Full Result 4.00 Sandown | 26 April 2002

Celebration Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 22 fences

1st £16,337 2nd £5,797 3rd £2,898.50 4th £1,317.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Poliantas (FR) 2/1 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	5	1013	–	–	135	–
b g Rasi Brasak - Popie D'Ecorcei (FR) (Balsamo)
Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4 out, led next, clear when not fluent last, pushed out (op 6-4)

2 3	2. Maximize (IRE) 11/10F Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	8	1110	140	–	141	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Lone Run (Kemal)
Made most, ridden and headed 3 out, soon outpaced by winner, kept on flat but always held (op evens tchd 6-5 and 5-4 in places)

3 dist [33]	1. Lanmire Tower (IRE) 4/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	1110 b	122	–	–	–
b g Celio Rufo - Lanigans Tower (The Parson)
Pressed leader, mistake 14th, mistake 4 out and weakened, well behind from next (tchd 7-2 and 9-2 in places)

4 dist [63]	3. Charlie Chang (IRE) 33/1 Vince Slattery Alan Juckes	Vince Slattery Alan Juckes	9	110	80	–	–	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - East River (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Not fluent in detached last, tailed off from 12th, over a fence behind when blundered 3 out (op 20-1)