Royal Artillery Gold Cup
The Royal Artillery Gold Cup is a National Hunt steeplechase in Britain which is open to horses aged six years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 37 yards, or 4,862 metres) and during the race there are 22 fences to be jumped. It is scheduled to take place each year in February.
The race was first run in 1863, took place at Sandown Park for the first time in 1878 and has been run there continuously since 1921. Runners in the race have to be owned or leased by serving or past members of the Royal Artillery and must be ridden by serving or past members of the British Armed Forces.[1] A similar race, the Grand Military Gold Cup, takes place at Sandown Park in January. Captain Guy Disney's victory on Rathlin Rose in 2017 was the first race win by an amputee rider at a British racecourse.[2]
Winners since 1983[edit]
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | De Pluvinel | 11 | Captain GR Prest | |
| 1984 | Quarrier | 7 | Tim Thomson Jones | |
| 1985 | Turn Blue | 6 | Mr Gerald Oxley | |
| 1986 | Quarrier | 9 | T Thomson Jones | Tim Forster |
| 1987 | Quarrier | 10 | Tim Thomson Jones | Tim Forster |
| 1988 | Coolcotts | 13 | WO2 DJ Warren | RJR Symonds |
| 1989 | De Pluvinel | 16 | Mr Jon Trice-Rolph | GR Priest |
| 1990 | De Pluvinel | 17 | Mr Jon Trice-Rolph | GR Priest |
| 1991 | Roscoe Harvey | 9 | Mr Jon Trice-Rolph | Charlie Brooks |
| 1992 | Camden Belle | 10 | Major Oliver Ellwood | M P Muggeridge |
| 1993 | Gaelic Cherry | 10 | C Ward-Thomas | D E Fletcher |
| 1994 | Wellknown Character | 12 | Lieutenant Dominic Alers-Hankey | Paul Nicholls |
| 1995 | Cool Ground | 13 | Lieutenant Dominic Alers-Hankey | David Elsworth |
| 1996 | Norman Conqueror | 11 | Major Oliver Ellwood | Tim Thomson Jones |
| 1997 | Lucky Dollar | 9 | Major SJ Robinson | Kim Bailey |
| 1998 | Magnetic Reel | 7 | Major Oliver Ellwood | H W Lavis |
| 1999 | Carlisle Banditos | 7 | Lieutenant Alex Michael | T J Berry |
| 2000 | Noyan | 10 | Miss L Horner | C F Elliott |
| 2001 | Mister One | 10 | Major Oliver Ellwood | Colin Tizzard |
| 2002 | Kings Mistral | 9 | Lieutenant H Norton | Patrick Chamings |
| 2003 | Storm Damage | 11 | Mr Jamie Snowden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2004 | Gunner Welburn | 12 | Mr E Andrews | Andrew Balding |
| 2005 | Whitenzo | 9 | Mr Jamie Snowden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2006 | Inca Trail | 10 | Mr Jamie Snowden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2007 | Back Nine | 10 | Major Dominic Alers-Hankey | Miss Jane Western |
| 2008 | Le Duc | 9 | Captain J Snowden | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Bannister Lane | 9 | Captain Tim Edwards | Donald McCain |
| 2010 | Mr Big | 9 | Captain HAR Wallace | J Mann |
| 2011 | Surenaga | 9 | Lance Bombardier Sally Randell | Miss Sally Randell |
| 2012 | Bradley | 8 | Mr Richard Spencer | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2013 | Gwanako | 10 | Lance Bombardier Jody Sole | Paul Nicholls |
| 2014 [a] | Savant Bleu | 8 | Captain HAR Wallace | Kim Bailey |
| 2015 | Cowards Close | 8 | Lance Bombardier Jody Sole | Paul Nicholls |
| 2016 | Jennys Surprise | 8 | Miss Brodie Hampson | Fergal O'Brien |
| 2017 | Rathlin Rose | 9 | Captain Guy Disney | David Pipe |
| 2018 | Rathlin Rose | 10 | Captain Guy Disney | David Pipe |
| 2019 | Carlos Du Fruitier | 7 | Miss Brodie Hampson | Ben Pauling |
| no race 2020 [b] | ||||
| no race 2021 [c] | ||||
| 2022 | Rolling Dylan | 11 | Major Charlie O'Shea | Philip Hobbs |
| 2023 | Broken Halo | 8 | Lance Bombardier Jody Sole | Paul Nicholls |
| 2024 | Farceur Du Large | 9 | Major Will Kellard | Jamie Snowden |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Royal Artillery Gold Cup". RA Association. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Sandown: Amputee jockey Guy Disney takes historic victory in Royal Artillery Gold Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ "Past Winners - Royal Artillery Gold Cup". Royal Artillery Gold Cup. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
- ^ Butler, Matt (14 February 2020). "Storm Dennis a threat to Saturday ITV action with Ascot and Haydock to inspect". Racing Post.
- ^ Brazier, Cath (26 January 2021). "Forces Horse Racing Season Hit By Cancellations". Forces Net. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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