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The trainers’ championship is set for a grandstand finish, and once again Sandown stands to reap the benefits, with Willie Mullins and Dan Skelton poised for a final-day showdown that could go down to the wire.
Skelton, perhaps looking elsewhere for easier opportunities, saddles outsiders Unexpected Party and Harper’s Brook in a bid to unseat Jonbon, Nicky Henderson’s standard-bearer.
BACK-TO-BACK! 🏆🏆
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With stable jockey Nico de Boinville sidelined by injury, the Seven Barrows handler has announced Mark Walsh will ride Jonbon for the first time in a bid to win the race for the third successive year.
Williw Mullins saddles the formidable duo of dual Champion Chase hero Energumene and the returning Il Etait Temps.
Edwardstone is also among a strong cast, and it’s a fittingly stacked field for what promises to be a high-stakes curtain call to the season.
bet365 Celebration Chase
7 runners
Going: Good
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 -3F235 Edwardstone 11 11-10 Alan King Tom Cannon
2 11/12P Energumene 11 11-10 W P Mullins Paul Townend
3 52143P Harper's Brook 9 11-10 Dan Skelton Kielan Woods
4 2131-1 Il Etait Temps 7 11-10 W P Mullins Danny Mullins
5 -11121 Jonbon 9 11-10 Nicky Henderson Mark Walsh
6 -4F315 Master Chewy 8 11-10 Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies
7 -52422 Unexpected Party 10 11-10 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton
