28 Apr 2012 14:35 Sandown
Winner: £75,000 (Penalty: £42,712); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places ).
bet365.com Celebration Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5 |
| - |
Sanctuaire (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
P-85511 / 7 |
Jump (49) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Potensis Limited… |
9/2 | |
| jumped well, set strong pace and made all, went well clear before 3rd, maintained strong pace, kept on strongly, unchallenged | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 17 L |
Somersby (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 6) |
122417 / 12 |
Jump (44) | D Elsworth | Miss H C Knight Mr T P Radford |
11/4 | |
| held up in 5th and off the pace, went 4th 4 out, went 2nd approaching and plenty to do when hit 2 out, plugged on, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 1¾ L |
Dan Breen (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) |
13-8920 / 9 |
Jump (43) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr Stuart & Simon… |
10/1 | |
| held up in 4th and off the pace, went moderate 2nd 8th until 4 out, stayed pressing for 2nd, stayed on same pace flat | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| 4 L |
French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
1651-2F / 13 |
Flat (1698), Jump (43) |
Andrew Tinkler | N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson… |
6/1 | |
| not fluent, held up in 6th and off the pace, slow 4th, struggling 7th, switched right before last, went poor 4th flat, never involved | ||||||||||
5th |
7 |
| 5 L |
Wishfull Thinking (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
6526F2 / 13 |
Jump (15) | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mrs Diana L Whateley |
7/2 | |
| held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 6th, chased clear winner 4 out until ridden before 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 3¼ L |
West With The Wind (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 2) |
11P-113 / 8 |
Flat (270), Jump (167) |
Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened 4 out, struggling in 5th when hit 2 out | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 5 L |
Woolcombe Folly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
07-3277 / 10 |
Jump (56) | R Mahon | P F Nicholls The Hon Mrs Townshend |
22/1 | |
| chased clear winner, went left 3rd, lost 2nd and mistake 8th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
8th |
2 |
| 14 L |
Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
3-22380 / 11 |
Jump (6) | J Reveley | Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes… |
8/1 | |
| always in last pair, never involved, tailed off | ||||||||||