Result 13:45 · Newton Abbot

Kauto The King Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Class 2Handicap2m 5fGood5yo+ · 7 ran

Result

Official · time 5m 12.90s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Somespring Special (IRE)	Ben Jones	Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	—	4.50	4.40
2	Western General (IRE)	Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard	7L	5.00	6.77
3	Etalon (IRE)	Harry Skelton	D Skelton	7½L	4.00	5.86
4	Light N Strike (IRE)	James Bowen	M Bowen	16L	7.00	7.60
5	Hercule Du Seuil (FR)	Harry Cobden	N P Mulholland	21L	5.50	6.60
6	Centara (IRE)	Freddie Gingell	Paul Nicholls	23½L	9.00	9.04
7	Ventura Highway (FR)	David Noonan	G & J Moore	32L	26.0	38.7

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Etalon (IRE) t,p

9yo · 12-0 · OR 144

529134 J Harry Skelton T D Skelton —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
21 Feb 26	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	4/9	17L	17.0
17 Jan 26	Ascot	2m 5f	Soft	C2	3/9	2¼L	9.00
20 Dec 25	Ascot	2m 3f	Good To Soft	C2	1/9	—	19.0

6 wins from 23 · placed 12

3 runs at around this trip without a win

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Hercule Du Seuil (FR) t

9yo · 11-12 · OR 142

3P5450 J Harry Cobden T N P Mulholland —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
09 Apr 26	Aintree	2m	Good To Soft	C1	12/15	26½L	51.0
21 Mar 26	Newbury	2m 4f	Good To Soft	C2	5/7	26¾L	13.0
28 Feb 26	Doncaster	2m 110y	Soft	C2	4/5	20¼L	23.0

9 wins from 22 · placed 13

Won 1 of 3 at around this trip

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Light N Strike (IRE)

10yo · 11-5 · OR 135

133UP0 J James Bowen T M Bowen —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
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
24 Sep 25	Listowel	3m	Yielding	—	UR	—	17.0

6 wins from 32 · placed 22

Course winner: 1 win from 3 here

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Centara (IRE) t

8yo · 11-5 · OR 135

11121P J Freddie Gingell T Paul Nicholls —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
24 Oct 25	Cheltenham	2m	Good To Soft	C2	PU	—	29.0
29 Sep 25	Newton Abbot	2m 110y	Good	C3	1/3	—	2.00
30 Aug 25	Newton Abbot	2m 110y	Good	C3	2/4	3½L	2.25

8 wins from 18 · placed 10

Course winner: 4 wins from 5 here

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Western General (IRE) t

8yo · 11-3 · OR 133

P76412 J Brendan Powell T Joe Tizzard —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
07 Mar 26	Hereford	2m	Good	C3	2/4	7½L	1.91
21 Feb 26	Chepstow	2m	Soft	C2	1/5	—	3.50
27 Dec 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good To Soft	C2	4/7	18L	26.0

5 wins from 20 · placed 10

Course winner: 2 wins from 2 here

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Ventura Highway (FR) t

6yo · 10-13 · OR 129

No form J David Noonan T G & J Moore —

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Somespring Special (IRE) t

8yo · 10-7 · OR 123

2F3153 J Ben Jones T Philip Hobbs & Johnson White —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
12 Apr 26	Wincanton	1m 7f 110y	Good	C3	3/3	41¼L	3.50
14 Mar 26	Kempton Park	2m 4f 110y	Good	C2	5/7	23¾L	41.0
10 Oct 25	Chepstow	2m 3f 110y	Good	C4	1/7	—	4.00

6 wins from 20 · placed 11

1 run here without a win

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