2025-02-13 Sandown 15:05
Sandown

Team Forces Royal Artillery Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateurs) (In Association With Boxxe)

Distance: 3m37y

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £7,334

Runners: 5

Winning time: 6m 49.97s (slow by 42.97s)

Age: 6yo+

Class: Class 3

4 Frenchy Du Large

J:Sgt Nick Oliver(7) T:Venetia Williams

Age:10 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:130 SP:5/1

Led - joined 7th - not fluent 9th - lost position 10th - led again with one circuit to go - hit 18th - faced challenges and ridden 2 out - 3 lengths ahead last - went clear run-in(op 13/2)

2 11

2 Fil d'Ariane

J:Capt Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White

Age:10 Weight:12st 5lbs

OR:120 SP:9/2

Held up in last - headway and went second 6th - disputed lead 7th - led clearly 10th - headed with one circuit to go - hit 17th - challenging 2 out - 3 lengths down last - weakened run-in(tchd 4/1)

3 4 15

3 Roccovango

J:Miss Brodie Hampson T:Olly Murphy

Age:9 Weight:12st 5lbs

OR:127 SP:7/4F

In touch with leaders - dropped to last 9th - headway and went third 11th - not fluent 14th - 1 1/2 lengths down when pecked on landing and lost ground 2 out - weakened last (jockey said gelding made a mistake at the second last fence)(op 11/8)

4 4 19

5 Steady The Ship

J:Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt(7) T:Philip Rowley

Age:9 Weight:12st 0lbs

OR:99 SP:33/1

In touch with leaders - dropped to last 11th - went fourth 17th - weakened before 2 out(op 50/1)

5 60 79

1 Farceur Du Large

J:Maj Will Kellard(7) T:Jamie Snowden

Age:10 Weight:12st 5lbs

OR:125 SP:15/8

Prominent - lost position 6th - dropped to last 17th - weakened 3 out - tailed off (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 7/4)

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £6

Tote place: £2.10 £1.90

Exacta: £22.30

Trifecta: £56.40

CSF: £25.13