15:00 Sandown

Saturday 8 January 2022

All12:0512:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (Final Of The 2021 Veterans Chase Series)

Off time: 15:02 | Winning time: 7m 0.90s

1^st

Prime Venture

1110-7

18/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Held up off the pace towards rear, steady headway tracking leaders 12th, went 2nd after 3 out, led before last, stayed on gamely

2^nd

Final Nudge

1311-0

10/3f

T: F O'BrienJ: P J Brennan

Held up in rear-division, headway chasing leaders before 10th, went 2nd after 3 out, led between last two, headed before the last, chased (clear) winner, plugged on, no chance with winner

3^rd

Sir Ivan

1211-3

22/1

T: H FryJ: Lorcan Murtagh (3)

Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when bad mistake 4 out, went 3rd run-in op 16/1

4^th

Dashing Perk

1110-7

18/1

T: Dr R D P NewlandJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Prominent in chasing group, went 2nd 4 out until after next, chased leaders, weakening when hit 2 out, plugged on op 16/1

5^th

3 ¾

Valadom

1310-5

22/1

T: R HobsonJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

Led and went well clear before 8th, came back to the field when hit 2 out, headed between last two, weakened last tchd 25/1

Also Ran

Aso

1211-12

7/2

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

Never travelled off the pace in last pair, mistake 10th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before the last op 4/1

Wandrin Star

1111-2

10/1

T: K Bailey & M NichollsJ: David Bass

Prominent in chasing group, went 2nd 13th until next, chased leaders, weakened before 18th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out op 8/1 tchd 11/1

The Kings Writ

1110-10

9/1

T: K WoollacottJ: Mr Joshua Newman (7)

Held up towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before the last op 11/1

Gwencily Berbas

1110-9

8/1

T: D PipeJ: T Scudamore

Towards rear on inside, jumped slowly 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th (water) op 15/2

Rolling Dylan

1110-5

14/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: M G Nolan

Soon off the pace towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next op 12/1

Psychedelic Rock

1110-5

66/1

T: Ian WilliamsJ: C J Todd (3)

Mostly chased leader who went clear before 8th, hit 14th and lost 2nd briefly, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leaders, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out

Indy Five

1210-0

7/1

T: David DennisJ: G Sheehan

Raced wide in last pair, tailed off 4 out, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out op 15/2

Dancing Shadow

1310-0

22/1

T: V R A DartnallJ: Alan Johns

In touch in chasing group until lost place 6th, towards rear when blundered 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£19.10Pl:£5.40, £1.80, £5.10EX:£111.20Trifecta:£1,885.30Tricast:£1,373.64SF:£77.02Swingers:£11.90, £79.00, £18.70

Forecasts

Final Nudge (10/3), Aso (7/2), Indy Five (7/1), Gwencily Berbas (8/1), The Kings Writ (9/1), Wandrin Star (10/1), Rolling Dylan (14/1), Prime Venture (18/1), Dashing Perk (18/1), Sir Ivan (22/1), Valadom (22/1), Dancing Shadow (22/1), Psychedelic Rock (66/1)

A tremendous servant to connections, ASO found things coming easier to him having a first foray into veterans' company when beaten only by a resurgent Blaklion (won easily again since) at Haydock early last month and he may well be up to conceding weight all round at this slightly shorter trip. Warwick-scorer Final Nudge rates next best, ahead of The Kings Writ and last year's third Sir Ivan.

ASO (FR)
FINAL NUDGE (IRE)
THE KINGS WRIT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Seeyouatmidnight

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 13

J: Ryan Mania | T: A M Thomson

10/1

Prize Money

1st: £51,440.002nd: £23,650.003rd: £11,830.004th: £5,910.005th: £2,960.006th: £1,470.007th: £740.008th: £370.00