Racecards
14:35 Market Rasen
Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (2024 Veterans' Chase Series Final) (Class 2)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m 7f 191y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £75,000 added
- Winner: £38,580
- 2nd: £17,738
- 3rd: £8,872
- 4th: £4,432
- Form 5126-30
- Age 13
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer A J Honeyball
- Jockey Chad Bament
prominent, led after 3rd, headed next, stayed in 2nd, 5 lengths down 2 out, stayed on gamely and closed from last, unable to get on terms
- Form 45P0-23
- Age 11
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 149
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Brendan Powell
led 1st, headed after 3rd, lost place after 12th, well held 4th before 3 out
- Form 7PP-1FU
- Age 12
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 144
- Trainer D Pipe
- Jockey David Noonan
prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, last and ridden 6th, soon pulled up
- Form 253P-15
- Age 12
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 143
- Trainer Miss V Williams
- Jockey Charlie Deutsch
in rear, headway 7th, outpaced in 5th when fell 12th
- Form 3219-43
- Age 11
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 142
- Trainer A M Thomson
- Jockey Ryan Mania
in touch in mid-division, mistake and lost place 10th, well beaten after 12th, pulled up before last
- Form 4-11122
- Age 11
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 133
- Trainer J Tizzard
- Jockey Freddie Gingell
led until 1st, led 4th, 5 lengths clear 2 out, reduced lead from last, held on gamely
- Form 7220-24
- Age 11
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer H D Daly
- Jockey Hugh Nugent
towards rear, pushed along after 5th, not fluent 7th or 9th, well beaten 12th
Smarty Wild
44- Form 2F232/P
- Age 11
- Weight 10-2
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer P Hobbs & J White
- Jockey Sean Houlihan
mid-division, headway 10th, 3rd from 12th, no extra 2 out
In depth
Formwatch
Sam Brown 16-1 (12-0) Towards rear, outpaced 12th, tailed off 5 out, 10th of 13, 37 1/4l behind Kandoo Kid (11-5) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Eldorado Allen (FR) 12-1 (12-0) Led until before 3rd, chased leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, rallied on inside run-in, went 3rd final strides, 3rd of 10, 4 1/4l behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Remastered 33-1 (11-5) In touch in mid-division on outside, outpaced 13th, towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 14th, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Cloudy Glen (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Soon chasing leaders on outside, outpaced 16th, behind from 4 out, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Chantry House (11-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Empire Steel (IRE) 13-2 (12-0) In touch, chased leaders 5th, lost place 8th, pushed along before 3 out, went third before 2 out, plugged on one pace, 3rd of 7, 10 3/4l behind Cloudy Glen (11-9) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Copperhead 14-1 (10-9) Headway chasing leaders before 3rd, led 8th, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied gamely run-in, just held, 2nd of 10, nk behind Numitor (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Fortescue 8-1 (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, outpaced and struggling before 18th, went remote 4th after the last, 4th of 10, dist behind Beauport (12-0) at Ascot 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Smarty Wild 13-2 (10-12) Towards rear, mistake and dropped to last 10th, held when slow 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (2) sft in Dec.