John Sumner Memorial Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 9 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)

Warwick

14:25

Date 2024-11-21

Distance 3m

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 9yo+

Prize £15,609

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1	Eldorado Allen Grey J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	168	t	345P0-	150	159	126	222d	—	—	+5	33.9	15/8 35%
Not seen since well beaten in Grand National but on good mark for veterans' chase debut
8	First Lord De Cuet Grey J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	142	tp	24433-	124	158	134	227d	—	—	+10	30.8	7/2 22%
0-14 over fences but ended last season with some very respectable efforts; a possible
6	Torn And Frayed Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	143	—	5604-5	125	154	141	25d	—	—	+5	24.5	7/2 22%
Ended last season with good fourth at Cheltenham; didn't jump well enough on reappearance
4	Rapper Bay J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	J:Stan Sheppard T:Henry Daly	153	v	P2F0-3	135	155	123	25d	—	—	+14	28.3	6/1 14%
Inconsistent in recent seasons but ran quite well on last month's reappearance at Aintree
3	Bennys King Bay J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	J:Miss Heidi Palin(7) T:Dan Skelton	153	—	P3212-	135	151	127	224d	—	—	+31	38.5	12/1 8%
Second in major Aintree hunter chase in April but needs to prove he's worth current mark
7	Diol Ker Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	142	—	0P-7P6	124	153	82	25d	—	—	+15	19.9	16/1 6%
Very useful at his best but well beaten on both starts for new stable this season
NR	Empire Steel Grey J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	161	—	3219-4	143	156	119	188d	—	—	—	23.3	—
Kelso specialist; won there in February but absent since below-par run at Aintree in May
NR	Smarty Wild Bay J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	145	—	F/232/	127	154	-	677d	—	—	—	19.3	—
Placed on all three starts in 2022-23 but not easy to weigh up after 677-day absence

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Eldorado Allen	15/8	15/8	15/8	7/4	7/4
First Lord De Cuet	3/1	7/2	11/4	3/1	3/1
Torn And Frayed	3/1	7/2	10/3	7/2	10/3
Rapper	6/1	11/2	11/2	5/1	6/1
Bennys King	12/1	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1
Diol Ker	16/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	16/1
Empire Steel	-	-	-	-	-
Smarty Wild	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Bennys King

38.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 15.1 Odds: 2.1

12/1

2nd

Eldorado Allen

33.9

OR: 25 Form: 0 Odds: 8.9

15/8

3rd

First Lord De Cuet

30.8

OR: 18.5 Form: 6.1 Odds: 6.2

7/2

Rapper

28.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 3 Odds: 4

6/1

Torn And Frayed

24.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

7/2

Empire Steel

23.3

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Diol Ker

19.9

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

16/1

Smarty Wild

19.3

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eldorado Allen	150	159	126
Empire Steel	143	156	119
Rapper	135	155	123
Bennys King	135	151	127
Smarty Wild	127	154	—
Torn And Frayed	125	154	141
First Lord De Cuet	124	158	134
Diol Ker	124	153	82

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Torn And Frayed	25d ago	Fit
Rapper	25d ago	Fit
Diol Ker	25d ago	Fit
Empire Steel	188d ago	Long break
Eldorado Allen	222d ago	Long break
Bennys King	224d ago	Long break
First Lord De Cuet	227d ago	Long break
Smarty Wild	677d ago	Long break