Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race) – Newbury

Newbury

13:50

Coral Mandarin Handicap Chase (GBB Race)

Date 2025-12-29

Distance 3m1f214y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 4yo+

Prize £26,015

Winning Time 6m 33.04s (slow by 3.04s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	King's Threshold (IRE) Ben Jones · Emma Lavelle	9/4J	Won
2nd	Ideal Des Bordes (FR) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	7/1	3.25
3rd	Rivers Corner (GB) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	9/4J	0.3
4th	Only The Bold (IRE) Gavin Sheehan · Jamie Snowden	5/1	16
5th	Annual Invictus (IRE) Freddie Gordon · Chris Gordon	5/1	8.5
6th	Hold That Taught (GB) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	25/1	63

Runners (9)

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
2	King's Threshold Bay J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	J:Ben Jones T:Emma Lavelle	159	t	11P-04	131	147	133	30d	—	—	+1	28.7	0.50/1	2/1 33%
Won at Newbury in spring; best effort since when fourth back here last time; solid
8	Rivers Corner Bay J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	146	b	312-33	118	147	104	23d	—	—	+1	23.9	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Good course form in March; latest effort took chase record to 31233; respected
3	Only The Bold Bay J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	J:Gavin Sheehan T:Jamie Snowden	158	tp	/P-313	130	145	120	50d	—	—	+8	24.7	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Has regained some consistency for new yard; step back up to 3m2f looks ideal
1	Annual Invictus Bay J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	J:Freddie Gordon T:Chris Gordon	168	—	4172/0	140	146	109	30d	—	—	+13	26.5	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Good chance on 2023-24 form; likely needed his reappearance effort over C&D
9	Ideal Des Bordes Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	145	b	P5-0P4	117	147	115	24d	—	—	+9	20	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Somewhat resurgent in first-time blinkers at Sandown most recently; could go well
6	Hold That Taught Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	148	—	/64-4P	120	143	69	30d	—	—	+13	19.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Won off higher marks in late 2023; lightly raced and not in the same form since
NR	Brave Kingdom Bay J:TBC T:Paul Nicholls	J: T:Paul Nicholls	156	t	P/3P-P	128	145	104	30d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
Well-held third in this race last year but is nicely treated on peak form
NR	Gericault Roque Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	J:NON-RUNNER T:David Pipe	156	t	53/30-	128	142	-	293d	—	—	—	19.5	—	—
NR	Minella Blueway Bay J:TBC T:Evan Williams	J: T:Evan Williams	148	p	711-P3	120	144	78	23d	—	—	—	17.5	—	—
Record in cheekpieces comprises two wins and a third-place finish; one to consider

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
King's Threshold	2/1	2/1	2/1
Rivers Corner	5/2	5/2	5/2
Only The Bold	9/2	5/1	9/2
Annual Invictus	11/2	5/1	11/2
Ideal Des Bordes	7/1	7/1	7/1
Hold That Taught	22/1	18/1	20/1
Brave Kingdom	-	-	-
Gericault Roque	-	-	-
Minella Blueway	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

King's Threshold

28.7

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

2/1

2nd

Annual Invictus

26.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4

11/2

3rd

Only The Bold

24.7

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

5/1

Rivers Corner

23.9

OR: 17 Form: 0 Odds: 6.9

5/2

Ideal Des Bordes

OR: 16.8 Form: 0 Odds: 3.2

7/1

Brave Kingdom

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Gericault Roque

19.5

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Hold That Taught

19.1

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

22/1

Minella Blueway

17.5

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Annual Invictus	140	146	109
King's Threshold	131	147	133
Only The Bold	130	145	120
Brave Kingdom	128	145	104
Gericault Roque	128	142	—
Hold That Taught	120	143	69
Minella Blueway	120	144	78
Rivers Corner	118	147	104
Ideal Des Bordes	117	147	115

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Rivers Corner	23d ago	Fit
Minella Blueway	23d ago	Fit
Ideal Des Bordes	24d ago	Fit
King's Threshold	30d ago	Fit
Annual Invictus	30d ago	Fit
Hold That Taught	30d ago	Fit
Brave Kingdom	30d ago	Fit
Only The Bold	50d ago	Fresh
Gericault Roque	293d ago	Long break