bet365 Gold Cup |
|
|
Sandown
15:35 Grade 3 Handicap, £150,000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 4f 166y, Class 1  |
|
| Saturday 27th April 2019 | |
1 Talkischeap 7/1
2 The Young Master 8/1
3 Step Back 10/1
15 ran NR: Adrien Du Pont, Ballydine, Captain Chaos, Flying Angel, Yala Enki
Distances: 10l, 9l, 10l Time: 7m 15.90s (slow by 0.90s)
Talkischeap runs out an excellent winner
Talkischeap but this horse has delivered in the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap at @Sandownpark pic.twitter.com/7FzY8E00Sv
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) April 27, 2019
Wayne Hutchinson oozed confidence a long way out as two past winners, The Young Master and Step Back, tried to put their rivals under severe pressure.
While several horses wilted under the strain, Talkischeap had plenty left and asserted when Hutchinson pressed the button after the third-last fence.
The 7-1 winner bounded up the hill to lift the spoils by 10 lengths from The Young Master – who survived a bad blunder at the first – with Step Back third.
King said: “I’m not often shocked, but I’m pretty shocked by it all. The gamble midweek, I thought ‘really?’. They obviously knew more than I did.
“He was probably a little bit disappointing at Kempton, but we weren’t firing at the time.
“We’ve been very happy with him, but I didn’t expect that performance. I heard someone say I’ve only had three winners out of 90 runners on Saturday for a while and that didn’t go down very well, but Saturday’s are competitive.
“I think on this ground we didn’t have any doubts about the stamina, but you never know until you try. He was always in the comfort zone. He never missed a beat.
“I’m not a fan of the (Grand) National, but we will have to give it some consideration, I suppose. He (Charles Dingwall, owner) is a great mate and is a pleasure to train for. He has always got his opinion, but is very constructive and helpful.
“It (Ladbrokes Trophy) would be in the equation, but he is probably marginally better going right-handed, although he has run well around Newbury. I suppose he will have an entry in that.”
Bet365 Gold Cup Chase
£150,000 added, 5yo plus, 3m 4f 166y, Class 1
15 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
| Pos | D | Horse SP | Jockey Weight | Trainer | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Talkischeap (IRE) 7/1 | Wayne Hutchinson 10-11 |
A King | 7 | |
| 2nd | 10 | The Young Master 8/1 | Mr S Waley-Cohen (3) 10-8 |
N P Mulholland | 10 |
| 3rd | 9 | Step Back (IRE) 10/1 | Nico de Boinville 10-11 |
M Bradstock | 9 |
| 4th | 10 | Give Me A Copper (IRE) 7/1 | H Cobden 10-9 |
P F Nicholls | 9 |
| 5th | 1½ | Rolling Dylan (IRE) 16/1 | James Best 10-9 |
P J Hobbs | 8 |
| 6th | 7 | West Approach 5/1f | Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (3) 10-7 |
C L Tizzard | 9 |
| 7th | 4½ | Rathlin Rose (IRE) 40/1 | T Scudamore 10-0 |
D Pipe | 11 |
| 8th | 9 | Le Reve (IRE) 16/1 | Maxime Tissier (5) 10-0 |
Mrs L Wadham | 11 |
| 9th | 4½ | Prime Venture (IRE) 20/1 | Adam Wedge 10-3 |
Evan Williams | 8 |
| PU | Beware The Bear (IRE) 9/1 | J McGrath 11-12 |
N J Henderson | 9 | |
| PU | Rock The Kasbah (IRE) 12/1 | R Johnson 11-4 |
P J Hobbs | 9 | |
| PU | Present Man (IRE) 14/1 | Bryony Frost 11-2 |
P F Nicholls | 9 | |
| PU | Joe Farrell (IRE) 16/1 | Aidan Coleman 10-11 |
Miss R Curtis | 10 | |
| PU | Vyta Du Roc (FR) 25/1 | D A Jacob 10-9 |
N J Henderson | 10 | |
| PU | Just A Sting (IRE) 7/1 | Sean Bowen 10-2 |
H Fry | 7 | |
| NR | Yala Enki (FR) | Charlie Deutsch 11-7 |
Miss V Williams | 9 | |
| NR | Adrien Du Pont (FR) | Nick Scholfield 11-2 |
P F Nicholls | 7 | |
| NR | Flying Angel (IRE) | Sam Twiston-Davies 10-7 |
N A Twiston-Davies | 8 | |
| NR | Ballydine (IRE) | James Bowen 10-5 |
C E Longsdon | 9 | |
| NR | Captain Chaos (IRE) | Harry Skelton 10-1 |
D Skelton | 8 |
