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15:00 Sandown Park

Royal Artillery Gold Cup Amateurs' Chase (Class 3)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 3m 110y
  • Going: Soft ((G/soft places chase),Hurdles,Heavy,Good to soft in places))
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 6m 40.80s
  • Off Time: 15:01:42
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Back Nine (IRE)

8/11

    2
    Silk -

    Whitenzo (FR)

    15/8

      1
      Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), Pink sleeves

      Whitenzo (FR)

      15 t CDD
      15/8
      • Form 14/P80-4
      • Age 11
      • Weight 12-10
      • Official Rating 126

      led 2nd, hit 18th, strongly pressed 3 out, soon driven and headed and no chance with easy winner

      2
      Silk - Red, Black stars, Black sleeves, Red stars

      Clearly In Motion (IRE)

      52 p
      16/1
      • Form 978125
      • Age 10
      • Weight 12-5
      • Official Rating 86

      unseated rider 3rd

      3
      Silk - Black, White cross belts, halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Temple Dog (IRE)

      26 p D
      16/1
      • Form 6/P7P-41
      • Age 11
      • Weight 12-0
      • Official Rating 96

      led to 2nd, chased winner to 8th, no chance with front pair from 4 out

      4
      Silk - Orange, Black chevron, diabolo on sleeves

      Back Nine (IRE)

      15 C
      8/11
      • Form F323-42
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 120

      tracked leading pair, went 2nd 8th, challenged from 16th, upsides 3 out, led soon after, soon in command, eased near finish

      5
      Silk - Light blue, black cross belts and sleeves, white cap

      Cedar Chief

      6 b D
      33/1
      • Form 32-PU55
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 81

      held up, well behind and no chance from 17th

      6
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow hoop, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Tiawana (IRE)

      26
      100/1
      • Form F5868/P
      • Age 11
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 81

      soon well behind, tailed off when refused 15th

      7
      Silk - Maroon, Emerald Green star, armlets and cap

      Wild About Harry

      307
      66/1
      • Form 345345-
      • Age 10
      • Weight 11-10
      • Official Rating 66

      soon tailed off, mistake 8th

      In depth

      Verdict

      In the Royal Artillery Gold Cup, Whitenzo is selected ahead of Back Nine. It's quite simple really: Last year's winner of this race, Whitenzo, is the highest rated runner in the contest and, having had a pipe-opener 15 days ago, looks to have been primed to land this contest again. The next-best rated is Back Nine - who is rated 120 compared to Whitenzo's 126 - and he rates a solid player based on his highly-encouraging seasonal return at Wincanton. Best of the rest could prove to be Temple Dog, who could be considered on his old form but, for today, Whitenzo gets the nomination.

      Formwatch

      Whitenzo (FR) 13-2 (12-0) Held up towards rear, chased leader 10th, ridden 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 8, 11l behind Sonevafushi (12-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f hts chs (6) gs.

      Clearly In Motion (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Prominent, chased leaders 7th to 12th, blundered and weakened last, 5th of 12, 15l behind King of Gothland (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.

      Temple Dog (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (cp) made all; stayed on wl, won at Dunthrop 3m ptp sft in Jan beating Halexy (12-0) by 15l, 14 ran.

      Back Nine (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Prominent, lost place 14th, headway 16th, led after 17th, headed approaching 3 out, rallied from last, ran on strongly flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sonevafushi (12-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f hts chs (6) gs.

      Cedar Chief 8-1 (11-0) (cp) strugg frm 11, 5th of 9, 42l behind Full Irish (11-0) at Higham 3m ptp gd.

      Tiawana (IRE) 20-1 (12-0) Cl up; led 10-14; pulled up in race won by Granoski Gala (11-10) at Alnwick 3m ptp gd in Jan, 13 ran.

      Wild About Harry 20-1 (10-1) Prominent until weakened 3 out, 5th of 16, 43l behind Recent Edition (10-13) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Apr.