Sprinter Sacre then suffered from a series of health and injury problems and failed to win in the next two seasons, during which he made only four racecourse appearances.

[8] At the end of December, he was moved up to Grade II class for the Wayward Lad Novices' Chase at Kempton in which he was matched against Peddlers Cross, the runner-up in the 2011 Champion Hurdle.

"[10] In February 2012, Sprinter Sacre moved out of novice company to take on more experienced chasers in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury.

[11] Sprinter Sacre was then sent to Cheltenham for the Arkle Challenge Trophy where his rivals included Al Ferof, Menorah and Cue Card.

His next run was scheduled to take place in the Grade I Victor Chandler Chase at Ascot on 19 January, but the race meeting was abandoned and rescheduled for Cheltenham a week later.

Starting at odds of 1/5, Sprinter Sacre took the lead at the seventh fence, drew clear from his six opponents, and won by 14 lengths from the 50/1 outsider Mad Moose.

[22] On his first appearance of the next season, Sprinter Sacre started 2/9 favourite for Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park Racecourse on 27 December.

[23] On 23 February 2014, Henderson announced that the gelding had recovered from his heart problems but would miss the rest of the season as he was "not working with his usual brilliance".

[24] Sprinter Sacre missed a planned run in the Tingle Creek Trophy but performed well in a racecourse gallop at Newbury in late December.

After racing in fourth place for most of the way, he moved up to take the lead in the straight but was overtaken approaching the final fence and finished second to Dodging Bullets.

At the Cheltenham Festival 11 March 2015, Sprinter Sacre started favourite for the Queen Mother Champion Chase but faded by the last two jumps and pulled up in a race won by Dodging Bullets.

The gelding was treated for a back problem following the race and returned to contest the Celebration Chase at Sandown on 25 April, finishing second of the seven runners behind Special Tiara.

[26] After Sprinter Sacre had recorded his first win in two and a half years, his rider, Nico de Boinville, commented, "He was jumping and travelling like his old self and he did that well in the end, even kicking clear after the last and putting them to the sword.

After racing in fourth place, he took the lead at the last fence and held off the sustained challenge of Sire de Grugy to win by three-quarters of a length.

Despite a mistake three fences from home, Sprinter Sacre made rapid progress to take the lead approaching the second last and quickly went several lengths clear.

Sprinter Sacre was being prepared for a return to the racecourse in the Tingle Creek Chase when he sustained a leg tendon injury in training.