15:00 Sandown

Saturday 27 April 2024

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bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

  • 5YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 7f 99y  |   Good (Good to Soft in Places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 3m 48.0s
1st
Horse silk
6
811-10
15/8
T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville
Mostly jumped well, led, hit 3 out, ridden between last two, over 4 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in, unchallenged tchd 2/1
2nd
Horse silk
4
4
4/6f
T: W P MullinsJ: P Townend
Raced keenly, tracking leaders, jumped slowly 4th, rallied next, hit 6th, went 2nd 8th, hit 4 out, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, outpaced before not fluent next, went modest 2nd post, no chance with winner op 8/11
3rd
Horse silk
sh
3
10/1
T: A KingJ: Tom Cannon
Held up tracking leaders, went 2nd 3 out, reached for next, ridden and over 4 lengths down last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post op 12/1
4th
Horse silk
3 ¼
1
911-10
40/1
T: H FryJ: J J Burke
Held up off the pace in rear, plugged on in modest 4th from 3 out
5th
Horse silk
50
7
1011-10
40/1
T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton
Tracked leaders out wide, outpaced and struggling in last pair 4 out, tailed off tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
2
80/1
T: G & J MooreJ: N F Houlihan
Pressed leader, lost 2nd 8th, weakened next, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out op 66/1
F
Horse silk
5
66/1
T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell
Close 3rd on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, poor 5th when fell 2 out tchd 50/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.88Pl:£1.30, £1.30EX:£3.70Trifecta:£8.20SF:£3.48Swingers:£1.10, £1.50, £1.50

Forecasts

El Fabiolo (4/6), Jonbon (15/8), Edwardstone (10/1), Boothill (40/1), Nube Negra (40/1), Elixir De Nutz (66/1), Editeur Du Gite (80/1)

Verdict

An absorbing clash awaits between heavyweights EL FABIOLO and Jonbon. They've met twice before and the score stands at one apiece, with Jonbon drawing first blood when narrowly outpointing Willie Mullins' charge over hurdles in 2022. However, El Fabiolo was firmly in command when they locked horns in this sphere in the Arkle last spring and, despite fluffing his lines in the Champion Chase, he remains the star attraction in the two-mile chasers' division. Edwardstone is best of the rest.

  1. EL FABIOLO (FR)
  2. JONBON (FR)
  3. EDWARDSTONE

Previous Winners

2023
Jonbon
Weight: 11-10  |Age: 7
8/13

Prize Money

1st: £96,815.002nd: £36,329.003rd: £18,190.004th: £9,061.005th: £4,556.006th: £2,278.00

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