trustatrader.com Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 10 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)

Haydock

14:45

Date 2024-12-04

Distance 3m1f125y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £11,959

Winning Time 7m 3.63s (slow by 30.63s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Cloudy Glen (IRE) Charlie Deutsch · Venetia Williams	11/8F	Won
2nd	Good Boy Bobby (IRE) Tom Bellamy · Nigel Twiston-Davies	6/1	7.5
3rd	Empire Steel (IRE) Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	13/2	3.25
4th	Omar Maretti (IRE) Kielan Woods · Alex Hales	6/1	.75

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Smarty Wild (GB) Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	13/2
P.U.	The Two Amigos (GB) Sean Houlihan · Nicky Martin	14/1
P.U.	Up Helly Aa King (GB) Bruce Lynn · N W Alexander	12/1

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
2	Cloudy Glen Bay J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	J:Charlie Deutsch T:Venetia Williams	163	—	/253P-	138	152	115	265d	—	—	+2	34.1	0.38/1	6/4 40%
Hasn't won since 2021; these conditions suit, goes well fresh and is a definite contender
3	Good Boy Bobby Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Tom Bellamy T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	157	p	350-33	132	146	132	24d	—	—	+11	24.1	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Two wins last year; not quite at his best in two runs this term but not without a chance
4	Omar Maretti Bay J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	J:Kielan Woods T:Alex Hales	154	p	41335-	129	151	104	224d	—	—	+16	30.4	1.38/1	11/2 15%
Won on heavy at Catterick last term; not quite as good since; may be better for the run
5	Smarty Wild Bay J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	J:Ben Jones T:Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	152	—	F/232/	127	147	-	690d	—	—	+11	22.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
All wins at shorter but stays 3m well; acts on soft but no easy task after 690-day break
1	Empire Steel Grey J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	J:Ryan Mania T:Sandy Thomson	168	—	3219-4	143	149	112	201d	—	—	+14	26.9	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won over 2m5f last term, but solid form at this trip; coud go well after a break
7	Up Helly Aa King Chestnut J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	J:Bruce Lynn T:N W Alexander	150	t	1F241-	125	148	128	233d	—	—	+27	34.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Two wins last season; suited by these conditions but likely to need the run after a break
6	The Two Amigos Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	150	—	/7317/	125	148	-	627d	—	—	+24	28.5	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Has run only once since winning 2022 Welsh National and no easy task after 627-day break

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Cloudy Glen	6/4	6/4	6/4
Good Boy Bobby	11/2	5/1	5/1
Omar Maretti	11/2	11/2	11/2
Smarty Wild	6/1	11/2	6/1
Empire Steel	13/2	13/2	13/2
Up Helly Aa King	10/1	11/1	10/1
The Two Amigos	18/1	18/1	18/1

Predictor

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

1st

Up Helly Aa King

34.9

OR: 18.8 Form: 14.1 Odds: 2.1

11/1

2nd

Cloudy Glen

34.1

OR: 22 Form: 2.1 Odds: 10

6/4

3rd

Omar Maretti

30.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 4

11/2

The Two Amigos

28.5

OR: 18.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 1.2

18/1

Empire Steel

26.9

OR: 23.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Good Boy Bobby

24.1

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

11/2

Smarty Wild

22.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

6/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Empire Steel	143	149	112
Cloudy Glen	138	152	115
Good Boy Bobby	132	146	132
Omar Maretti	129	151	104
Smarty Wild	127	147	—
Up Helly Aa King	125	148	128
The Two Amigos	125	148	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Good Boy Bobby	24d ago	Fit
Empire Steel	201d ago	Long break
Omar Maretti	224d ago	Long break
Up Helly Aa King	233d ago	Long break
Cloudy Glen	265d ago	Long break
The Two Amigos	627d ago	Long break
Smarty Wild	690d ago	Long break