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14:15 Sandown Park

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Celebration Chase (Sponsored By Attheraces) (Class B)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 2m
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 49.70s
  • 5 Ran
1
Silk -
2
Silk -
1
Silk - BLACK and WHITE (halved), RED sleeves and cap
5/4
  • Form 51-1234
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10

led, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden 2 lengths clear last, headed and no extra flat

3
Silk - Emerald Green and Orange diabolo, Orange sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White star
  • Form 5PF562
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-6

chased leader to approaching 3 out, soon weakened, lost poor 3rd flat

4
Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap
7/1
  • Form 331240
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6

in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, outpaced from 4 out, last and no chance when fell 2 out, remounted

5
Silk - White, White cap, Royal Blue star
11/8
  • Form 2-222F2
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-6

tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, driven and not fluent next, two lengths 2nd approaching last, stayed on under pressure to lead flat, kept on well

6
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, EMERALD GREEN sleeves, WHITE cap, EMERALD GREEN spots
33/1
  • Form 664355
  • Age 10
  • Weight 11-6

held up in 4th, hard ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, kept on to take modest 3rd flat

2
NR
  • Form 112-4P5
  • Age 9
  • Weight 11-10

In depth

Verdict

Cenkos lifted this event twelve months ago and is taken to confirm the placings with Flagship Uberalles while Seebald could prove a bigger danger. The Paul Nicholls-trained Cenkos goes particularly well on this track as he showed when a facile winner of the Tingle Creek on his reappearance in December. The selection confirmed his well being when a creditable third in the Queen Mother Champion Chase when Seebald was a faller and both Geos and Flagship Uberalles were behind. The last named has not looked the force of old and is comfortably held but Seebald was a close second behind Native Upmanship at Aintree last time and will prove a tough opponent once again.