The former captain in the Kings Royal Hussars rode over 100 winners as an amateur, winning both the Grand Military Gold Cup and Royal Artillery Gold Cup four times and rode the late Queen Elizabeth’s First Love to victory in a race honouring the Queen Mother, also at Sandown.
Farceur Du Large won both the Grand Military Gold Cup and Royal Artillery Gold Cup last year and will be aiming to step up on last month’s second place at Sandown under Major Will Kellard.
On Thursday he will fulfil his day job by attempting to win the Royal Artillery Gold Cup for a second time as a trainer with Farceur Du Large at Sandown.
The stars of the film are due to be on track on Thursday during a live raceday with Sandown Park understood to have committed to providing the most authentic racing experience possible.
I believe I might be Sir Anthony Hopkins’s trainer and I have to go and do a bit of filming at Sandown.
