Unibet Veterans' Handicap Chase (Leg 6 Of The Stayers' Veterans' Chase Series)

Chepstow

15:50

Date 2024-10-11

Distance 2m7f131y

Class Class 2

Going Good To Soft

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 10yo+

Prize £15,609

Winning Time 6m 2.71s (slow by 13.71s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Copperhead (GB) Freddie Gingell · Joe Tizzard	5/1	Won
2nd	Certainly Red (GB) Marc Goldstein · Lydia Richards	17/2	3.25
3rd	Good Boy Bobby (IRE) Sam Twiston-Davies · Nigel Twiston-Davies	11/4	4.5
4th	Strictlyadancer (IRE) Jack Tudor · Christian Williams	20/1	4
5th	Wayfinder (IRE) Ben Jones · Rebecca Curtis	5/2F	45
6th	Ballywood (FR) Tabitha Worsley · Georgie Howell	150/1	21

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Amateur (IRE) Connor Brace · John & Rhys Flint	28/1
P.U.	Diol Ker (FR) Adam Wedge · Evan Williams	20/1
P.U.	Enrilo (FR) Jay Tidball · Paul Nicholls	11/1
Fell	Francky Du Berlais (FR) James Bowen · Peter & Michael Bowen	13/2

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
8	Wayfinder Chestnut J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	J:Ben Jones T:Rebecca Curtis	155	p	2PP9-4	124	140	126	135d	—	—	+5	24.2	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Very inconsistent nowadays but has good record when fresh and over this C&D
2	Good Boy Bobby Bay J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	J:Sam Twiston-Davies T:Nigel Twiston-Davies	164	p	17350-	133	141	113	182d	—	—	+11	30	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Ended last season on a low note but won this race off a similar mark last year; big player
10	Copperhead Chestnut J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	J:Freddie Gingell(3) T:Joe Tizzard	148	tp	3344-1	117	143	132	152d	—	—	+16	31.2	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Ended long losing run with small-field win in May but overall profile remains unconvincing
4	Francky Du Berlais Bay J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	J:James Bowen T:Peter & Michael Bowen	163	tp	334501	132	141	128	13d	—	—	+23	34.2	1.75/1	7/1 13%
Dominated small field from the front at Market Rasen last month; evidently in good heart
1	Certainly Red Chestnut J:Marc Goldstein T:Lydia Richards	J:Marc Goldstein T:Lydia Richards	168	—	52P34-	137	142	96	167d	—	—	+16	27.9	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Without a win since February 2023 but ran some very creditable races last season
3	Enrilo Black J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	J:Jay Tidball(5) T:Paul Nicholls	163	p	/4230-	132	141	109	167d	—	—	+19	27.3	2.50/1	10/1 9%
Very useful in prime but lightly raced and inconsistent in recent years; others preferred
5	Diol Ker Bay J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	J:Adam Wedge T:Evan Williams	160	—	760P-7	129	139	100	160d	—	—	+16	21.4	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Given good chance by handicapper but needs to have been revitalised by latest stable move
9	Strictlyadancer Bay J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	J:Jack Tudor T:Christian Williams	150	—	02P7-F	119	140	112	157d	—	—	+13	18.9	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Returns from break on a workable mark but his record when fresh is not persuasive
6	Amateur Chestnut J:Connor Brace T:John & Rhys Flint	J:Connor Brace T:John & Rhys Flint	158	p	0PPP-1	127	141	119	149d	—	—	+27	30.2	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Returned to form with 22-1 win at Ffos Las in April but has become a hard horse to predict
11	Ballywood Bay J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	J:Tabitha Worsley(3) T:Georgie Howell	142	t	/3/005	111	120	79	33d	—	—	+17	17.5	50.00/1	200/1 0%
Back from mammoth absence with three heavy defeats for new stable this year; up in trip
NR	The Two Amigos Bay J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	J:Sean Houlihan T:Nicky Martin	156	—	/7317/	125	-	-	573d	—	—	—	27.3	—	—
Welsh National hero here in 2022 but absent since the following March

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Wayfinder	3/1	10/3	10/3
Good Boy Bobby	10/3	10/3	10/3
Copperhead	9/2	9/2	9/2
Francky Du Berlais	7/1	13/2	7/1
Certainly Red	15/2	7/1	7/1
Enrilo	10/1	9/1	9/1
Diol Ker	16/1	16/1	16/1
Strictlyadancer	18/1	14/1	16/1
Amateur	28/1	22/1	22/1
Ballywood	200/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Francky Du Berlais

34.2

OR: 20.5 Form: 10.6 Odds: 3.1

7/1

2nd

Copperhead

31.2

OR: 16.8 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

3rd

Amateur

30.2

OR: 19.3 Form: 10 Odds: 1

28/1

Good Boy Bobby

OR: 20.8 Form: 3.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Certainly Red

27.9

OR: 21.8 Form: 2.9 Odds: 3.3

15/2

Enrilo

27.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 4.6 Odds: 2.2

10/1

The Two Amigos

27.3

OR: 18.8 Form: 8.5 Odds: 0

—

Wayfinder

24.2

OR: 18.5 Form: 0 Odds: 5.7

10/3

Diol Ker

21.4

OR: 19.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Strictlyadancer

18.9

OR: 17.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Ballywood

17.5

OR: 15.3 Form: 2.1 Odds: 0.2

200/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Certainly Red	137	142	96
Good Boy Bobby	133	141	113
Francky Du Berlais	132	141	128
Enrilo	132	141	109
Diol Ker	129	139	100
Amateur	127	141	119
The Two Amigos	125	—	—
Wayfinder	124	140	126
Strictlyadancer	119	140	112
Copperhead	117	143	132
Ballywood	111	120	79

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Francky Du Berlais	13d ago	Quick return
Ballywood	33d ago	Fit
Wayfinder	135d ago	Long break
Amateur	149d ago	Long break
Copperhead	152d ago	Long break
Strictlyadancer	157d ago	Long break
Diol Ker	160d ago	Long break
Certainly Red	167d ago	Long break
Enrilo	167d ago	Long break
Good Boy Bobby	182d ago	Long break
The Two Amigos	573d ago	Long break