When will we be seeing.....

[my miss storm cat]

Oh yes he can!

Show them, Monk and good luck to Monet's garden too.

Come home safe, everyone.


Sandown - Saturday 26 April
Going: Flat: Good to Soft-Good in back straight; NH: Good.

14:40
11 Run Bet365.com Celebration Chase (grade 2)
Class 1, £80000.00 added, 5yo plus, £45608.00 penalty 2m

1 41/1324- Monet's Garden (IRE) N G Richards 10 11 6 D Elsworth
2 1F/7462- Andreas (FR) P F Nicholls 8 11 2 R Walsh
3 1/P3P77- Celestial Gold (IRE) D Pipe 10 11 2 T J Murphy
4 F041/11- Fiepes Shuffle (GER) C Von Der Recke 8 11 2 J E Moore
5 1/14160- Howle Hill (IRE) A King 8 11 2 R Thornton
6 41/3624- Lennon (IRE) J Howard Johnson 8 11 2 Denis O'regan
7 F421P3- Lord Henry (IRE) P J Hobbs 9 11 2 R Johnson
8 1235F1- Mahogany Blaze (FR) N A Twiston-Davies 6 11 2 P J Brennan
9 21247U/ Nyrche (FR) A King 8 11 2 J A McCarthy
10 0/16350- Pablo Du Charmil (FR) D Pipe 7 11 2 T Scudamore
11 6150/07- Priors Dale Miss E C Lavelle 8 11 2 Jack Doyle


Betting Forecast: 2/1 Monet's Garden (IRE), 9/2 Mahogany Blaze (FR), 6/1 Andreas (FR), 8/1 Lord Henry (IRE), Lennon (IRE), 10/1 Howle Hill (IRE), Fiepes Shuffle (GER), 16/1 Pablo Du Charmil (FR), 20/1 Celestial Gold (IRE), 50/1 Priors Dale, Nyrche (FR)


FORMWATCH
MONET'S GARDEN (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) In rear, effort after 11th, weakened from 15th, 4th of 5, 48l behind Our Vic (11-10) at Aintree 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) gs.
ANDREAS (FR) 10-3 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 3 out, one pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Marcel (10-3) at Ayr 2m hcp chs (2) gd.
CELESTIAL GOLD (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened last, 7th of 14, 16l behind Stan (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
FIEPES SHUFFLE (GER) (10-10) Led and soon clear, mistake 3rd, very easily, won at Mannheim 2m chs gd in Mar beating Bernaar (10-6) by a distance, 7 ran.
HOWLE HILL (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Mid-division, hit 2nd, headway 7th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 12th of 17, 38l behind Tiger Cry (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.
LENNON (IRE) 5-1fav (11-9) Led, headed 6th, led again 8th, ridden 3 out, headed after 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 18, 9l behind Stan (9-9) at Aintree 2m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
LORD HENRY (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, led after 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 18, 4l behind Stan (9-9) at Aintree 2m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
MAHOGANY BLAZE (FR) 6-4fav (11-8) Held up in 4th, challenged after 4 out, led 3 out, soon headed, idled flat, driven to lead last strides, won at Cheltenham 2m nov chs (2) gd beating Oslot (11-8) by a hd, 5 ran.
NYRCHE (FR) 25-1 (11-8) Held up, closer order 8th, hampered and unseated rider 2 out in race won by Demi Beau (10-6) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp chs (2) sft in Nov '06, 11 ran.
PABLO DU CHARMIL (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 7th, lost place 2 out, no chance after, 12th of 24, 21l behind Naiad du Misselot (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp hdl Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar.
PRIORS DALE 25-1 (11-12) Chased leader to 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, soon tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind King Louis (11-2) at Newbury 2m 2f hcp chs (2) gd.


15:20
19 Run Bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (grade 3)
Class 1, £150000.00 added, 5yo plus, £85515.00 penalty 3m 5f 110y

1 54/1436- Racing Demon (IRE) Miss H C Knight 8 11 12 Paul Moloney
2 35P16U- Knowhere (IRE) N A Twiston-Davies 10 11 0 P J Brennan
3 131425- Hoo La Baloo (FR) P F Nicholls 7 11 0 R Walsh
4 4R5/33P- Monkerhostin (FR) P J Hobbs 11 10 13 R Johnson
5 3632F2- Ungaro (FR) K G Reveley 9 10 10 S Thomas
6 1105P9- Vodka Bleu (FR) D Pipe 9 10 6 T J Murphy
7 29F/2P5- Bewleys Berry (IRE) J Howard Johnson 10 10 4 Denis O'regan
8 2/P014F- D'Argent (IRE) A King 11 10 1 R Thornton
9 11/U182- Royal County Star (IRE) A J Martin 9 10 0 Robert Colgan (3)
10 4U3335- Royal Auclair (FR) P F Nicholls 11 10 0 Harry Skelton (7)
11 1/P8221- Caribou (FR) O Sherwood 6 10 0 D Elsworth
12 P/2P422- Without A Doubt C Llewellyn 9 10 0 J E Moore
13 7P3P24- Preacher Boy R J Hodges 9 10 0 Mr N Scholfield (5)
14 2/31314- Lothian Falcon P Maddison 9 10 0 F Davis (5)
15 82/223F- Pak Jack (FR) R T Phillips 8 10 0 S Quinlan (5)
16 12F3U0- My Immortal D Pipe 6 10 0 T Scudamore
17 022733- Burntoakboy Dr R D P Newland 10 10 0 S P Jones (3)
18 33121P- Burren Legend (IRE) R Rowe 7 10 0 D P O'Dwyer (7)
19 0/P3131- Iris De Balme (FR) S Curran 8 10 0 Charlie Huxley (7)


Betting Forecast: 11/2 Royal County Star (IRE), 7/1 Ungaro (FR), Iris De Balme (FR), 8/1 Lothian Falcon, 10/1 Bewleys Berry (IRE), Hoo La Baloo (FR), 12/1 Racing Demon (IRE), 14/1 Caribou (FR), 16/1 D'Argent (IRE), Knowhere (IRE), 20/1 Monkerhostin (FR) , Burntoakboy, My Immortal, 25/1 Royal Auclair (FR), Vodka Bleu (FR), Preacher Boy, Pak Jack (FR), Without A Doubt, 66/1 Burren Legend (IRE)


FORMWATCH
RACING DEMON (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) In touch, jumped right 2nd, reminders and lost place 7th, behind from 3 out, 6th of 9, 15l behind Our Vic (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 4f chs Grd 1 (1) gs in Mar.
KNOWHERE (IRE) 66-1 (11-11) Mid-division, blundered badly and unseated rider at the 25th in race won by Comply Or Die (10-9) at Aintree 4m 4f Grand National (1) gd, 40 ran.
HOO LA BALOO (FR) 20-1 (11-7) Tracked winner, lost place approaching 5th, gradually weakened, 5th of 6, 40l behind Tamarinbleu (11-7) at Ascot 2m 1f chs Grd 1 (1) sft in Jan.
MONKERHOSTIN (FR) 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 13th, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by An Accordion (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Mar, 14 ran.
UNGARO (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, outpaced 13th, headway 4 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Cloudy Lane (11-9) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd in Mar.
VODKA BLEU (FR) 20-1 (11-8) Always towards rear, 9th of 14, 28l behind Stan (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
BEWLEYS BERRY (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway to lead after 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 40, 30l behind Comply Or Die (10-9) at Aintree 4m 4f Grand National (1) gd.
D'ARGENT (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Raced wide, chased leaders until blundered badly and fell 4 out in race won by Comply Or Die (10-9) at Aintree 4m 4f Grand National (1) gd, 40 ran.
ROYAL COUNTY STAR (IRE) 6-1jt-fav (10-4) Held up, headway into 6th after 6 out, 2nd travelling well after 4 out, jumped left 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 2nd of 23, 12l behind Hear The Echo (10-0) at Fairyhouse 3m 5f hcp chs gs in Mar.
ROYAL AUCLAIR (FR) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 16th, mistake 27th, ridden, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 16, 36l behind Garde Champetre (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m 7f crs cty hcp chs (2) gs in Mar.
CARIBOU (FR) 8-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 13th, ridden 4 out, joined leader 3 out, led 2 out, hard pressed, held on gamely, won at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) sft in Mar beating Preacher Boy (11-3) by a nk, 14 ran.
WITHOUT A DOUBT 2-1 (11-12) Prominent, led 5th, headed 2 out, soon ridden, rallied gamely flat, held near finish, 2nd of 4, 1/2l behind Bowleaze (11-6) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
PREACHER BOY 6-1 (11-10) Prominent, left in lead 14th, headed 16th, lost place when hampered 4 out, stayed on again approaching last, 4th of 11, 10l behind Le Duc (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs.
LOTHIAN FALCON 15-8fav (11-5) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden and effort next, no impression approaching last, 4th of 11, 6l behind Star Beat (9-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd in Mar.
PAK JACK (FR) 7-1jt-fav (10-11) Mid-division, headway 9th, in touch when fell at the 12th in race won by Gwanako (11-8) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (2) gd, 29 ran.
MY IMMORTAL 14-1 (11-12) In touch, ridden after 12th, soon weakened, 10th of 16, well behind Island Flyer (10-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
BURNTOAKBOY 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 18th, hampered 4 out, chased winner 3 out, one pace and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 19, 7l behind Gaelic Gift (10-1) at Cheltenham 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
BURREN LEGEND (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up, hit 8th, headway 12th, with leaders when hit 17th, soon weakened, slightly hampered 4 out and pulled up 3 out in race won by Le Duc (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs, 11 ran.
IRIS DE BALME (FR) 66-1 (9-7) Held up, steady headway 20th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, clear approaching last, ran on strongly, won at Ayr 4m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd beating Halcon Genelardais (11-12) by 14l, 24 ran.