John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 10 Of The Veterans' Chase Series)

Warwick

15:15

Date 2023-11-22

Distance 3m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £15,609

Winning Time 6m 41.85s (slow by 46.85s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Thomas Darby (IRE) Sean Bowen · Olly Murphy	7/2	Won
2nd	Mill Green (GB) Nico de Boinville · Nicky Henderson	4/1	1.75
3rd	Aye Right (IRE) Ryan Mania · Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	2/1F	4
4th	Cepage (FR) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	5/1	28
5th	Jimmy The Digger (GB) Alice Stevens · Henry Daly	6/1	7.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Bennys King (IRE) Miss Heidi Palin · Dan Skelton	14/1

Runners (6)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1	Aye Right Bay J:Ryan Mania T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J:Ryan Mania T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	170	—	2P44-2	152	156	133	40d	—	—	+12	38.5	0.25/1	2 50%
Looked sure to win one of these at Chepstow only to tie up in the closing stages
4	Mill Green Bay J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	J:Nico de Boinville T:Nicky Henderson	159	—	/333-0	141	149	-	193d	—	—	+9	28.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Lightly raced as a chaser and not seen a fence in public since falling in summer of 2021
2	Thomas Darby Bay J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	J:Sean Bowen T:Olly Murphy	165	t	3615-4	147	152	137	40d	—	—	+13	29	0.75/1	4 25%
10l to find with Aye Right on their Chepstow clash but could come on for that run
3	Cepage Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	160	—	4/0/7-	142	-	62	371d	—	—	+15	26.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Off since tailed off in this last year but he's too well handicapped to ignore
6	Jimmy The Digger Bay J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Henry Daly	J:Alice Stevens(5) T:Henry Daly	145	—	427P-U	127	154	100	24d	—	—	+11	22.6	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Stumbled and unseated mid-race at Aintree; easy to make a solid case on form
5	Bennys King Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	153	—	P1U12-	135	151	130	223d	—	—	+31	36.8	3.25/1	14 7%
Quality handicapper back in the day and did well in hunter chases last season

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Aye Right	2	2	2	2	2
Mill Green	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Thomas Darby	4	4	4	4	4
Cepage	13/2	6	6	6	6
Jimmy The Digger	6	11/2	11/2	11/2	11/2
Bennys King	14	12	14	14	12

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Aye Right

38.5

OR: 25.5 Form: 5 Odds: 8

2nd

Bennys King

36.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 14 Odds: 1.6

3rd

Thomas Darby

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

Mill Green

28.5

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Cepage

26.3

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Jimmy The Digger

22.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

11/2

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Aye Right	152	156	133
Thomas Darby	147	152	137
Cepage	142	—	62
Mill Green	141	149	—
Bennys King	135	151	130
Jimmy The Digger	127	154	100

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Jimmy The Digger	24d ago	Fit
Aye Right	40d ago	Fit
Thomas Darby	40d ago	Fit
Mill Green	193d ago	Long break
Bennys King	223d ago	Long break
Cepage	371d ago	Long break