Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2024 Veterans' Chase Series Final)

Sandown

3:00

Date 2025-01-04

Distance 3m37y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £51,440

Runners 9

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
6	Copperhead ch Freddie Gingell(3) · Joe Tizzard	Freddie Gingell(3) · Joe Tizzard	148	tp	-11122	133	156	132	22d	—	—	+27	44.3	7/2 22%
Latest start was his best form since 2021 and this resurgent 11yo needs plenty of respect
2	Eldorado Allen gr Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	Brendan Powell · Joe Tizzard	164	tp	5P0-23	149	156	143	22d	—	—	+12	30	4/1 20%
Respectable minor honours both outings since latest wind op; lowest chase mark since 2021
8	Fortescue b Hugh Nugent(3) · Henry Daly	Hugh Nugent(3) · Henry Daly	145	b	220-24	130	160	106	42d	—	—	+9	24.4	9/2 18%
Stuck on a losing run but his best efforts last term give him a big form chance
1	Sam Brown b Chad Bament(10) · Anthony Honeyball	Chad Bament(10) · Anthony Honeyball	168	tb	126-30	153	160	147	35d	—	—	+15	30.2	9/2 18%
Won this last year; seriously involved if reverting to blinkers from a visor proves okay
4	Empire Steel gr Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	Ryan Mania · Sandy Thomson	157	—	219-43	142	157	127	31d	—	—	+16	25.7	8/1 11%
Not so bright since Kelso win last February but his only recent run was no disgrace
7	Ask Me Early gr Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	Bryan Carver · Harry Fry	145	tp	9185-5	130	157	115	52d	—	—	+14	22.2	11/1 8%
Won by 9l over 3m on heavy at Exeter last February and is now just 2lb higher
9	Smarty Wild b Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	Ben Jones · Philip Hobbs & Johnson White	142	—	/232/P	127	157	-	31d	—	—	+13	21.6	12/1 8%
Sole chase win was four years ago; second run since a long break and not a forlorn hope
3	Remastered ch Jack Tudor · David Pipe	Jack Tudor · David Pipe	159	tp	PP-1FU	144	158	126	35d	—	—	+19	25.1	14/1 7%
Won at Wincanton in October last year; the fences have got in the way on both starts since
5	Chambard b Miss Lucy Turner(5) · Venetia Williams	Miss Lucy Turner(5) · Venetia Williams	157	p	1P88-P	142	155	137	22d	—	—	+19	24.6	20/1 5%
Dominated over the big Aintree fences (3m2f, heavy) in December 2023; out of form since

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Copperhead	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2	7/2
Eldorado Allen	4/1	4/1	7/2	7/2	7/2
Fortescue	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2
Sam Brown	9/2	4/1	9/2	9/2	9/2
Empire Steel	7/1	15/2	8/1	8/1	8/1
Ask Me Early	11/1	10/1	10/1	10/1	10/1
Smarty Wild	12/1	17/2	8/1	17/2	17/2
Remastered	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Chambard	20/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	16/1

Predictor

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

1st

Copperhead

44.3

OR: 20.8 Form: 18.5 Odds: 5

7/2

2nd

Sam Brown

30.2

OR: 25.8 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Eldorado Allen

OR: 24.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5.2

4/1

Empire Steel

25.7

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 2.7

8/1

Remastered

25.1

OR: 23.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Chambard

24.6

OR: 23 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

20/1

Fortescue

24.4

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Ask Me Early

22.2

OR: 20 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

11/1

Smarty Wild

21.6

OR: 19.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.4

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Sam Brown Top Rated	153	160	147
Eldorado Allen	149	156	143
Remastered	144	158	126
Empire Steel	142	157	127
Chambard	142	155	137
Copperhead	133	156	132
Fortescue	130	160	106
Ask Me Early	130	157	115
Smarty Wild	127	157	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Copperhead	22d ago	Fit
Eldorado Allen	22d ago	Fit
Fortescue	42d ago	Fit
Sam Brown	35d ago	Fit
Empire Steel	31d ago	Fit
Ask Me Early	52d ago	Fresh
Smarty Wild	31d ago	Fit
Remastered	35d ago	Fit
Chambard	22d ago	Fit

Going: Soft

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