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

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

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Houblon Des Obeaux

8/1, 15/2, 7/1, 13/2, 6/1, 11/2

5/1

Gas Line Boy

9/2, 5/1

11/2

Cloudy Too

15/2, 7/1

8/1

Theatrical Star

16/1, 14/1, 12/1, 11/1

10/1

Double Ross

10/1, 9/1

10/1

Benbens

10/1, 9/1

10/1

Buywise

12/1, 11/1

12/1

Pete The Feat

12/1

Fox Appeal

16/1, 14/1

12/1

Third Intention

16/1

14/1

Vino Griego

12/1

14/1

Loose Chips

16/1

Perfect Candidate

12/1, 14/1

16/1

No Duffer

25/1

SP Book Percentage 122.46

Non-Runners

O'Faolains Boy²⁵²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 11

T: Miss R Curtis J: B J Geraghty

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.