Full Result 4.27 Perth | 7 June 2026

Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m7f180yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £17,690.20 2nd £8,132.80 3rd £4,066.40 4th £2,033.20 5th £1,016.60 6th £506.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Riskintheground (IRE) 9/2 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	9	114 t	140	–	–	–
b g Presenting - The Folkes Choice (King's Theatre)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, went third going easily 2 out, ridden to lead run-in, ran on (op 4/1)

2 ¾	9. Breizh River (FR) 100/30F Harry Reed Tristan Davidson	Harry Reed Tristan Davidson	8	102 1 tp	124	–	–	–
b g Stormy River (FR) - Ilerda (GER) (Lando)
Disputed lead, led narrowly last, headed run-in, kept on (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

3 6½ [7¼]	1. The Real Whacker (IRE) 12/1 Brian Hughes Patrick Neville	Brian Hughes Patrick Neville	10	120 tp	150	–	–	–
b g Mahler - Credit Box (IRE) (Witness Box)
Disputed lead, hit 2 out, lost position last, switched left and weakened run-in (op 14/1)

4 1¼ [8½]	5. Statuario 11/2 Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen	Sean Bowen Mickey Bowen	11	1010	132	–	–	–
b g Helmet (AUS) - Cat Hunter (One Cool Cat)
Towards rear, headway 13th, bit short of room 3 out, outpaced from 2 out (op 13/2)

5 2¼ [10¾]	8. Stans The Man (IRE) 9/1 Ben Godfrey Ella Pickard	Ben Godfrey Ella Pickard	9	102 1 tb	124	–	–	–
b g Milan - Strong Roe (IRE) (Vinnie Roe)
Prominent, not fluent 3 out, outpaced from 2 out (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

6 14 [24¾]	4. Light N Strike (IRE) 8/1 James Bowen Mickey Bowen	James Bowen Mickey Bowen	10	1011	133	–	–	–
b g Leading Light (IRE) - One Rose (Roi De Rome)
Held up in rear, hit 14th, some headway 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 15/2 tchd 13/2)

7 ½ [25¼]	3. Somespring Special (IRE) 7/2 Ben Jones Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Ben Jones Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	8	1012 t	134	–	–	–
b m Westerner - Natural Spring (Generous)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, lost position 7th, bad mistake 9th, rallied 12th, weakened after 2 out (jockey said mare ran flat; vet had nothing to report) (op 4/1)

8 3 [28¼]	7. Walk On Quest (IRE) 16/1 Derek Fox Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	Derek Fox Lucinda Russell & Michael Scudamore	7	104 2 t	126	–	–	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Aure Antique (FR) (Network)
Towards rear, dropped to last 12th, lost touch after 3 out (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet had nothing to report) (op 12/1 tchd 11/1)

9 5½ [33¾]	10. Magna Sam 50/1 Isabelle Ryder ⁵ Alastair Ralph	Isabelle Ryder ⁵ Alastair Ralph	12	911 6 w¹ p	124	–	–	–
b g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Angie Marinie (Sabrehill)
Midfield, headway 7th, lost position 13th, weakened before 3 out

10 22 [55¾]	6. Duffle Coat (IRE) 18/1 James Smith ⁵ Gordon Elliott	James Smith ⁵ Gordon Elliott	9	105 3 tp¹	132	–	–	–
gr g Alhebayeb (IRE) - Humilis (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch with leaders, lost position with one circuit to go, weakened 4 out

10 ran Off time: 4:27:33 Winning time: 6m 4.23s (slow by 20.23s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: 3 Sons (Riskintheground) 1st breeder: Fergal Duncan & Loman Duncan
2nd owner: Border Caravans Ltd (Breizh River)
3rd owner: Neville, Mann, Duffus, Dennis-Price (The Real Whacker)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90 £1.60 £3.60 Ex: £26.90 CSF: £21.46 Tricast: £173.17 Trifecta: £299.40

4:27 Perth 7 Jun 2026

Perth Gold Cup Handicap Chase (GBB Race)