Cheltenham: Sprinter Sacre, expertly trained by Nicky Henderson, produced one of the greatest comebacks in racing memory when regaining his Champion Chase crown at Cheltenham yesterday.
Ridden by Nico De Boinville, the 5-1 shot won back his title with a majestic performance to down 8-11 favourite Un de Sceaux by three-and-a-half lengths.
Special Tiara (16-1) finished a nose away in third.
A long shadow had been cast over the two mile championship’s runaway 2013 winner when he suffered a heart scare in December of that year.
He returned last season a pale imitation of his swaggering best, but the magic appeared to have returned on Wednesday.
The ten-year-old lined up with two impressive prep wins under his belt yet it was still a massively tall order to regain his title against two previous Champion Chase winners.
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