Full Result 3.10 Sandown | 13 March 1998

Horse & Hound Grand Military Gold Cup Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good To Soft 22 fences

1st £4,992.75 2nd £1,512 3rd £738.50 4th £351.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Silver Stick 12/1 Lord Manton ⁷ Michael Easterby	Lord Manton ⁷ Michael Easterby	11	115	–	97	115	–
gr g Absalom - Queen's Parade (Sovereign Path)
Left in lead 1st, headed 2nd, led approaching 2 out, pecked last, ran on well

2 7	14. Superior Finish 5/1 Capt C Ward Thomas ⁷ Mark Pitman	Capt C Ward Thomas ⁷ Mark Pitman	12	115	–	92	108	–
br g Oats - Emancipated (Mansingh)
Held up, hampered 1st, left 2nd 15th, ridden approaching 2 out, unable to quicken

3 nk [7¼]	5. Dark Honey 7/1 Mr A Wood ⁷ Luke Dace	Mr A Wood ⁷ Luke Dace	13	115	–	92	108	–
b g Marechal (FR) - Caillou (Owen Anthony)
Hampered 1st, headway 7th, chased leader from 10th, left in lead 15th, headed approaching 2 out, one pace

4 22 [29¼]	1. Druid's Brook 11/10F Mr N Dalrymple ⁷ Kim Bailey	Mr N Dalrymple ⁷ Kim Bailey	9	121	–	86	96	–
b g Meadowbrook - Struide (Guide)
Pecked 12th, never near to challenge

5 dist [59¼]	13. Sterling Buck (USA) 50/1 Miss L Horner ⁷ D G Duggan	Miss L Horner ⁷ D G Duggan	11	115	–	–	–	–
b g Buckfinder (USA) - Aged (USA) (Olden Times)
Always behind, tailed off when blundered 12th

6 14 [73¼]	10. Maxxum Express (IRE) 100/1 Mr P Stucley ⁷ Mrs T White	Mr P Stucley ⁷ Mrs T White	10	119 4	–	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Clash Boreen (Arapaho)
Led 2nd until 5th, weakened 9th, tailed off from 14th

7 13 [86¼]	4. Blurred Vision (IRE) 100/1 Capt G Chanter ⁷ A G Sims	Capt G Chanter ⁷ A G Sims	9	118 3	–	–	–	–
b g Vision (USA) - Yvonne's Choice (Octavo)
Started slowly, always behind, blundered 2nd, tailed off from 12th, blundered 4 out

BD	2. Dromhana (IRE) 8/1 Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁷ Paul Nicholls	8	1110	–	–	–	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Honey Come Back (Master Owen)
Mistake and brought down 1st

F	11. Pinewood Lad 100/1 Major J Hayward ⁷ Nicholas Pomfret	Major J Hayward ⁷ Nicholas Pomfret	11	115	–	–	–	–
b g Caribo (IRE) - Rose Of The West (Royal Buck)
Led until fell 1st

F	7. Ensign Ewart (IRE) 8/1 Major H Norton ⁷ Mrs J Storey	Major H Norton ⁷ Mrs J Storey	7	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Clonea Fog (Laurence O)
Fell 3rd

PU	6. Ely Island 66/1 Mr S Greany ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Mr S Greany ⁷ Seamus Mullins	11	115	–	–	–	–
b g Teofane - Court Fancy (Little Buskins)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off from 2nd, pulled up before 9th

PU	15. Tipping Along (IRE) 20/1 Mr J Wingfield Digby ⁷ Major M R Dangerfield	Mr J Wingfield Digby ⁷ Major M R Dangerfield	9	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Rising - Gone (Whistling Wind I)
Always behind, tailed off from 12th, pulled up before 17th

PU	9. Manhattan Prince (IRE) 100/1 Col R Webb-Bowen ⁷ Mrs Sally Mullins	Col R Webb-Bowen ⁷ Mrs Sally Mullins	9	115 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Athenia Princess (Athens Wood)
Blundered 1st, pulled up before 2nd

UR	8. Jalcanto 50/1 Mr E Andrewes ⁷ R T Juckes	Mr E Andrewes ⁷ R T Juckes	8	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Jalmood (USA) - Bella Canto (Crooner)
Always prominent, 2nd when mistake 8th, 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 11th

UR	3. Benbulbin (IRE) 50/1 Major S J Robinson ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Major S J Robinson ⁷ Seamus Mullins	8	115 v	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Loose Key (Distinctly)
Always prominent, led 5th, clear after 11th, mistake and unseated rider 15th

15 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 6m 43.50s (slow by 36.50s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Lord Manton (Silver Stick) 1st breeder: Lord Manton
2nd owner: M Ward-Thomas (Superior Finish)
3rd owner: Roger Sayer (Dark Honey)
Tote win: £13.90 PL: £3.30 £1.70 £1.90 Ex: £36.90 CSF: £64.69 Trifecta: £106.80 Pool: £1,157.38. 7.69 winning tickets.

3:10 Sandown 13 Mar 1998

Horse & Hound Grand Military Gold Cup Class E