3.10 ROYAL ARTILLERY GOLD CUP AMATEUR RIDERS´ CHASE of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

Sandown Results Fri, 24th Feb, 2006

Going - Chase: Soft-Heavy in places; Hurdles: Heavy.

ROYAL ARTILLERY GOLD CUP AMATEUR RIDERS´ CHASE of £10,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

1st - £6,246.00, 2nd - £2,025.00, 3rd - £1,000.00, 4th - £488.00 7 Ran

1st

Inca Trail (IRE) 12-10 (Major A M J Shaw)
(0:40.73 14.49 secs slower on today's going )
Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR)(Miller's Mate)

SP 11/8

Paul Nicholls

Capt J Snowden(3)

close up, challenged 2 out, nudged into lead run-in, cleverley

9th Dec, 05 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
1st Chs

2nd

Back Nine (IRE) 11-10 (Mr R W Humphreys)

Bob Back (USA) - Sylvia Fox(Deep Run)

SP 11/10fav

R H Alner

Major D Alers-hankey(3)

in touch, led approaching 2 out, joined last, headed run-in, no extra

12th Feb, 06 Exeter
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
3rd Chs

3rd

15L

Mercato (FR) 12-5 (Colonel R J R Symonds)

Mansonnien (FR) - Royal Lie (FR)

SP 12/1

J R Best

Capt A Michael(7)

lost ground at start, headway 15th, stayed on from 2 out

20th Dec, 05 Fontwell
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
10th Chs

4th

Lord Kilpatrick (IRE) 11-10 (Gunner Houghton (Retd))

Mister Lord (USA) - Running Frau (GB)

SP 20/1

Mrs H J Houghton

Capt T W C Edwards(7)

led at good pace, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten

11th Mar, 05 Sandown
p.u. Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 07 Sandown
7th Chs

5th

Cedar Chief (GB) 11-10 (47th Regiment Royal Artillery)

Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Dame Ashfield

SP 40/1

K Tork

Lt H Wallace(7)

blundered badly 1st, in touch until weakened from 17th

21st Aug, 05 Newton Abbot
2nd Nov Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
6th Chs

6th

shd

Double Account (FR) 12-0 (The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artille)

Sillery (USA) - Fabulous Account (USA)(Private Account (USA))

SP 25/1

G Cheshire

Major Beverley Tunley(7)

prominent, blundered 11th, weakened 17th

12th Dec, 03 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
9th Chs

7th

35+L

River Paradise (IRE) 11-10 (The Kings Troop Royal Horse Artille)

John French - Barbara Brook (GB)

SP 66/1

J Broom

L/bdr C Haigh(7)

tracked leader, steadily lost place from 11th, soon well behind, tailed off

23rd Jan, 04 Chepstow
p.u. Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 06 Sandown
12th Chs

Off
Time 6m. 47.30 secs, which is 14.49 secs slower than the course average on today's going