25 Apr 2015 15:15 Sandown
Winner: £125,000 (Penalty: £71,188); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
bet365 A P McCoy Celebration Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Special Tiara (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3-53413 / 12 | Flat (283), Jump (45) | N D Fehily | H De Bromhead Mrs S Rowley-Williams | 3/1 | |
| led, jumped slowly and headed 3rd, chased leader, led again approaching 7th, went left 2 out, soon in command, went left again last, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 6 L | Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 111/P-2P / 10 | Jump (45) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, went 2nd between last 2, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 3¾ L | Mr Mole (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 7) | F1-1118 / 9 | Jump (45) | A P McCoy | P F Nicholls Mr John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| tracked winner, led 3rd until approaching 7th, chased winner, went left next, pushed along and every chance when went left 3 out, soon ridden, went left 2 out, driven and no impression when dropped to 3rd between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 5 L | Vibrato Valtat (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 7) | 211142 / 9 | Jump (16) | Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Axom XLIII | 7/1 | |
| held up in touch, badly hampered 2nd, well behind in last pair, in touch 10th, plugging on disputing modest 4th from 3 out, went 4th post, never able to recover | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | NS | Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | 5-62242 / 12 | Jump (45) | B S Hughes | M R Channon Mr T P Radford | 5/1 | |
| hampered 1st, tracked leaders, not fluent 7th (water), pushed along before 3 out, no progress, lost modest 4th post | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1 |   | 45 L | Court Minstrel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2-11454 / 11 | Jump (14) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 16/1 | |
| slightly hampered 2nd, always in rear, never remotely involved, continued tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | God's Own (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 117322 / 11 | Jump (14) | P J Brennan | T R George Crossed Fingers… | ||
