Castel Royal Artillery Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys)

Sandown

15:05

Date 2024-02-15

Distance 3m37y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £10,427

Winning Time 6m 44.40s (slow by 37.40s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Farceur Du Large (FR) Maj Will Kellard · Jamie Snowden	13/8F	Won
2nd	Broken Halo (GB) Bdr Jody Sole · Paul Nicholls	9/4	6.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Champagne Court (IRE) Maj Charlie O'Shea · Jeremy Scott	16/1
Fell	Fil d'Ariane (FR) Capt Douglas White · Douglas White	15/2
P.U.	Laskalin (FR) Sgt Nick Oliver · Venetia Williams	7/2

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Farceur Du Large Grey J:Maj Will Kellard(7) T:Jamie Snowden	J:Maj Will Kellard(7) T:Jamie Snowden	178	—	UP-P81	130	129	76	20d	—	—	-3	30.6	0.34/1	11/8 42%
Back to best on debut for new yard, winning the Grand Military Gold Cup over C&D (soft)
2	Broken Halo Bay J:Bdr Jody Sole(3) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Bdr Jody Sole(3) T:Paul Nicholls	173	t	10-FPU	130	131	-	20d	—	—	+4	27	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Won both C&D military races last term; unseated behind Farceur Du Large three weeks ago
4	Laskalin Bay J:Sgt Nick Oliver(7) T:Venetia Williams	J:Sgt Nick Oliver(7) T:Venetia Williams	173	—	P-6564	122	131	91	25d	—	—	+8	22	1.13/1	9/2 18%
C&D second last February on his only go at Sandown but not in the same form since
5	Fil D'Ariane Bay J:Capt Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	J:Capt Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	168	t	P21/33	105	114	62	20d	—	—	+7	16.3	1.88/1	15/2 12%
80-1, bold show in Grand Military over C&D but has about 15l to find with Farceur Du Large
3	Champagne Court Bay J:Maj Charlie O'Shea(5) T:Jeremy Scott	J:Maj Charlie O'Shea(5) T:Jeremy Scott	173	tp	416P4-	123	126	56	378d	—	—	+17	21.6	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Off 378 days; good first-time-out record but winning this may require a little more

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Farceur Du Large	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8	11/8
Broken Halo	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2	5/2
Laskalin	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Fil D'Ariane	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
Champagne Court	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Farceur Du Large

30.6

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 10.6

11/8

2nd

Broken Halo

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 7

5/2

3rd

Laskalin

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 4

9/2

Champagne Court

21.6

OR: 18.3 Form: 2 Odds: 1.4

14/1

Fil D'Ariane

16.3

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 2.5

15/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Farceur Du Large	130	129	76
Broken Halo	130	131	—
Champagne Court	123	126	56
Laskalin	122	131	91
Fil D'Ariane	105	114	62

Last Run