchd 17/2

Olivers Travels

711-8

14/1

T: M BowenJ: Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)

Fell 1st op 16/1

Bhaloo

711-3

11/2

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Mid-division on outside, lost place before 4th, soon jumping right, mistake 10th, behind 13th, pulled up before 2 out op 5/1 tchd 9/2

Beachcomber

711-2

12/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, mistake and lost place 15th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Courtland

1011-1

18/1

T: M BowenJ: Shane Fenelon (5)

Led until 3rd, led next, headed 5th, led 6th until 9th, mistake and unseated rider 10th op 20/1

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Non-Runners

Marble Sands²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 9

T: D Killahena & G McPherson J: Kielan Woods

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£9.50Pl:£2.60, £1.80, £2.00EX:£49.80Trifecta:£422.60Tricast:£130.16SF:£41.95Swingers:£9.30, £8.50, £4.90

Forecasts

The Changing Man (7/2), Blow Your Wad (7/2), Bhaloo (11/2), Le Coq Hardi (15/2), Marble Sands (8/1), Henry's Friend (17/2), Neon Moon (17/2), Beachcomber (12/1), Olivers Travels (14/1), Coastguard Station (16/1), Courtland (18/1), Snipe (22/1), Two For Gold (33/1)

Irish-raider LE COQ HARDI has yet to win a race over fences but his fourth-place finish in the Kerry National in September looks to be a strong piece of handicap form. He gets the vote in what is a wide-open contest, with The Changing Man and Henry's Friend just a couple of potential threats.

LE COQ HARDI (IRE)
THE CHANGING MAN (IRE)
HENRY'S FRIEND (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Chianti Classico

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Thomas Bellamy | T: K Bailey & M Nicholls

11/4

Prize Money

1st: £56,950.002nd: £21,370.003rd: £10,700.004th: £5,330.005th: £2,680.006th: £1,340.00