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15:00 Sandown

Friday 16 February 2018

All13:2013:5014:2515:0015:3016:0516:35

Castel Royal Artillery Gold Cup

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 6m 48.0s

1^st

Rathlin Rose

1012-5

4/1f

T: D PipeJ: Mr G Disney (7)

Patiently ridden, waited with in mid-division, headway 12th, 4th after 3 out, 2nd 2 out, upsides last, led soon after, came readily clear run-in op 3/1

2^nd

4 ½

Midnight Monty

812-0

7/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: Major Harry Wallace (7)

Chased leading pair, blundered 4th, pushed along and outpaced after 4 out, rallied into 2nd 3 out until next, 2nd again run-in, no chance with winner op 11/4

3^rd

2 ¼

Renard

1312-0

8/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Maj Will Kellard (7)

Led, jumped right 17th, clear from 3 out until before the last, joined last, soon headed, weakened into 3rd run-in op 20/1

4^th

Spanish Arch

1112-0

50/1

T: Mrs Victoria SollittJ: Lt Cdr Vicki Sollitt (7)

Headway chasing leaders 5th, lost 4th before 11th, lost place 17th, plugged on into modest 4th last

5^th

Orbasa

712-5

2/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Bdr Jody Sole (3)

Chased leaders on outside, lost 4th after 4 out, urged along and weakened before 3 out op 7/2

6^th

2 ¼

Cabragh

912-0

7/1

T: C J MannJ: Lt W Aprahamian (7)

Chased leader, mistake 6th, lost 2nd 3 out, chased leading trio until the last, weakened run-in op 8/1 tchd 11/2

7^th

Sentimentaljourney

1112-0

33/1

T: R VarnhamJ: Nathan Rahman (7)

Always behind, never tailed off when stumbled badly 17th, never a factor op 50/1

8^th

Bobonyx

812-0

50/1

T: D L WilliamsJ: Mr S R Williams (7)

Always in rear, tailed off 12th, never a factor

Also Ran

Leo Luna

912-0

7/2

T: G & J MooreJ: Mr C J D Rawdon-Mogg (7)

Chasing leaders when mistake and lost place 2nd, towards rear and struggling after, mistake 15th, tailed off in 7th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out op 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.00Pl:£1.20, £1.50, £4.90EX:£10.60Trifecta:£105.10SF:£9.42Swingers:£2.00, £8.70, £7.50

Forecasts

Orbasa (2/1), Leo Luna (7/2), Rathlin Rose (4/1), Midnight Monty (7/1), Cabragh (7/1), Renard (8/1), Sentimentaljourney (33/1), Spanish Arch (50/1), Bobonyx (50/1)

Not a huge amount of depth to this contest, as is often the case and RATHLIN ROSE is taken to benefit from the step back out of handicapping and can win this for a second year. Orbasa is an obvious and respected danger to him, while Leo Luna, Midnight Monty and Cabragh all have an each-way shout.