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15:30 Sandown Park

Grand Military Gold Cup (Chase For Military Amateur Jockeys) (Class 3)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 37y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £13,400 added
  • Winner: £6,160
  • 2nd: £3,080
  • 3rd: £1,540
  • 4th: £770
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 39.30s
  • Off Time: 15:31:01
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Rolling Dylan (IRE)

Evens

    2
    Silk -

    Ballycross

    15/2

      1
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE chevron, hooped sleeves, WHITE cap

      Didero Vallis (FR)

      13
      7/2
      • Form 662848
      • Age 9
      • Weight 12-5
      • Official Rating 127

      kept wide, chased leader until 8th, chased leaders, reached for next, outpaced and struggling in rear 10th, left remote 4th at 12th, tailed off

      2
      Silk - Dark Blue, Pink epaulets, armlets and cap

      Rolling Dylan (IRE)

      19 p DCD
      Evens
      • Form 2122P1
      • Age 11
      • Weight 12-5
      • Official Rating 127

      led, narrowly headed when left in lead 12th, went clear 14th, reduced lead and shaken up run-in, stayed on strongly

      3
      Silk - Black, beige chevron and armlets

      Ballycross

      19 p CD
      15/2
      • Form 344-3P3
      • Age 11
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 115

      held up last, went 3rd at 9th, rider lost iron briefly 11th, left in 2nd next, bad mistake 13th, still plenty to do 2 out, kept on run-in, always held

      4
      Silk - Black and Pink diamonds, Black sleeves, Pink armlets, Pink cap, Black diamonds

      Eragon De Chanay (FR)

      25 v C
      10/3
      • Form 53P513
      • Age 8
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 115

      chased leaders on inside, went 2nd at 8th, led when hit 12th and unseated rider

      5
      Silk - Orange and yellow (quartered), orange sleeves, yellow stars

      Roc D'Apsis (FR)

      31 D
      100/1
      • Form 4/22-343
      • Age 13
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 117

      chased leading pair until 4th, raced off the pace in 4th, left remote 3rd at 12th, tailed off

      In depth

      Verdict

      ROLLING DYLAN stayed on too strongly for Hogan’s Height and Ballycross under Charlie O’Shea in the Royal Artillery Gold Cup here last month. That was his first victory under Rules in four years but he can become the first to complete the historic military double since Rathlin Rose in 2017. Didero Vallis has the same official rating so looks the danger, though the joint top weights will need to keep tabs on Eragon De Chanay who has improved since allowed to make his own running. Veteran Roc D'apsis has a mountain to climb on these terms.

      Formwatch

      Didero Vallis (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place from 2nd, pushed along after 11th, well behind from 14th, 8th of 9, 34 1/4l behind Bobhopeornohope (11-9) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Feb.

      Rolling Dylan (IRE) 2-1 (12-0) Jumped well, tracked leader, led 5th, made rest, clear before 2 out, urged along and stayed on strongly run-in, won at Sandown 3m (3) sft in Feb beating Hogan's Height (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.

      Ballycross 9-2 (12-0) Off the pace in 4th, went 3rd at 17th until 3 out, went 3rd again 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 4, 5 3/4l behind Rolling Dylan (12-0) at Sandown 3m (3) sft in Feb.

      Eragon De Chanay (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Led, not fluent 5th, hung right after 3 out, headed before 2 out, 3rd and held before last, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Killer Kane (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Feb.

      Roc D'Apsis (FR) 8-1 (12-0) Outpcd 14; lft poor 2nd 4 out; wknd 2 out, 3rd of 9, 31 1/2l behind Highway One O One (12-0) at Charing 3m gd in Feb.