Racing: Polar lands imperial win

Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy warmed up for the Cheltenham Festival by landing the Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle with Polar Red at Sandown.

Mon, 11 Mar, 2002 - 14:44

Martin Pipe and Tony McCoy warmed up for the Cheltenham Festival by landing the Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle with Polar Red at Sandown.

Jump racing’s strongest team showed they are in top form still ahead of the sport’s biggest meeting by taking the £45,000 handicap with a horse who had been hot favourite ever since betting started.

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Courts Racing Heathrow Place: Sandown Place: Cheltenham Place: Aintree Place: Chepstow Place: Punchestown.’’Place: Ayr Place: France Person: Martin Pipe Person: Tony McCoy Person: Impek Person: McCoy Person: Coral Person: Mely Moss Person: Norman Williamson Person: Williamson Person: Marcus Foley Person: Toby Balding Person: Intersky Falcon Person: Richard Johnson Person: Redde Person: Jack Smith Person: El Monty Person: Johnson Person: Karratha Person: Andrew Thornton Person: Paul Nicholls’Person: Lance Armstrong Person: Nicholls Person: Andrew Person: Mesnil Person: Saint Par Person: Timmy Murphy Person: Christopher Maiden Hurdle Person: Ray Anderson Green Person: Brian Storey Person: Cita Verde Person: Peter Monteith Person: Anderson Green Event: Cheltenham Festival Event: Sunderlands Imperial Cup Hurdle Event: Vincent O’Brien County Handicap Hurdle Event: 2000 Martell Grand National Event: World of Property Exhibition Handicap Chase Event: ’National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle Final Event: Gwent Drain Services Handicap Hurdle Event: Martell Grand National Event: Tote Bookmakers Handicap Chase Event: Grand National Event: Lanson Champagne Handicap Chase Event: John Hughes Trophy Event: Le Touche cross country race Organisation: Cita Verda Organisation: Marche Militaire

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