The Royal Artillery Gold Cup is a

National Hunt In horse racing in the United Kingdom, France and Republic of Ireland, National Hunt racing requires horses to jump fences and ditches. National Hunt racing in the UK is informally known as "jumps" and is divided into two major distinct branches: ...

steeplechase Steeplechase may refer to: * Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles * Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...

in Britain which is open to

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aged six years or older. It is run at

Sandown Park Sandown Park is a horse racing course and leisure venue in Esher, Surrey, England, located in the outer suburbs of London. It hosts 5 Grade One National Hunt races and one Group 1 flat race, the Eclipse Stakes. It regularly has horse racing ...

over a distance of about 3 miles (3 miles and 37 yards, or ) 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

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and must be ridden by serving or past members of the

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. A similar race, the Grand Military Gold Cup, takes place at Sandown Park in March. Captain

Guy Disney Captain Guy Fraser Disney (born 17 March 1982) is a British steeplechase jockey. He is the first amputee jockey to win a horse race at a professional race-course in Britain. He won the Royal Artillery Gold Cup, on his horse, ''Rathlin Rose'', ...

's victory on Rathlin Rose in 2017 was the first race win by an amputee rider at a British racecourse.

Winners since 1983

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Winners since 1983

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