Full Result 3.40 Sandown | 23 April 1988

32Nd Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Listed Race)

(3m5f18yds) 3m5f Good To Firm

1st £55,790 2nd £16,820 3rd £8,160 4th £3,830

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Desert Orchid 6/1 S Sherwood David Elsworth	S Sherwood David Elsworth	9	1111	–	–	168	–
gr g Grey Mirage I - Flower Child (Brother)
Led until 21st, led 22nd, hard ridden last, ran on well

2 2½	0. Kildimo 6/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	8	1112	–	–	166	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Leuze (Vimy)
Steady headway 14th, every chance 2 out, unable quicken near finish

3 4 [6½]	0. Strands Of Gold 6/1 Peter Scudamore R J Alford	Peter Scudamore R J Alford	9	100	–	–	136	–
b g Le Coq D'Or - Sweet Fanny (Bitter Sweet I)
Headway 14th, every chance 2 out, one pace

4 6 [12½]	0. Proud Pilgrim 12/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	9	101 1	–	–	131	–
ch g Jimmy Reppin - Plain Pilgrim (Menelek)
Behind when blundered 14th, good headway 19th, never nearer

5 2 [14½]	0. Run And Skip 14/1 Peter Hobbs John Spearing	Peter Hobbs John Spearing	10	107	–	–	135	–
b g Deep Run - Skiporetta (Even Money)
Chased leader, led approaching 22nd, weakened 2 out

6 ¾ [15¼]	0. Androma 33/1 K Mooney J G Fitzgerald	K Mooney J G Fitzgerald	11	100	–	–	127	–
b g Andrea Mantegna - Stella Roma (Le Levanstell)
Headway 16th, weakened 21st

7 4 [19¼]	0. Memberson 33/1 B Powell Snr P Dufosee	B Powell Snr P Dufosee	10	100	–	–	123	–
ch g New Member - Miss Stalbridge (Eastern Venture)
Prominent until 13th, behind from 15th

8 4 [23¼]	0. Torside 10/1 M Perrett M C Pipe	M Perrett M C Pipe	9	103	–	–	122	–
ch g Funny Man I - Annaghmore (Yrrah Jr)
Pecked 8th, prominent until 19th

9 7 [30¼]	0. Golden Minstrel 7/1 R Rowe J T Gifford	R Rowe J T Gifford	9	100	–	–	112	–
ch g Tudor Music - Ethel's Delight (Tiepolo II)
Mistakes 15th, prominent until weakened 18th

10 2½ [32¾]	0. Aquilifer 11/2F P Croucher D J G Murray Smith	P Croucher D J G Murray Smith	8	103	–	–	113	–
ch g Deep Run - Gentle Eagle (SymbolI)
Lost place 6th, did not recover

11 [32¾]	0. Gee-A 16/1 Gee Armytage G A Hubbard	Gee Armytage G A Hubbard	9	100	–	–	110	–
br g Arapaho - Arctic Daisy (Arctic Slave)
Always well behind

PU	0. Lean Ar Aghaidh 8/1 G Landau S Mellor	G Landau S Mellor	11	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Proverb - Carry On Jackie (David Jack)
Prominent until 13th, weakened 16th, tailed off 18th until pulled up before 22nd

12 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 7m 19.50s Total SP: 118%
1st owner: R Burridge (Desert Orchid) 1st breeder: J D Burridge
2nd owner: Lady Harris (Kildimo)
3rd owner: S Waite (Strands Of Gold)

3:40 Sandown 23 Apr 1988

32Nd Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Listed Race)