Vickers.Bet Independent Family Owned Bookmaker Conditional Jockeys' Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 6m 43.02s

Innisfree Lad^v²²

Age: 11| Weight: 12-2| J: Theo Gillard| T: David Dennis| OR: 122| CD

9/2

Useful form at best last year (third in Eider Chase at Newcastle) but out of sorts at present, pulled up at Musselburgh last time. C&D winner but has lots to prove.

Form: 4-62P7P

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Duc De Beauchene^p,t²³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: Fergus Gillard⁽³⁾| T: D Pipe| OR: 114

1/1

Scored over fences at Newbury (22.4f) last April but has failed to fire this season, cheekpieces on first time when only ninth at Chepstow 23 days ago. On an attractive mark though if this step back up in trip sparks a resurgence. Could be the way to go racing in a veterans' race for the first time.

Form: P-85859

Pemberley^p¹²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Joe Anderson⁽³⁾| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 110| C

4/1

Warwick winner in December 2021 but very patchy form since, cheekpieces tried when below-par fourth of 6 in handicap chase at Lingfield (28.8f) 12 days ago. Not ruled out if on his A-game on first go in a veterans' race.

Form: 2FP-2P4

The Late Legend^p,t²⁹

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: Luke Scott⁽³⁾| T: T H Weston| OR: 105

7/2

Scored at Warwick in April but he's been out of sorts over hurdles and fences this term. First go in a veterans' race but needs to take a big step forward.

Form: 41-3607

Forecasts

Duc De Beauchene (1/1), The Late Legend (7/2), Pemberley (4/1), Innisfree Lad (9/2)

All four of these arrive with something to prove but DUC DE BEAUCHENE gets the vote given he figures on an attractive mark now stepping back up in trip and having his first go in a veterans' race. Pemberley isn't the easiest to catch right but could emerge as the chief threat to David Pipe's gelding.