15:12 Chepstow

Friday 10 October 2025

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DragonBet Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 5m 55.31s

Hang In There⁸³

Age: 11| Weight: 12-0| J: G Sheehan| T: Miss E C Lavelle| OR: 147

6/1

Veteran who arrives in decent nick without winning, seventh of 15 in Summer Plate at Market Rasen (21.4f, good) 83 days ago. Still likely to find a few too strong conceding weight all round.

Form: P9-4277

Tullybeg^t⁴²

Age: 10| Weight: 11-3| J: S Bowen| T: G Elliott| OR: 136| D

9/1

Unreliable type nowadays but he got back on track when second of 5 in conditions hurdle at Down Royal (24f, good to firm) 42 days ago. This Irish challenger needs to back it up reverted to fences.

Form: P-5U7U2

Courtland²⁵

Age: 10| Weight: 11-1| J: James Bowen| T: M Bowen| OR: 134| BF

9/4

Scored five time over fences (at up to 23f) last season and in good nick this term too, third of 9 in handicap chase at Worcester (20f, soft) 25 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: P10/323

Annsam¹²⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-0| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 133| D

28/1

Winless since 2023 and off since coming in a below-par fourth of 7 in handicap chase at Perth (23.8f, good) in June. Others appeal more on this occasion.

Form: 4P333-4

Will Carver^t,p⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-13| J: N de Boinville| T: N J Henderson| OR: 132| DWS

10/1

Not the easiest to catch right and was tried in cheekpieces when pulled up in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, good) 46 days ago. Needs a subsequent wind op to spark improvement.

Form: 38P2-8P

Torn And Frayed²⁵⁸

Age: 11| Weight: 10-9| J: Sam Twiston-Davies| T: N & W Twiston-Davies| OR: 128| D

11/2

Not always the most sure-footed but avoided mistakes when landing veterans' event at Warwick last November. Not in same form twice after and needs a big step forward after 8 months off.

Form: 04/5169-

Lord Accord^t,p⁴⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 10-4| J: R P McLernon| T: N P Mulholland| OR: 123

9/4

A useful hurdles/chase winner last autumn who looked back to his best when second of 9 in handicap chase at Cartmel (25.5f, good) 46 days ago. Winner has gone in again since so big shout off an unchanged mark.

Form: 23P-062

Non-Runners

Latenightpass¹⁸⁹

Weight: 11-11| Age: 12

T: T Ellis J: Miss Gina Andrews

Le Milos¹⁵⁷

Weight: 11-10| Age: 10

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Forecasts

Courtland (9/4), Lord Accord (9/4), Le Milos (3/1), Torn And Frayed (11/2), Hang In There (6/1), Tullybeg (9/1), Will Carver (10/1), Latenightpass (20/1), Annsam (28/1)

Neil Mulholland's LORD ACCORD rates the pick of the weights on the back of his resurgent Cartmel second (form been franked) and is fancied to go one better at the chief expense of Dan Skelton's returning Le Milos, who is building up a good record in veteran events. Courtland and Latenightpass can also have a say.