Horse Alert

23 Apr 2011 14:35 Sandown

Winner: £50,000 (Penalty: £28,505); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Good in places ).

bet365.com Celebration Chase (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	4	-	French Opera (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	21-9165 / 21	Flat (1327), Jump (15)	A P McCoy	N J Henderson Mrs Judy Wilson…	2/1
		tended to jump left, led until after 2nd, pressed leader, not fluent 8th, narrow lead again before 3 out, driven 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last
2^nd	2	2 L	Chaninbar (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	P74RRR / 10	Flat (464), Jump (15)	Sam Twiston-Davies	M F Harris John Watts	33/1
		chased leader until after 2nd, stayed in touch, reminders after 6th, driven in 4th approaching last, stayed on to 2nd flat, not pace to challenge winner
3^rd	3	1¾ L	Cornas (NZ) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	164179 / 11	Jump (38)	L P Aspell	Nick Williams The Gascoigne Brookes…	15/2
		held up last, headway to 4th at 6th, went 3rd soon after 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
4^th	5	NK	Oiseau de Nuit (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	648312 / 12	Jump (16)	J Tizzard	C L Tizzard Mr Terry Warner	4/1
		chased leading trio, went 3rd before 3rd, went 2nd before 2 out, challenged and chance 2 out, stayed on same pace before last, no impression when lost 2 places flat
5^th	1	NK	Tataniano (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	1/1121-3 / 11	Jump (160)	Ruby Walsh	P F Nicholls Miss L M Penhorwood	6/4
		raced keenly, tracked leading pair, narrow lead after 2nd, pressed, narrowly headed before 3 out, lost 2nd before next and outpaced soon after, kept on again flat
6^th	6	32 L	Russian Flag (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	3451P1 / 10	Flat (1768), Jump (13)	Alex Merriam	N B King Mr Neil King	20/1
		held up in last pair, last and struggling 8th, tailed off