15:00 Sandown
Friday 26 January 2024
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Grand Military Gold Cup (Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys)
- 6YO plus | Class 3 | 3m 37y | Good to Soft (Soft in places) | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 47.2s
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Capable performer on his day but ended time with Noel Meade on a downer and needs to bounce back on this debut for new connections.
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Useful chaser who made it 2-2 under Brigadier Jody Sole when landing this race 12 months ago. Has failed to complete on 2 of his 3 subsequent starts but will have a serious chance if able to bounce back to his very best.
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Fairly useful ex-French winning hurdler/chaser who built on his solid reappearance second at Wincanton when cosily landing a 3m Exeter handicap in November. Conditions were perhaps too testing for him over the same C&D next time but others make more appeal in any case.
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Plumpton specialist who gained his latest success over this C&D in December 2022. Reproduction of that form would put him firmly in the picture but he's rather up-and-down nowadays and others look safer.
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Not getting any younger but he's a likeable sort and duly left his reappearance spin behind when landing a 6-runner Ayr handicap (3m, heavy) earlier this month. Decent fourth in a veterans' over this C&D last January and he's not without each-way hope.
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Runner-up in this race last year but he's not been in anything like the same form since and losing run stretches back to 2021.
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Pulled up on latest start under Rules back in July 2021, which was his final start for Tom Symonds. Placed all 3 starts between the flags since, including when third of 14 back form a lengthy absence last month, but he looks up against it here.
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Opened chase account at Wincanton on final start of 2020/21 campaign and placed both completed starts at that course last term. Below par following a wind op on return at Exeter but entitled to come on for that and represents trainer-jockey combination that landed this race in 2022.
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Just one win to his name over fences but, to his credit, he has made the frame on several occasions. Not at his very best in 3 starts so far this season, albeit there were positives to take from his latest effort in first-time blinkers (retained here) ar Warwick recently.
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Fairly useful hurdler/chaser who made a winning reappearance at Newton Abbot (26.5f, heavy) in October. Solid efforts in defeat the last twice, latterly finishing third of 11 in the Sussex National, and she has to be high on the shortlist.
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Forecasts
Rose Of Arcadia (85/40), Nestor Park (4/1), Broken Halo (5/1), Enjoy Your Life (8/1), Golden Sovereign (10/1), Farceur Du Large (11/1), Up Helly Aa King (18/1), I See You Well (20/1), Almazhar Garde (22/1), Fil D'ariane (80/1)
The mare ROSE OF ARCADIA appeals as the most likely winner judged on the improved form she has shown this season. Nestor Park ran well for a long way in a competitive Warwick handicap last time and should have a part to play, while last year's winner Broken Halo, Golden Sovereign and the veteran Up Helly Aa King are all worth a second look.
- Rose Of Arcadia85/40
- Nestor Park4/1
- Broken Halo5/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £8,556.002nd: £4,277.003rd: £2,138.004th: £1,069.005th: £536.006th: £268.00
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