Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Pos	No.	Dr	Horse	Form	Jockey / Trainer	Age	Wgt	Best decimal odds
5th	1	—	Annual Invictus (G) Front-runner who developed into a smart handicapper in early 2024, including win in Great Yorkshire Chase at Doncaster and close second in bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. Off 19 months, showed enough to …	4172/05	Freddie Gordon C Gordon	10	76.2kg	6 5/1
1st	2	—	King's Threshold (G) FAV T Rejuvenated by breathing surgery/fitting of a tongue strap when completing a hat-trick at the start of 2025. Much better effort this season when fourth of 12 over 22.5f here last month.	1P/0410-	Ben Jones Miss E C Lavelle	8	72.1kg	3.25 9/4
4th	3	—	Only The Bold (G) PT Had a disappointing 2023/24 for David Pipe but back on track for his new yard, winning Summer Cup at Uttoxeter in June. Sound return from 4 months off when close third in Sandown veterans' event 7 we…	P/P-3134	G Sheehan Jamie Snowden	10	71.7kg	6 5/1
—	4	—	Brave Kingdom (G) T Low-mileage chaser who was third in this race last season but has pulled up in just 2 outings since, including over 22.5f here last month. Needs to leave that well behind.	1P/3P-P2	H Cobden P F Nicholls	9	70.8kg	9 8/1
—	5	—	Gericault Roque (G) T NON RUNNER.	53/30-82	Non Runner D Pipe	9	70.8kg	6 5/1
6th	6	—	Hold That Taught (G) Won twice at the end of 2023 but hasn't come close to that level in a light career since, including pulling up in the Rehearsal at Newcastle last month.	1P/64-4P	Charlie Deutsch Miss V Williams	10	67.1kg	26 25/1
—	7	—	Minella Blueway (G) P Winning pointer who ended last season with 2m chase wins at Ludlow and Uttoxeter. Below par in 2 outings this season (remote third at Chepstow latterly) but could be building up his fitness and his m…	1-P3F27	Isabel Williams Evan Williams	7	67.1kg	7.50 13/2
3rd	8	—	Rivers Corner (G) FAV B Improved in first-time blinkers when winning a 23f course handicap in March. Ended that season with another good run here and has returned with a couple of creditable thirds in recent weeks. Likely t…	3331P1	Brendan Powell J Tizzard	7	66.2kg	3.25 9/4
2nd	9	—	Ideal Des Bordes (G) B First and second in his first 2 chases. The wheels have rather come off since but he did shape better with blinkers added (retained) when fourth of Sandown (3m) last time (would have finished closer …	P5/0P42-	N de Boinville N J Henderson	7	65.8kg	8 7/1

Betting forecast: King's Threshold (9/4), Rivers Corner (9/4), Only The Bold (5/1), Annual Invictus (5/1), Gericault Roque (5/1), Minella Blueway (13/2), Ideal Des Bordes (7/1), Brave Kingdom (8/1), Hold That Taught (25/1)