Full Result 3.00 Sandown | 29 March 1988

Royal Artillery Gold Cup Chase

(3m118yds) 3m½f Soft

1st £2,572.15 2nd £767.20 3rd £366.10 4th £165.55

Royal Artillery Gold Cup Chase, 3m½f - Soft,

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Coolcotts 33/1 Mr D Warren Lt-Col R J R Symonds	Mr D Warren Lt-Col R J R Symonds	12	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Prince Hansel - Even More (Even Money)
Led 9th, mistake 14th, ridden out

2 7	0. Hot Fever EvensF Mr T Holland-Martin T D Holland-Martin	Mr T Holland-Martin T D Holland-Martin	10	1112 5	–	–	–	–
br g Country Retreat - Ming III (Toddhurst)
2nd and every chance when blundered 19th, hard ridden 2 out, no impression

3 8 [15]	0. De Pluvinel 9/1 Mr J Trice-Rolph G R Prest	Mr J Trice-Rolph G R Prest	15	117	–	–	–	–
b g Arrigle Valley -
Mistake 17th, one pace from 19th

4 [15]	0. Next Best I 10/1 Mr T Hills T R Hills	Mr T Hills T R Hills	12	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Athenius - Wilyrullah (Wily Trout)
Led to 8th, no headway from 18th

5 12 [27]	0. Optimum 33/1 Mr P Nicholson D Nicholson	Mr P Nicholson D Nicholson	10	117 b	–	–	–	–
b g Tarqogan - Lady Hal (Faust)
Always behind

6 3 [30]	0. Turn Blue 25/1 Mr S Bullard R Champion	Mr S Bullard R Champion	9	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Fair Turn - Blue Birthday (Blue Chariot)
Behind from 12th

7 shd [30]	0. Cricket Wood 33/1 Mr D Curnow Major C L Moore	Mr D Curnow Major C L Moore	10	113	–	–	–	–
b g Super Slip - Fairy Twig (Prefairy)
Well behind to 8th, good headway 11th, weakened 16th

PU	0. Ashlone 33/1 Mr C Sample D M Grissell	Mr C Sample D M Grissell	9	120	–	–	–	–
b g Furry Glen - Claudia Pulchra (Ballyciptic)
Tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	0. Redenham 5/1 Maj C Lane F Spencer	Maj C Lane F Spencer	12	113	–	–	–	–
b g Brigadier Gerard - Secret Ray (Privy Councillor)
Tailed off when pulled up before 2oth

UR	0. April Prince 10/1 Capt M Sprott Peter Fowler	Capt M Sprott Peter Fowler	7	120	–	–	–	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Roll Up (Roll Of Honour)
Blundered 6th, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 15th