Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2023 Veterans' Chase Series Final)

Warwick

15:35

Date 2024-01-13

Distance 3m

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £38,580

Runners (17)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
3	Aye Right Bay J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	J:Dylan Johnston(7) T:Harriet Graham & Gary Rutherford	165	—	P44-23	150	162	129	52d	—	—	+16	28.6	5/1 17%
Solid efforts in defeat in this series; major player with Dylan Johnston value for 7lb
10	Good Boy Bobby Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	154	p	04-511	139	154	125	62d	—	—	+13	25.9	5/1 17%
Historically well handicapped despite winning his last two; first headgear since 2020
2	Thomas Darby Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	J:Harry Skelton T:Olly Murphy	166	t	615-41	151	157	124	52d	—	—	+18	27.9	7/1 13%
Recent C&D winner; not a typical veteran chaser, being so lightly raced in this discipline
11	Ramses De Teillee Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	154	t	12345-	139	159	137	278d	—	—	+20	30.1	13/2 13%
C&D winner who was second in last year's final; can go well fresh and after wind surgery
8	Mill Green Bay J:Robert Dunne T:Nicky Henderson	J:Robert Dunne T:Nicky Henderson	156	—	333-02	141	158	127	52d	—	—	+18	24.7	10/1 9%
Returned to chasing with a good second over C&D; tough mark but in the mix
16	Nestor Park Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	147	b	P2-337	132	160	135	28d	—	—	+14	22.9	8/1 11%
Below par the last twice and connections turn to blinkers for some assistance
7	Cepage Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	158	p	0/7-41	143	159	117	29d	—	—	+18	25.2	10/1 9%
Wore first-time cheekpieces when winning over 2m4f at Cheltenham latest; should stay fine
4	Sam Brown Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	J:Jonathan Burke T:Anthony Honeyball	162	tv	5FF-P5	147	160	111	29d	—	—	+20	26	11/1 8%
Ran well over an inadequate 2m4f last time and the new visor could work for him
6	Lord Du Mesnil Bay J:Lilly Pinchin T:Richard Hobson	J:Lilly Pinchin T:Richard Hobson	159	tp	722-52	144	156	117	29d	—	—	+19	25.1	12/1 8%
Strong stayer who ran surprisingly well behind Cepage over 2m4f at Cheltenham
1	Two For Gold Bay J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	J:Ciaran Gethings T:Kim Bailey	168	p	501-2P	153	157	99	35d	—	—	+23	26.6	25/1 4%
Even if back to best, this is a challenging mark for such a competitive handicap
14	Cyclop Bay J:Ned Fox(5) T:David Dennis	J:Ned Fox(5) T:David Dennis	148	tp	P-233P	133	161	129	35d	—	—	+18	21.6	22/1 4%
Perhaps unsuited by heavy last time; forgive him that and he's an each-way player
15	Boldmere Bay J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	J:Bryan Carver T:Alex Hales	147	—	121-P4	132	159	37	35d	—	—	+18	21.3	25/1 4%
Last season's best brings him into it; a blind eye could be turned to this term's failings
5	The Galloping Bear Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Ben Clarke	J:Sean Houlihan T:Ben Clarke	160	tb	3F2P-P	145	158	132	17d	—	—	+22	24.5	25/1 4%
Blinkers are new and he ran no race when visored (also new) in the Welsh National
13	Landofsmiles Bay J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Peter Bowen	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Peter Bowen	150	p	F511P2	135	155	122	76d	—	—	+32	33.8	33/1 3%
Beaten 16l when 2nd to Celebre D'Allen at Aintree and others should be better handicapped
NR	Celebre D'Allen Chestnut J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:NON-RUNNER T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	155	p	408-14	140	155	-	35d	—	—	—	22.5	—
10lb higher than for his Aintree win in October and his new mark demands a career best
NR	De Rasher Counter Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Emma Lavelle	J:NON-RUNNER T:Emma Lavelle	151	p	0F4-62	136	159	101	62d	—	—	—	21.5	—
Possibilities if building on latest effort; won a top 3m2f handicap earlier in career
NR	Top Ville Ben Bay J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Philip Kirby	J:NON-RUNNER(5) T:Philip Kirby	145	h	P0-FP2	130	160	86	18d	—	—	—	20	—
This trip is a better fit but others in here look in a better place right now

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Aye Right	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Good Boy Bobby	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1	5/1
Thomas Darby	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1	7/1
Ramses De Teillee	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2	13/2
Mill Green	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Nestor Park	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1	8/1
Cepage	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Sam Brown	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1	11/1
Lord Du Mesnil	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1
Two For Gold	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Cyclop	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1	22/1
Boldmere	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
The Galloping Bear	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	25/1
Landofsmiles	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Landofsmiles

33.8

OR: 21.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0.6

33/1

2nd

Ramses De Teillee

30.1

OR: 22.3 Form: 5 Odds: 2.9

13/2

3rd

Aye Right

28.6

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Thomas Darby

27.9

OR: 25.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

7/1

Two For Gold

26.6

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Sam Brown

OR: 24.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

11/1

Good Boy Bobby

25.9

OR: 22.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

5/1

Cepage

25.2

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

Lord Du Mesnil

25.1

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

12/1

Mill Green

24.7

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

10/1

The Galloping Bear

24.5

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Nestor Park

22.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

8/1

Celebre D'Allen

22.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Cyclop

21.6

OR: 20.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

22/1

De Rasher Counter

21.5

OR: 21.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Boldmere

21.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0.8

25/1

Top Ville Ben

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Two For Gold	153	157	99
Thomas Darby	151	157	124
Aye Right	150	162	129
Sam Brown	147	160	111
The Galloping Bear	145	158	132
Lord Du Mesnil	144	156	117
Cepage	143	159	117
Mill Green	141	158	127
Celebre D'Allen	140	155	—
Good Boy Bobby	139	154	125
Ramses De Teillee	139	159	137
De Rasher Counter	136	159	101
Landofsmiles	135	155	122
Cyclop	133	161	129
Nestor Park	132	160	135
Boldmere	132	159	37
Top Ville Ben	130	160	86

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
The Galloping Bear	17d ago	Fit
Top Ville Ben	18d ago	Fit
Nestor Park	28d ago	Fit
Cepage	29d ago	Fit
Sam Brown	29d ago	Fit
Lord Du Mesnil	29d ago	Fit
Two For Gold	35d ago	Fit
Cyclop	35d ago	Fit
Boldmere	35d ago	Fit
Celebre D'Allen	35d ago	Fit
Aye Right	52d ago	Fresh
Thomas Darby	52d ago	Fresh
Mill Green	52d ago	Fresh
Good Boy Bobby	62d ago	Fresh
De Rasher Counter	62d ago	Fresh
Landofsmiles	76d ago	Fresh
Ramses De Teillee	278d ago	Long break