SANDOWN
24 January 2025
Friday 24th January

Lingfield (AW) Tips

11:35 12:05 12:35 13:08 13:40 14:15 14:50 15:25 16:03

Doncaster Tips

12:25 12:55 13:28 14:03 14:38 15:13 15:48

Sandown Tips

13:15 13:50 14:25 15:00 15:35 16:10

Southwell (AW) Tips

16:45 17:15 17:45 18:15 18:45 19:15 19:45 20:15
Yellow underlined races have a myracing selection

Grand Military Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys) (Sponsored By Army Sport) (Class 3) Racecard

  • Channel: RTV
  • Distance: 3m 37y
  • Going: Soft
Sandown
Runners
6

Type
Chase Turf

Surface
Turf

Weather
Rain

Selection

No myracing analysis available for this race

No.(Draw)
Runner
Best Odds
1
Farceur Du Large silk
CD
Farceur Du Large
J: Maj Will Kellard 7
T: Jamie Snowden
CD
2 x C&D Winner - Won 2 times before on this course at this distance
Poor after a break at Newbury but he was a clearcut winner of this 12 months ago
115-47
Age: 10
Weight: 12-5
OR: 128
Days: 55
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
30 Nov 24 Nby Newbury 22.5f GS 2HcCh 11-1 7/11 Wiseguy (61L) 28/1 132 90
4 May 24 Utt Uttoxeter 24f Sft 2HcCh 11-6 4/9 Imperial Alex (28L) 13/2 135 114
16 Mar 24 Utt Uttoxeter 34f Hy HcChG3 11-0 5/12 Beauport (16½L) 11/1 136 127
15 Feb 24 San Sandown 24f Sft 3Ch 12-3 1/5 Broken Halo (6½L) 13/8F 130 137
26 Jan 24 San Sandown 24f Sft 3Ch 12-3 1/10 Rose Of Arcadia (4¼L) 11/1 130 139
4 Aug 23 Gal Galway 22.5f Gd HcCh 10-12 b 8/17 Toss Again (24L) 50/1 131 119
2
Hold That Taught silk
D
Hold That Taught
J: Sgt Nick Oliver 7
T: Venetia Williams
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Poor in two runs some 342 days apart but did win two handicaps in late 2023
/11P-6
Age: 10
Weight: 12-5
OR: 127
Days: 27
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
28 Dec 24 Nby Newbury 26f GS 2HcCh 11-4 6/9 Henry's Friend (65L) 18/1 130 79
21 Jan 24 Lin Lingfield 29f Sft 3HcCh 11-12 PU/12 Movethechains () 15/2 130 -
15 Dec 23 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 24f Hy 3HcCh 11-9 1/7 Good Work (5½L) 5/2F 125 135
24 Nov 23 Asc Ascot 24f Gd 3HcCh 10-13 1/9 Tea Clipper (1¼L) 7/2 122 127
12 Mar 23 War Warwick 29.5f Sft 3HcCh 12-0 p1 6/10 Volcano (29L) 9/1 125 104
30 Jan 23 Her Hereford 25f Sft 3HcCh 11-11 9/12 Only The Bold (28L) 15/2 127 110
3
Black Gerry silk
Black Gerry b
J: Bdr Benjamin Durrell 7
T: Gary & Josh Moore
Cold Recent Form Trainer - 0 wins from 20 in the last 14 days (0%)
Returning blinkers might not be a bad thing but he's become a hard horse to predict
PF29-6
Age: 10
Weight: 12-0
OR: 127
Days: 34
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
21 Dec 24 Asc Ascot 19f GS 2HcCh 11-1 p1 6/7 Kotmask (53L) 16/1 132 89
11 Apr 24 Ain Aintree 16f Sft HcChG3 10-6 b 9/15 Sans Bruit (40L) 18/1 134 108
1 Apr 24 Plu Plumpton 20f Gd 2HcCh 12-0 b 2/7 Scarface (4½L) 20/1 134 135
3 Mar 24 Hun Huntingdon 20f Sft 3HcCh 11-9 b F/8 Lounge Lizard () 18/1 134 -
9 Feb 24 Kem Kempton 24f Sft 3HcCh 12-2 PU/7 Highstakesplayer () 9/1 137 -
23 Dec 23 Asc Ascot 19f Gd 2HcCh 11-3 5/7 Triple Trade (14½L) 11/2 140 129
4
D'Jango silk
D
D'Jango t
J: Sgt Nathan Rahman 7
T: Miss V Collins
D
2 x Distance Winner - Won 2 times before at this distance
Last year's highs offer hope but he has been absent since May when off colour
144-3P
Age: 12
Weight: 12-0
OR: 127
Days: 238
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
31 May 24 Str Stratford 27.5f Gd 2HntCh 12-0 t PU/8 What A Glance () 18/1 128 -
3 May 24 Chl Cheltenham 32.5f Sft 4HntCh 11-13 t 3/10 Gaboriot (4½L) 6/1 129 121
15 Mar 24 Chl Cheltenham 26.5f Sft 2HntCh 12-0 t 4/12 Sine Nomine (12½L) 66/1 129 133
17 Feb 24 Hay Haydock 22.5f Hy 3HntCh 11-13 t 4/8 Spyglass Hill (19½L) 7/2J 129 118
22 Jan 24 War Warwick 24f Sft 6HntCh 12-1 t 1/8 Tea Clipper (1¾L) 9/1 109 133
8 Jan 24 Tau Taunton 21.5f Sft 5HntCh 12-1 t 2/11 Regatta De Blanc (1L) 66/1 100 123
5
Fil d'Ariane silk
Fil d'Ariane t
J: Capt Douglas White 7
T: Douglas White
Third in this last year at 80-1 but was pulled up in a Taunton hunter chase 16 days ago
3F4-6P
Age: 10
Weight: 12-0
OR: 107
Days: 16
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
8 Jan 25 Tau Taunton 21.5f Sft 5HntCh 11-7 t PU/9 Angels Breath () 28/1 112 -
3 May 24 Chl Cheltenham 25.5f Sft 4HntCh 11-7 t 6/9 What A Glance (26L) 14/1 115 105
11 Mar 24 Str Stratford 21f Hy 5NvHntCh 11-5 t 4/7 Forest Chimes (26L) 9/4F 117 95
15 Feb 24 San Sandown 24f Sft 3Ch 11-7 t F/5 Farceur Du Large () 15/2 105 123
26 Jan 24 San Sandown 24f Sft 3Ch 11-7 t 3/10 Farceur Du Large (15½L) 80/1 100 114
13 Jul 21 Sth Southwell 20.5f Gd 4HcCh 11-4 tp1 PU/7 Dreamsundermyfeet () 10/1 111 -
6
Steady The Ship silk
Steady The Ship
J: L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt 7
T: Philip Rowley
Has managed to win only one of his eight points and these terms are tough
23P/P-
Age: 9
Weight: 12-0
OR: 102
Days: 273
Date Course Race Type Weight Pos 1st/2nd SP OR RPR
26 Apr 24 Chp Chepstow 23.5f Gd 5HntCh 11-12 PU/11 Castle Daragh () 40/1 105 -
22 Aug 22 Str Stratford 19.5f Gd 4HcCh 12-0 b PU/8 Blaze A Trail () 9/2 110 -
29 Jul 22 Ban Bangor-on-Dee 17.5f Gd 4HcCh 11-5 b 3/5 Shareef Star (7¼L) 4/1 110 114
11 Jul 22 Nab Newton Abbot 16.5f Gd 4HcCh 11-9 b 2/6 Shareef Star (1¾L) 7/1 109 114
3 Jun 22 Hun Huntingdon 20f Gd 4NvHcCh 11-12 b 3/4 Gloire d'Athon (50L) 11/4 110 79
9 May 22 Sth Southwell 20.5f Gd 5NvHcCh 11-11 b 1/5 Capricia (1½L) 11/4 102 115
Verdict

With all of these having questions to answer right now, perhaps the safest option is last year's clearcut winner FARCEUR DU LARGE.

Verdict silk image
Farceur Du Large

Betting Forecast:

6/4 Farceur Du Large,

5/2 Hold That Taught,

7/2 D'Jango,

9/2 Black Gerry,

25/1 Fil d'Ariane,

50/1 Steady The Ship

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