15:00 Sandown

Saturday 8 January 2022

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (Final Of The 2021 Veterans Chase Series)

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 37y  |   Soft (Heavy in places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:02  |   Winning time: 7m 0.9s
1st
Horse silk
8
18/1
T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge
Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway tracking leaders 12th, went 2nd after 3 out, led before last, stayed on gamely
2nd
Horse silk
9
4
10/3f
T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan
Held up in rear-division, headway chasing leaders before 10th, went 2nd after 3 out, led between last two, headed before the last, chased (clear) winner, plugged on, no chance with winner
3rd
Horse silk
4
2
1211-3
22/1
T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)
Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when bad mistake 4 out, went 3rd run-in op 16/1
4th
Horse silk
6
7
18/1
T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies
Prominent in chasing group, went 2nd 4 out until after next, chased leaders, weakening when hit 2 out, plugged on op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
11
1310-5
22/1
T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (5)
Led and went well clear before 8th, came back to the field when hit 2 out, headed between last two, weakened last tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
1211-12
7/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Never travelled off the pace in last pair, mistake 10th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before the last op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
3
10/1
T: K C BaileyJ: David Bass
Prominent in chasing group, went 2nd 13th until next, chased leaders, weakened before 18th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 8/1 tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
5
9/1
T: K WoollacottJ: Mr Joshua Newman (7)
Held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 11/1
PU
Horse silk
6
8/1
T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore
Towards rear on inside, jumped slowly 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th (water) op 15/2
PU
Horse silk
9
14/1
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan
Soon off the pace towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
10
66/1
T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)
Mostly chased leader who went clear before 8th, hit 14th and lost 2nd briefly, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out
PU
Horse silk
12
1210-0
7/1
T: David DennisJ: G Sheehan
Raced wide in last pair, tailed off 4 out, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out op 15/2
PU
Horse silk
13
22/1
T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns
In touch in chasing group until lost place 6th, towards rear when blundered 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.10Pl:£5.40, £1.80, £5.10EX:£111.20Trifecta:£1,885.30Tricast:£1,373.64SF:£77.02Swingers:£11.90, £79.00, £18.70

Forecasts

Final Nudge (10/3), Aso (7/2), Indy Five (7/1), Gwencily Berbas (8/1), The Kings Writ (9/1), Wandrin Star (10/1), Rolling Dylan (14/1), Prime Venture (18/1), Dashing Perk (18/1), Sir Ivan (22/1), Valadom (22/1), Dancing Shadow (22/1), Psychedelic Rock (66/1)

Verdict

A tremendous servant to connections, ASO found things coming easier to him having a first foray into veterans' company when beaten only by a resurgent Blaklion (won easily again since) at Haydock early last month and he may well be up to conceding weight all round at this slightly shorter trip. Warwick-scorer Final Nudge rates next best, ahead of The Kings Writ and last year's third Sir Ivan.

  1. ASO (FR)
  2. FINAL NUDGE (IRE)
  3. THE KINGS WRIT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Seeyouatmidnight
Weight: 11-1  |Age: 13
10/1

Prize Money

1st: £51,440.002nd: £23,650.003rd: £11,830.004th: £5,910.005th: £2,960.006th: £1,470.007th: £740.008th: £370.00

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