13:22 Aintree

Sunday 25 October 2020

All12:4713:2213:5714:3215:0715:4216:17

Every Race Live On Racing TV Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 13:22 | Winning time: 6m 31.90s

1^st

Minellacelebration

1011-3

15/2

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Held up in mid-division, closed 8th, went 2nd after 15th, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear before last, easily

2^nd

Pobbles Bay

1010-7

14/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Towards rear, modest 6th 3 out, kept on from 2 out, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner op 16/1 tchd 18/1

3^rd

Sametegal

1111-5

7/2f

T: P F NichollsJ: H Cobden

Mid-division, headway 4 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home op 5/1 tchd 11/2

4^th

2 ¾

Don Poli

1110-9

5/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Prominent, led 14th, headed after 3 out, no impression on winner, lost 2nd and weakened flat op 11/2 tchd 9/2 and tchd 6/1

5^th

5 ½

Vieux Lion Rouge

1111-5

12/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Led 2nd until 5th, led after 7th, headed 11th, led before next, soon headed, weakened 2 out op 10/1

6^th

1 ½

Theatre Guide

1311-0

18/1

T: C L TizzardJ: R M Power

Held up in rear, headway after 15th, no extra from 3 out op 16/1

7^th

Vintage Clouds

1011-12

12/1

T: J Parkinson & S SmithJ: Ryan Mania

Chased leaders, slow and reminder 3rd, behind 14th op 9/1 tchd 11/1

8^th

Perfect Candidate

1310-12

16/1

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Towards rear on outside, not fluent 13th or 14th, soon behind tchd 12/1

9^th

3 ½

Ballydine

1011-0

12/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: B S Hughes

Rear of mid-division, mistake 12th, behind 14th op 10/1 tchd 14/1

Also Ran

Activial

1011-5

16/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: J J Burke

Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place after 11th, behind 4 out, fell 3 out op 12/1

Joe Farrell

1111-3

8/1

T: Miss R CurtisJ: S Bowen

Chased leaders, lost place before 9th, closed and ridden 12th, weakened 15th, pulled up before 3 out tchd 15/2

One Style

1010-12

17/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Led until 2nd, led 5th, headed after 7th, led again 11th, headed before next, soon led again, headed 14th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 7/1 tchd 9/1

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Non-Runners

Brother Tedd³⁴⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 11

T: P Hobbs & J White J: R Johnson

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.90Pl:£1.70, £4.20, £1.70EX:£136.40Trifecta:£262.30Tricast:£436.27SF:£105.50Swingers:£25.10, £7.30, £11.60

Forecasts

Sametegal (7/2), Don Poli (5/1), Minellacelebration (15/2), Joe Farrell (8/1), One Style (17/2), Brother Tedd (10/1), Vieux Lion Rouge (12/1), Vintage Clouds (12/1), Ballydine (12/1), Pobbles Bay (14/1), Perfect Candidate (16/1), Activial (16/1), Theatre Guide (18/1)

Paul Nicholls has his team in cracking form this autumn so SAMETEGAL, who posted solid efforts in defeat last season, gets the nod to make a winning return to action. C&D scorer Minellacelebration is only 1 lb higher that when bagging a nice prize at Uttoxeter in July and heads the dangers along with Vieux Lion Rouge, who has a good record fresh. Ballydine is also on the shortlist.

SAMETEGAL (FR)
MINELLACELEBRATION (IRE)
VIEUX LION ROUGE (FR)

Previous Winners

2019

Burtons Well

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 10

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,014.002nd: £4,435.003rd: £2,218.004th: £1,109.005th: £554.006th: £278.00