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Bet365 Celebration Chase (Grade 1) (1) Class 1

  • Distance: 1m 7f 99y
  • Age: 5yo
  • Runners: 7
  • Prize: £170,000
Mr T. Spraggett silk
No. 7
Nube Negra (Spa)

Very smart chaser on his day but hasn't been at his best this season, comprehensively outpointed by several of these rivals already. Likely to come up short once more, unless the first-time cheekpieces have a dramatically positive effect.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
27/01/24 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 4/5 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft z 11st 10lbs
27/12/23 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase 2/6 Harry Skelton Chase 2m Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
09/12/23 Sandown Park Tingle Creek Chase 4/4 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Chase 1m 7f 99y Soft z 11st 10lbs
19/11/23 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 3/4 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 199y Soft z 11st 10lbs
15/03/23 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase -/7 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft z 11st 10lbs
27/12/22 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase 2/7 Harry Skelton Chase 2m Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
13/11/22 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 1/3 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft z 11st 10lbs
23/04/22 Sandown Park Celebration Chase 3/5 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 119y Good z 11st 7lbs
04/12/21 Sandown Park Tingle Creek Chase 4/5 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft z 11st 7lbs
14/11/21 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 1/4 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 199y Good z 11st 6lbs
27/04/21 Punchestown Drogheda 3/6 Harry Skelton Chase 2m Gd/Sft z 12st 0lbs
17/03/21 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase 2/9 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft z 11st 10lbs
27/12/20 Kempton Park 1/6 Harry Skelton Chase 2m Soft z 11st 0lbs
08/02/20 Warwick 2/6 Harry Skelton Chase 2m 54y Soft z 11st 0lbs
07/12/19 Sandown Park 2/6 Harry Skelton Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft z 11st 2lbs
30/10/19 Fakenham 1/5 Harry Skelton Chase 2m 59y Good z 11st 7lbs
03/10/19 Warwick 1/6 Harry Skelton Chase 2m 54y Gd/Sft z 11st 4lbs
13/04/19 Ayr 6/14 Harry Skelton Hurdle 2m Gd/Frm z 10st 7lbs
22/03/19 Newbury 3/10 Harry Skelton Hurdle 2m 69y Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
19/02/19 Taunton -/14 Harry Skelton Hurdle 2m 104y Good 11st 3lbs
18/11/18 Cheltenham 8/18 Harry Skelton Hurdle 2m 87y Good 10st 9lbs
Mr Terry Warner silk
No. 5
Elixir De Nutz (Fr)

Better than ever this season at the age of 10, winning 3 times, notably a neck defeat of Jonbon (bad mistake 4 out arguably cost him the race) in the rearranged Clarence House at Cheltenham (17f, good to soft) in January. However, pulled up in the Champion Chase last time and he looks vulnerable.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
13/03/24 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase -/6 Freddie Gingell Chase 1m 7f 199y Heavy + 11st 10lbs
27/01/24 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 1/5 Freddie Gingell Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft + 11st 10lbs
27/12/23 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase 3/6 Brendan Powell Chase 2m Gd/Sft + 11st 9lbs
02/12/23 Newbury 1/6 Freddie Gingell Chase 2m 92y Gd/Sft + 12st 1lbs
10/11/23 Exeter Gold Cup Chase 1/6 Freddie Gingell Chase 2m 1f 109y Soft + 10st 7lbs
14/10/23 Chepstow 5/5 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 3f 98y Heavy + 11st 11lbs
22/04/23 Ayr 2/9 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 110y Good + 11st 13lbs
15/03/23 Cheltenham Grand Annual Challenge Cup Chase 9/19 Brendan Powell Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft + 11st 6lbs
11/02/23 Newbury Game Spirit Chase 2/4 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 92y Firm + 11st 2lbs
07/01/23 Wincanton 1/6 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 4f 35y Soft + 11st 9lbs
09/12/22 Doncaster 2/5 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 78y Good z 11st 12lbs
18/11/22 Ascot 9/13 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 5f 8y Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
07/04/22 Aintree Red Rum Handicap Chase -/16 Brendan Powell Chase 1m 7f 176y Gd/Sft z 11st 1lbs
16/03/22 Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase -/16 Jonjo O'Neill Jr. Chase 1m 7f 199y Heavy z 10st 13lbs
11/02/22 Kempton Park 1/4 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 2f Gd/Sft z 11st 8lbs
02/01/22 Plumpton 1/3 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 3f 164y Soft z 11st 0lbs
03/12/21 Exeter 2/6 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 3f 48y Soft z 11st 2lbs
17/11/21 Warwick 4/5 Brendan Powell Chase 2m 54y Good 11st 2lbs
12/12/20 Hereford 2/5 Tom O'Brien Chase 2m 8y Soft 11st 0lbs
26/12/19 Kempton Park 7/10 Robbie Power Hurdle 2m Soft 11st 7lbs
14/12/19 Cheltenham 7/8 Harry Cobden Hurdle 2m 179y Soft 11st 3lbs
The Preston Family, Friends & T Jacobs silk
No. 2
Editeur Du Gite (Fr)

Bold-jumping front runner who landed the Desert Orchid at Kempton for the second year running in December (Nube Negra second). Well held when bidding for a second successive Clarence House at Cheltenham last time, though, and was a long way behind Jonbon in this 12 months ago. Cheekpieces applied.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
27/01/24 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 5/5 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
27/12/23 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase 1/6 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
19/11/23 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 4/4 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 199y Soft 11st 10lbs
10/11/23 Exeter Gold Cup Chase 5/6 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 1f 109y Soft 11st 12lbs
29/04/23 Sandown Park Celebration Chase 4/5 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 99y Good 11st 10lbs
15/03/23 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase 4/7 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
28/01/23 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 1/6 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 62y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
27/12/22 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase 1/7 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs
22/10/22 Cheltenham 3/7 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 12st 0lbs
08/04/22 Aintree Melling Chase -/10 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 3f 200y Good 11st 7lbs
16/03/22 Cheltenham Grand Annual Chase 4/16 Joshua Moore Chase 1m 7f 199y Heavy 11st 9lbs
11/12/21 Cheltenham 1/8 Niall Houlihan Chase 2m 62y Good 11st 7lbs
12/11/21 Cheltenham 1/9 Niall Houlihan Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 11st 3lbs
30/10/21 Ascot -/10 Jamie Moore Chase 2m 167y Soft 11st 3lbs
08/04/21 Aintree Red Rum 1/18 Joshua Moore Chase 1m 7f 176y Gd/Sft 10st 9lbs
05/03/21 Newbury 1/8 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 92y Good 11st 8lbs
20/01/21 Chepstow -/4 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 3f 98y Heavy 10st 13lbs
18/12/20 Ascot 2/6 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 167y Soft 11st 0lbs
27/11/20 Newbury 5/8 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 92y Good 10st 10lbs
31/10/20 Ascot 2/8 Joshua Moore Chase 2m 2f 175y Gd/Sft 10st 3lbs
27/12/19 Kempton Park 6/6 Joshua Moore Chase 2m Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs
Robert Abrey & Ian Thurtle silk
No. 3
Edwardstone

C&D Tingle Creek winner last term and chased home Jonbon in this season's edition. Looked back to his top-class best under a change of tactics when easily making all in the Game Spirit at Newbury in February, and probably went off too fast in the Champion Chase last time (held when falling 2 out).

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
13/03/24 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase -/6 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 199y Heavy 11st 10lbs
10/02/24 Newbury Game Spirit Chase 1/4 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 92y Soft 11st 8lbs
13/01/24 Kempton Park Silviniaco Conti Chase 4/5 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 4f 110y Gd/Sft 11st 8lbs
09/12/23 Sandown Park Tingle Creek Chase 2/4 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 99y Soft 11st 10lbs
19/11/23 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 2/4 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 199y Soft 11st 10lbs
15/03/23 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase 5/7 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
28/01/23 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 2/6 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 62y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
27/12/22 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase -/7 Tom Cannon Chase 2m Gd/Sft 11st 8lbs
03/12/22 Sandown Park Tingle Creek Chase 1/6 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
09/04/22 Aintree Maghull Novices' Chase 2/6 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 176y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
15/03/22 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy 1/11 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 199y Good 11st 4lbs
12/02/22 Warwick KIngmaker Novices' Chase 1/4 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 54y Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
27/12/21 Kempton Park Wayward Lad Novices' Chase 1/4 Tom Cannon Chase 2m Soft 11st 7lbs
04/12/21 Sandown Park Henry VIII Novices' Chase 1/7 Tom Cannon Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs
17/11/21 Warwick 1/5 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 54y Good 11st 2lbs
05/11/21 Warwick -/5 Tom Cannon Chase 2m 54y Gd/Sft 11st 2lbs
09/04/21 Aintree Pertemps Network 3/22 Tom Cannon Hurdle 2m 4f Gd/Sft 11st 11lbs
19/03/21 Cheltenham County Hurdle 5/25 Tom Cannon Hurdle 2m 179y Gd/Sft 11st 5lbs
21/02/21 Newbury 3/23 Tom Cannon Hurdle 2m 69y Gd/Sft 11st 6lbs
16/01/21 Market Rasen 1/4 Gavin Sheehan Hurdle 2m 125y Heavy 11st 12lbs
29/12/20 Doncaster -/7 Tom Bellamy Chase 2m 78y Heavy 11st 7lbs
Brian & Sandy Lambert silk
No. 1
Boothill (Ire)

Grade 2 novice winner last term and further progress when landing valuable back-to-back Ascot handicaps in November However, he has hit the deck the last twice (around 10 lengths behind Edwardstone when falling 2 out at Newbury latterly) and this assignment is probably beyond him.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
10/02/24 Newbury Game Spirit Chase -/4 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 92y Soft z 11st 6lbs
27/12/23 Kempton Park Desert Orchid Chase -/6 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m Gd/Sft z 11st 11lbs
25/11/23 Ascot 1/8 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft z 12st 0lbs
04/11/23 Ascot 1/9 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft z 11st 5lbs
25/02/23 Kempton Park Pendil Novices' Chase 3/5 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 4f 110y Gd/Sft z 11st 7lbs
28/01/23 Doncaster Lightning Novices' Chase 2/5 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 78y Gd/Sft z 11st 7lbs
27/12/22 Kempton Park Wayward Lad Novices' Chase 1/4 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m Gd/Sft z 11st 4lbs
03/12/22 Sandown Park Henry VII Novice Chase 2/4 Jonathan Burke Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft z 11st 7lbs
19/11/22 Ascot 1/7 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 167y Good z 10st 7lbs
15/10/22 Newton Abbot 1/4 Jonathan Burke Chase 2m 75y Gd/Sft z 11st 6lbs
30/07/22 Galway -/20 Sean Bowen Hurdle 2m 6f 168y Heavy z 11st 3lbs
19/03/22 Uttoxeter 2/11 Sean Bowen Hurdle 2m 3f 207y Soft z 11st 2lbs
12/02/22 Newbury Betfair Hurdle 9/14 Sean Bowen Hurdle 2m 69y Gd/Sft z 11st 0lbs
03/12/21 Exeter 4/6 Sam Twiston-Davies Chase 2m 3f 48y Soft 11st 2lbs
30/10/21 Ascot 3/14 Sam Twiston-Davies Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Gd/Sft 11st 3lbs
10/12/20 Taunton 1/14 Sean Bowen Hurdle 2m 104y Soft 10st 12lbs
22/02/20 Kempton Park 1/12 Jonathan Burke Bumper 2m Soft 11st 2lbs
Mr Simon Munir/Mr Isaac Souede silk
No. 4
El Fabiolo (Fr)

Impressive winner of 3 Grade 1s during his novice chase campaign last season, which includes a 5½-length beating of Jonbon in the Arkle. Fluffed his lines for the first time over fences when pulled up after a bad mistake in the Champion Chase last month but, otherwise, he is hard to fault.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
13/03/24 Cheltenham Queen Mother Champion Chase -/6 P. Townend Chase 1m 7f 199y Heavy 11st 10lbs
04/02/24 Leopardstown Dublin Chase 1/5 P. Townend Chase 2m 1f Soft 11st 12lbs
10/12/23 Cork Hilly Way Chase 1/6 P. Townend Chase 2m 160y Heavy 12st 0lbs
27/04/23 Punchestown Colliers Chase 1/4 P. Townend Chase 2m Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
14/03/23 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy 1/9 P. Townend Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 11st 7lbs
04/02/23 Leopardstown Arkle Novice Chase 1/8 Daryl Jacob Chase 2m 1f Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
21/12/22 Fairyhouse 1/5 P. Townend Chase 2m Heavy 11st 12lbs
29/04/22 Punchestown 1/9 P. Townend Hurdle 2m Gd/Sft 11st 12lbs
08/04/22 Aintree Top Novices' Hurdle 2/9 P. Townend Hurdle 2m 103y Good H 11st 4lbs
01/01/22 Tramore 1/15 P. Townend Hurdle 2m Heavy 11st 6lbs
16/09/20 Auteuil 3/10 Maximilien Farcinade Hurdle 2m 1f 197y Soft 10st 6lbs
19/08/20 Clairefontaine 7/11 Gregory Benoist Flat 1m 6f 91y Soft 8st 12lbs
Mr John P. McManus silk
No. 6
Jonbon (Fr)

Grade 1 winning hurdler and top-class chaser, winner of 8 of his 10 starts in this sphere and 3-3 over C&D, which includes a decisive victory in this last year. Shocking mistake 4 out cost him at Cheltenham in January and duly regained the winning thread upped to 2½m in the Melling Chase at Aintree.

Date Course/Class Pos Jockey Type Dist. Gng. HDGR WGT
12/04/24 Aintree 1/7 Nico de Boinville Chase 2m 3f 200y Soft 11st 10lbs
27/01/24 Cheltenham Clarence House Chase 2/5 James Bowen Chase 2m 167y Gd/Sft 11st 10lbs
09/12/23 Sandown Park Tingle Creek Chase 1/4 Nico de Boinville Chase 1m 7f 99y Soft 11st 10lbs
19/11/23 Cheltenham Cheltenham Chase 1/4 Nico de Boinville Chase 1m 7f 199y Soft 11st 10lbs
29/04/23 Sandown Park Celebration Chase 1/5 Aidan Coleman Chase 1m 7f 99y Good 11st 10lbs
15/04/23 Aintree Maghull Novices' Chase 1/4 Aidan Coleman Chase 1m 7f 176y Good 11st 7lbs
14/03/23 Cheltenham Arkle Challenge Trophy 2/9 Aidan Coleman Chase 1m 7f 199y Gd/Sft 11st 7lbs
11/02/23 Warwick Kingmaker Novices' Chase 1/2 Aidan Coleman Chase 2m 54y Gd/Sft 11st 7lbs
03/12/22 Sandown Park Henry VII Novice Chase 1/4 Aidan Coleman Chase 1m 7f 119y Gd/Sft 11st 7lbs
16/11/22 Warwick 1/3 Aidan Coleman Chase 2m 54y Soft 11st 4lbs
08/04/22 Aintree Top Novices' Hurdle 1/9 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 103y Good 11st 4lbs
15/03/22 Cheltenham Supreme Novices' Hurdle 2/9 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 87y Good 11st 7lbs
22/01/22 Haydock Park Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle 1/7 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 1m 7f 144y Soft 11st 11lbs
17/12/21 Ascot Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle 1/5 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 1m 7f 152y Gd/Sft 11st 0lbs
26/11/21 Newbury 1/8 Aidan Coleman Hurdle 2m 69y Gd/Sft 11st 4lbs
27/03/21 Newbury 1/9 Nico de Boinville Bumper 2m 69y Gd/Sft 11st 0lbs