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Grand Military Gold Cup (Military Amateur Riders' Chase)

Sandown · 11 March 2016
  • TypeChase
  • ClassClass 3
  • Distance3m 37y
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners8

Jennys Surprise (IRE) (15/8F) won the Grand Military Gold Cup (Military Amateur Riders' Chase) at Sandown on 11 March 2016, beating Ardkilly Witness (IRE) by 1½ lengths under Lt Col Erica Bridge for trainer Fergal O'Brien. 8 ran on Soft going over 3m 37y; the winning time was 6m 52.30s (slow by 45.30s).

Winner Jennys Surprise (IRE)
SP: 15/8F J: Lt Col Erica Bridge T: Fergal O'Brien
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Jennys Surprise (IRE) 8m Lt Col Erica Bridge(7) Fergal O'Brien 11-5 127117A 6:52.30 6,239 15/8F
2nd Ardkilly Witness (IRE) t 10g 1½ Maj Harry Wallace(7) Jamie Snowden 12-3 130128A 6:52.60 1,935 5/1
3rd Minellahalfcentury (IRE) tp 8g 1 Lbdr Jody Sole(3) Paul Nicholls 12-2 127125A 6:52.80 967 7/2
4th Wilton Milan (IRE) t 8g 1¾ Mr Guy Disney(7) Dan Skelton 11-12 130119A 6:53.15 484 9/1
5th Seamus Mor (IRE) 8g 4½ Mr Max Chenery(7) Henry Oliver 11-7 118109A 6:54.05 — 10/1
6th Cowards Close (IRE) t 9g 1¾ Mr Oswald Wedmore(7) Chris Gordon 11-12 123112A 6:54.40 — 9/2
7th Dead Or Alive (IRE) 13g 17 Mr James Rawdon-Mogg(7) Miss Rose Grissell 11-7 9588A 6:57.80 — 100/1
UR Very Live (FR) b 7g — Maj Will Kellard(7) Paul Webber 11-7 102— — — 33/1

Winning time 6m 52.30s (slow by 45.30s)

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KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 8 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

Quick answers

Who won the Grand Military Gold Cup (Military Amateur Riders' Chase) at Sandown in 2016?
Jennys Surprise (IRE) won the Grand Military Gold Cup (Military Amateur Riders' Chase) at Sandown on 11 March 2016, ridden by Lt Col Erica Bridge and trained by Fergal O'Brien.
What was the finishing order of the 2016 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown?
1st Jennys Surprise (IRE) (15/8F), 2nd Ardkilly Witness (IRE) (5/1), 3rd Minellahalfcentury (IRE) (7/2).
What price was the winner of the 2016 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown?
Jennys Surprise (IRE) returned a starting price of 15/8F.
How many horses ran in the 2016 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown?
8 horses ran in the 2016 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown.
What was the winning time of the 2016 Grand Military Gold Cup at Sandown?
The winning time was 6m 52.30s (slow by 45.30s).

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