14.45
Heavytrustatrader.com Veterans’ Handicap Chase (Leg 10 Of The Stayers’ Veterans’ Chase Series)
- Prize money: £11706.75
- 3m 1f 125y
- Class 2
- 7 runners
Runners: 7 runners
Type: Chase Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Showers
5/2 (Won)
- Win: £2.38
- Place: £1.50
Form: /253P- C
Last run: 265 days
W: 11st 9lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 138
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 2 |
23rd Mar 2025 Good 3m 0f 110y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
led at steady pace, faced challenges from 13th, not fluent 14th, headed and lost second 3 out, soon lost third, lost touch from 2 out, tailed off |
7/1 |
|
8th 3 |
1st Mar 2025 Soft 3m 1f 214y Class 2 |
11st 4lb |
disputed lead |
10/1 |
|
5th 3 |
9th Feb 2025 Good To Soft 3m 0f 54y Class 2 |
11st 6lb |
Has an excellent reappearance record and won at Haydock (3m1f, soft) in December following a break; however, two lesser performances have followed from this 12yo and he needs to raise his game. |
14/1 |
3/1
- Place: £2.30
Form: 350-33
Last run: 24 days
W: 11st 3lb
11 yo Gelding
OR: 132
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 6 |
14th Feb 2026 Good To Soft 2m 6f 54y Class 3 |
11st 12lb |
Six-time chase winner; long in the tooth now but was placed in Newbury veterans' chase (3m2f, soft) on latest outing last March and has a good record when fresh; shortlised on hunter chase debut. |
6/1 |
11/2
Form: 3219-4 D
Last run: 201 days
W: 12st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 143
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
5th 2 |
8th Mar 2026 Soft 3m 0f 110y Class 2 |
11st 3lb |
Very well handicapped on old form and returned from layoff with quite encouraging run at Musselburgh (2m7f, good to soft) in January but ought to have been suited by the heavy ground when tailed off at Kelso last month and it's hard to know what to expect from him here. |
5/1 |
|
5th 4 |
13th Feb 2026 Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 2 |
11st 5lb |
12yo who wasn't the force of old last season but he's dropped down the weights and returned from an absence with an encouraging fourth at Musselburgh (2m7f, good to soft) a fortnight ago; could show the benefit of that latest outing today, especially now back at a track where he is four from six. |
9/2 |
|
4th 1 |
31st Jan 2026 Good To Soft 2m 7f 138y Class 3 |
12st 0lb |
12yo who wasn't the force of old last season and was pulled up last January when last seen; however, he can go well fresh and returns on a reduced mark and with his trainer enjoying a productive winter; not discounted. |
6/1 |
8/1
Form: 41335- D
Last run: 224 days
W: 11st 0lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 129
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 4 |
4th Dec 2024 Heavy 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Easy winner of a four-runner handicap off this mark at Catterick in February (3m1f, heavy); not run quite as well since; usually needs a race after a break. |
8/1 |
|
4th 4 |
4th Dec 2024 Heavy 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
11st 0lb |
Easy winner of a four-runner handicap off this mark at Catterick in February (3m1f, heavy); not run quite as well since; usually needs a race after a break. |
8/1 |
13/2
Form: F/232/
Last run: 690 days
W: 10st 12lb
10 yo Gelding
OR: 127
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4th 8 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
midfield, not fluent 10th |
14/1 |
|
4th 8 |
19th Apr 2025 Soft 2m 4f 216y Class 3 |
11st 2lb |
midfield, not fluent 10th |
14/1 |
9/1
Form: /7317/ D
Last run: 627 days
W: 10st 10lb
12 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
4 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
13yo, 2lb lower today than for his win in the 2022 Welsh National (3m7f, soft); only three runs since, absent 627 days before this season but he showed that plenty of fire remains when front-running second to Saint Xavier at Haydock (3m4f) last time; that returns him to serious calculations. |
8/1 |
|
4 |
31st Jan 2025 Soft 3m 4f 178y Class 3 |
11st 4lb |
13yo, 2lb lower today than for his win in the 2022 Welsh National (3m7f, soft); only three runs since, absent 627 days before this season but he showed that plenty of fire remains when front-running second to Saint Xavier at Haydock (3m4f) last time; that returns him to serious calculations. |
8/1 |
|
2nd 4 |
30th Dec 2024 Heavy 3m 4f 97y Class 2 |
11st 8lb |
5lb lower than for 2022 Welsh National win (soft) and he may have needed the run here 26 days ago, when pulled up on his first outing since March 2023; however, this 12yo needs to prove how much ability he retains. |
12/1 |
7/1
Form: 1F241-
Last run: 233 days
W: 10st 10lb
13 yo Gelding
OR: 125
| Place / No / Draw |
Date / Going /
Distance / Class |
Time + Course Horse + Weight Jockey / Trainer |
Verdict | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7 |
4th Dec 2024 Heavy 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Two wins last season, at Ayr in January (3m, soft) and on final start at Kelso in April (2m7f, soft); off since and although these conditions suit, is likely to need the run after a break. |
7/1 |
|
7 |
4th Dec 2024 Heavy 3m 1f 125y Class 2 |
10st 10lb |
Two wins last season, at Ayr in January (3m, soft) and on final start at Kelso in April (2m7f, soft); off since and although these conditions suit, is likely to need the run after a break. |
7/1 |
|
4 |
15th Apr 2024 Soft 2m 7f 96y Class 3 |
11st 5lb |
Veteran who remains very capable on his day, with a first and close second this season; below best last time but could bounce back from that. |
9/1 |
+o+e Accumulators
| Payout | |
|---|---|
| Exacta | £8.40 |
| Straight Forecast | £9.87 |
| Trifecta | £43.30 |
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