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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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: SandownPlace: CheltenhamPlace: AintreePlace: ChepstowPlace: Punchestown.’’Place: AyrPlace: FrancePerson: Martin PipePerson: Tony McCoyPerson: ImpekPerson: McCoyPerson: CoralPerson: Mely MossPerson: Norman WilliamsonPerson: WilliamsonPerson: Marcus FoleyPerson: Toby BaldingPerson: Intersky FalconPerson: Richard JohnsonPerson: ReddePerson: Jack SmithPerson: El MontyPerson: JohnsonPerson: KarrathaPerson: Andrew ThorntonPerson: Paul Nicholls’Person: Lance ArmstrongPerson: NichollsPerson: AndrewPerson: MesnilPerson: Saint ParPerson: Timmy MurphyPerson: Christopher Maiden HurdlePerson: Ray Anderson GreenPerson: Brian StoreyPerson: Cita VerdePerson: Peter MonteithPerson: Anderson GreenEvent: Cheltenham FestivalEvent: Sunderlands Imperial Cup HurdleEvent: Vincent O’Brien County Handicap HurdleEvent: 2000 Martell Grand NationalEvent: World of Property Exhibition Handicap ChaseEvent: ’National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle FinalEvent: Gwent Drain Services Handicap HurdleEvent: Martell Grand NationalEvent: Tote Bookmakers Handicap ChaseEvent: Grand NationalEvent: Lanson Champagne Handicap ChaseEvent: John Hughes TrophyEvent: Le Touche cross country raceOrganisation: Cita VerdaOrganisation: Marche Militaire
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