15:40 Exeter
Friday 6 March 2026
All13:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4317:18
Unibet Middle Distance Series Veterans' Handicap Chase
- 10YO plus  |  Class 3  |  2m 3f 48y  |  Good to Soft  |  9 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 15:40Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 5m 0.98s
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Show odds
Smart chaser at his best. Has been operating below his best in 3 outings this season but a potential classy sort for this grade if a recent wind operation has had a positive effect.
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Won 3 veterans' events last season but pulled up on 2 comeback outings in the autumn. Has had wind surgery ahead of this first outing for 112 days.
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Successful in handicaps at Worcester and Market Rasen last summer. Had lost his form when last seen in the autumn but it's possible a break will have revived him.
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Scored at Ascot in November. Respectable fourth at Ludlow in December. Fell around halfway back at Ascot last time (too far out to predict anything).
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Enjoyed a fruitful first campaign over fences in 2023/24, winning 3 times. Below that level in a light career since but offered more tackling veterans' company for the first time at Warwick last month, seeming to pay for making a big move into contention. Dropped another 3 lb and could go well.
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Won a claiming hurdle and handicap chase in Ireland for Eric McNamara last summer. Left that stable after finishing a remote second in a Limerick claiming hurdle last month.
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Ended a losing run stretching back almost 3 years in veterans' event at Cheltenham (20.5f) in December. Not in anything like the same form when last of 4 in another veterans' race at Sandown in January but he's capable of bouncing back after a short break.
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Five chase wins since March (including C&D). Also took advantage of his lower hurdle mark here when last seen in October. Could have a big say again if fully primed after 136 days off.
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Justified support when taking advantage of a much-reduced mark at Wetherby (19f) on Boxing Day. Confirmed his return to form when runner-up back there in January and he continues to look well treated on his peak form.
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Forecasts
Outlaw Peter (9/4), Gunsight Ridge (9/2), Can You Call (9/2), Neon Moon (13/2), Genois (15/2), Time To Bite (11/1), Numitor (14/1), Pull Again Green (16/1), Embittered (33/1)
GENOIS arrives on the back of a win and second at Wetherby and gets the vote tackling veterans' company for the first time. Time To Bite has been prolific in the last 12 months and will be a threat if ready to roll after a break. Gunsight Ridge drops to a class 3 for the first time in 2 years and could also have a say if reacting well to recent wind surgery.
- Genois15/2
- Time To Bite11/1
Prize Money
1st: £10,562.002nd: £4,860.003rd: £2,430.004th: £1,216.005th: £606.00
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