25 Apr 2009 14:35 Sandown
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,608); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Bet365.com Celebration Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Twist Magic (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
61-4F6F / 22 |
Jump (45) | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Barry Fulton Tony… |
7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led 9th, clear last, ridden out | ||||||||||
2nd |
1 |
| 10 L |
Kalahari King (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) |
112121 / 11 |
Flat (791), Jump (21) |
G Lee | Ferdy Murphy Mrs J Morgan |
5/4 | |
| not always fluent, held up, shaken up and headway approaching 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| SHD |
Mahogany Blaze (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
234736 / 12 |
Jump (45) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mrs Lorna Berryman |
11/2 | |
| held up, headway 4th, ridden after 4 out, chased winner after next, always held, lost 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
7 |
| 10 L |
Santa's Son (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) |
0-10518 / 12 |
Flat (282), Jump (45) |
D F O'Regan | J Howard Johnson Douglas Pryde Jim… |
14/1 | |
| led 2nd until 9th, ridden after next, lost 2nd after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
5th |
3 |
| 28 L |
Andreas (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
21-57PF / 10 |
Flat (2141), Jump (7) |
R Thornton | P F Nicholls Mr Trevor Hemmings |
14/1 | |
| held up, headway into 4th 10th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
6th |
6 |
| 19 L |
Oumeyade (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
215113 / 10 |
Flat (1165), Jump (119) |
S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mr C J Leech |
7/1 | |
| led until 2nd, with leader, hit 9th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
7th |
4 |
| 8 L |
Enlightenment (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) |
104-P35 / 11 |
Flat (73), Jump (23) |
R Johnson | Evan Williams Mr T Hywel Jones |
25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||