Grand Military Gold Cup (A Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys) (Sponsored By Army Sport)

Sandown

15:00

Date 2025-01-24

Distance 3m37y

Class Class 3

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 6yo+

Prize £7,334

Winning Time 6m 56.38s (slow by 49.38s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Fil d'Ariane (FR) Capt Douglas White · Douglas White	11/1	Won
2nd	Farceur Du Large (FR) Maj Will Kellard · Jamie Snowden	8/11F	1.25
3rd	Black Gerry (IRE) Bdr Benjamin Durrell · Gary & Josh Moore	4/1	13
4th	Hold That Taught (GB) Sgt Nick Oliver · Venetia Williams	7/1	3.25
5th	D'Jango (FR) Sgt Nathan Rahman · Miss V Collins	12/1	14
6th	Steady The Ship (IRE) Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt · Philip Rowley	16/1	6

Runners (6)

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	173	—	115-47	128	137	71	55d	—	—	-13	36.6	0.20/1	4/5 56%
Poor after a break at Newbury but he was a clearcut winner of this 12 months ago
3	Black Gerry Bay J:Bdr Benjamin Durrell(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	J:Bdr Benjamin Durrell(7) T:Gary & Josh Moore	168	b	PF29-6	127	135	104	34d	—	—	+10	22.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Returning blinkers might not be a bad thing but he's become a hard horse to predict
2	Hold That Taught Bay J:Sgt Nick Oliver(7) T:Venetia Williams	J:Sgt Nick Oliver(7) T:Venetia Williams	173	—	/11P-6	127	135	87	27d	—	—	+11	22.6	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Poor in two runs some 342 days apart but did win two handicaps in late 2023
5	Fil d'Ariane Bay J:Capt Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	J:Capt Douglas White(7) T:Douglas White	168	t	3F4-6P	107	123	77	16d	—	—	+7	16.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Third in this last year at 80-1 but was pulled up in a Taunton hunter chase 16 days ago
4	D'Jango Brown J:Sgt Nathan Rahman(7) T:Miss V Collins	J:Sgt Nathan Rahman(7) T:Miss V Collins	168	t	446-3P	127	133	51	238d	—	—	+15	21	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Last year's highs offer hope but he has been absent since May when off colour
6	Steady The Ship Chestnut J:L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt(7) T:Philip Rowley	J:L-Cdr Vicki Sollitt(7) T:Philip Rowley	168	—	1PP-37	102	-	-	—	—	—	+9	14.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Has managed to win only one of his eight points and these terms are tough

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Farceur Du Large	8/11	4/6	8/11	8/11	4/5
Black Gerry	6/1	11/2	6/1	5/1	13/2
Hold That Taught	13/2	7/1	13/2	7/1	6/1
Fil d'Ariane	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2	15/2
D'Jango	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Steady The Ship	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Farceur Du Large

36.6

OR: 19.5 Form: 0 Odds: 17.1

4/5

2nd

Black Gerry

22.9

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

3rd

Hold That Taught

22.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

D'Jango

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Fil d'Ariane

16.9

OR: 14.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

15/2

Steady The Ship

14.4

OR: 13 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Farceur Du Large	128	137	71
Black Gerry	127	135	104
Hold That Taught	127	135	87
D'Jango	127	133	51
Fil d'Ariane	107	123	77
Steady The Ship	102	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Fil d'Ariane	16d ago	Fit
Hold That Taught	27d ago	Fit
Black Gerry	34d ago	Fit
Farceur Du Large	55d ago	Fresh
D'Jango	238d ago	Long break
Steady The Ship	—	—