Unibet Middle Distance Veterans' Chase Series Handicap Chase (Qualifier)

Cheltenham

14:25

Date 2024-12-13

Distance 2m4f127y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £20,812

Winning Time 5m 16.51s (slow by 8.51s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Numitor (GB) James Bowen · Heather Main	10/1	Won
2nd	Copperhead (GB) Jonjo O'Neill Jr · Joe Tizzard	14/1	0.3
3rd	Eldorado Allen (FR) Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	12/1	4
4th	Dashel Drasher (GB) Rex Dingle · Jeremy Scott	9/2	0.2
5th	Seddon (IRE) Ben Harvey · John C McConnell	13/2	3
6th	Torn And Frayed (FR) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	9/2	1.25
7th	Shan Blue (IRE) Harry Skelton · Dan Skelton	3/1F	25
8th	Paint The Dream (GB) Sean Bowen · David Brace	50/1	8

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Raffle Ticket (GB) Harry Cobden · Mel Rowley	11/1
Fell	Shakem Up'arry (IRE) Ben Jones · Ben Pauling	10/1

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7	Shan Blue Bay J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	J:Harry Skelton T:Dan Skelton	159	p	PP33-4	141	158	130	30d	—	—	+8	28.9	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Probably not the force of old but retains ability and his Bangor return was encouraging
4	Dashel Drasher Bay J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	J:Rex Dingle T:Jeremy Scott	167	—	3487-3	149	155	110	20d	—	—	+17	32.2	1.25/1	5/1 17%
Admirable veteran who ran a pleasing comeback race in a Grade 2 at Ascot 20 days ago
10	Torn And Frayed Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	149	—	604-51	131	157	141	22d	—	—	+9	25	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Feasibly treated C&D winner who looked on good terms with himself at Warwick latest
5	Seddon Bay J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	J:Ben Harvey T:John C McConnell	164	—	/23-8P	146	155	123	—	—	—	+16	27.3	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Has been in good form on the Flat and he's a well handicapped C&D winner
3	Shakem Up'arry Bay J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	J:Ben Jones T:Ben Pauling	167	t	P6110-	149	154	129	245d	—	—	+31	38.7	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Two C&D wins earlier this year and returns from his break with the yard going well
2	Eldorado Allen Grey J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	J:Brendan Powell T:Joe Tizzard	168	t	45P0-2	150	154	139	22d	—	—	+25	32.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Dangerously handicapped and entitled to strip fitter for his run behind Torn And Frayed
6	Raffle Ticket Bay J:Harry Cobden T:Mel Rowley	J:Harry Cobden T:Mel Rowley	163	—	621P-1	145	150	135	210d	—	—	+28	35.9	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Up 8lb for narrow Aintree win but Harry Cobden appeared to have matters in hand
8	Numitor Grey J:James Bowen T:Heather Main	J:James Bowen T:Heather Main	153	—	416-P1	135	157	124	47d	—	—	+15	23.5	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Only 3lb higher than at Wincanton but Cheltenham will be a new experience for him
9	Copperhead Chestnut J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Joe Tizzard	J:Jonjo O'Neill Jr T:Joe Tizzard	149	tp	4-1112	131	149	131	33d	—	—	+16	21.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Had a good year but his mark has suffered and only four ran when second at Sandown
1	Paint The Dream Bay J:Sean Bowen T:David Brace	J:Sean Bowen T:David Brace	168	t	34133/	150	154	-	650d	—	—	+34	36.3	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Four-time chase winner but this is a big ask after so long out, and with top weight
NR	Eden Du Houx Bay J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	J:Jack Tudor T:David Pipe	143	tp	2P/4-P	125	156	127	20d	—	—	—	18.8	—	—
2m too sharp on comeback run and a case can be made on flashes of his form

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Shan Blue	10/3	10/3	3/1	10/3	3/1
Dashel Drasher	5/1	9/2	9/2	5/1	5/1
Torn And Frayed	9/2	9/2	9/2	4/1	9/2
Seddon	13/2	13/2	7/1	7/1	6/1
Shakem Up'arry	9/1	9/1	9/1	17/2	17/2
Eldorado Allen	10/1	11/1	11/1	12/1	9/1
Raffle Ticket	11/1	10/1	10/1	11/1	11/1
Numitor	12/1	11/1	12/1	17/2	14/1
Copperhead	14/1	16/1	14/1	14/1	18/1
Paint The Dream	50/1	50/1	50/1	40/1	50/1
Eden Du Houx	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Shakem Up'arry

38.7

OR: 24.8 Form: 11.7 Odds: 2.2

9/1

2nd

Paint The Dream

36.3

OR: 25 Form: 10.7 Odds: 0.6

50/1

3rd

Raffle Ticket

35.9

OR: 23.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Dashel Drasher

32.2

OR: 24.8 Form: 3 Odds: 4.4

5/1

Eldorado Allen

32.1

OR: 25 Form: 5 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Shan Blue

28.9

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

10/3

Seddon

27.3

OR: 24 Form: 0 Odds: 3.3

7/1

Torn And Frayed

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.7

9/2

Numitor

23.5

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

14/1

Copperhead

21.9

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Eden Du Houx

18.8

OR: 18.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Eldorado Allen	150	154	139
Paint The Dream	150	154	—
Dashel Drasher	149	155	110
Shakem Up'arry	149	154	129
Seddon	146	155	123
Raffle Ticket	145	150	135
Shan Blue	141	158	130
Numitor	135	157	124
Torn And Frayed	131	157	141
Copperhead	131	149	131
Eden Du Houx	125	156	127

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dashel Drasher	20d ago	Fit
Eden Du Houx	20d ago	Fit
Torn And Frayed	22d ago	Fit
Eldorado Allen	22d ago	Fit
Shan Blue	30d ago	Fit
Copperhead	33d ago	Fit
Numitor	47d ago	Fresh
Raffle Ticket	210d ago	Long break
Shakem Up'arry	245d ago	Long break
Paint The Dream	650d ago	Long break
Seddon	—	—