Coral Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
14th	1	—	Monty's Star (G) A little short of the very best but he is high class, including fourth to Inothewayurthinkin in last season's Cheltenham Gold Cup. Tackles his first handicap on reappearance. Bobs Worth in 2012 was t…	543-056	J J Burke H De Bromhead	8	76.2kg	26 25/1
8th	2	—	Intense Raffles (G) Smart chaser who won the 2024 Irish Grand National. Better than ever when second in Grade 3 Bobbyjo back at Fairyhouse last winter but below par when well-held third in Clonmel Grade 2 on reappearanc…	P-38PP6	Ben Bromley T Gibney	7	75.3kg	51 50/1
2nd	3	—	Three Card Brag (G) P Improved performer this season, building on his second to Spanish Harlem in the Kerry National with a win at Cheltenham (25f, good) last month. Another 6 lb rise demands more but no surprise were he …	21279-2	Jordan Gainford G Elliott	8	74.4kg	26 25/1
—	4	—	Spanish Harlem (G) Pulled Up TP Belatedly came good over fences in a Punchestown novice in June and smart and improved performance when following up in the Kerry National at Listowel 3 months later. Another big career best will be …	11PUPP	Danny Mullins W P Mullins	7	74.4kg	23 22/1
—	5	—	Perceval Legallois (G) Pulled Up Fine record at Leopardstown, including winning big 3m handicap chases over fences and hurdles last season. Fell before halfway in Grand National at Aintree final start.	P4UP-82	Keith Donoghue G P Cromwell	8	73.5kg	41 40/1
—	6	—	Blizzard Of Oz (G) Pulled Up Ended last season with a fine second in 2½m handicap at the Punchestown Festival and returned to go one better in a 23f Wexford listed chase 6 months later. His mark demands a high-class performance …	P0P1P-5	J J Slevin W P Mullins	7	73.5kg	13 12/1
11th	7	—	Resplendent Grey (G) P Ended last season with a win in bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown and backed that up with a reappearance success in 2½m Carlisle listed chase 4 weeks ago. The return to a longer trip now is in his favour, a…	41-1020	S Bowen O Murphy	7	73.5kg	10 9/1
4th	8	—	Gorgeous Tom (G) Grade 3 novice chase win last November. Creditable 4¼ lengths second of 5 to Firefox in Skymas Chase (9/4) at Down Royal (19.5f, good to soft) on reappearance 28 days ago. Significantly back up in tr…	44/2450-	Darragh O'Keeffe H De Bromhead	7	72.6kg	17 16/1
—	9	—	Lowry's Bar (G) Pulled Up Took well to fences last season, winning 19f handicaps at Exeter and Chepstow before second of 3 in 3m Windsor Grade 2 novice. Found to have bled when pulled up in valuable handicap at Kempton final …	2112P-P	Sean Houlihan P Hobbs & J White	7	71.2kg	23 22/1
16th	10	—	Victtorino (G) Largely progressive chaser who enhanced his excellent Ascot record when winning a couple of premier handicaps there last winter. Respectable 13¼ lengths seventh of 19 to Resplendent Grey in bet365 Go…	311P7-0	Charlie Deutsch Miss V Williams	7	70.8kg	17 16/1
7th	11	—	Hyland (G) Had a fine first season over fences, winning 3 times before runner-up in the Kauto Star and Ladbrokes Trophy at Kempton. Respectable 11 lengths ninth of 18 to Three Card Brag in handicap chase at Che…	22P-974	James Bowen N J Henderson	8	69.9kg	21 20/1
13th	12	—	Annual Invictus (G) Front-runner who landed the Great Yorkshire Chase at Doncaster in January 2024 and only narrowly denied another big handicap success in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown that April (Nick Rockett in thir…	4172/05	Freddie Gordon C Gordon	10	68.9kg	67 66/1
3rd	13	—	The Changing Man (G) TP Grade 2 novice win at Ascot in between excellent runner-up efforts in Great Yorkshire at Doncaster (to Annual Invictus) and Ultima at Cheltenham (beaten 11 lengths by Myretown). Good second on 3m Asc…	22123-2	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	8	68.9kg	9 8/1
9th	14	—	Riskintheground (G) T Enjoyed a fine time of it last term, scoring 6 times, including Silver Trophy at Cheltenham in April. Resumed with solid fourth in Summer Plate in July and proved game when resuming winning ways in s…	4901-21	Kielan Woods D Skelton	8	68.5kg	29 28/1
—	15	—	Myretown (G) FAV Fell Coped extremely well with the demands of a big-field handicap when bounding 11 lengths clear of The Changing Man in Ultima at last season's Cheltenham Festival (25f, good to soft). 15 lb higher here …	11-F4P0	D R Fox L Russell & M Scudamore	8	68.5kg	5 4/1
10th	16	—	O'Moore Park (G) T Yet to win over fences but has shown useful form and placed in competitive handicaps at Cheltenham (20.5f) in the spring. Creditable second in Galway maiden on 22.5f reappearance 5 weeks ago.	205067/	Sean O'Keeffe W P Mullins	8	68kg	23 22/1
1st	17	—	Panic Attack (M) Rising 10 yet still improving, winning both chase starts since joining Dan Skelton, latterly the Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham (2½m, soft) on reappearance a fortnight ago. Whether she'll prove a…	2-1113F	Tristan Durrell D Skelton	9	67.1kg	17 16/1
6th	18	—	Katate Dori (G) VT Much improved since sent chasing, winning first 3 times last season, including a valuable handicap at Kempton (3m, soft) in February. Excuses for his defeat in the Ultima at Cheltenham on final start…	1P-7628	Dylan Johnston S Thomas	7	66.2kg	15 14/1
—	19	—	The Doyen Chief (G) Pulled Up On the up with 3m handicap wins at Kempton and Warwick and shaped well when second on Bangor reappearance (3m, heavy) 17 days ago. Same mark here. Enters the reckoning.	2P5129	Thomas Bellamy A King	8	66.2kg	15 14/1
17th	20	—	Grandeur D'ame (G) Useful chaser who shaped as if retaining all his ability on his 19.5f Stratford reappearance in October, leading for long way but headed and weakening when fell last. Stamina isn't assured (below for…	0P-F03P	Tom Cannon A King	9	66.2kg	67 66/1
15th	21	—	Moon D'orange (G) P Won a 20.5f Cheltenham handicap chase last winter. Campaigned over hurdles this autumn, shaping better than the result when tenth of 17 in a Cheltenham handicap last month. Might make more of an impa…	567037-	Alex Harvey J C McConnell	7	65.8kg	29 28/1
5th	22	—	Pic Roc (G) P Useful form over fences, finally getting off the mark in 4-runner Huntingdon maiden (23.5f, good) in cheekpieces 27 days ago. This much more competitive scenario is likely to place a lot more pressur…	6-U1591	Ben Jones B Pauling	7	65.3kg	7 6/1
—	23	—	Inch House (G) Pulled Up T Pulled up on both outings last season but showed he retains ability when 9 lengths sixth of 18 to Three Card Brag in handicap at Cheltenham (25f, good) on reappearance 35 days ago. 2 lb out of handic…	F/PP-6P4	H Cobden P F Nicholls	8	64.4kg	13 12/1
12th	24	—	A Penny A Hundred (M) Pretty useful but just a maiden success to her name over fences and 3½m seemed to stretch her stamina in Cork National last time. 2 lb wrong at the weights.	2/3470-7	Sean Cleary-Farrell W P Mullins	6	64.4kg	19 18/1

Betting forecast: Myretown (4/1), Pic Roc (6/1), The Changing Man (8/1), Resplendent Grey (9/1), Blizzard Of Oz (12/1), Inch House (12/1), Katate Dori (14/1), The Doyen Chief (14/1), Panic Attack (16/1), Gorgeous Tom (16/1), Victtorino (16/1), A Penny A Hundred (18/1), Hyland (20/1), O'Moore Park (22/1), Spanish Harlem (22/1), Lowry's Bar (22/1), Three Card Brag (25/1), Monty's Star (25/1), Riskintheground (28/1), Moon D'orange (28/1), Perceval Legallois (40/1), Intense Raffles (50/1), Annual Invictus (66/1), Grandeur D'ame (66/1)