Full Result 3.05 Sandown | 12 March 2004

Alvis Grand Military Gold Cup Class E (Chase For Amateur Riders)

(Class 4) (6yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 22 fences

1st £8,820.50 2nd £2,714 3rd £1,357 4th £678.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Mercato (FR) 9/2 Capt R T Sturgis ⁷ John Best	Capt R T Sturgis ⁷ John Best	8	117	118	97	128	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Royal Lie (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up in rear, steady progress and pecked 12th, tracked leading pair 4 out, swept into lead after 2 out, soon clear (tchd 5-1, 11-2 in a place)

2 15	1. Kings Mistral (IRE) 5/4F Capt Tim Edwards ⁷ Patrick Chamings	Capt Tim Edwards ⁷ Patrick Chamings	11	123	131	94	123	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Mrs Simpson (Kinglet)
Led 3rd to 6th, pressed leader after, bumped along to challenge 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon outpaced and beaten (op 11-10 tchd 11-8)

3 6 [21]	2. Satshoon (IRE) 8/1 Mr J Snowden ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Mr J Snowden ⁷ Paul Nicholls	11	123 b	127	89	118	–
b g Satco (FR) - Tudor Lady (Green Shoon)
Led, not fluent and headed 3rd, led again 6th, made rest until headed and weakened after 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 17-2 in places)

4 17 [38]	7. Infrasonique (FR) 4/1 Major H Norton ⁷ Mrs L C Taylor	Major H Norton ⁷ Mrs L C Taylor	8	117	112	64	90	–
b g Teresio - Quatalina III (FR) (Chateau Du Diable)
Raced in midfield, mistake 5th, outpaced and ridden 14th, no chance from 17th, stayed on flat (op 5-1)

5 1 [39]	11. Simber Hill (IRE) 14/1 S/Sgt Ben Moore ⁷ Philip Hobbs	S/Sgt Ben Moore ⁷ Philip Hobbs	10	117	115	63	89	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Princess Wager (Pollerton)
Well in touch, tracked leading pair 12th to 4 out, weakened after next (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

6 1½ [40½]	6. Garolsa (FR) 50/1 Lt R Coleridge ⁷ Colin Tizzard	Lt R Coleridge ⁷ Colin Tizzard	10	117 t	97	62	87	–
b g Rivelago (FR) - Rols Du Chatelier (FR) (Diaghilev)
Chased leaders, mistake 4th, outpaced from 17th, gradually faded

7 12 [52½]	8. Lunardi (IRE) 66/1 Miss L Horner ⁵ Dai Williams	Miss L Horner ⁵ Dai Williams	6	119	83	51	75	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Gold Tear (USA) (Tejano)
Always in rear, lost touch after 11th, no danger from next (tchd 100-1 in a place)

8 27 [79½]	10. Red Emperor 100/1 Lt-Col A Westcott ⁷ Dr P Pritchard	Lt-Col A Westcott ⁷ Dr P Pritchard	10	117 p	67	26	48	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Golden Curd (FR) (Nice Havrais)
Prominent to 9th, soon weakened, tailed off from 3 out

9 nk [79¾]	4. Dragon Hunter (IRE) 14/1 Lord Manton ⁵ Charles Egerton	Lord Manton ⁵ Charles Egerton	9	119	106	26	48	–
b g Welsh Term (IRE) - Sahob (Roselier)
Always in rear, lost touch from 11th, tailed off (op 16-1)

10 dist [109¾]	3. Alltime Dancer (IRE) 66/1 Major C Lambert ⁷ Mrs C F Lambert	Major C Lambert ⁷ Mrs C F Lambert	12	117	77	–	–	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Dance On Lady (Grundy)
Always behind, last and tailing off 9th, continued miles adrift (tchd 100-1 in a place)

PU	12. Winning Leader (IRE) 100/1 C-Sgt Robert Skinner ⁷ Linda Blackford	C-Sgt Robert Skinner ⁷ Linda Blackford	8	122 9	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Cromogue Lady (Golden Love I)
Prominent to 8th, soon lost place, tailed off after 11th, blundered and nearly fell 14th, pulled up before next

UR	5. Galeaway (IRE) 66/1 Major J Barnard ⁷ Diana Grissell	Major J Barnard ⁷ Diana Grissell	10	117	70	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Geeaway (Gala Performance)
Chased leaders, blundered and nearly unseated rider 15th, weakened next, poor 8th when unseated rider last (tchd 100-1 in places)

12 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 6m 27.80s (slow by 20.80s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: D S Nevison (Mercato) 1st breeder: N Pelat
2nd owner: R V Shaw (Kings Mistral)
3rd owner: Mick Coburn (Satshoon)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £1.90 £1.30 £1.70 Ex: £15.30 CSF: £10.73

3:05 Sandown 12 Mar 2004

Alvis Grand Military Gold Cup Class E (Chase For Amateur Riders)