07 Mar 2008 15:15 Sandown
Winner: £12,000 (Penalty: £7,495); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 3; Eligibility: 6YO plus; Going: Good.
Grand Military Gold Cup Amateur Riders' Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Bolachoir (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 168lbs) | 2F2-11 / 23 | Jump (21) | Capt A Michael | P R Chamings Lt Col E L Bridge… | 13/2 | |
| in touch, led 16th, joined 3 out, left clear 2 out, ran on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11 |   | 13 L | Turthen (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 168lbs) | F7U-35P / 10 | Jump (71) | Tpr L Gardner | P F Nicholls Mr C St V Fox | 9/4 | |
| in touch, not fluent 8th, ridden and every chance 2 out, slipped on landing, not recover when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 1½ L | Ede'iff (GB) (Mare, Bay, 161lbs) | F343/3U / 12 | Jump (12) | L/Bdr J Sole | W G M Turner Hawks & Doves Racing… | 40/1 | |
| held up, headway 10th, close up when hampered 2 out, not recover | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 20 L | Caged Tiger (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 168lbs) | 3/P23B5 / 13 | Jump (15) | Sgt James Grantham | C J Mann Mr A C Kemp | 20/1 | |
| in rear, behind 12th, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | ½ L | Amadeus (AUS) (Gelding, Chestnut, 168lbs) | 666-P34 / 11 | Jump (21) | Capt H G Simpson | Ms Caroline Walker Major W A Grace | 50/1 | |
| held up, closer order 11th, weakened 14th, soon lost touch | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | Dist | Artic Reason (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 168lbs) | FPPP63 / 10 | Jump (11) | Major E L Bridge | D L Williams Mr Andrew Turnell | 150/1 | |
| towards rear and detached, closer order after 9th, led in lead on bend after 11th, pecked 13th, headed 15th, weakened next, behind when mistake 17th | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Out The Black (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 173lbs) | 3441-P4 / 12 | Jump (12) | Capt H A R Wallace | P Hobbs & J White Mr James Drummond | 5/1 | |
| tracking leaders when hampered and unseated rider on bend after 1st | ||||||||||
| UR | 8 |   | - | Feeling Better (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 168lbs) | 0/5-80P4 / 10 | Jump (27) | Reverend S Beveridge | J D Frost T Cahill | 100/1 | |
| tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 6th, led again 10th, carried out by loose horses and unseated rider on bend after 11th | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Happy Hussar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 168lbs) | 9U7897 / 15 | Jump (21) | Capt L Horner | Dr P Pritchard Mrs T Pritchard | |||
| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Jamadiel (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 168lbs) | 1F-U405 / 11 | Jump (21) | Capt T W C Edwards | P R Chamings Mr R V Shaw | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, stumbled and fell on bend after 1st | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Mokum (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 173lbs) | 7P3411 / 10 | Jump (14) | Capt W B Ramsay | A W Carroll Mr M S Cooke | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway 13th to track winner, every chance when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Scots Grey (GB) (Gelding, Grey, 178lbs) | 1-28174 / 13 | Jump (142) | Capt J Snowden | N J Henderson Mr W H Ponsonby | 11/4 | |
| led, headed 2nd, led again 6th, headed 10th, led again 15th, headed next, weakened 4 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
