Race series · Sandown · Class 3

Royal Artillery Gold Cup

3m · February

Race essentials

CourseSandown, 3m

WhenFebruary

StatusClass 3

Field8.5 runners avg

Winner profilelast 10

Won at 4/1 or shorter9/10

Won from top 3 in market9/10

Won as favourite8/10

Distance winner7/10

Had 5+ career runs10/10

Won in current season1/10

Won last time out1/10

Favourite Win Rate51.4%

Avg Winning SP3.9/1

Avg Field Size8.5

Renewals145

Roll of honourSP at the off

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey	SP	Runners	Going
2025	Frenchy Du Large	Venetia Williams	Mr Nick Oliver	5/1	5	Good To Soft
2024	Farceur Du Large	Jamie Snowden	Maj Will Kellard	13/8F	5	Soft
2023	Broken Halo	Paul Nicholls	Bdr Jody Sole	5/4F	6	Good
2022	Rolling Dylan	Philip Hobbs	Maj Charlie O'Shea	2/1	4	Soft
2019	Carlos Du Fruitier	Ben Pauling	Miss Brodie Hampson	7/4F	8	Soft
2018	Rathlin Rose	David Pipe	Mr Guy Disney	9/4F	9	Soft
2017	Rathlin Rose	David Pipe	Mr Guy Disney	13/8F	7	Soft
2016	Jennys Surprise	Fergal O'Brien	Miss Brodie Hampson	5/4F	9	Soft
2015	Cowards Close	Paul Nicholls	Bdr Jody Sole	6/5F	10	Soft
2013	Gwanako	Paul Nicholls	Bdr Jody Sole	7/4F	8	Soft
2012	Bradley	Fergal O'Brien	Mr R G Spencer	9/4F	10	Good
2011	Surenaga	Sally Randell	LBdr Sally Randell	14/1	9	Good To Soft

Historical Roll of Honour

pre-database records — not included in trends

Year	Winner	Trainer	Jockey
2020	Racing Post	—	—
2014	Savant Bleu	Kim Bailey	Captain HAR Wallace
1985	Turn Blue	Bob Champion	Mr Gerald Oxley
1984	Quarrier	Tim Forster	Tim Thomson Jones
1983	De Pluvinel	Kim Bailey	Captain Guy Prest
1982	Ten Up	Captain R L J Hodges	Captain R L J Hodges
1981	Border Mark	Captain J Evetts	Captain J Evetts
1980	Ten Up	Tim Forster	Captain R L J Hodges
1979	Wisbech Lad	T Holland-Martin	T Holland-Martin
1978	Ten Up	Captain R L J Hodges	Captain R L J Hodges
1977	Neat Perry	A J C White	Mr C L Moore
1976	Apache Chief	David Wales	Bill Tellwright
1975	Playbill	Lord Fitzwilliam	David Wales
1974	Merchant Banker	T Holland-Martin	T Holland-Martin
1973	Pirolace	M Tate	John Mead
1972	Skygazer	J Bloom	David Wales
1971	The Ghost	Colonel V le Marchant	John Mead
1970	Knight Of Gold	Captain R D Kennedy	Richard Vines
1969	Solimyth	Alan Oughton	John Mead
1968	Rosie's Cousin	Major Harold Rushton	John Mead
1967	Sunsketch	Captain Franey Matthews	Captain Franey Matthews
1966	Trunk Call	Bill Tellwright	Bill Tellwright
1965	Ringer	Arthur Stephenson	Richard Vines
1964	Sunsketch	Captain Franey Matthews	Captain Franey Matthews
1963	Pax Vobis	Brigadier M S K Maunsell	Captain James Templer
1962	Pax Vobis	Brigadier M S K Maunsell	Captain James Templer
1961	William Pitt	Major Frederick Taylor	Major Frederick Taylor
1960	William Pitt	Major Frederick Taylor	Major Frederick Taylor
1959	Sunton Heath	Major George Oakford	Major George Oakford
1958	Spittal Hill	Major R L Spiller	D Thatcher
1957	Snowshill Jim	Lieutenant Colonel Frank Weldon	Lieutenant Colonel Frank Weldon
1956	Snowshill Jim	Lieutenant Colonel Frank Weldon	Lieutenant Colonel Frank Weldon
1955	Barber's Tale	Bill Tellwright	Bill Tellwright
1954	Moonlight III	Major Tim Palmer	Major Tim Palmer
1953	Moonlight III	T C Palmer	Major Tim Palmer
1951	Silverland	Lieutenant Colonel John Mead	Lieutenant Colonel John Mead
1950	Golden Plover II	C Armitage	Lieutenant Colonel W Holman
1949	Flaming Way	Brigadier B J Fowler	Brigadier B J Fowler
1940	no race 1940-48	—	—
1939	Applaud	Mr W R Holman	Mr W R Holman
1938	Distant Horizon	W Lyde	Captain H C Phillips
1937	March Brown IV	C Murless	Mr W Scott Plummer
1936	Applaud	Mr W R Holman	Mr W R Holman
1935	Gold Cup	P Nunneley	Captain H C Phillips
1934	Riposte	E Steddall	Mr R B T Daniell
1933	Swansdown	C H P Crawford	Mr P Gregson
1932	Pay Day	Captain W A Sheil	Captain W A Sheil
1931	Gunner L	R Payne	Mr A D M Teacher
1930	Pride Of The Morning	E Steddall	Captain M Dennis
1929	St Roy	P Woodland	Captain M Dennis
1928	Drintyre	C N Brownhill	Mr C N Brownhill
1927	Snapper	P Woodland	Captain M Dennis
1926	Snapper	P Woodland	Major T Cavanagh
1925	Speedy Minstrel	Powell	Mr H Lumsden
1924	Laddoux	—	Captain H B Latham
1923	Clonhugh	J Nightingall	Major C T Walwyn
1922	Caradoc II	Lieutenant Colonel J H Gibbon	Lieutenant Colonel J H Gibbon
1921	Caradoc II	Lieutenant Colonel J H Gibbon	Lieutenant Colonel J H Gibbon
1920	Curraghgour	—	Captain N H Huttenbach
1915	no race 1915-19	—	—
1914	Shanecracken	—	Mr H McMaster
1913	St James's Park	—	Mr E C Anstey
1912	Ruby Light	Captain Lindsay	Mr K Parbury
1911	Ruby Light	—	Mr K Parbury
1910	Anndorra	—	Mr C T Walwyn
1909	Hebe	J Powney	Mr A P Heneage
1908	Foolhardy	—	Mr M McGillycuddy
1907	Irish Wisdom	J Swatton	Mr M McGillycuddy
1906	Downpatrick II	—	Mr H P Burnycat
1905	Beloved	—	Captain G Hankey
1904	Canonesse II	—	Mr Kingsley Willett
1903	Comrade II	—	Mr Mayall
1900	no race 1900-02	—	—
1899	Lady Henbury	—	Mr H H Tudor
1898	unnamed	—	Mr Vanua Lava
1897	Princess Clare	—	Captain Ferrar
1896	Honour Oak	—	Mr J F Lamont
1895	Lincoln Lad	—	Mr E J R Peel
1894	Pather Pat	—	Mr O'Connor
1893	Eclipse	—	Captain A King
1892	Rocket	—	Mr Blacker
1891	no race 1891	—	—
1889	Mazzard	—	Mr Beever
1888	Wallace	—	Captain Russell
1887	Great Paul	—	Mr Beever
1886	Johnny Longtail	—	Mr Beever
1885	Damasel	—	Captain Barry
1884	Bear II	—	Mr Tylden
1882	La Mienne	—	Mr Murphy
1881	Grateful	—	Captain Beaver
1880	Fiddlestick	—	Mr H S Dalbiac
1879	Extinguisher	—	Mr H S Dalbiac
1878	Swift	—	Mr H S Dalbiac
1877	Moatlands	—	Mr H S Dalbiac
1876	Strike	—	Mr French
1875	Outpost	—	Mr H S Dalbiac
1874	The Poet	—	Mr H Browne
1873	Whitchurch	—	Mr Annesley
1872	Jerome	—	Mr H Browne
1871	Jerome	—	Mr H Browne
1870	Conjuror	—	Mr H Browne
1869	Conjuror	—	Mr H Browne
1868	Clinker	—	Captain Izod
1867	Vesta	—	Mr Magenis
1866	Oldcastle	—	Mr Griffiths
1865	Jim Crow	—	Mr Callow
1864	Ubique	—	Captain Markham
1863	Chickahominy	—	Captain J Ruck-Keene