14:25 Cheltenham

Friday 13 December 2024

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Handicap Chase

Off time: 14:26 | Winning time: 5m 16.51s

1^st

Numitor

1010-13

10/1

T: H MainJ: James Bowen

Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, hit next, led 3 out, just held on, all out op 14/1 tchd 16/1

2^nd

Copperhead

1010-9

14/1

T: J TizzardJ: Jonjo O'Neill Jr.

Headway chasing leaders before 3rd, led 8th, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied gamely run-in, just held op 18/1

3^rd

Eldorado Allen

1012-0

12/1

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led until before 3rd, chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, rallied on inside run-in, went 3rd final strides op 17/2

4^th

Dashel Drasher

1111-13

9/2

T: J ScottJ: Rex Dingle

Prominent, led before 3rd, headed 8th, chased leaders, hit 10th, jumped slowly 12th, hit 4 out, weakened next, 4th and struggling when mistake 2 out, kept on run-in, lost modest 3rd final strides op 11/2

5^th

Seddon

1111-10

13/2

T: J C McConnellJ: Ben Harvey

Prominent, outpaced 12th, rallied chasing leaders before 3 out, 3rd before next, no impression before the last, weakened badly and lost two places run-in op 6/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

1 ¼

Torn And Frayed

1010-9

9/2

T: N & W Twiston-DaviesJ: Sam Twiston-Davies

Off the pace in last trio, badly hampered by faller 6th, never on terms after op 5/1

7^th

Shan Blue

1011-5

3/1f

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in last trio, slightly hampered by faller 6th, never really involved, tailed off tchd 10/3

8^th

Paint The Dream

1012-0

50/1

T: D BraceJ: S Bowen

Off the pace in last trio, never on terms op 40/1

Also Ran

Shakem Up'arry

1011-13

10/1

T: B PaulingJ: Ben Jones

Mid-division, fell 6th op 8/1

Raffle Ticket

1011-9

11/1

T: Mrs M RowleyJ: H Cobden

Soon towards rear, slightly hampered by faller 6th, behind 11th, tailed off and pulled up before next op 10/1 tchd 9/1 and tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Eden Du Houx²⁰

Weight: 10-3| Age: 10

T: D Pipe J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£11.60Pl:£3.30, £3.60, £3.20EX:£142.60Trifecta:£913.70Tricast:£1,700.04SF:£134.43Swingers:£15.40, £17.30, £21.10

Forecasts

Shan Blue (3/1), Dashel Drasher (9/2), Torn And Frayed (9/2), Seddon (13/2), Numitor (10/1), Shakem Up'arry (10/1), Raffle Ticket (11/1), Eldorado Allen (12/1), Copperhead (14/1), Eden Du Houx (20/1), Paint The Dream (50/1)

A strong-looking renewal of this veterans' race, with SHAN BLUE shading preference on the back of an encouraging reappearance at Bangor. He promises to be suited by this drop back in trip and gets the nod ahead of Dashel Drasher, who has also slipped to an attractive mark and put in a good shift back over fences in a Grade 2 at Ascot last month. Dual C&D winner Shakem Up'arry will be a danger to all if fully tuned-up, while Warwick 1-2 Torn And Frayed and Eldorado Allen also merit respect.

SHAN BLUE (IRE)
DASHEL DRASHER
SHAKEM UP'ARRY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023

Cepage

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 11

J: Charlie Deutsch | T: Miss V Williams

11/2

Prize Money

1st: £20,812.002nd: £9,568.003rd: £4,784.004th: £2,392.005th: £1,196.006th: £596.00