23 Apr 2016 15:35 Sandown
Winner: £125,000 (Penalty: £71,188); Distance: 1m 7f 119y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Soft in places).
bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Sprinter Sacre (FR) (gelding, baybrown, 11 7) |
2P2-111 / 10 |
Jump (38) | N de Boinville | N J Henderson Mrs Caroline Mould |
11/0 | |
| tracked leading trio and always going well, went 3rd at 4th, led soon after 3 out, 5 lengths ahead next, stayed on strongly, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 15 L |
Un De Sceaux (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
11-1F12 / 12 |
Jump (38) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins E O'Connell |
5/0 | |
| not always fluent, led until 5th, pressed when blundered 3 out and dropped to 3rd, went modest 2nd last, no chance with impressive winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
1 |
| 1 L |
Dodging Bullets (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
3111-27 / 9 |
Flat (1712), Jump (38) |
Sam Twiston-Davies | P F Nicholls Martin Broughton… |
12/0 | |
| held up off the pace in 5th, went modest 4th at 7th, plugged on into 3rd run-in, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
4th |
2 |
| 7 L |
Sire De Grugy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 7) |
F-51228 / 11 |
Jump (38) | J E Moore | G & J Moore Theprestonfamily&Friendsltd/mrg… |
12/0 | |
| tracked leader until after 2nd, 2nd again next, led 5th, not fluent when pressed 3 out, soon headed, no chance with winner, lost 2nd at the last, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| ½ L |
Solar Impulse (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
63-3P13 / 11 |
Jump (7) | S Bowen | P F Nicholls Andy Bell & Fergus… |
50/0 | |
| held up last, never involved | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 23 L |
Ulck Du Lin (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 7) |
31-P922 / 9 |
Jump (28) | Nick Scholfield | P F Nicholls Mrs Johnny de la… |
80/0 | |
| tracked leading pair, 2nd after 2nd until next, not on terms when lost modest 4th 7th, soon beaten | ||||||||||