Full Result 2.35 Sandown | 25 April 2009

bet365.com Celebration Chase Grade 2

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

1st £45,608 2nd £17,112 3rd £8,568 4th £4,272 5th £2,144 6th £1,072

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Twist Magic (FR) 7/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	116	167	169	170	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Twist Scarlett (GER) (Lagunas)
Tracked leading pair 3rd, led 8th, easily gained upper hand 3 out, clear next, ridden out (tchd 3-1)

2 10	1. Kalahari King (FR) 5/4F Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	8	116	159	157	163	–
bb g Kahyasi (IRE) - Queen Of Warsaw (FR) (Assert)
Not fluent at many early fences, last and pushed along after 5th, laboured progress after 10th to go 4th before 3 out and 3rd 2 out, kept on flat to snatch 2nd last stride (op 6-5 tchd 11-10 and 6-4 in a place)

3 shd [10]	5. Mahogany Blaze (FR) 11/2 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	112	151	153	157	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Mahogany River (Irish River)
Chased leaders, ridden to go 3rd after 10th, chased winner after 3 out, no impression, lost 2nd last stride (op 15-2)

4 10 [20]	7. Santa's Son (IRE) 14/1 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	9	112 t	152	141	150	–
ch g Basanta (IRE) - Rivers Town Rosie (IRE) (Roselier)
Led 2nd, jumped left next, headed 8th, with winner until brushed aside before 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 16-1)

5 28 [48]	3. Andreas (FR) 14/1 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	9	112 t	150	107	123	–
b g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Muscova Dancer (FR) (Muscovite)
Settled in last pair, close enough 8th, weakened 10th, tailed off (op 16-1)

6 19 [67]	6. Oumeyade (FR) 7/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	112 t	152	83	106	–
b g Smadoun (FR) - Debandade (FR) (Le Pontet)
Led to 2nd, with leader to 8th, soon weakened, tailed off when jumped right last (op 13-2)

7 8 [75]	4. EnlightenmentI (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Evan Williams	Richard Johnson Evan Williams	9	112	135	72	99	–
b g Presenting - Shaiybaniyda (IRE) (He Loves Me)
Chased leading pair until lost place and dropped to rear 3rd, in touch when blundered 10th, weakened rapidly, tailed off, lame (vet said gelding returned lame) (op 28-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:38:00 Winning time: 3m 46.50s (fast by 4.50s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Barry Fulton Tony Hayward Michael Lynch (Twist Magic) 1st breeder: Dr Georg Hastrich And Co
2nd owner: Mrs J Morgan (Kalahari King)
3rd owner: Mrs Lorna Berryman (Mahogany Blaze)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2.10 £1.60 Ex: £9.30 CSF: £8.33

2:35 Sandown 25 Apr 2009

bet365.com Celebration Chase Grade 2