17 Feb 2005 03:15 SANDOWN
Winner: £ (Penalty: £6,793); Distance: 5390; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Good.
Royal Artillery Gold Cup Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Whitenzo (FR) (Gelding, , 161) | / 29 | Capt J E Snowden | P F Nicholls Mrs Sylvia Mizel | |||
| pulled hard, tracked leader, led 13th, going best when joined 3 out, in command soon after next, drew clear last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 12 L | Joint Authority (IRE) (Gelding, , 168) | / 12 | Capt L Horner | D L Williams Mrs Barbara Lungo | |||
| chased leaders, went 2nd 18th, joined winner 3 out, no impression soon after next, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 11 L | Mercato (FR) (Gelding, , 170) | / 10 | Mr D Alers-Hankey | J R Best Mr D S Nevison | |||
| held up in touch, outpaced and mistake 12th, mistake next, stayed on to take moderate 3rd after 3 out, no danger | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 6 L | Barryscourt Lad (IRE) (Gelding, , 171) | / 13 | Mr B Woodhouse | R D E Woodhouse Mr R D E Woodhouse | |||
| held up last, steady headway from 16th, one pace and no impression after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1 L | Dear Deal (GB) (Gelding, , 175) | / 14 | Lt Col O C B Ellwood | C L Tizzard Mr J A G Meaden | |||
| set steady pace, quickened from 12th, headed next, chased winner to 18th, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 15 L | River Quoile (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 9 | Capt A H L Michael | Mrs S Alner Mr R W Humphreys | |||
| always behind, mistake 15th, tailed off 4 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 30 L | Historic (IRE) (Gelding, , 171) | / 11 | Capt T W C Edwards | T R George Mrs R E R Rumboll | |||
| chased leaders, outpaced after 4 out, weakened quickly and hit 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | Dist | Robbie's Adventure (GB) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | Maj B V Tunley R A V C | Miss V Flood The Adventure Partnership | |||
| in touch, ridden and struggling from 16th, blundered next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Not Yet Decent (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 15 | Miss A De Lisle Wells | Mrs R E Walker Colonel R J R Symonds | ||||
| took keen hold, in touch, lost place after 12th, soon struggling, well behind when unseated rider | ||||||||||
