14:25 Aintree

Sunday 24 October 2021

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Jewson Tool Hire Veterans' Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:27 | Winning time: 6m 20.02s

1^st

Wishing And Hoping

1111-2

11/4

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: Alex Edwards (3)

Led before 2nd, drew clear before jumped left and not fluent last, stayed on well op 9/2

2^nd

8 ½

Rolling Dylan

1010-8

10/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: T J O'Brien

Chased leaders on inside, not fluent 7th or 4 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner op 17/2 tchd 8/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Robin Des Foret

1111-6

18/1

T: J C McConnellJ: S Bowen

Held up towards rear, not fluent 13th, headway after 15th, 2nd when mistake 2 out, 3rd and beaten last op 14/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

1 ¼

Minellacelebration

1111-7

2/1f

T: Katy PriceJ: Benjamin Poste

Chased leaders, went 2nd 13th until 2 out, 4th and beaten last tchd 9/4

5^th

7 ½

Black Op

1011-12

3/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: T Scudamore

Led until before 2nd, chased winner until 13th, mistake next, struggling after 15th, well held from after 4 out op 2/1 tchd 16/5

6^th

6 ½

Un Prophete

1010-0

10/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Miss Lucy Turner (7)

In rear, not fluent a few times, struggling from 11th op 14/1 tchd 9/1

7^th

Potters Corner

1111-12

22/1

T: Christian WilliamsJ: Jack Tudor (3)

Towards rear, blundered 1st, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 10th, not fluent 12th, well beaten after 4 out op 20/1 tchd 18/1

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Non-Runners

Big River¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 11

T: Miss Lucinda V Russell J: Non Runner

Captain Chaos²¹⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 10

T: D Skelton J: Harry Skelton

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£2.00, £3.40EX:£24.70Trifecta:£167.50Tricast:£408.13SF:£27.39Swingers:£4.50, £8.70, £13.80

Forecasts

Minellacelebration (2/1), Wishing And Hoping (11/4), Black Op (3/1), Captain Chaos (10/3), Rolling Dylan (10/1), Un Prophete (10/1), Big River (14/1), Robin Des Foret (18/1), Potters Corner (22/1)

Several in with a chance but it could pay to side with BLACK OP. Tom George's charge was unable to make a splash in graded events last season but, having showed up well for a long way in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on his penultimate start, he's taken to make his first go in a veterans' chase a winning one. Last year's winner Minellacelebration rates as the main danger, ahead of Captain Chaos.

BLACK OP (IRE)
MINELLACELEBRATION (IRE)
CAPTAIN CHAOS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Minellacelebration

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 10

J: Benjamin Poste | T: Katy Price

15/2

Prize Money

1st: £15,609.002nd: £7,176.003rd: £3,588.004th: £1,794.005th: £897.006th: £447.00