16 Feb 2018 15:00 Sandown
Winner: £13,800 (Penalty: £7,736); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Castel Royal Artillery Gold Cup
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Rathlin Rose (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 5) |
1P-3P6P / 13 |
Jump (29) | Mr G Disney | D Pipe Somerset Racing |
9/4 | |
| patiently ridden, waited with in mid-division, headway 12th, 4th after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, upsides last, led soon after, came readily clear run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 4½ L |
Midnight Monty (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
PP1-422 / 8 |
Jump (30) | Major Harry Wallace | Jamie Snowden The Cherry Pickers |
3/1 | |
| chased leading pair, blundered 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, rallied into 2nd 3 out until next, 2nd again run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
7 |
| 2¼ L |
Renard (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
2/7322-5 / 13 |
Flat (3372), Jump (276) |
Maj Will Kellard | Miss V Williams Miss V M Williams |
28/1 | |
| led, jumped right 17th, clear from 3 out until before the last, joined last, soon headed, weakened into 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
9 |
| 7 L |
Spanish Arch (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
P3P/P0-5 / 13 |
Jump (49) | Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt | Mrs Victoria Sollitt Col Dickie Winchester |
100/1 | |
| headway chasing leaders 5th, lost 4th before 11th, lost place 17th, plugged on into modest 4th last | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 7 L |
Orbasa (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 5) |
351644 / 7 |
Flat (1269), Jump (38) |
Bdr Jody Sole | P F Nicholls Ditcheat Thoroughbreds… |
9/2 | |
| chased leaders on outside, lost 4th after 4 out, urged along and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
6th |
4 |
| 2¼ L |
Cabragh (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
1P332-3 / 10 |
Jump (80) | Lt W Aprahamian | C J Mann Major John Thorneloe |
7/1 | |
| chased leader, mistake 6th, lost 2nd 3 out, chased leading trio until the last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 50 L |
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) |
413/6-1P / 13 |
Jump (49) | Nathan Rahman | R Varnham Mr A Wilson |
66/1 | |
| always behind, never tailed off when stumbled badly 17th, never a factor | ||||||||||
8th |
3 |
| 32 L |
Bobonyx (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) |
2P-5222 / 9 |
Jump (15) | Mr S R Williams | D L Williams Caldonia Racing… |
50/1 | |
| always in rear, tailed off 12th, never a factor | ||||||||||
UR |
5 |
| - |
Leo Luna (GB) (colt, bay, 12 0) |
P/02-341 / 9 |
Flat (1407), Jump (18) |
Mr C J D Rawdon-Mogg | G L Moore Mr P B Moorhead |
4/1 | |
| chasing leaders when mistake and lost place 2nd, towards rear and struggling after, mistake 15th, tailed off in 7th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||