Full Result 2.35 Sandown | 23 April 2005

Betfred Celebration Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Good 13 fences

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Well Chief (GER) 9/4 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	6	1110	177	120	172	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Wellesiena (GER) (Scenic)
Led in start, held up, last until progress 6th, chased leader before 3 out, ridden 2 out, led last, stayed on strongly (tchd 11-4)

2 4	1. Azertyuiop (FR) 11/10F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1110	178	115	169	–
b g Baby Turk - Temara (FR) (Rex Magna)
Tracked leaders, led 8th, ridden and 2 lengths clear 2 out, headed and one pace last (vet said gelding was struck into) (tchd 10-11)

3 10 [14]	2. Contraband 10/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	1110	153	103	158	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Shortfall (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leader 3rd, led 7th to 8th, reminder before next, outpaced from 3 out (op 14-1)

4 ½ [14½]	8. Seebald (GER) 40/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	10	116	152	98	153	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, close up next, soon outpaced

5 nk [14¾]	7. Le Roi Miguel (FR) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	7	116	157	98	153	–
b g Point Of No Return (FR) - Loumir (USA) (Bob's Dusty)
Midfield, outpaced 4 out, ridden and tried to close from next, kept on same pace (tchd 11-1)

6 8 [22¾]	4. Armaturk (FR) 25/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	8	116	154	88	145	–
ch g Baby Turk - Armalita (FR) (Goodland I)
Towards rear, dropped to last 6th, lost touch 8th, no danger after

7 1 [23¾]	6. Le Duc I (FR) 40/1 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	6	116	136	87	144	–
b g Villez (USA) - Beberova (FR) (Synefos)
Midfield, lost touch from 9th, no chance after next

8 2½ [26¼]	9. Locksmith 14/1 Tom Malone M C Pipe	Tom Malone M C Pipe	5	113	137	81	142	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Zenith (Shirley Heights)
Led, jumped slowly 3rd and reminder, headed 7th, weakened from 4 out (tchd 16-1)

9 2 [28¼]	5. Golden Alpha (IRE) 66/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	11	116	142	81	140	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Gina's Love (Golden Love I)
Chased leader to 3rd, steadily lost place, well behind 4 out

9 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 3m 51.40s (slow by 0.40s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Well Chief) 1st breeder: Gestut Norina
2nd owner: J Hales (Azertyuiop)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Contraband)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.60 £1.20 £1.50 Ex: £5.80 CSF: £5.12 Trifecta: £20.20 Pool: £2,372.20 - 83.00 winning units

2:35 Sandown 23 Apr 2005

Betfred Celebration Chase Class A Grade 2