14:35 Market Rasen

Friday 17 January 2025

All11:4512:1512:5013:2514:0014:3515:1015:45

Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2024 Veterans' Chase Series Final)

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 6m 24.40s

1^st

Copperhead

1110-8

7/2j

T: J TizzardJ: Freddie Gingell (3)

Led until 1st, led 4th, 5 lengths clear 2 out, reduced lead from last, held on gamely op 10/3 tchd 3/1

2^nd

1 ¼

Sam Brown

1312-0

11/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Chad Bament (10)

Prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, stayed in 2nd, 5 lengths down 2 out, stayed on gamely and closed from last, unable to get on terms op 6/1 tchd 13/2

3^rd

Smarty Wild

1110-2

12/1

T: P Hobbs & J WhiteJ: Sean Houlihan

Mid-division, headway 10th, 3rd from 12th, no extra 2 out op 10/1 tchd 9/1

4^th

Eldorado Allen

1111-10

7/2j

T: J TizzardJ: Brendan Powell

Led 1st, headed after 3rd, lost place after 12th, well held 4th before 3 out tchd 4/1

5^th

1 ¾

Fortescue

1110-5

9/2

T: H D DalyJ: Hugh Nugent (3)

Towards rear, pushed along after 5th, not fluent 7th or 9th, well beaten 12th op 4/1

Also Ran

Remastered

1211-5

18/1

T: D PipeJ: David Noonan

Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, last and ridden 6th, soon pulled up tchd 16/1 and tchd 20/1

Cloudy Glen

1211-4

14/1

T: Miss V WilliamsJ: Charlie Deutsch

In rear, headway 7th, outpaced in 5th when fell 12th op 12/1

Empire Steel

1111-3

5/1

T: A M ThomsonJ: Ryan Mania

In touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 10th, well beaten after 12th, pulled up before last op 6/1 tchd 9/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.50Pl:£1.40, £2.00, £2.60EX:£26.80Trifecta:£204.20Tricast:£205.39SF:£23.29Swingers:£3.90, £8.00, £9.30

Forecasts

Copperhead (7/2), Eldorado Allen (7/2), Fortescue (9/2), Empire Steel (5/1), Sam Brown (11/2), Smarty Wild (12/1), Cloudy Glen (14/1), Remastered (18/1)

Joe Tizzard has revitalised COPPERHEAD and Eldorado Allen recently and this pair of classy types could be the ones to fight this out, with the former marginally preferred. Empire Steel is reliable at this level, so he's considered a player, too.

COPPERHEAD
ELDORADO ALLEN (FR)
EMPIRE STEEL (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

Sam Brown

Weight: 11-8 |Age: 12

J: J J Burke | T: A J Honeyball

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £38,580.002nd: £17,738.003rd: £8,872.004th: £4,432.005th: £2,220.006th: £1,102.007th: £555.008th: £278.00