Result 16:27 · Perth

Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap2m 7f 180yGood5yo+ · 10 ran£17,690 to the winnerLight Rain Showers

Result

Official · time 6m 04.23s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Riskintheground (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	—	5.50	6.40
2	Breizh River (FR)	Harry Reed	T Davidson	¾L	4.33	4.80
3	The Real Whacker (IRE)	Brian Hughes	Patrick Neville	7¼L	13.0	15.0
4	Statuario (GB)	S Bowen	M Bowen	8½L	6.50	7.47
5	Stans The Man (IRE)	Ben Godfrey	Ella Pickard	10¾L	10.0	12.5
6	Light N Strike (IRE)	James Bowen	M Bowen	24¾L	9.00	11.5
7	Somespring Special (IRE)	Ben Jones	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	25¼L	4.50	5.40
8	Walk On Quest (IRE)	Derek Fox	Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	28¼L	17.0	20.8
9	Magna Sam (GB)	Isabelle Ryder	A Ralph	33¾L	51.0	110.0
10	Duffle Coat (IRE)	James Smith	Gordon Elliott	55¾L	19.0	23.0

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The Real Whacker (IRE) t,p

10yo · 12-0 · OR 150

54256P J Brian Hughes T Patrick Neville —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
11 Apr 26	Aintree	4m 2f 110y	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	51.0
01 Jan 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f 110y	Good	C1	6/6	39½L	13.0
01 Nov 25	Wetherby	3m	Good	C1	5/5	32¾L	5.50

5 wins from 21 · placed 8

Won 1 of 7 at around this trip

Last ran 57 days ago

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Riskintheground (IRE) t

9yo · 11-4 · OR 140

049012 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 May 26	Uttoxeter	2m 4f	Good	C2	2/6	11L	1.83
15 Apr 26	Haydock Park	2m 4f	Good	C1	1/11	—	5.00
10 Mar 26	Cheltenham	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C1	11/23	23¼L	81.0

9 wins from 38 · placed 15

3 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 14 days ago

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Somespring Special (IRE) t

8yo · 10-12 · OR 134

315311 J Ben Jones T Philip Hobbs & Johnson White —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 May 26	Bangor-on-Dee	3m	Good	C2	1/7	—	2.75
06 May 26	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good	C2	1/7	—	4.50
12 Apr 26	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Good	C3	3/3	41¼L	3.50

8 wins from 22 · placed 13

Won 1 of 1 at around this trip

Last ran 15 days ago

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Light N Strike (IRE)

10yo · 10-11 · OR 133

33UP04 J James Bowen T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 May 26	Newton Abbot	2m 5f	Good	C2	4/7	16L	7.00
25 Oct 25	Cheltenham	3m 1f	Good	C2	14/18	64¾L	67.0
11 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m 7f 110y	Good To Firm	C2	PU	—	8.00

6 wins from 33 · placed 22

2 runs at around this trip without a win

Last ran 32 days ago

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Statuario (GB)

11yo · 10-10 · OR 132

101681 J S Bowen T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
23 Apr 26	Perth	3m	Good	C3	1/7	—	6.50
12 Dec 25	Cheltenham	3m 5f 110y	Good	C2	8/14	24½L	41.0
26 Oct 25	Fontwell Park	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	6/7	30L	13.0

10 wins from 57 · placed 27

Course winner: 7 wins from 10 here

Last ran 45 days ago

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Duffle Coat (IRE) t,p11

9yo · 10-7 · OR 132

PP09PP J James Smith (5) T Gordon Elliott —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
02 May 26	Punchestown	3m 7f 110y	Yielding	—	PU	—	51.0
06 Apr 26	Fairyhouse	3m 5f	Yielding To Soft	C1	PU	—	81.0
24 Sep 25	Listowel	3m	Yielding	—	9/18	55¼L	34.0

5 wins from 38 · placed 14

Won 1 of 7 at around this trip

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Walk On Quest (IRE) t

7yo · 10-2 · OR 126

526P21 J Derek Fox T Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
06 May 26	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Good	C4	1/3	—	1.83
20 Apr 26	Kelso	2m 7f 110y	Good	C3	2/6	nse	7.00
22 Mar 26	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	13.0

5 wins from 16 · placed 9

Won 1 of 5 at around this trip

Last ran 32 days ago

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Stans The Man (IRE) t,b

9yo · 10-2 · OR 124

436123 J Ben Godfrey T Ella Pickard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
04 May 26	Fakenham	3m 5f	Good	C3	3/10	8L	4.50
06 Apr 26	Plumpton	3m 4f 110y	Good	C2	2/10	5L	15.0
05 Mar 26	Wincanton	3m 1f	Good To Soft	C4	1/8	—	9.50

8 wins from 35 · placed 19

Won 1 of 9 at around this trip

Last ran 34 days ago

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Breizh River (FR) t,p

8yo · 10-2 · OR 124

312513 J Harry Reed T T Davidson —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
15 May 26	Aintree	2m 4f	Good	C3	3/9	1¼L	3.00
20 Apr 26	Kelso	2m 5f 110y	Good	C4	1/8	—	5.50
22 Mar 26	Carlisle	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	5/13	24¼L	6.50

5 wins from 26 · placed 17

3 runs here without a win

Last ran 23 days ago

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Magna Sam (GB) p

12yo · 10-2 · OR 124

P31P66 J Isabelle Ryder (5) T A Ralph —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
22 Dec 25	Musselburgh	2m 7f 110y	Good To Soft	C4	6/8	39½L	10.0
03 May 25	Uttoxeter	3m	Good	C2	6/14	23½L	29.0
12 Apr 25	Ayr	4m	Good To Soft	C1	PU	—	29.0

5 wins from 26 · placed 7

Won 3 of 12 at around this trip

Returns from a 167-day break

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