12:30 Aintree

Tuesday 26 December 2023

All11:5512:3013:0513:4014:1514:5015:25

Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   2m 3f 200y  |   Soft  |   4 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:30  |   Winning time: 5m 41.38s
1st
Horse silk
2
11/2
T: P & M BowenJ: S Bowen
Held up in rear, went 3rd at 11th, headway to chase leader approaching 2 out, pushed along before last, ridden and led 110 yards out on run-in, kept on op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
10/3
T: P A KirbyJ: R T Dunne
Led, jumped well, pushed along before last, ridden and headed final 110 yards on flat, no extra op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
29
3
7/5f
T: R HobsonJ: B S Hughes
Handy in 2nd, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 2 out and dropped away op 11/8 tchd 6/4
4th
Horse silk
37
1
1012-0
5/2
T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch
Prominent, not fluent 8th, hit 9th and 10th, soon pushed along and dropped to rear next, reminders and struggling 12th, tailed off op 11/4 tchd 9/4

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£6.50EX:£21.00Trifecta:£33.00SF:£21.54

Forecasts

Riders Onthe Storm (7/5), Ibleo (5/2), Top Ville Ben (10/3), Mac Tottie (11/2)

Verdict

The time to catch RIDERS ONTHE STORM has often been when fresh and he's expected to make a bold bid back from 8 months off, now operating 6 lb below the mark he defied when landing last season's Old Roan Chase on his return. Ibleo, back from a mammoth absence, could well emerge as the chief danger for the red-hot Venetia Williams stable.

  1. RIDERS ONTHE STORM (IRE)
  2. IBLEO (FR)
  3. TOP VILLE BEN (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00

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