Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race)

Newbury

14:00

Date 2025-05-17

Distance 1m2f

Class Class 2

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £51,540

Winning Time 2m 3.49s (fast by 0.81s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Saddadd (IRE) Silvestre De Sousa · Roger Varian	11/4F	Won
2nd	Lightening Mann (GB) Edward Greatrex · Jack Channon	14/1	0.3
3rd	Quai De Bethune (FR) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	22/1	1.25
4th	Ernst Blofeld (IRE) William Buick · John & Thady Gosden	9/1	0.3
5th	Asmen Warrior (IRE) Joe Fanning · Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	100/30	.75
6th	Wave Rider (GB) Trevor Whelan · Harry Charlton	7/1	.5
7th	Circus Of Rome (GB) David Probert · Richard Hughes	12/1	3
8th	Genealogy (GB) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	100/30	5
9th	Law Of Design (IRE) Sean Levey · Brian Meehan	40/1	26

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3 (4)	Saddadd Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Roger Varian	133	—	1-32	95	103	80	36d	—	—	0	26.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Solid start to career; ran well in useful novice event over C&D most recently
2 (9)	Genealogy Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	134	—	215-	96	102	70	217d	—	—	+7	26.7	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Ballydoyle colt whose final 2yo effort has been advertised by the winner since
9 (3)	Asmen Warrior Chestnut J:Joe Fanning T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	J:Joe Fanning T:Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole	120	—	7-22	82	105	93	21d	—	—	-4	13	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Runner-up in both outings this season; turn looks near; handicap debut
4 (2)	Ernst Blofeld Bay J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	J:William Buick T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	313	91	107	78	15d	—	—	+14	24.8	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ties in with stablemate Nebras on latest effort; should still improve further
7 (1)	Wave Rider Bay J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	J:Trevor Whelan T:Harry Charlton	121	h	43-2	83	101	93	28d	—	—	+5	16.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Moving in the right direction; Charlton yard has a good record in this race
8 (6)	Circus Of Rome Bay J:David Probert T:Richard Hughes	J:David Probert T:Richard Hughes	120	—	622-16	82	106	92	22d	—	—	+2	10.2	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Ran respectably last time but needs improvement to land this prize
10 (10)	Lightening Mann Bay J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	J:Edward Greatrex T:Jack Channon	119	t	5-1231	81	105	97	13d	—	—	+2	9.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Record this year is 1231; upped further in grade but he's steadily progressive
5 (8)	Quai De Bethune Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	129	—	3-146	91	103	44	44d	—	—	+9	13.7	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Ties in with Saddadd but that rival has less to prove in this scenario
6 (7)	Law Of Design Chestnut J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	127	—	317-8	89	102	91	32d	—	—	+8	10.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Has failed to beat a rival in two races since novice win; opposed
NR (5)	Nebras Chestnut J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Hollie Doyle T:John & Thady Gosden	135	—	17-22	97	107	78	15d	—	—	—	11.8	—	—
Runner-up in Listed grade last time; bred to do better still; likely player

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Saddadd	11/4	3/1	-
Genealogy	7/2	7/2	-
Asmen Warrior	9/2	9/2	-
Ernst Blofeld	15/2	15/2	-
Wave Rider	7/1	7/1	-
Circus Of Rome	11/1	11/1	-
Lightening Mann	12/1	12/1	-
Quai De Bethune	18/1	16/1	-
Law Of Design	50/1	40/1	-
Nebras	-	-	-

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Genealogy

26.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 9.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Saddadd

26.3

OR: 11.3 Form: 7 Odds: 8

3/1

3rd

Ernst Blofeld

24.8

OR: 10.3 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.1

15/2

Wave Rider

16.6

OR: 8.3 Form: 5 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Quai De Bethune

13.7

OR: 10.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.4

18/1

Asmen Warrior

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Nebras

11.8

OR: 11.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Law Of Design

10.3

OR: 9.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.6

50/1

Circus Of Rome

10.2

OR: 8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Lightening Mann

9.9

OR: 7.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Nebras	97	107	78
Genealogy	96	102	70
Saddadd	95	103	80
Ernst Blofeld	91	107	78
Quai De Bethune	91	103	44
Law Of Design	89	102	91
Wave Rider	83	101	93
Asmen Warrior	82	105	93
Circus Of Rome	82	106	92
Lightening Mann	81	105	97

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Lightening Mann	13d ago	Quick return
Ernst Blofeld	15d ago	Fit
Nebras	15d ago	Fit
Asmen Warrior	21d ago	Fit
Circus Of Rome	22d ago	Fit
Wave Rider	28d ago	Fit
Law Of Design	32d ago	Fit
Saddadd	36d ago	Fit
Quai De Bethune	44d ago	Fit
Genealogy	217d ago	Long break