Unibet Middle Distance Chase Series Veterans' Handicap Chase (Unibet Mid Dist Veterans Chase Series)

Market Rasen

14:05

Date 2026-01-16

Distance 2m5f89y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £23,414

Weather Overcast

Temp 4.6°C

Wind 5mph W

Rain 28%

Runners (8)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Doyen Du Bar Bay J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	J:Callum Bewley T:Nicky Richards	155	—	121-32	132	151	144	20d	—	—	+1	28.9	9/4 31%
Placed on both starts for new stable this season (2m/1m7f); big player if new trip suits
5	Mahons Glory Bay J:Lee Edwards T:Dylan Cunha	J:Lee Edwards T:Dylan Cunha	157	—	2-2245	134	153	143	41d	—	—	+11	30.2	7/2 22%
Generally in very good form for this stable since last spring and current mark is workable
7	Filanderer Bay J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	J:Jonathan Burke T:Hughie Morrison	143	—	111-15	120	151	96	49d	—	—	+7	21.9	9/2 18%
Didn't jump well enough last time but still has good strike-rate over fences (4-9)
3	Bill Baxter Grey J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	J:Harry Bannister T:Warren Greatrex	161	—	U4-126	138	148	143	41d	—	—	+13	25.6	6/1 14%
Ended 2025 with two good efforts, the latter over the big Aintree fences; respected
4	The Flier Begley Bay J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	J:Jack Hogan T:Gary Hanmer	158	—	131-1P	135	148	100	181d	—	—	+16	23.4	12/1 8%
Won final of this series and two C&D races last year; absent since pulled up here in July
1	Minella Drama Bay J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	J:Brian Hughes T:Donald McCain	168	t	P9P-3P	145	152	130	21d	—	—	+20	25.4	14/1 7%
Still capable of smart form but has become too inconsistent to rely upon
2	Two For Gold Bay J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	J:Tom Bellamy T:Kim Bailey & Mat Nicholls	165	tp	4P2-6P	142	149	111	27d	—	—	+20	24.3	20/1 5%
Pulled up at Ascot last time but ran pretty well in valuable 3m handicap there in November
8	Stratagem Grey J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	J:Shane Fenelon(5) T:Mickey Bowen	142	tp	4/4P-4	119	146	117	35d	—	—	+15	18.2	33/1 3%
Made just a mildly encouraging seasonal/stable debut last month and is 3lb wrong here

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Doyen Du Bar	2/1	9/4	2/1	2/1	85/40
Mahons Glory	3/1	10/3	3/1	3/1	7/2
Filanderer	4/1	9/2	4/1	4/1	9/2
Bill Baxter	6/1	5/1	6/1	6/1	5/1
The Flier Begley	12/1	10/1	12/1	12/1	10/1
Minella Drama	14/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Two For Gold	18/1	18/1	18/1	18/1	20/1
Stratagem	33/1	25/1	28/1	25/1	25/1

Predictor

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

1st

Mahons Glory

30.2

OR: 21 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

7/2

2nd

Doyen Du Bar

28.9

OR: 20.5 Form: 0 Odds: 8.4

9/4

3rd

Bill Baxter

25.6

OR: 22 Form: 0 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Minella Drama

25.4

OR: 23.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Two For Gold

24.3

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.3

20/1

The Flier Begley

23.4

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Filanderer

21.9

OR: 17.5 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Stratagem

18.2

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1

33/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Minella Drama	145	152	130
Two For Gold	142	149	111
Bill Baxter	138	148	143
The Flier Begley	135	148	100
Mahons Glory	134	153	143
Doyen Du Bar	132	151	144
Filanderer	120	151	96
Stratagem	119	146	117

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Doyen Du Bar	20d ago	Fit
Minella Drama	21d ago	Fit
Two For Gold	27d ago	Fit
Stratagem	35d ago	Fit
Mahons Glory	41d ago	Fit
Bill Baxter	41d ago	Fit
Filanderer	49d ago	Fresh
The Flier Begley	181d ago	Long break