1.50 2m. 4f. 127yds. 12 Declared. Virgin Bet December Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £130,000.00 4-y-o plus
1st - €74,035.00 2nd - €27,781.00 3rd - €13,910.00 4th - €6,929.00 5th - €3,484.00 6th - €1,742.00
Formscan - IL RIDOTO tends to go well here and ran another cracking race on his reappearance in the Paddy Power Gold Cup when overcoming interference at a crucial stage to grab third place behind his impressive stablemate Stage Star, finishing four lengths ahead of Fugitif. At just six-years-old, there is still improvement to come and he might have it in him to overcome the challenge of Thunder Rock who confirmed himself on the upgrade with a smooth win at Carlisle last month.