Queen's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces the Security Forces. The first King's Medal Competition in the Union of South Africa was held in 1924 and the first medal to a South African was won by G.W. Church of the 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment). The competition did not take place in 1926 and was interrupted from 1940 to 1947 by the Second World War. The last medal was awarded in 1961, the year that South Africa became a republic. From 1962, the British medal was replaced by the Commandant General's Medal (), which could be awarded to champions from any of the three Arms of the Service.
Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle meeting. Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle The Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle is a Grade 3 National Hunt hurdle race in Great Britain which is open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Chepstow over a distance of about 2 miles and 3½ furlongs (2 miles 3 furlong and 100 yards, or 3,914 metres). It is a handicap race, and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. The race was first run in 1988 and was awarded Grade 3 status in 2011. It is the feature race on the first day of Chepstow's Jumps Season