Sandown hosts jump racing finale

McCoy crowned another successful season with his first National triumph

Several Grand National runners feature in the field for the Bet365 Gold Cup (1505 BST) as Sandown hosts the climax to the jump racing season on Saturday.

Hello Bud, with Sam Twiston-Davies, 17, riding for trainer father Nigel, is joined by stablemate Irish Raptor.

Twist Magic, who refused to race at Punchestown earlier this week, heads the Celebration Chase (1430) field.

Tony McCoy, without a ride in the main races, will be crowned champion jockey for the 15th consecutive year.

The five-day Punchestown Festival in Ireland also comes to a conclusion, with the Airshow 100 Champion Four-Year-Old Hurdle (1625) the main event.

A parade of champions will be held at Sandown before the eight-race card, which features a mixture of National Hunt and Flat races.

A bumper crowd will see McCoy's Grand National winner Don't Push It, joined by the last two Cheltenham Gold Cup winners, Imperial Commander and Kauto Star, plus Festival winners Big Buck's and Albertas Run.

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Veteran Monkerhostin, who won the contest in 2008, heads the big-race weights on 11st 12lb at the age of 13.

The ante-post favourites for the feature are Fairoak Lad, trained like Monkerhostin by Philip Hobbs, and Just Amazing, who represents champion trainer Paul Nicholls.

National faller The Package is one of three contenders for David Pipe, alongside Tamarinbleu and Piraya.

In the Celebration Chase, eight runners are set to line up with Sam Thomas - who missed the Cheltenham Festival through injury - returning to ride Twist Magic.

The eight-year-old planted himself at the start in Ireland, and had disappointed in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham, but has won three times at Sandown, including the same contest 12 months ago.

Oh Crick and Fix The Rib are among his rivals, but Twist Magic is the highest-rated horse in the race by some distance.

At Punchestown, several beaten horses in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham try to do better after finishing behind Soldatino.

Runner-up Barizan, fourth-placed Carlito Brigante and the sixth, Gilded Age, all run, as does Aintree Festival winner Orsippus.

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