Virgin Bet Vieux Lion Rouge Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 7 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)

Aintree

14:25

Date 2024-10-27

Distance 3m210y

Class Class 2

Going Good

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £18,211

Winning Time 6m 32.67s (slow by 20.67s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Copperhead (GB) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	11/5	Won
2nd	Fortescue (GB) Hugh Nugent · Henry Daly	7/1	14
3rd	Rapper (GB) Stan Sheppard · Henry Daly	11/1	6
4th	Five Star Getaway (IRE) Harry Cobden · Christian Williams	5/1	6
5th	Torn And Frayed (FR) Finn Lambert · Nigel Twiston-Davies	15/8F	3.75
6th	Diol Ker (FR) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	40/1	3
7th	Cap Du Nord (FR) Nick Scholfield · Christian Williams	18/1	8.5

Runners (7)

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
6	Copperhead Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	153	tp	344-11	122	140	127	16d	—	—	-3	27.4	0.47/1	15/8 35%
Snapped long losing run in May and followed up at Chepstow recently; strong claims
5	Torn And Frayed Bay J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Finn Lambert(3) T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	157	—	65604-	126	141	131	193d	—	—	+2	26.3	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Reappears on an attractive mark and with his trainer enjoying an excellent autumn
7	Five Star Getaway Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Christian Williams	J:Harry Cobden T:Christian Williams	149	—	45026/	118	139	-	583d	—	—	+7	25.9	1.00/1	4/1 20%
On attractive mark and he's one to watch in the betting, but has a hefty absence to defy
3	Cap Du Nord Brown J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	J:Nick Scholfield T:Christian Williams	158	—	61-310	127	140	129	86d	—	—	+13	21.5	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Wins at Plumpton in March and at Perth in July and he's a possible player
2	Fortescue Bay J:Hugh Nugent(3) T:Henry Daly	J:Hugh Nugent(3) T:Henry Daly	166	b	27220-	135	144	122	183d	—	—	+23	30.4	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Runner-up in two veterans' chase at Newbury last March and races off the same mark today
1	Rapper Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	168	v	4P2F0-	137	140	108	183d	—	—	+17	24.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Returns on a handy mark; not ruled out but his reappearance record is a concern
4	Diol Ker Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	158	—	60P-7P	127	141	36	16d	—	—	+17	20.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
His mark continues to fall but for good reason; pulled up on recent stable debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Copperhead	7/4	7/4	7/4	13/8	15/8
Torn And Frayed	5/2	3/1	11/4	11/4	9/4
Five Star Getaway	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2	4/1
Cap Du Nord	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	11/1
Fortescue	11/1	11/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Rapper	12/1	12/1	12/1	11/1	12/1
Diol Ker	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	28/1

Predictor

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

1st

Fortescue

30.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 7 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Copperhead

27.4

OR: 18 Form: 0 Odds: 9.4

15/8

3rd

Torn And Frayed

26.3

OR: 19 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

3/1

Five Star Getaway

25.9

OR: 17 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.4

4/1

Rapper

24.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Cap Du Nord

21.5

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Diol Ker

20.1

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Rapper	137	140	108
Fortescue	135	144	122
Cap Du Nord	127	140	129
Diol Ker	127	141	36
Torn And Frayed	126	141	131
Copperhead	122	140	127
Five Star Getaway	118	139	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Copperhead	16d ago	Fit
Diol Ker	16d ago	Fit
Cap Du Nord	86d ago	Fresh
Fortescue	183d ago	Long break
Rapper	183d ago	Long break
Torn And Frayed	193d ago	Long break
Five Star Getaway	583d ago	Long break