Sprinter Sacre back in business at Cheltenham

Volume levels were at a maximum as Sprinter Sacre announced his return to form in emphatic fashion when making a triumphant visit to a winner’s enclosure he has enjoyed many magical moments in during his career after claiming the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham yesterday.

With doubts as to whether the nine-year-old would ever again be the majestic performer he was when he dominated the two-mile division, the 2013 Champion Chase winner truly looked back to a level somewhere near his best, destroying his rivals in the Grade Two prize.

Although his last visit to Prestbury Park ended with him pulling up in March, the chances of a similar happening were thankfully remote from an early stage, with new pilot Nico de Boinville exuding confidence aboard the seven-times Grade One winner.