13:25 Aintree

Sunday 29 October 2023

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Jewson Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 210y  |   Good to Soft (Soft in places)  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:27  |   Winning time: 6m 43.88s
1st
Horse silk
6
3/1f
T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Elizabeth Gale (10)
Held up off the pace in rear, improved to chase leaders after 14th, headway after 3 out, led going easily next, soon went clear, readily op 7/2 tchd 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
16
3
14/1
T: P & M BowenJ: James Bowen
Chased leaders, led before 12th, pushed along after 4 out, ridden next, headed 2 out, ran on but no match for winner
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
5
4/1
T: B PaulingJ: Kielan Woods
In touch, ridden along and every chance after 3 out, ran on from 2 out, not pace to challenge op 11/2
4th
Horse silk
38
7
1010-13
40/1
T: L MorganJ: K Brogan
Mid-division, shaken up after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no extra from 2 out op 28/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
1
10/1
T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards
Prominent, left in lead 10th, headed before 12th, ridden along and lost ground after 15th, lost touch with leaders 4 out, pulled up before 3 out tchd 11/1
PU
Horse silk
2
1011-8
14/1
T: A M HalesJ: Harry Bannister
Midfield when badly hampered by faller 10th, soon pulled up op 16/1
F
Horse silk
4
15/2
T: P A KirbyJ: Sean Quinlan
Led, fell 10th op 13/2
PU
Horse silk
8
18/1
T: N P MulhollandJ: R P McLernon
Prominent early, lost position after 11th, soon ridden and struggling, pulled up after 12th op 14/1
UR
Horse silk
9
9/2
T: H D DalyJ: Alice Stevens (7)
Handy when unseated rider 11th op 4/1
PU
Horse silk
10
18/1
T: Christian WilliamsJ: Ellis Collier (7)
Chased leaders, lost position and reminders after 7th, in rear and detached from 13th, pulled up before 3 out op 10/1 tchd 20/1
PU
Horse silk
11
12/1
T: D PipeJ: Jack Tudor
Towards rear, well behind when pulled up before 3 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.00Pl:£1.60, £4.00, £2.00EX:£46.90Trifecta:£225.90Tricast:£172.92SF:£44.09Swingers:£11.50, £3.90, £14.90

Forecasts

Celebre D'Allen (3/1), Nestor Park (4/1), Jimmy The Digger (9/2), Top Ville Ben (15/2), Wishing And Hoping (10/1), Duc De Beauchene (12/1), Landofsmiles (14/1), Boldmere (14/1), Cap Du Nord (18/1), Chirico Vallis (18/1), Daly Tiger (40/1)

Verdict

JIMMY THE DIGGER made a winning reappearance at Cheltenham last season and Henry Daly's 10-y-o gets the verdict to repeat that feat and make his first start in veterans' company a successful one. The main danger may emerge from Nestor Park, who has just the sole victory to his name in this sphere but has made the frame 11 times from 12 completed starts, while Cap du Nord and Boldmere are another couple to consider in what looks an ultra-competitive contest on paper.

  1. JIMMY THE DIGGER
  2. NESTOR PARK (FR)
  3. CAP DU NORD (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Dingo Dollar
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 10
12/1

Prize Money

1st: £18,210.002nd: £8,372.003rd: £4,186.004th: £2,093.005th: £1,046.006th: £522.00

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