Horse Alert

24 Jan 2025 15:00 Sandown

Winner: £15,000 (Penalty: £7,334); Distance: 3m 37y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places).

Grand Military Gold Cup (Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Fil D'ariane (FR) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	33F4-6P / 10	Jump (16)	Capt Douglas White	Douglas White 16 Regt Ra & Capt…	11/1
		jumped well, midfield, headway to lead 9th, good jump 2 out, soon ridden, drifted left and kept on well run-in
2^nd	1	1¼ L	Farceur Du Large (FR) (gelding, grey, 12 5)	8115-47 / 10	Jump (55)	Maj Will Kellard	Jamie Snowden 12 Regt Ra & Rc…	8/11
		disputed lead, headed 2nd, not fluent 17th, mistake 18th, headway to chase winner 2 out, ridden and switched left and right before last, kept on run-in, switched right close home, held near finish
3^rd	3	13 L	Black Gerry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	5PF29-6 / 10	Jump (34)	B Durrell	G & J Moore Mrs M Devine	4/1
		in touch with leaders, led 3rd, not fluent 7th, headed 9th, briefly led before 12th, in touch with winner when not fluent 2 out, lost position and switched right before last where mistake, weakened run-in
4^th	2	3¼ L	Hold That Taught (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 5)	96/11P-6 / 10	Jump (27)	Sgt Nick Oliver	Miss V Williams Mr P Davies	7/1
		disputed lead, headed 2nd, in rear before 11th, driven before 3 out, soon outpaced by leading group, no impression before last
5^th	4	14 L	D'jango (FR) (gelding, brown, 12 0)	1446-3P / 12	Jump (238)	Nathan Rahman	Miss V Collins Miss Sarah A Dawson	12/1
		keen early, always in rear, awkward 1st, not fluent 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out
6^th	6	6 L	Steady The Ship (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0)	2/1PP-37 / 9	Jump (26)	Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt	P Rowley Victoria Sollitt…	16/1
		midfield, dropped to rear before 18th, ridden and tailed off before 3 out,