15:00 Sandown

Saturday 4 January 2020

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

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (In Memory Of Houblon Des Obeaux)

  • 10YO plus  |   Class 2  |   3m 37y  |   Soft (Good to Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:00  |   Winning time: 6m 39.90s
Odds by:
The word Sky in blue and Bet in white with a red background.
Live Odds
Odds
1
King's Odyssey
14/1, 16/1, 14/1
16/1
2
Vieux Lion Rouge
12/1, 11/1, 12/1, 11/1, 10/1
10/1
3
Carole's Destrier
22/1, 25/1, 22/1, 25/1, 25/1, 22/1
20/1
4
Burtons Well
8/1, 15/2
7/1
5
Theatre Guide
16/1
6
Abolitionist
25/1
7
Smooth Stepper
20/1, 22/1, 20/1, 18/1
16/1
8
Wild West Wind
16/1
14/1
9
Shanroe Santos
14/1, 12/1, 14/1, 12/1, 14/1
12/1
10
Jepeck
3/1, 14/5, 11/4
3/1
11
On Tour
10/1, 9/1, 10/1, 9/1
10/1
12
Regal Flow
25/1, 20/1, 20/1, 18/1
16/1
13
Dark Flame
9/2, 4/1, 9/2, 5/1
11/2
14
Horatio Hornblower
12/1, 11/1, 10/1, 11/1, 11/1, 10/1
11/1
SP Book Percentage 125.9

Forecasts

Jepeck (3/1), Dark Flame (11/2), Burtons Well (7/1), On Tour (10/1), Vieux Lion Rouge (10/1), Horatio Hornblower (11/1), Shanroe Santos (12/1), Wild West Wind (14/1), Regal Flow (16/1), Theatre Guide (16/1), Smooth Stepper (16/1), King's Odyssey (16/1), Carole's Destrier (20/1), Abolitionist (25/1)

Verdict

Plenty of candidates to take the honours and those with a sentimental bent will be rooting for Venetia Williams to take this with Burtons Well with the race being named after last year’s ill-fated winner Houblon Des Obeaux. He needs to bounce back from a poor run last time as does On Tour who was placed in this last year. Dark Flame was second past the post in a void race here last time but his return run gives him a chance if he doesn’t hit a flat spot. JEPECK looks to have been saved for this though having run over hurdles of late his second to Scottish National winner Takingrisks reads well. King’s Odyssey and Smooth Stepper 1-2 at Warwick last time should also enter calculations.
  1. Jepeck
  2. Smooth Stepper
  3. King's Odyssey

Previous Winners

2019
Houblon Des Obeaux
Weight: 11-3  |Age: 12
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £61,900.002nd: £18,380.003rd: £9,190.004th: £4,580.005th: £2,300.006th: £1,160.007th: £580.008th: £280.00

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