3.30 3m. 4f. 146yds. 14 Declared. bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (Class 1 ) of £175,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €98,472.00 2nd - €37,100.00 3rd - €18,568.00 4th - €9,275.00 5th - €4,655.00 6th - €2,328.00 7th - €1,155.00 8th - €595.00
Formscan - Havaila is developing into a smart staying chaser and has attracted plenty of ante-post support, although he has been bumped up 10lb for his Sussex National romp and takes on a better class of opponent. Ask Brewster tasted Festival glory in the Kim Muir and was pulled out of last week's Scottish National on account of the testing ground. So was Montregard, who was strongly fancied for the Ayr feature after landing a good pot at Ascot. He was runner-up in a hot handicap there prior to that, but was only three lengths or so ahead of the third IN D'OR and Fergal O'Brien's charge is 7lb better off so gets the nod.