and the drying ground. Moore rode the horse with great confidence, holding him up at the back of the field before moving up to track the leaders three fences from the finish. He took the lead approaching the last and went clear to win by six lengths from Somersby. After the race, Jamie Moore said "I've got a good rapport with this horse, I love him to pieces. It's all down to him. It's a great effort by Dad as well. He's had no credit this season, as far as I'm concerned, but it's all down to the horse. I love him so much. It's tremendous for all the family. It proves we can do it". Gary Moore commented "it's something I hoped would happen but it doesn't happen very often. The plan worked out very well. The horse is professional and easy to train to a certain extent. He trod on a stone 10 days ago and it was a little worry but it couldn't have gone any better today". Sire de Grugy, who had already been named British jump racing's Horse of the Year, ended his season by repeating his 2013 success in the Celebration Chase at Sandown. Starting the 2/7 favourite against five opponents, he took the lead at the second last fence and won by three and a quarter lengths from the mare Pepite Rose. Jamie Moore said that the horse was unsuited by the "tacky" ground whilst his trainer said "He was the most on edge he's been all season when I was saddling him and he was probably coming to end of his tether. But that shows what a great horse he is." 2014/2015 National Hunt season Sire de Grugy was expected to return at Cheltenham in November, but was found to be lame shortly before his scheduled comeback: subsequent veterinary tests revealed a hip injury. The gelding eventually reappeared after an absence of more than nine months in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on 7 February 2015. He started 10/11 favourite but unseated Jamie Moore at the third last in a race won easily by the Paul Nicholls-trained Mr Mole. Two weeks later, the gelding contested the Bombay Hunt Cup at Chepstow in which he carried twenty pounds more than his three opponents. Starting the 5/4 favourite, he took the lead two fences from the finish and drew away in the closing