15:00 Sandown

Saturday 23 April 2022

All13:5014:2515:0015:3216:0716:4017:15

bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 3m 53.60s

1^st

Greaneteen

811-7

11/8f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Raced keenly, tracked leader, led 4th, made rest, hit 8th, pushed clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly tchd 6/4

2^nd

Sceau Royal

1011-7

5/1

T: A KingJ: D A Jacob

Held up tracking leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 5th, left in 4th next, rallied in 3rd before 3 out, went 2nd run-in, no chance with winner op 9/2

3^rd

Nube Negra

811-7

6/4

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 6th, pushed along and held when not fluent 2 out, bad mistake last, not recover and weakened into 3rd run-in op 13/8

4^th

Rouge Vif

811-7

14/1

T: P F NichollsJ: Lorcan Williams

Led until mistake and headed 4th, lost 2nd 6th, chased leading pair, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Also Ran

Sky Pirate

911-7

25/1

T: J & A O'NeillJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Held up tracking leaders, blundered badly 6th, behind and pulled up before 8th tchd 28/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.30, £1.70EX:£5.30Trifecta:£11.70SF:£8.39

Forecasts

Greaneteen (11/8), Nube Negra (6/4), Sceau Royal (5/1), Rouge Vif (14/1), Sky Pirate (25/1)

GREANETEEN can boast an excellent record over this C&D, winning this race a year ago along with the Tingle Creek in December. There were legitimate excuses for his heavy defeat at the Dublin Racing Festival and he can bounce back at the chief expense of Nube Negra and Sceau Royal.

GREANETEEN (FR)
NUBE NEGRA (SPA)
SCEAU ROYAL (FR)

Previous Winners

2021

Greaneteen

Weight: 11-7 |Age: 7

J: Bryony Frost | T: P F Nicholls

13/2

Prize Money

1st: £91,120.002nd: £34,192.003rd: £17,120.004th: £8,528.005th: £4,288.006th: £2,144.00