Result 15:45 · Ascot

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

Class 1Handicap3mGood4yo+ · 12 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 58.42s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Henrys Friend (IRE)	Ben Jones	B Pauling	—	9.50	9.78
2	The Changing Man (IRE)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	1¾L	4.50	5.40
3	Blow Your Wad (IRE)	Stan Sheppard	T Lacey	3L	4.50	5.67
4	Snipe (IRE)	Tristan Durrell	D Skelton	5¾L	23.0	30.0
5	Neon Moon (IRE)	Jack Tudor	D Pipe	6¼L	9.50	9.95
6	Two For Gold (IRE)	C Gethings	Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	15¼L	34.0	59.3
7	Coastguard Station (IRE)	Bryan Carver	Henry Oliver	80¼L	17.0	22.0
F	Olivers Travels (IRE)	Toby McCain-Mitchell	M Bowen	—	15.0	16.1
PU	Bhaloo (IRE)	Nico de Boinville	N J Henderson	—	6.50	8.53
PU	Beachcomber (FR)	Jonjo O'Neill Jr.	J & A O'Neill	—	13.0	18.5
PU	Le Coq Hardi (IRE)	Mike OConnor	Henry De Bromhead	—	8.50	10.2
UR	Courtland (IRE)	Shane Fenelon	M Bowen	—	19.0	21.9

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Two For Gold (IRE) t,p

12yo · 12-0 · OR 147

P264P2 J C Gethings T Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
30 Mar 25	Ascot	3m	Good	C2	2/6	3¼L	6.50
21 Dec 24	Ascot	3m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	23.0
02 Nov 24	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	4/10	7½L	21.0

10 wins from 32 · placed 18

Course winner: 1 win from 9 here

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Henrys Friend (IRE) p

8yo · 11-10 · OR 143

P45188 J Ben Jones T B Pauling —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Apr 25	Ayr	4m	Good To Soft	C1	8/23	52¾L	29.0
11 Mar 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	8/24	27¾L	15.0
28 Dec 24	Newbury	3m 2f	Good To Soft	C2	1/9	—	4.50

6 wins from 16 · placed 8

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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The Changing Man (IRE) t

8yo · 11-9 · OR 142

222123 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 Apr 25	Aintree	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	3/7	23¼L	12.0
11 Mar 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C1	2/24	11L	8.00
15 Feb 25	Ascot	3m	Good	C1	1/4	—	4.50

4 wins from 25 · placed 15

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Blow Your Wad (IRE) t,v11

7yo · 11-9 · OR 142

161555 J Stan Sheppard T T Lacey —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
16 Apr 25	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	5/10	5½L	5.50
22 Feb 25	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	5/9	18L	4.50
11 Apr 24	Aintree	2m 4f	Soft	C1	5/5	21¼L	9.50

4 wins from 16 · placed 9

1 run here without a win

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Le Coq Hardi (IRE)

6yo · 11-5 · OR 141

523234 J Mike OConnor T Henry De Bromhead —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Sep 25	Listowel	3m	Yielding	—	4/18	14¾L	17.0
23 Jul 25	Wexford	2m	Good	—	3/5	7½L	2.00
16 Jun 25	Kilbeggan	2m 4f	Good To Yielding	—	2/11	¾L	13.0

2 wins from 12 · placed 9

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Olivers Travels (IRE) b

7yo · 11-3 · OR 141

434112 J Toby McCain-Mitchell T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 25	Kelso	3m 2f	Good	C2	2/6	½L	6.00
16 Sep 25	Uttoxeter	3m	Good	C3	1/7	—	4.33
25 Aug 25	Cartmel	3m 1f 110y	Good	C3	1/9	—	3.25

7 wins from 24 · placed 16

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

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Bhaloo (IRE) p

7yo · 11-3 · OR 136

PP1363 J Nico de Boinville T N J Henderson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
19 Jul 25	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C1	3/15	5¾L	9.50
25 May 25	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good	C2	6/8	13¾L	3.00
16 Apr 25	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	3/10	2¾L	7.50

5 wins from 15 · placed 9

Course winner: 1 win from 1 here

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Beachcomber (FR) b

7yo · 11-2 · OR 135

32P163 J Jonjo O'Neill Jr. T J & A O'Neill —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 May 25	Punchestown	3m 110y	Yielding	—	3/12	12½L	9.00
22 Feb 25	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C1	6/13	38½L	8.00
27 Dec 24	Kempton Park	3m	Good To Soft	C3	1/11	—	11.0

4 wins from 16 · placed 7

Won 1 of 6 at around this trip

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Courtland (IRE)

10yo · 10-10 · OR 134

103232 J Shane Fenelon T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
10 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	2/7	5½L	3.25
15 Sep 25	Worcester	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	3/9	6L	2.20
19 Jul 25	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C1	2/15	5L	11.0

9 wins from 27 · placed 16

1 run at around this trip without a win

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Neon Moon (IRE) t,b

9yo · 10-11 · OR 130

136244 J Jack Tudor T D Pipe —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
03 May 25	Uttoxeter	3m	Good	C2	4/14	12¾L	19.0
22 Mar 25	Newbury	2m 7f 110y	Good	C3	4/6	27L	6.00
18 Dec 24	Ludlow	3m	Good To Soft	C3	2/6	13L	4.33

7 wins from 30 · placed 13

Won 3 of 14 at around this trip

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Coastguard Station (IRE) p

9yo · 10-9 · OR 128

163441 J Bryan Carver T Henry Oliver —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
27 Sep 25	Market Rasen	2m 5f 110y	Good	C3	1/6	—	3.12
21 Aug 25	Newton Abbot	2m 110y	Good	C2	4/6	10¼L	8.00
20 Jul 25	Stratford-on-Avon	2m 1f	Good	C2	4/9	13½L	11.0

6 wins from 31 · placed 17

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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Snipe (IRE) p

8yo · 10-2 · OR 124

83F444 J Tristan Durrell T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
25 Oct 25	Kelso	3m 2f	Good	C2	4/6	7½L	4.50
15 Sep 25	Worcester	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	4/9	8L	11.0
24 Apr 25	Warwick	3m 1f	Good	C3	4/6	18¾L	8.00

3 wins from 21 · placed 11

Won 1 of 10 at around this trip

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