Full Result 3.00 Sandown | 7 March 2023

Grand Military Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateurs') (Sponsored By The Army Sport Control Board)

(Class 3) (0-130, 6yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good To Soft 22 fences

1st £6,159.60 2nd £3,080.40 3rd £1,539.60 4th £770.40

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Broken Halo 11/10F Mr Jody Sole ³ Paul Nicholls	Mr Jody Sole ³ Paul Nicholls	8	122 t	130	117	136	–
b g Kayf Tara - Miss Invincible (Invincible Spirit)
Took keen hold, towards rear, headway and prominent 11th, led going best 4 out, good jump 2 out, another good jump last, ridden and kept on well run-in

2 5	8. Almazhar Garde (FR) 9/4 Sgt Nathan Rahman ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	Sgt Nathan Rahman ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	8	117 tp	125	108	127	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Loin De Moi (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Towards rear, mistake 8th, headway 12th, prominent when not fluent 16th, went second just before 2 out, kept on run-in, no match for winner (op 2/1)

3 27 [32]	7. Tallow For Coal (IRE) 10/1 Maj Will Kellard ⁷ Jamie Snowden	Maj Will Kellard ⁷ Jamie Snowden	7	1112 p¹	130	88	108	–
b g Arctic Cosmos (USA) - South Queen Lady (IRE) (King's Ride)
Midfield, in touch with leaders 3rd, pressed leader 3 out, soon ridden, lost second just before 2 out, weakened approaching last (vet said gelding lost his left-fore shoe) (op 9/1)

4 23 [55]	6. Rolling Dylan (IRE) 8/1 Maj Charlie O'Shea ⁵ Philip Hobbs	Maj Charlie O'Shea ⁵ Philip Hobbs	12	120 b	123	66	86	–
ch g Indian River (FR) - Easter Saturday (IRE) (Grand Plaisir)
Prominent, briefly led 4th, dropped to midfield 11th, blundered 13th, well behind but stayed on before 2 out, went modest fourth last (op 15/2)

5 ¾ [55¾]	1. Texard (FR) 28/1 Mr Vincent Webster ⁷ David Pipe	Mr Vincent Webster ⁷ David Pipe	8	123 t	123	71	88	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Textuelle (FR) (Roakarad)
Always towards rear, minor headway from 3 out (op 22/1 tchd 33/1)

6 4½ [60¼]	5. Red Happy (FR) 14/1 Sgt Nick Oliver ⁷ David Pipe	Sgt Nick Oliver ⁷ David Pipe	6	1112 tb	112	61	79	–
ch g Red Dubawi (IRE) - Happynees (FR) (Lord Of Men)
Took keen hold, in touch with leaders, jumped right 9th, lost ground 16th, ridden after 4 out, weakened from 3 out (tchd 12/1)

7 44 [104¼]	9. Diable De Sivola (FR) 25/1 Capt Will Ramsay ⁵ Will Ramsay	Capt Will Ramsay ⁵ Will Ramsay	10	119	103	13	34	–
b g Noroit (GER) - Grande Route (IRE) (Lost World)
Led, slow jump 2nd, briefly headed 4th, headed 4 out, soon pressed leader, ridden and weakened from 3 out, lost fourth and weakened approaching last, finished tired (op 33/1)

8 30 [134¼]	10. Roc D'Apsis (FR) 150/1 L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt ⁷ W Worthington	L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt ⁷ W Worthington	14	117	99	–	7	–
gr g Apsis - Rocapina (FR) (Solon)
Prominent on outer, slow jump 2nd, dropped to midfield 3rd, dropped to rear 10th, mistake 16th, nearly lost jockey 17th, tailed off (op 80/1)

PU	2. Abaya Du Mathan (FR) 150/1 Col Alex Porter ⁷ David Pipe	Col Alex Porter ⁷ David Pipe	11	1112 tb	89	–	–	–
b g Al Namix (FR) - Swahilie Du Mathan (FR) (Turgeon)
Always towards rear, pulled up 4 out (op 100/1)

9 ran Off time: 3:07:05 Winning time: 6m 40.50s (slow by 33.50s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: D'Jango (self certificate)
1st owner: Giraffa Racing - Bh (Broken Halo) 1st breeder: Aiden Murphy
2nd owner: Oscar Singh & Arthur's Party (Almazhar Garde)
3rd owner: Apache Star Racing (Tallow For Coal)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £1.40 £2.30 Ex: £4.10 CSF: £3.82 Trifecta: £24.30

3:00 Sandown 7 Mar 2023

Grand Military Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateurs') (Sponsored By The Army Sport Control Board)