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15:00 Sandown

Saturday 6 January 2018

All12:1512:4513:2013:5014:2515:0015:35

32Red Veterans' Handicap Chase (Final of the 2017 Veterans' Chase Series)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 6m 36.1s

1^st

Buywise

1110-8

12/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: L P Aspell

Held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 4 out, 5th and still plenty to do 2 out, closed and went 2nd last, led run-in, driven out tchd 11/1

2^nd

Pete The Feat

1410-0

12/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: J J Burke

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders approaching 11th, led after 3 out, clear between last 2, mistake last, headed run-in, stayed on same pace

3^rd

Gas Line Boy

1211-4

11/2

T: Ian WilliamsJ: B S Hughes

Chased leaders on inside, jumped slowly 4th, hit 9th, ridden in 4th when blundered 2 out, driven and stayed on into 3rd post op 9/2

4^th

Cloudy Too

1210-0

8/1

T: Mrs S J SmithJ: Henry Brooke

Chased leaders, tracked clear leader 7th, closed 15th, led and hit 3 out, headed before next, chased leader until mistake last, lost 3rd post op 15/2 tchd 7/1

5^th

4 ½

Loose Chips

1210-10

16/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien (5)

Led, clear 4th, pushed along going out on last circuit, reduced lead 15th, headed after 3 out, soon lost 2nd, weakened into 5th when pecked last

6^th

Houblon Des Obeaux

1110-13

5/1f

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: N D Fehily

Towards rear, headway and hit 17th, outpaced next, plugged on, no threat op 8/1

7^th

Theatrical Star

1210-0

10/1

T: C L TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Chased leaders on outside, pushed along and weakened after 4 out op 16/1

8^th

Double Ross

1211-0

10/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Mr Zac Baker (5)

Held up towards rear, some headway on inside approaching 3 out, soon beaten tchd 9/1

9^th

Benbens

1310-8

10/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: Jamie Bargary (3)

Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place before 12th, weakened next tchd 9/1

10^th

Perfect Candidate

1111-12

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: Conor Shoemark

Towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 12th, no chance when pecked 16th (water), tailed off op 12/1

Also Ran

Third Intention

1111-1

14/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Soon towards rear, last and struggling after 11th, tailed off and eased, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1

No Duffer

1110-12

25/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: C Gethings (3)

Chased leader who went clear 4th, lost 2nd 7th, chased leaders, weakened 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

Fox Appeal

1110-10

12/1

T: Miss E C LavelleJ: R Johnson

Towards rear when fell 12th op 16/1

Vino Griego

1310-0

14/1

T: G & J MooreJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr. (7)

Held up, blundered and unseated rider 1st op 12/1

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Non-Runners

O'Faolains Boy²⁵²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 11

T: Miss R Curtis J: B J Geraghty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£10.30Pl:£3.40, £4.00, £2.40EX:£159.20Trifecta:£1,491.20Tricast:£896.46SF:£150.07Swingers:£53.40, £15.10, £25.10

Forecasts

Houblon Des Obeaux (5/1), Gas Line Boy (11/2), Cloudy Too (8/1), Theatrical Star (10/1), Double Ross (10/1), Benbens (10/1), Buywise (12/1), Pete The Feat (12/1), Fox Appeal (12/1), Third Intention (14/1), Vino Griego (14/1), Loose Chips (16/1), Perfect Candidate (16/1), O'Faolains Boy (16/1), No Duffer (25/1)

For those that love their jump racing, these veteran chases are often the highlight of the day and this one certainly doesn't disappoint. And as with races of this ilk, go back far enough and plenty of these look nicely handicapped if they can perform on the day. Gas Line Boy holds an obvious chance after his Aintree victory, where he won with some authority, but at bigger prices NO DUFFER and Vino Griego are both worth consideration. With Tom George banging a few winners in, now might be the time to give No Duffer a try - the ground is a slight concern but not enough to warrant being the big price he is. Vino Griego is getting on now but there was just enough in his last effort to suggest he's still something to offer, and carries no weight here.